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Absinthe bounded towards the main park, all packed up in her thatched jacket and her hair done up in pigtails, a grin on her face. Today was the day, today was the day! She'd get to meet the rosin she got a gift for! And maybe others, too! For once, she wasn't even thinking of Laudanum, who was sleeping in his room at the moment. Why he would miss such a party was way beyond her, but...she forced herself not to think about it.

Sheepishly, she pulled back the curtain into the tent, her curious gaze sweeping the interior from within the rims of her glasses. When the green rosin saw others, excitement built within her, and she walked up with a bounce in her step, intent on meeting others. "Hi there!" She cheerfully said, smiling as she waved to the others. "My name is Absinthe!" She adjusted her glasses on the bridge of her nose to get a better view, then waited for their introductions.

To: Olivia
Special Message?: For Olivia,

If yu dont lik it I wil make a new on ok. Hope u lik it tho !

- Akoni
Gift Wrappings: The gift warping is one of those holiday baggies, with silk paper to block people from being able to see what is inside with a glance. The gift itself is warped in a few layers of the stuff to protect it. The bag is light blue with what apparair to be hand-make, childish snowflakes carefully glued on it, and the silk paper is white.
Gift Description: The gift is a necklace with a flower. The flower is made from fimo or some other similar colored clay, and the cord is your usual jewelry cord. On each side of the flower there are two wood beads, both to keep the flower centered and for decoration. The two bigger beads where left with the original wood color, where the two smaller ones where carefully painted black to match the cord. The flower itself is medium-sized, the center yellow, the inside petals pink, and the last set of petals purple. The flower seems to be a bit lopsided, but alot of effort went into it, and it shows.
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To: Ora
Special Message?: Merry Christmas! Ho ho ho!
Gift Wrappings: The peresent is a blue gift bag with little snowflakes all over it. There is also white tissue paper hiding the gift inside.
Gift Description: The gift itself is a long scarf made of different kinds of material. All the materials are of different greens and browns. The ends have five tassels.
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To: Dylan
Special Message?: In scrawling yet painstakingly printed the words: "Two Dylan, I hope you have a wunder gret Happy Holiday and a very very fun new year. Love Ora" is written on a small card attached to the wrapping paper.
Gift Wrappings: The wrapping paper covered the bulky looking item almost entirely secured with clear cellotape as if the wrapper didn't want these to come out... ever. The wrapping paper was a pretty blue and white snow scene with a snowman covered in robins and such. There were musical notes surrounding both birds and snowman. A small hole had been torn in the package but that had been covered with even more tape making the spot seem to shimmer.
Gift Description: Two pairs of arm warmers in blue and white. One arm warmer looks like it was started off a little funny as if someone who didn't know how to crochet has started it but the other three looked well made. There were even small holes in the side to let out any fins that might get caught otherwise, each closable by a small blue button.
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To: Krait
Special Message?: Cause you have scales instead of fuzzy's here's to keep you warm.
Gift Wrappings: It's wraped up in paper that has been coloured in with blue and white pencils making it stripey. More than enough seotape has been used mainly it seems in places where it seems tears have been patched together.
Gift Description: A blue medium sized cushion with fake fur all over it. It seems that when you squeeze it it heats up.
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To: Chloe
Special Message?: Happy Holidays, Chloe, I hope you enjoy this!
Gift Wrappings: In a sky-blue giftbag with silver snowflake patterns. It also seems to look like whomever wrapped it, went absolutely NUTS with tissue paper and ribbons.
Gift Description: At first glance, the items appears to be an antique, silver hand-held mirror. There is a lovely engraving of flowers and a butterfly on the back. However, this is no ordinary mirror. Belinda requested it special from TPA for this occassion. Inspired by a wonderful story she'd grown quite fond of, Belinda chose to give Chloe a Magic Mirror. When Chloe looks into this mirror, she can ask it anything, to receive a truthful answer. Her reflection will speak the answer to her.

This mirror is only capable of giving honest facts and cannot give its opinions. This mirror also will not give any answers to questions regarding The Poison Arrow himself. If asked, it will simply reply with, "WHAT ARE YOU NUTS?!, I'm not touching that with a 50ft touching pole!"

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To: Kyler
Special Message?: I'd like to get to know you better. You're the only one my age that I know of that's been a teenager before me. I look up to you, look for your lead.
Gift Wrappings: A small, soft package wrapped in cloth, and tied with a red plaid ribbon.
Gift Description: A hand-made garment to be worn on Kyler's spider limbs. Red fishnet "sleeves" that he will be able to wear over his spider legs to go with his outfits.


To: Andromeda
Special Message?: Happy Holidays!
Gift Wrappings: Crinkled holiday bag that seems to have been dropped and sat on by a certain cumbersome bull.
Gift Description: A delicately crafted housefly plushie for the black widow. Though clumsy with pretty much everything else, Boaz has a gift for sewing.
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To: Lorelai
Special Message?: I hope you like it! -Absinthe
Gift Wrappings: A small white box wrapped in light green paper with a dark green bow on top.
Gift Description: A silver chain necklace with a bird charm on it.
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To: Anguis
Special Message?: Winter sucks, don't it? The guy in the tower said this would keep you warm ~ Kyler
Gift Wrappings: The gift is wrapped in black paper and tied with red ribbon with a big red bow on it
Gift Description: Inside the paper is a large wooden box, it's very intrically carved with flame patterns over it. It opens much like a jewelery box and inside rest a glowing egg. The egg radiates warmth, but is safe to touch. When touched, it makes any who touch it completely toasty warm. There's a note describing the egg to be a pheonix egg. And don't worry about breaking it, the egg is as tough as diamond.
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To: Boaz
Special Message?: Merry Christmas
Gift Wrappings: A large, but very light rectangular box wrapped up in red paper with a silver bow.
Gift Description: A stunt kite!
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To: Belinda
Special Message?: Merry Christmas Belinda!!!
Gift Wrappings: in a small velvet black box, on the top of it is a single red bow. A card is left with it with Mackenzie name on it. The card is simple also as it had snowflakes on it. Looks like the card was hand made.
Gift Description: A simple gold necklace with a ruby stone in it. It looks pretty plain but really the necklace holds a great power to it. The person wearing this necklace can warm up anything they touch.
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To: Absinthe
Special Message?: I hope you enjoy this small token. Think of a shape, and it will take on your heart's desires. Do not eat, if any substance falls anywhere you do not want it (like your eye), go see Mr. Sparks right away! Do not attempt to flush it out on your own.
Gift Wrappings: In a box, with red wrapping and golden ribbon topped with a silver bow.
Gift Description: The gift is a small charm on a silver chain. The charm itself is made of a 'strange technology'. It appears to be made of a neon green liquid that glows. Perhaps the strangest thing is that though it looks like a liquid and it poves as such -it moves when touched-, it does not have any boundaries to keep it under control. Meaning, it molds on its own without the aid of plastic, glass, etc. In fact, it is the owner's mind that determines the shape (when it is first opened and touched by Absinthe it will immediately 'recognize' her as the owner). If the owner is unsure, it stays as an indeterminate blob that moves and curls onto itself, going between many shapes. She must be careful, though, for the charm can be seperated if the owner wants, and is actually highly toxic if ingested (haha!).


MORE TO COME AS GIVEN

Lorelai found the gift with her name on it and ripped the paper off. Inside she found the small bird necklace. "Wow, this is pretty!" She put it on and smiled and it's shiney-ness.

Lorelai jumped as the other girl over to her. She covered the necklace afraid for one second that she may want to take it away, until she realized this girl was the one that gave it to her. "Thanks! I love it! I thought it was pretty and shiney!" She liked it even more now that she knew the story behind it.

As Lorelai talked to Absinthe she spied her gift being given to a male rosin. She watched with big eyes, hoping that he liked it. She saw him tug at the tassles and hoped they didn't come off, she wasn't that great of a seemstress. She sighed as they held fast. Lorelai smiled as Ora put on the scarf and hoped that ment he liked it.

Lorelai nodded when Absinthe figured out why she was starting at Ora. "Um..ok." Lorelai wasn't shy, but she was modest. She wasn't really one to run right up to others.

Lorelai blushed as Absinthe pointed her out to the other rosin. She hoped he did like it, but wasn't sure she was ready for an answer. She followed the other girl over and smiled."I thought you would like the colors..."

Chloe dashed into hoping she hadn't missed everyone. Waking up to find you were older had given her a fright though it would be awful if her secret santa had left before she could say thanks...if she could work out who it was. People were already there but no one she had met before.
"Oooh. I hope I havn't missed them."
Walking over to the gifts she looked for a moment before finding one with her name on it. Giggling at the mass of tissue paper that fell out of the pretty gift bag carefuly she lifted out the mirror and gasped.
"Oh it's so pretty!"
Tracing the flower and butterly decoration she fell in love with it. Turning it over she looked into it perfect surface and stuck out her tounge giggling as she tried out a few other silly faces.
"Oh dear," She sighed still laughing a bit, "I may look older but I'm not very mature am I"
No you certainly are not."
Chloe turned around to see who spoke, she hadn't heard anyone walk over though.
"Wierd."

Absinthe nodded, then decided to add in, "Yeah, I liked it better when it wasn't snowing and everything...wet and cold." She grinned, the twirled. "But hey, at least I have my coat!"

It was then that the rosin realized that perhaps there might be a gift for herself, and walked over to the pile of assorted wrapped things, eyeing the gifts in the hopes that she would find her name. She squealed with delight as she found the little read box, and made short work of the wrappings, finding inside a necklace of her own.

She peered curiously at the strange substance acting as a charm, then poked it curiosly, giggling as the green moved about. She ran back to Ora and Lorelai, holding out the box for them to see. "Look, it moves!" she exclaimed, poking the substance again and giggled as it squirmed within the box. Absinthe then read the message that came with the box, and uttered a curious, "Ooooo..."

She blinked, then concentrated, and the green shifted and turned until it became the same as the bird charm on Lorelai's necklace. "Wow! Cool!" Absinthe noted, lifting the necklace out by it's long silver chain for all to see.