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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 22, 2016 16:46:14 GMT -5
The eye had healed very well over the days following the trip to the mall with Yang, Ruby and Weiss, and when Alex came back to Lizzie and Ryan, it was as himself, fully healed and ready to do whatever was asked of him. The two had been quick to pull him back into the world of competitive game playing with Smash Bros and Mario Kart, but when the thief pulled them back out, he was able to get them to focus, some with joy, others with less so, on the fact that Christmas was on the horizon... In fact, Alex already had a number of plans to call in the friends the DCStuckers had made during their thus far brief stay on the Island.
That of course meant the Undertale cast. Alex had been eagerly looking forward to meeting the others when he heard that Undyne and Papyrus had been reunited with a few of the others. Plus the thief could call in Erin since Evenlyn was being admitted out of the hospital and move her to their place where she could remain in practical protection until a better idea came about on how to approach her.
He racked his brain on whether or not to invite Evan and the others... But his place would have been packed as it was... It WAS tempting though...
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When the 23rd rolled around, winter had started full swing and the city was covered in a fair amount of fluffy white snow. Some of the neighborhood children had started gathering to play in it...
He had already sent out calls to Todd, Yang, Undyne, Erin and a couple of the others, now all that remained was to wait for them to arrive.
"Soooooo... You think anyone's going to show up?"
"It'd be nice if they did~. Having a Christmas gathering would certainly be nice considering how our group has only grown over-time... ... ... Plus... It'd be nostalgic having something like that again after losing such a big family back home." ... He lets out a breath. "What do you think though Lizzie?"
Lizzie smiled widely. "It'd be awesome to have a lot of people over I think~. We could all have fun as a group~! Bond! All that kindsa junk!" She takes a quick look around. "Besides, regardless of what I think, you've certainly put a lot of thought in this already~. You even remembered to get monster food in case Papyrus came back around."
Alex chuckled and blushed bashfully.
The clock on the wall meanwhile struck noon and began to chime the hour.
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Post by ryocker on Mar 22, 2016 17:11:13 GMT -5
Ryan, meanwhile, was watching the walls of the house in a very nervous manner, frowning all the while. A big, marvelous buffet was out, Alex had already invited a bunch of friends over... He wanted to be excited, but massive crowds freaked him out. This could have been a wonderful time, so it's better to treat it as such, right?
...but he couldn't stop worrying about it. Until he heard Lizzie say-
"Papyrus?" he asked, whipping his head around. "He might be coming here!? NO FOOLING!??"
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 22, 2016 17:40:09 GMT -5
Alex and Lizzie turn to Ryan, both of them close to laughing. "Yep~! No foolin'! Papyrus is quite the sweetheart too, just like the game shows him to be!"
Alex chuckled as he walked along the wall, double checking some lights he had set up. "It won't be just Papyrus either. It's pretty likely we'll also see Frisk, Alphys, Ruby, Weiss. Lots of neat characters~." He flicks at one of the lights and it comes on, the bulb apparently needing the extra prodding to do so. "So yeah, there will be a few people... But they won't be anyone I could imagine you seeing as strangers Ryan~. So come on... At least try to give 'being social a try?" There was a chuckle as he pulls out a book from his Void Modus and looks it over. "Who knows. You might end up having fun~."
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Post by ryocker on Mar 22, 2016 18:33:44 GMT -5
"That's a big might..." he noticed the looks and gulped. "I MEAN SURE! YEAH! FUN FUN, LOTSA FUN! TOTALLY!" He had a big, feigned smile on his face.
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Post by DMis on Mar 22, 2016 18:59:21 GMT -5
There was a rumble of an engine shutting off outside as the time drew closer.
"I should be training. I was just about to pull off something," came a slightly annoyed tone as footsteps were hear outside the door.
"Nope. You need some fresh air. And besides Alex did invite us here.... this is his house... right Yang?" a voice Ryan would recongize.
"Yes. For the millionth time Rubles. This is Alex, Erin, and Lizzie's place," a second familiar voice as a knock was heard on the door.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Mar 22, 2016 19:12:17 GMT -5
Though she remained silent, one of the members of their party, wandering in the background, looked ahead with calm interest. So... she was finally going to meet Erin's male self. This would be... interesting, if nothing else. Hard to say what to expect.
Whatever the case, though, she wasn't exactly in a partying mood. Hopefully no one would blame her for that...
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 22, 2016 20:01:12 GMT -5
"Okay, that's good.... Good good... You're doing great." Accompanying Evelyn was, of course, Erin, the girl whom had dedicated so much time to her care. It only made sense that she show the girl to her home.... Though it also made sense that she stuck around Eevee to make sure that her presence remained hidden from any curious party that might be interested in her presence on the island... Like, say, a certain abomination that had already tried to kill her once. "Yeah, yeah, this is the place. Not a problem there."
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At the door knocking, Alex jumped, his smile getting wide. "Oh Guests!" He's quick to check the window. "And it's Todd and the others!! Hmm, I can't see Yang though.... OH there she is~." he chuckles gleefully as he looks to Lizzie and Ryan. Lizzie looked equally excited. "Okay okay... HEre we go."
Taking a moment to breathe, he approached the door and answered it...
It is now notable that Alex is wearing a red and green shirt, deciding to go festive. "Hello everyone, and welcome to my humble abode~! Please come on inside! And Erin, good to see you too~."
"OH MY GOD YOU'RE ACTUALLY WEARING IT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE KIDDING wHEN YOU SENT THAT PICTURE."
"Not on your life~!"
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Post by ryocker on Mar 22, 2016 20:44:01 GMT -5
Ryan stared on like a deer in the headlights. So many people were coming in- brand new faces, people he'd caught glimpses of before- There was a Beth! But, maybe it was better not to approach her ye-
"So! Where's this dude me you guys kept prattling on about?" a very gung-ho woman asked, walking in. She scanned the house, her eyes finally settling on... Ryan. "....wow. So you're the he me."
"Is that tone supposed to mean something?" he asked.
"Uh, yeah? You're a giant, shivery pile of meat!"
Ryan stood up. "And you're much better? You look like Miss Bellum!"
"I get that a lot, scruffy stuff. So what are you moping about."
"Literally nothing, what's wrong with that?"
"IT'S A FREAKING PARTY! LIGHTEN UP AND LET YOURSELF HAVE FUN!" she exclaimed. Ryan seemed to actually be considering her words...
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Post by DMis on Mar 22, 2016 21:13:49 GMT -5
Todd sighed. "Ray. Don't scare the boy stiff," he warned with a chuckle. His attention turned to Alex. "Thank you for inviting us."
Yang smiled as she slipped off her jacket to show a red long sleeved shirt with and owl wearing a Santa hat with the words "Owl Be Home For Christmas" on the front. "Thank you again for having us over," she offered before kissing Alex on the cheek. Yang simply pointed up to a headband with a piece of Mistletoe hanging from a pipe cleaner.
Forsaken stopped in her tracks. "Something I missed out on you two?" she asked as Yang went to kiss again.
Ruby dragged Weiss into the house. "If Forsaken needs socializing then so do you," the red themed Huntress teased to her partner.
"But she's improving so much!" Weiss replied back.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Mar 22, 2016 21:29:08 GMT -5
"Erin, for Pete's sake, ya don't have to walk me through it," Evelyn teased in a halfhearted mumble. Try as she might to get in the spirit, given her attempts at humor and her sparkly white button-up sweater, she was still pretty worn out physically and emotionally. And to Erin's credit, Evelyn was still trying to readjust to walking, as evidenced by her use of a black cane that someone had gifted to her. Who that someone was, she didn't know...
She remained at the back as the group entered the apartment. She smiled at Erin, then at Alex, amused and bewildered by the resemblance, equally so by that of Ray and Alex's friend, obviously the Seer's male self. She beamed at Alex and Yang's cuteness and took a moment to just let the scenario sink in and enjoy the group's banter. Otherwise, Evelyn remained silent.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 22, 2016 22:26:11 GMT -5
......... Wait a second...
Lizzie and Erin could remember that Beth had accompanied the bunch to the garden at Bonsai Village. She was also there with them when they climbed Mt. Bonsai and found Evan's Questbed... She was there when Alex went Grimdark and Clockwork crashed in... And if the two thought hard enough, they'd remember a moment where Yang held back Swift and even outright stated to Beth the specifics of their relationship... Why wouldn't she remember that? Unless....
Erin looked at Lizzie from the door frame, wiggling her eyebrows, a sign for, 'she DID use her bloodstuffs to fight Clockwork, she was likely lightheaded after.' Lizzie wiggled her own, signing 'seems likely.... Shall we~?'. Erin's response? A grin and a eyebrow wiggle. 'we shall.'
Alex meanwhile would remember that Beth had been present at Mt. Bonsai, but, in his anger, would not remember Yang mentioning their relationship in particular. So as such, he did not find her confusion odd. "Well, that's easy. You see, me and Yang are-"
"Oh come on Bethy don't you remember~?" Erin giggled as she gently guided Evelyn in, then leaned on Forsaken with faux exasperation. "Didn't Yang herself tell you before~? I know I remember."
Before Forsaken could get too confused Lizzie floated in, expression flat. "Yang literally told you Alex was her boyfriend.... AND THEN CLOCKWORK HAPPENED AND THEN YOU BLED YOURSELF OUT AND DECIDED TO SHOW OFF BY BREAKING YOUR ARM ON TOP OF IT." ... The ghostly girl stuck out her tongue. "No wonder Miss Kim was always so worried about you. When you hurt yourself you don't hold BACK... It's no WONDER you wouldn't remember."
The thought seemed to occur to Yang. Alex meanwhile rubbed his temples. He looked both amused and yet annoyed.
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Post by ryocker on Mar 22, 2016 22:45:42 GMT -5
Ryan stared, sorely confused.
Ray, on the other hand, was snickering wildly. "Any more obvious and you could smash it with a hammer," she snorted.
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Post by DMis on Mar 22, 2016 22:58:46 GMT -5
Forsaken glared at the pair and moved out from under Erin. "For your information you pair of dolts, I don't make blades from blood. Todd does and so does Swift in Yokai form. That bastard reflected blades from one of them back at me. Those blades cut tendons in my shoulder," the woman replied in a voice almost matching Weiss' own. "A simple- Yang mentioned it in passing would have sufficed."
With that the woman walked from the pair and towards a wall, where she just slid down and sat by the base board.
Todd sighed. "Just give her a bit you two. She's having to relearn how to do everything left handed," he commented. Part of him was glad Ruby and Weiss had wandered further in. He calmly walked over to Evelyn. "Hey Hufflepuff."
Yang stood there. Her face and mind were void of emotion as she registered what had just happened.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Mar 22, 2016 23:07:42 GMT -5
Evelyn didn't speak, leaving the others to their conversation while she hung up first her cane, then her coat overtop of it. When Forsaken stormed off and sat down in the corner, Evelyn was understandably saddened, but at Todd's insistence, she mentally dropped it and left it alone. When greeted, she simply smiled and nodded, then snugly held her arm to her stomach and leaned against a wall.
Not much to say that wouldn't further dampen the mood...
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 23, 2016 16:56:33 GMT -5
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Well... Uh......
.... Alex let out a small groan and looked to Erin and Lizzie, the two looking a bit panicked. The two noticed his expression. "...... Pfff.... You two uh... Better go apologize." .... Lizzie sniffled a bit and did as such. Erin meanwhile let out a sigh and walked off. "Erin-"
"Hey, I didn't say it. Sides, it's the Christmas season for god's sakes." Erin looked around before noticing Eevee against the wall. "Awwww Eevee..." She was quick to walk over and check on her.
"Hmmm..." He followed Erin's gaze and took in Evelyn, noting the slight similarity between her and Evan. "So that's Evelyn eh... Interesting." He was quick to turn to Yang whom appeared unsure. "I'm sorry about that. Lizzie is used to lightly picking on Beth when she bled herself out somewhat back in the game. She never means anything by it..." ..... "Though given everything that's happened, this was likely poorly timed...."
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"Hey.... Beth? ....... Oh come on Beth.... I'm sorry.... Please?" Her little face was so regretful.
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