Overlord | Secret Santa

[somarium_lords]

Who: Overlord, her minions, and everyone else
Where: At the center of Espoir hovering in front of the giant ass Christmas tree
Style: Either (just indicate which and stick with it for that thread)
Status: OPEN. MINGLE, FOOLS

Comments

Lol obviously Secret Santaz are srs bsns.... For Raiden. :|

[subsisted]

Where had Raiden last seen the Overlord?

Shortly after Raiden received a mysterious voice mail indicating his 'selection' in the Overlord's Secret Santa, he had ventured out into the city and back into Espoir in order to find an explanation. Raiden didn't belong in festive events. He never did. There was no reason why he should participate; it would be unwanted for him and his 'secret santa' recipient, Raven.

Raiden was crossing through Espoir with the intention of heading towards the Overlord's ghost shop. If he were more single-minded that day, he might have closed his senses to distraction, but the extra wounds he sustained in his recent run-in with Vamp and the potential for further attack was enough to convince him to stay alert. As he crossed through Espoir's commons, the large tree in Espoir's center square caught his eye and stopped him in his tracks.

There she was. She was faint, but that was definitely her ghostly form hovering in front of the tree.

Raiden breathed deep and cautiously approached the waif of a phantom, his gaze never wandering. Perhaps there was a concern somewhere in that head of his that she would disappear with the slightest glance astray...

[somarium_lords]

While Raiden was concentrating so hard on the Overlord, another ghost started to float up behind him... and as he started to near the Overlord, this new ghost floated through his body and turned around in front of him to stare into his face with wide eyes. "Hee hee~"

[stoicism]

Why Frank felt compelled to leave the safe(?) confines of Outer Heaven, even he couldn't say for sure. His Dreamberry had left him a strange message and not knowing what else to do, the boy thought to do what he did best -- scout. He remembered seeing people in the village the few times he'd scouted around; he could only assume people would be here again, maybe they got strange messages too.

Despite Raiden being considerably more compact than the war machines Frank was better acquainted with, a Metal Gear was a Metal Gear -- and Raiden stuck out like a sore thumb. Stealthily, the little ninja moved in closer to where Raiden was standing before the tree.

Frank cast his eyes up, looking at the ghostly visage floating above the Christmas tree. There was one... coming up behind Raiden too? Frank wasn't sure what to make of this.

He moved down into a crouch, keeping himself somewhat obstructed from view behind a small fence, intent on keeping an eye on things.

[subsisted]

Raiden stopped short, thankful for his quick reflexes, as a translucent form passed right through his back and came to a stop in front of his face. It certainly distracted him from his main goal of approaching the Overlord; he instinctively took a leap back and gripped the hilt of his high frequency blade.

"... What do you want?"

[somarium_lords]

She giggled as he touched his sword; that silly thing couldn't hurt her even if he did use it. "To say hi~ Did you want to talk to Mommy?"

[subsisted]

Raiden glanced past the ghost and toward the Overlord to verify that she was still there. With a 'hm,' he set his gaze back on (at? through?) the girl (?) before him. Slowly, he allowed his hand to drop from his blade.

"If you mean the Overlord," Raiden nodded toward the ghost by the tree, "I did." After the initial mild surprise wore off, he resumed his determined pace toward the center of the square. This little ghost couldn't stop him, right?

[stoicism]

Frank, keeping to his crouch, stalked a little closer towards Raiden, trying to better listen in on what was going on.

[somarium_lords]

Maybe she couldn't stop him, but she could keep floating after him, continuing to hover in front of his face and stare at him. "What did you want to talk to Mommy about?"

[subsisted]

If nothing else, it was definitely irritating. Still, Raiden maintained his stony, flat, slightly melancholy demeanor.

"... I don't want to say it twice. I would rather save my breath."

And he kept on walking. If he weren't so distracted, he might have noticed the additional presence lurking nearby.

[somarium_lords]

She kept following him, floating through his body again to be in front of him faster. "But Mommy's busy. You shouldn't bother Mommy when she's busy unless it's really really important."

[subsisted]

Raiden paused, suspicion overcoming him.

"It's important to me," he said flatly. Again, he glanced toward the Overlord. "There's been a mistake."

[somarium_lords]

"Ooh, really?" She floated even closer to him, almost touching his face. "What kind of mistake? Because Mommy doesn't make mistakes."

[subsisted]

Raiden met the ghost's gaze with a firm, determined expression.

"I received a strange message. I doubt it was meant for me."

[somarium_lords]

"Hmmm...a message? Mommy doesn't usually send out messages, you know. We do that." She paused for a moment, looking thoughtful. "And the only messages we sent out were the Secret Santa messages."

[subsisted]

"Secret Santa."

Now that caught his attention.

"Either you sent the message to the wrong guy or it's a bad idea of a joke. You tell me."

[somarium_lords]

Oh, so that was what his problem was. She giggled. "Nope, that was for you~"