4th Floor Common Room

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

Hamlet has moved into the fourth floor common room, because the sixth floor one is still arranged in a large pillow fort and he doesn't want to have to clean up that mess. The Christmas special "KISS Saves Santa" is playing on the TV, but he's mostly ignoring that to focus on getting the rest of his presents wrapped. He's bribed Mr Canute Mimir Fluffypants into helping him wrap a small pile of gifts with a roll of very dark navy wrapping paper, and is almost done.

He has specific gifts for all these people:

Members of the Fencing Club

Anakin
Anders
Bridge
Callisto
Duo
Earl the Minature Giraffe
Kawalsky
Parker
Rory

There's also a small pile of presents for anyone he forgot, and a large bag of Galaxy Quest Dark Chocolate M&Ms for anyone else that happens to stop by.


[OOC: Will probably be semi-slowplayed over the course of the evening. Stop by for Christmas swag!]

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders really has no reason to be up on the fourth floor, except that he's restless and wandering, and also hoping to unload the last of the presents he has to give out. So he's quite pleased when he pokes his head into the common room and finds Hamlet there.

"Hamlet! Dude! There you are. I've got stuff for you!"

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet nods back in a friendly way.*

Anders! What a fortunate coincidence - I also have things to give to you.

*He digs through the pile next to the bunny, and pulls out a dark navy package with a couple (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764575376/qid=1135302024/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-5047447-1895333?v=glance&s=books) of things inside.* (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0736050833/qid=1135302065/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/102-5047447-1895333?v=glance&s=books) ()

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Oh, cool!" Anders takes the package, and in exchange hands Hamlet a soft, floppy package wrapped in red paper (http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/7029/), and a lumpy sort of box in gold paper (http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/72f4/).

"That second one will come in more handy once I get a chance to get Duo his," he says, grinning. "Kinda wish I'd gotten myself one, but maybe later, huh?"

Carefully opening the package (he likes the paper, and wants to keep it), he grins even more broadly at the books inside. "Oh, cool. Way, way cool. I'm making out like a bandit with the sports stuff! I love it, man!"

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet opens the packages from Anders, and the corners of his lips turn up.*

And you even managed to find it in my colour. Thank you. I assume Duo will be getting another one of these guns?


You're welcome. I looked for books about 'Pyramid', but was unable to find any that were not about architectural structures, so I remembered your Hallowe'en costume and went with that. I hope they will be helpful to you.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders grins. "Don't worry about the Pyramid books, I've got more than I'll ever be able to read as it is. But I'm really digging this baseball thing, so the more I can learn about it, the better. And yeah, Duo's getting one of those guns too. I might start getting a bunch of 'em for people eventually."

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Kawalsky was looking for a bottle opener. He had one of those old skool Coke bottles and couldn't seem to open it. He knew a few tricks of the trade, but he couldn't find somewhere to try it, so he tried each of the common rooms. When he reached the 4th, he saw Hamlet. "Hey," he said and started looking for something to open the bottle.

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet looks up as Kawalsky enters.*

Having trouble with that?

*He pokes through his wrapping material and pulls out a dagger that he'd been using to curl ribbon so that it'd look pretty. He hands that and a present from the top of the pile with a couple (http://pics.livejournal.com/ihatedenmark/pic/0000az23/g5) of things (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0740754629/qid=1135302485/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/102-5047447-1895333?v=glance&s=books) in it to him.*

The dagger is mine, but the rest is a gift for you. Merry Christmas.

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Ah, perfect. Thanks." He used the dagger to pop the cap off the bottle. He tossed the bottle cap into the trash can, handed back the dagger, took a swig of his drink and sat down to open his gifts. "Hey, thanks Hamlet," Kawalsky grinned. "These are great. I love 'em. Did yours get to you okay this morning? No gremlins ran off with them?"

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*He nods.*

Yes, thank you. The origami calender and bookends look quite good. Thank you. Up on the sixth floor we have much less of a problem with gremlins, and much more with warped space and students being eaten by the floor itself.

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Remind me never to move up there without a long piece of rope and/or a compass."

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

And possibly weapons of some kind, and something to ward off evil. I have to wonder if the same thing that causes the floor to have seventy rooms is the same thing that has eaten all of its inhabitants except for those of 603.

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Could be. Never know with this school, man."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

On his way up to the sixth floor to drop off presents for Hamlet and Duo, Bridge hears the noise of a television in the fourth floor common room. Deciding to investigate, he discovers that strangely enough, Hamlet is right there.

"Whoa," Bridge says as he pops into the common room, "dude, that's like, weird."

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet looks up over at him.*

What's odd? My being here, or whatever this garbage on television is? As to my being here, the sixth floor common room has yet to be cleaned up from my gremlin reaction, and I am not in the mood to do so. As to the show, it's merely background noise. It's some nonsense about KISS having to rescue Santa from Christmas-hating pterodactyls.

*He gestures to the couch.*

Care to join me?

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Dude, it's like... what's that word for a sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been planned or arranged?" Bridge pauses and thinks, "oh! A coincidence! Yeah. Dude, I was just going up to see you. Well, and Duo. I have presents!" Bridge announces as he plops down on the couch.

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

I'd call it Serendipity myself. Or perhaps just the workings of fate.

*He digs through the pile a little, and hands Bridge an oddly shaped package (http://pics.livejournal.com/ihatedenmark/gallery/0000b48t).*

Merry Christmas.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Happy Holidays, dude!" Bridge says, handing Hamlet two (http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/750a/) packages (http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/78d9/) in shiny blue paper.


Bridge then opens his presents from Hamlet and snickers when he sees what they are. "Uh, thanks dude."

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet unwraps his gifts from Bridge and snickers when he sees what they are.*

Thank you. It seems I'll have a number of creative ways to attack Duo in the coming year.

I'm glad you like them. I tried to cater to your interests.

*Hamlet smirks and pulls out a second package (http://store.crabtree-evelyn.com/acc214097.html).*

And there is also a more serious one as well.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge giggles at the gloves. "My hands will never be in danger of having dry skin! And dude, my favourite colour. Awesome!"