Ho Ho Ho! Happy HP Holidays!

[mudblood_andproud]

There is something different about the Nexus this Christmas season. There is a light snow falling over the entire Nexus plaza. The snow is gentle, with no real coldness to the falling snow flakes. As one approaches the main gathering area, they will notice that there are many Christmas decorations, including garland hanging from the air, and there are twelve towering decorated Christmas trees, some sparkling with tiny icicles, some glittering with hundreds of candles. There are also thousands of floating tiny candles in the Nexus plaza, that gently move at their own discretion.

In one corner, there is an orchestra, directed by a Dwarf. All of the musicians are playing music on instruments made from ice. In the center of the Nexus plaza, is a huge banquet table, loaded with holiday foods and treats that showcases a variety of food from different cultures, and some of the different worlds that gather into the Nexus itself. The main delight of the banquet table is that magic can make the food replenish itself, meaning Christmas dinner never has to end. Most will be able to find something they would enjoy. With the added perk that the food is LOL-free.

There are some added little Christmas adventures, for those who get caught up in the holidays. Here are some of the extra options for the Holiday season.

Secret Santa!
There is an added bonus to the Secret Santa gifts this year. The presents will deliver themselves! There are tons of wrapped gifts floating through the air, destined to only drop when they reach the person to which they are intended. Please note that not all gifts will be given in the spirit of the season. There are a few prank gifts floating around too. Be sure to watch out for them!

Christmas Crackers!
There are Christmas crackers scattered among the tables, and in amongst the branches of the trees. They are decorated with festive paper that is twisted at either end like a sweet wrapper. Inside of the tube are prizes, and some contain Muggle prizes such as a paper hat, a plastic toy, and a slip of paper with a joke printed on it. But the rare person will receive a unique, peculiar magical prize, and will envelop everyone nearby in a cloud of blue smoke.

Weasley Sweaters!
Time to try your luck at the Christmas Sweater bin. There is a large rotating clothing rack that seems to have an endless supply of them. Each one more Festive than the last! Pick one and show your Christmas spirit for the rest of the day.

Enchanted Mistletoe!
Be warned Nexus traveler, the Nargles** have hung enchanted Mistletoe all around the plaza. If an unlucky person steps underneath the Mistletoe, they will find that they are magically stuck to the spot, until they can find someone to kiss them. Of course, the kiss can be platonic, familial, or even romantic. For a few unfortunate people, the kiss may be the last thing they would want to do... but it is that or be stuck in the same spot for the rest of the season.

**Nargle Wiki
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[Your character is free to give other Christmas gifts to people they care about -- HOWEVER, please do not deliver your Secret Santa gift. That will be handled by the Secret Santa moderator. Please post details on your Secret Santa gift in this post please.]

Comments

[juststeverogers]

"I've got a bird about the size of a great dane, a dinosaur that is about the size of....I want to say a collie? Maybe slightly smaller. And a sort of dog that's somewhere between a sheltie and a basset hound in size."

When in doubt, the dog scale of animals has never failed Steve before. He's gesturing with his hands too, trying to give a sense of scale.

"Also, I didn't...look like this. When I got my apartment. So that's something I need to take into account too."

[mr_enterprise]

A bird that large? Consider him intrigued. Definitely not all Earth-native animals, then. Though Jim supposes having a dinosaur for a pet isn't that strange, considering the way timelines cross here with little regard for consistency. In any case, the dog scale is serving Steve well yet again.

That last comment is a little puzzling, though. He can think of several things that it might mean, none of which he should leap to assume. "Have you considered looking at houses? Animals that size, you might want a yard for them to run around in."

[juststeverogers]

If you've got something to explain that's larger than the dog scale, it's more than likely Too Big. At least insofar as animals go. Steve gives a smile and a nod to the man's assessment.

"That's honestly probably what I'm going to have to do. Been looking around. I want to build a nice roost for Bucky too so he's got a place to stay outside when it's nice out. Keeping a bird that big coped up inside all the time is hard. I take them out as much as I can now, but we definitely need more space."

[mr_enterprise]

Jim salutes him with the mostly-empty mug, smiling. "Good luck. House hunting is very much the same no matter what universe you're in, I've found. It takes a while to find someplace that feels enough like home. But getting to bring people, or pets, with you... it helps."