A lovely thing about Christmas

[lord_wizard]

Who: Felix and YOU!
What: Trolling for Christmas kisses!
When: All day today
Where: Anywhere from the town to most general traffic areas of the castle (lobby, hallways, grounds, etc)
Rating: Depends on how handsy you want to get.

[Today, Felix has been Christmas shopping. That fact is fairly obvious by the mass of shopping bags strung over both of his arms. He seems to be having a little trouble handling all of them. Maybe you could give him a hand?

Really, they're not as cumbersome as they look. While it's true some of them are legitimately filled with presents, a number of them are hiding some of those castle nutcrackers, while the rest are filled with nothing more than tissue paper.

With these, he takes an extrememly leisurely route from town to the castle, meandering the streets, to the gardens, to the lobby, and even the hallways, regardless of whether or not any of these are actually on the way to his rooms or not, greeting nearly every passerby with a smile and shifting the bags in a way that might be a signal to the more altruisitcally minded. Either way, he's happy to stop and chat, if only to set them down for a moment.]

Comments

[somewhere near the kitchen?]

[legacydeck]

[With all those bags, it's hard not to spot Felix. Clow glances out from the doorway of the kitchen - at work on something chocolatey again, it seems like - and quirks an eyebrow]

Bit of holiday shopping there?

[lord_wizard]

A bit. Best to get it out of the way before it snows and makes getting to town completely miserable.

[He wanders in to chat with an easy smile on his lips.]

[legacydeck]

I'll take snow to rain in terms of miserable weather - but I grew up in Britian, so it's not as though I particularly mind either.

[lord_wizard]

[Felix opens his mouth to say he wouldn't know what that would have been like, then realizes he does, given the memory of their false childhood together. He shuts it abruptly and makes a slightly perplexed 'hmmph' sound]

Well, I'm not terribly accustomed to it, but neither of those is something I enjoy traveling through. In the very least because of the damage to my shoes.

[legacydeck]

[Clow chuckles a little]

Well, they do make shoes for that. But point taken - it's a lot easier to appreciate it from inside.

[lord_wizard]

That's my general feeling on the matter, yes.

[He rounds the counter and sets down the bags with a sigh, careful to keep them nearby but not getting between him and the other wizard]

What are you working on?

[legacydeck]

Testing out some truffle flavors. Mostly because it seems like a good time of the year for ice-wine and chocolates.

[lord_wizard]

Sounds delightful. I'd be happy to take a few samples off your hands when you're done.

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley was planning about with the stereo of the Bentley, trying once again to convince it that it really DIDN'T need to make another Best of Queen tape when Felix passes by.

He grins, stepping out and giving an idle wave]

'Lo, Felix.

[lord_wizard]

[He sling a few of the bags over his shoulder and wanders closer with a smile]

Crowley. Bentley still in working order?

[onlyanapple]

It is, the old girl likes the cold weather about as much as I do, but she's survived a few Paradisa winters now, she should be fine.

[lord_wizard]

What issue do you have with winter?

[onlyanapple]

It's a reptile thing. It's too bloody cold.

[lord_wizard]

I thought you only turned into a snake.

[He walks up and puts the bags down at his feet]

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley chuckles]

No, I'm always a snake, I'm just very good at fooling people otherwise.

[lord_wizard]

Now that I think about it, that does add up. Shame on me for not noticing. But, can't you simply choose to be warm?

[willalwaysfindyou]

[Charming's walking past when he notices all the bags. He hurries over to him.]

Hello! Need some help with those bags?

[lord_wizard]

[Felix's expression is one of delighted surprise to happen upon this good samaritan.]

I probably could use another hand. Perhaps I was overambitious...

[Hello, Random hallway]

[strangewonders]

[It would, of course, be hard to miss Felix even without all the bags, between his hair and his fashion sense. With them, it was just a little bit ridiculous. For his part, Howl's just been wandering around the castle, poking at it, waiting to see if it gets mad. But he can make time to gawk at the spectacle]

Been busy, have we?

[lord_wizard]

[He manages a shrug, the bags crinkling with the gesture.]

When am I not?

[strangewonders]

Oh, I wouldn't really know. I try not to keep tabs on everyone, if I can help it.

[But it's more a jab at his own reclusiveness than anything else.]

[lord_wizard]

A difficult enough feat in a world where people don't come and go so often, so I can't say that I blame you.

[strangewonders]

Quite. Besides, if I pay too much attention, people might get the mistaken impression that I care.

[lord_wizard]

Can't have that. Though I have to ask - were you planning anything for the upcoming holiday?

[strangewonders]

Not in particular, no. I don't see what all the fuss is about.

[Which was a bit of a lie, but he preferred a little distance between himself and the world he'd abandoned in favor of another. At least when it came to things like this]