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Room 218, Tuesday Morning

Dec 22, 2009 05:59

It had been a fun night, with parties and drinking, but a little thing like an evening full of alcohol couldn't stop her from bounding out of bed ( Read more... )

who: antillar maximus, where: room 218, [arthur], who: ender wiggin, what: windsol gifts, who: ben skywalker, who: leto atreides, who: george cooper, magical cockrings ftw, [merlin], event: 12 days of christmas, linkdrop, [jack priest], who: karla, [emma]

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endsthegame December 22 2009, 13:34:11 UTC

Ender hadn't seen Karla in a while, which was why he was picking now to stop by her room and say hi.

Possibly timing ordained by the fates. If he believed in that kind of thing. He knocked on the door.

glacial_witch December 22 2009, 21:35:41 UTC

"Ender!" Karla glanced up at him with a large smile and waved him in, still holding the box with one hand. "Happy Windsol! Come in, come in!"

endsthegame December 22 2009, 21:42:25 UTC

"Coming," he said, walking in through the door. "A gift-giving holiday for the season, I'm taking it."

glacial_witch December 22 2009, 21:45:54 UTC

"It is!" Karla was not above babbling like a happy five year old when the mood struck her. "Windsol is the celebration for Witch. It lasts for thirteen nights and there's food and parties and presents and we dance for her glory. I just opened my first Windsol gift from home!"

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momslilassassin December 22 2009, 14:27:12 UTC

Some time after Ender had left, Ben, Christmas gift in hand, knocked on Karla's door.

"Karla?"

glacial_witch December 22 2009, 21:38:25 UTC

By this time, tiny glimmering witchlights hung in the air on her door, spelling out 'Happy Windsol.' The door opened to reveal a brightly grinning Karla, full to bursting with holiday cheer. "Happy Windsol, Ben!" she exclaimed, moving a bit so he could come inside.

momslilassassin December 22 2009, 21:42:30 UTC

"And to you," Ben said with an answering smile. "What's Windsol?"

glacial_witch December 22 2009, 21:48:20 UTC

"Windsol is the holiday where we dance for the glory of Witch," Karla said, chattering a mile a minute. "It's the Blood's most important holiday, where we celebrate the Darkness. It lasts for thirteen nights and there's feasting and dancing and parties that last until dawn."

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anarchist_queen December 22 2009, 15:23:43 UTC

At some point, a package arrived for Karla. It had no card, but was addressed from Bordertown. Two guesses as to who it was from. Inside was what looked like a small plastic globe, blue with white swirld.

The instructions included were simple: Karla, this is an Impression Ball. You squeeze it lightly and it feeds music directly into you.
-Leda

If squeezed, the ball would glow slightly and Karla would be able to hear a music mix of Elven, Human and Halfie Folk Rock from Bordertown. Given the mix of cultures from both sides of the border, it was an eclectic mix indeed.

glacial_witch December 22 2009, 21:43:39 UTC

Karla did as the instructions said, squeezing the ball gently. The music that came out wasn't what she expected--not that she could honestly say what she had expected--but it was both surprising and enjoyable.

She just hoped she'd be able to give Leda her Windsol gift once break was over.

future_sandworm December 22 2009, 17:49:17 UTC

Leto wasn't sure if the holiday was something that was celebrated in Karla's world, but he suspected not. That didn't mean she wasn't possibly going home for the holiday, and anyway he hadn't talked to her in a while, so he took this opportunity to stop by her room, knocking on the door.

glacial_witch December 22 2009, 21:41:25 UTC

The door (now decorated with tiny witchlights spelling out 'Happy Windsol') opened beneath his fist. Karla was sitting cross-legged on her bed, surrounded by piles of cardboard boxes, but glanced up and smiled at Leto as the door opened. "Happy Windsol, Leto!" she called, waving him inside. "Please, come in!"

future_sandworm December 22 2009, 21:49:18 UTC

He entered the room, smiling at Karla and her boxes.

"Hello, Karla," he said. "Windsol? Is that what you celebrate at your home?"

glacial_witch December 22 2009, 21:59:21 UTC

"It is," Karla said happily. "It's the thirteen nights we spend celebrating the Darkness and dancing for the glory of Witch. I just opened my first Windsol gift from home." She glanced around her room, a whirlwind of tape, wrapping paper, and empty boxes. "It's not the same as being home, but it helps a bit."

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noearsyet December 22 2009, 23:00:06 UTC

She was just down a few doors, and George hadn't gotten a chance t'say hi to Karla yesterday at th'fire. Which was why he wandered his way down to her room and poked his head in. "G'mornin', lass."

glacial_witch December 22 2009, 23:15:02 UTC

"Duck!" Karla yelled, just as a fruitcake went flying past his head out into the hallway. "Quick! Quick! In here before it comes back with reinforcements! Shut the door!"

noearsyet December 22 2009, 23:24:23 UTC

Right. So he wasn't supposed to catch the fruitcake. George stopped that and ducked int the door, slamming it behind him.

"Are they attackin'?"

glacial_witch December 22 2009, 23:29:32 UTC

"Sorta?" Karla said, giving him her best unsure-but-game grin. "They keep showing up and demanding to be eaten. And they take it kind of poorly when you don't."

It said a lot that even this was not the most surreal conversation she'd ever had at Fandom.

Even so, perhaps it was best to change the topic away from fruitcakes with an agenda. "Happy Windsol, George!"

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