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[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

[Sawako is standing in front of a table, with a pile of papers, an empty basket and a cup of pens to her left. To her right are smaller slips of paper, more pens, and an empty bowl.]

[she clears her throat]

Excuse - excuse me. After everything that happened and everyone being stuck here, there was a lot of things we didn't know. In order to avoid too much confusion in the future, or if people leave and new people find themselves stuck here, I thought it would be a good idea to collect information we can look back on later. Of course - of course this isn't required, but it would be really helpful. So - so if you could fill out one of these surveys and put it in the basket when you're finished it would really help, it would help a lot!

If anyone has an idea of where we could keep this information, it would help out a lot, too. The library doesn't seem like such a good idea now. I can take care of organizing and managing it, but it would be very welcome if anyone had space here to offer.

[she looks to the bowl and items on her right]

Also, [she fidgets, looking down and blushing, before looking up, determined once again] in my universe it's approaching the winter holiday season and I thought, maybe, we could use this as a way to get to know each other. So if anyone would be interested in doing a Secret Santa you can put your name in the bowl here. When it looks like we have enough people we can draw names.

And - and if anyone has any other ideas, please let me know!

[she bows] Thank you.

[and then she waits in zen-like creepy patience.]


((ooc; Survey thing can be filled out here. Respond to this post with characters you'd like to have in the Secret Santa. Put in as many as you like!)

Comments

[clinical]

Well, well. What a productive idea. [Jade picks up one of the surveys, smiling slightly as he reads it.] Care to explain what a Secret Santa is?

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

Oh! Well, [she fidgets a moment, before becoming rigid with ~determination~] everyone puts their name in, and picks someone else's name. Whoever's name you pick, you have to get them a present. But - but you can't tell anyone who you picked until it's time to exchange gifts!

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

[Sebastian and Aloysius mostly ignore the first part to look at the bowl with curiosity.] What would be secret about him?

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

Eh? [but she actually stops to think about this, because clearly he doesn't know or else he wouldn't be asking] I guess - I guess it's because everyone gets to play Santa for someone else, but no one can know who that person really is, because you keep it secret until it's time to give out gifts.

[collector]

An excellent suggestion. [Braxiatel smiles warmly at Sawako.] It's very nearly the Christmas season where I'm from as well.

[The surveys can of course wait for later. For now, Brax writes his name on a piece of paper and drops it into the bowl.]

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

Is it? I wasn't even sure if everyone here even celebrated those holidays. But - but that's great. I thought, if enough people were interested, maybe we could even have a party. It would be a much more relaxing way to get to know each other.

[onehundredbeers]

[Hey look, it's Nathan. He glances at the survey before deciding to whip out his reading glasses so he can just zip through it. It's short, he doesn't want to stare at it for ages. While he's doing that...]

Secret Santa is gay.

[Now that he's made his stance on that known, and the survey read, he gives the girl a dubious sort of look, if dubious was ever something Nathan could accurately convey.]

Is this- uh, is this shit going to be accessible to, uh, everybody? Because fuck if- if I'm putting shit down so some fucking random dildo can know whatev, whatever the fuck they want. About me.

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

[she tilts her head]

Is it? Why?

Well - well you don't have to say more than you want to. It's just so if we're stuck here again we'll have more information gathered together in one place.

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

[Secret Santa was about the last thing Dino ever expected to hear. But he likes the though and figures it's a way to get his mind off things] Heh, it's a been a while since I've done a secret Santa. [He starts writing his name down on a strip of paper]

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

[People are actually participating, which she thinks is wonderful~]

Well - well it's never too late to start again! It might be too forward to ask, but why has it been such a long time?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

What's a Secret Santa?

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

Oh! Everyone puts their name in and then picks someone's name out. Whatever name you pick, you get them a gift, but - but you can't tell them that you picked them until it's time to exchange gifts. It's a Christmas tradition.

Do you have any holidays where you exchange gifts, Isaac-kun?

[lamb_of_gold]

Book keeping, hm? An excellent idea.

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I don't know if it's that good of an idea, but - but I thought it would help avoid confusion in the future.

[flawless-genius.livejournal.com]

[Firesong approaches the table, with Aya perched on his shoulder. He picks up one of the surveys to look it over.] This is quite a good idea. More information wouldn't go amiss.

..Just what is this 'Secret Santa' you mentioned?

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

[she's having a hard time focusing on Firesong, because Aya is kawaii~]

Thank - thank you.

It's a way of exchanging gifts! Everyone puts their name in and then picks someone else's name out. You don't tell anyone who you received until it's time to exchange gifts.

[she stares back at Aya, blushing] This - this might be too forward, but does your bird have a name?

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie picks up one of the surveys, as if to go over it, but then promptly gets distracted.]

Secret...wait, do ye mean like Father Christmas? Why would that be a secret?

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

[she nods] Because - because everyone picks out a name of someone they'll get a gift for, but - but you can't tell them until you exchange gifts. So you get to be someone's Secret Santa, since they won't know it's you, and someone else gets to be your Secret Santa because you won't know it's them!

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[grins as she takes a survey] This is a brilliant idea, Sawako.

Once you've collected all the information you can, I could make a digital database. I don't know if I could transfer it here, but at least it would be secure.

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

[she blushes but then goes back to determined mode]

That - that would be very helpful! If it's not too much work, then please do it! Is there any way I can help with that effort, Barbara-sama?

[oliverplus]

[thankfully, Oliver has gotten a hold of some normal clothing and no longer shows any signs of his recent medical ordeal. wanders over to Sawako with a smile] Hey, that sounds really nice! Thanks for setting all this up.

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

Ol-Oliver-san! You look much better than last time I saw you. [which would be during the entire "true self" thing.] Please, please don't thank me, I'm only trying to do my part to help.

[boxtheotaku.livejournal.com]

[Box is standing around three meters away, eying the desk. He doesn't dare to come closer, because there is a girl nearby! There are hugs, wobbly lines around him, showing his nervousness pretty well. But he might want to fill out one of those surveys.]

In my world, uh, Christmas has already passed-- i-is that a problem? [Talking is hard too...]

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

[She tilts her head at Box, but she's pretty used to ~Bubbles and Sparkles~ blinding her vision, and she's even more used to people keeping a distance so she's not too bothered by any of this. She's just going to assume he has to be from some place where wobbly lines like that are normal.]

Hmmm. [she thinks seriously about this] I - I don't think so! There are people from worlds that don't even know about Christmas, so I don't think it matters if your Christmas has passed.

[oncemarauder.livejournal.com]

[approaches with shadowed eyes and a gentle smile] I think those are both brilliant ideas.

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

No, no, no, it's not that brilliant. That's too much praise. I'm just trying to help.

[borntostand.livejournal.com]

[wryly amused smile] And here I thought I was done paperwork.

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

[sadly Sawako only knows how to take things literally] Well - well, it's only optional. If it's too much, you don't have to do anything!

[rationalist.livejournal.com]

[Sherlock is his usual self, coat and scarf, hands in his pockets as he looks over the table.]

Good idea. I'd like to see those when you're through.

[He looks with mild curiosity at the bowl.]

[superoptimistic.livejournal.com]

Of course, Sherlock-sama! If you can think of any improvements I can make, please let me know.