* ~ Persona 4:FES - The Golden Presents...The 12 Days of GUILDMAS2014!!! ~ *
(Viral and Seo Taihaku's Inventory Day Christmas Gift Roulette!)

"Everyone, friend of the Taihaku Clan and of course, members of our esteemed family, welcome. As you know...and I feel like perhaps this is letting the cat out of the bag now...every Holiday Season, Lord Seo comes to believe that this will be his last Christmas on this Earth. Whether or not he is actually dying any faster than normal we cannot be certain, but as a part of his 'Final' Celebration, each year, we do an inventory of all the demonic and magical items the Lord has stored in his vaults and as his gift to you, his most precious loved ones, he chooses several of these items to pass on in his name. They are intended as both presents for your Christmas season, and an inheritance in the event that the Lord should pass from this world, to hold dear and use to remember him once he is gone from this world. But this year, the Lord has decided to do something different..."
"I'll take it from here, Viral! Thank you. Do take note of this, however..."
"Noted."
"Noted."
"NOTED!"
"Grr..."
"*sweatdrop*"
"What? I just wanted to join in! You looked like you were having fun..."
"Maybe don't."
"He just wants to play! *beams* Wanna play fetch instead?"
"NO! ...Well, maybe...a-anyway, why can't I join in?!"
"It's more of a Daddy-Daughter thing, Nora dear."
"*Snrk*"
"Don't laugh!"
"I don't get it..."
"What a shock."
"Shut...! ...Why are you guys all ganging up on me?!"
"Reactions like yours make teasing far too entertaining..."
". . ."
"Kappa is right. We should return our focus to the task at hand. Our Lord had an announcement to make..."
"The time for Lord Seo's announcement is upon us! Let us not meander around the moment any longer, hm?"
"Aeon and Kappa are right, Dad. I'd like to hear what you were saying, too."
"M-me, too. *blush* Interrupt Lord Seo again, and I'll carve you all into neat little ribbons..."
"Ah, my lovely Suko-chan! Thank you for that...and for my darling children!"
"Child!"
"Of...O-of...course! Lord...S-s-s-"
"Potato, po-tah-to."
"How does that even...?!"
"Just this once, I'm not going to say anything...just be grateful he's not doing this to my parents."
"What was that, honey? Are you finally softening up to Master Bel? *gasp!* Is this what they call 'Showing another side of yourself to the one you love'? Why, when Viral and I..."
"*Ahem* LOUD COUGHING NOISES!"
"Can we get to the part where our Lord speaks now?"
"As I was saying, for my Last Christmas Giveaway, I wanted to make the celebration truly unforgettable! And that's why we're going to play a game! I call it our 'Gift Giveaway Roulette! I'll offer each of you six options for the New Year, and you choose the Resolution that best describes what you'd like to achieve in the year to come! Don't bother writing in 'Save Lord Seo', either. I've lived a fuller life than I ever could have dreamed now...to know that my lovely Suko-chan and I will one day have an heiress as beautiful and charming and strong and IloveyousomuchRuechanbabygirl!... *coughs* ...I can now die happily, whenever the time does come."
"But if you were to die right now, would that not make it so that Lady Narue would not be..."
". . ."
"Of course I understand Multiverse Theory, Kappa. But for this world to also see the birth of Lady Narue..."
". . ."
"I'm quite impressed with your grasp on Time Travel and the differences between worlds, Kappa! *perks up brightly* To think that another mind here could grasp the implications of mine and Narue's arrival here in this time so quickly makes me feel as though you and I are truly spirits akin to the friendship between the minute and hour hands on a clocktower!"
". . ."
"Okay, real question time...am I the only one who doesn't understand what Kappa's saying? Like, it just looks like he's using ellipses...but you guys understand him?"
"I get it, but only because I'm the King of Be-...you know what? Nope, I don't get it. I heard nothing."
"*soft glare*"
"*suspicious glare*"
"*MEGAGLARE*"
"Nope! I don't understand a word of it! *Beams brightly*"
"Is that something to be proud of?"
"Try not to think too much about it."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Seo's Last Christmas - Favorite Gifts Short!
"Story time! ...That is to say, you are all about to tell a short story! The question has been posed to me by an unknown source..."
"That means the Boss made it up! *Smiles brightly*"
"So tell us all, what is your favorite Christmas Gift of all time? *smiles*"
". . ."
"Kappa says that he is most fond of the colorful lilies you spread across his pond two Holidays past. He is also fond of the little pecking bird water-wheel you placed by the pond, since he can place his head under the mouth when it drops the water it laps up from within. As for myself, the ectoplasmic ghost-hair trimmers Lord Gyuki found me last year have been a godsend. My ghost-beard was growing to ridiculous lengths before that Christmas..."
"Waaait, waitwaitwaitwaitwait...ghosts grow beards?!"
"I loved that fancy bed that Lord Seo bought me a few years ago at the Secret Santa! It's the most comfortable bed ever!"
"Was it a doggy bed?"
"Yep!"
"No! ...Okay, yes. But I'm NOT A DOG!"
"You're telling me GHOSTS...grow BEARDS?"
"My favorite was the 60-pound bag of gummy bears Mr. Viral and the BOSS got me last year! I ate them all in under 5 min-yets and fifty...um...slevun secons! A Clan Record!"
"I was grateful several years ago when many of you agreed to donate to my Spider Bake Sale as a part of our Christmas celebration...as a token of my appreciation, I remember sparing many of you I might have otherwise eliminated for your incompetence in serving our Lord."
"Don't mention it, Mister Gooki!"
"It is Master Gyuki to you, and I wasn't talking to you. You don't even know what money is."
"Can I eat it? *smiles innocently*"
"When the Lord gave me a series of books about undersized humans with hairy feet and the magical whimsy that surrounded them...wizards, dragons, and whatnot...I was quite entertained by it all."
"When Lord Seo rescued us..."
"How cute!"
"Okay, SERIOUSLY?! Is nobody else still stuck on the fact that GHOSTS can grow BEARDS?!"
"...I guess...when Lady Narue gave me this...See-Dee in the future. If I put it in this machine in her room it would play music from this thing called 'Tales Series'? I...don't know anything about this 'Tales', but the music was...well, it was the bestgifteversomeoneelsegonow!"
"San! You're so adorable! *glomps*"
"When Lord Seo promoted me to my current station and gifted me with a ceremonial robe four Christmas's past...that is my proudest moment since becoming the leader of the Viral-Taihaku Clan."
"A gift well-earned, Viral. ...You may make a note of that, if you wish."
"*proudly* Noted, sir."
"Well, this is my first Christmas with the Taihaku Clan since Lord Ryuga agreed to let me move here to be with Viral, but when I was living in the Castle with the Iyokono Clan, there were a pair of twins who bought me a lovely calligraphy set that I still keep to this day. I hope that Ren and Ran are doing all right out there...and keeping Lords Ryuga and Saizo out of trouble."
"The greatest gift I could have ever received arrived a few months early this year... *smiles and places an arm around Narue and Suko's shoulders...the latter fainting instantly at the contact* ...Rue-chan, what about you? What was your favorite Christmas gift?"
"Oh my god! Finding out that Ghosts have BEARDS! That is the most hilarious Christmas gift ever!"
"Daaad...Mom, I..."
"It's all right, Rue-Rue. *smiles gently* You can tell them."
"All right...it wasn't long after...it happened, Christmas was already on us. I thought I was going to die...I thought that I'd...turn, and I'd be alone, completely. I thought that everybody would look at me like this leper and like I was so weird and unapproachable. I thought my life was over, but then here he came...out of the bathroom, after three hours of hiding away that made me think he must have died. And all of his normal clothes were gone, his bare, pale skin was gone...and instead, he had this...weird freaking uniform on...and blue skin! He smiled at me and bounced like I'd never seen him before except when we were playing as kids, and suddenly, nobody was looking at me like I was the weird one anymore...everybody in the base was looking at him. I noticed it, and he smiled and set his hand on me and cast some more of his time magic and said to me that, 'If everyone thinks you're weird, Rue-Rue, then we'll just be weird together.' I...I didn't know what to say to that...so, I..."
"She cried!"
"Yes, I cried! You jerk...it was the sweetest freaking thing anyone had ever done for me!"
"D'AWW! *tearing up manly style*"
"Spoken like a true man. *nods proudly*"
"Aww! *beamsmilehugsNarue* Lady Narue, that's so sweet!"
"I can't think of a more wonderful story to end this game on. Everyone, shall we commence with the Roulette, then?"
"Hm? Does no one want to hear about mine?"
"PRESENTS!!! OwO"
"Sorry, Time Dork! You snooze, you lose!"
"*wiggles away from all the glomps and sneaks over to Aeon to give him a quick hug* ...Thanks, Aeon. For bringing me back here to them...for everything."
"*smiles brightly* Eh, that will do."
(Viral and Seo Taihaku's Inventory Day Christmas Gift Roulette!)

"Everyone, friend of the Taihaku Clan and of course, members of our esteemed family, welcome. As you know...and I feel like perhaps this is letting the cat out of the bag now...every Holiday Season, Lord Seo comes to believe that this will be his last Christmas on this Earth. Whether or not he is actually dying any faster than normal we cannot be certain, but as a part of his 'Final' Celebration, each year, we do an inventory of all the demonic and magical items the Lord has stored in his vaults and as his gift to you, his most precious loved ones, he chooses several of these items to pass on in his name. They are intended as both presents for your Christmas season, and an inheritance in the event that the Lord should pass from this world, to hold dear and use to remember him once he is gone from this world. But this year, the Lord has decided to do something different..."

"I'll take it from here, Viral! Thank you. Do take note of this, however...""Noted."

"Noted."

"NOTED!""Grr..."

"*sweatdrop*"

"What? I just wanted to join in! You looked like you were having fun...""Maybe don't."

"He just wants to play! *beams* Wanna play fetch instead?"
"NO! ...Well, maybe...a-anyway, why can't I join in?!"
"It's more of a Daddy-Daughter thing, Nora dear.""*Snrk*"

"Don't laugh!"

"I don't get it...""What a shock."

"Shut...! ...Why are you guys all ganging up on me?!"
"Reactions like yours make teasing far too entertaining..."". . ."

"Kappa is right. We should return our focus to the task at hand. Our Lord had an announcement to make..."
"The time for Lord Seo's announcement is upon us! Let us not meander around the moment any longer, hm?""Aeon and Kappa are right, Dad. I'd like to hear what you were saying, too."

"M-me, too. *blush* Interrupt Lord Seo again, and I'll carve you all into neat little ribbons..."

"Ah, my lovely Suko-chan! Thank you for that...and for my darling children!""Child!"

"Of...O-of...course! Lord...S-s-s-"

"Potato, po-tah-to."

"How does that even...?!"

"Just this once, I'm not going to say anything...just be grateful he's not doing this to my parents."

"What was that, honey? Are you finally softening up to Master Bel? *gasp!* Is this what they call 'Showing another side of yourself to the one you love'? Why, when Viral and I...""*Ahem* LOUD COUGHING NOISES!"

"Can we get to the part where our Lord speaks now?"

"As I was saying, for my Last Christmas Giveaway, I wanted to make the celebration truly unforgettable! And that's why we're going to play a game! I call it our 'Gift Giveaway Roulette! I'll offer each of you six options for the New Year, and you choose the Resolution that best describes what you'd like to achieve in the year to come! Don't bother writing in 'Save Lord Seo', either. I've lived a fuller life than I ever could have dreamed now...to know that my lovely Suko-chan and I will one day have an heiress as beautiful and charming and strong and IloveyousomuchRuechanbabygirl!... *coughs* ...I can now die happily, whenever the time does come."
"But if you were to die right now, would that not make it so that Lady Narue would not be..."". . ."

"Of course I understand Multiverse Theory, Kappa. But for this world to also see the birth of Lady Narue..."". . ."

"I'm quite impressed with your grasp on Time Travel and the differences between worlds, Kappa! *perks up brightly* To think that another mind here could grasp the implications of mine and Narue's arrival here in this time so quickly makes me feel as though you and I are truly spirits akin to the friendship between the minute and hour hands on a clocktower!"". . ."

"Okay, real question time...am I the only one who doesn't understand what Kappa's saying? Like, it just looks like he's using ellipses...but you guys understand him?""I get it, but only because I'm the King of Be-...you know what? Nope, I don't get it. I heard nothing."

"*soft glare*""*suspicious glare*"

"*MEGAGLARE*"

"Nope! I don't understand a word of it! *Beams brightly*""Is that something to be proud of?"

"Try not to think too much about it."* * * * * * * * * * * *
Seo's Last Christmas - Favorite Gifts Short!
"Story time! ...That is to say, you are all about to tell a short story! The question has been posed to me by an unknown source..."
"That means the Boss made it up! *Smiles brightly*"
"So tell us all, what is your favorite Christmas Gift of all time? *smiles*"". . ."

"Kappa says that he is most fond of the colorful lilies you spread across his pond two Holidays past. He is also fond of the little pecking bird water-wheel you placed by the pond, since he can place his head under the mouth when it drops the water it laps up from within. As for myself, the ectoplasmic ghost-hair trimmers Lord Gyuki found me last year have been a godsend. My ghost-beard was growing to ridiculous lengths before that Christmas...""Waaait, waitwaitwaitwaitwait...ghosts grow beards?!"

"I loved that fancy bed that Lord Seo bought me a few years ago at the Secret Santa! It's the most comfortable bed ever!""Was it a doggy bed?"

"Yep!"
"No! ...Okay, yes. But I'm NOT A DOG!""You're telling me GHOSTS...grow BEARDS?"

"My favorite was the 60-pound bag of gummy bears Mr. Viral and the BOSS got me last year! I ate them all in under 5 min-yets and fifty...um...slevun secons! A Clan Record!""I was grateful several years ago when many of you agreed to donate to my Spider Bake Sale as a part of our Christmas celebration...as a token of my appreciation, I remember sparing many of you I might have otherwise eliminated for your incompetence in serving our Lord."

"Don't mention it, Mister Gooki!""It is Master Gyuki to you, and I wasn't talking to you. You don't even know what money is."

"Can I eat it? *smiles innocently*"
"When the Lord gave me a series of books about undersized humans with hairy feet and the magical whimsy that surrounded them...wizards, dragons, and whatnot...I was quite entertained by it all.""When Lord Seo rescued us..."

"How cute!""Okay, SERIOUSLY?! Is nobody else still stuck on the fact that GHOSTS can grow BEARDS?!"

"...I guess...when Lady Narue gave me this...See-Dee in the future. If I put it in this machine in her room it would play music from this thing called 'Tales Series'? I...don't know anything about this 'Tales', but the music was...well, it was the bestgifteversomeoneelsegonow!"

"San! You're so adorable! *glomps*""When Lord Seo promoted me to my current station and gifted me with a ceremonial robe four Christmas's past...that is my proudest moment since becoming the leader of the Viral-Taihaku Clan."

"A gift well-earned, Viral. ...You may make a note of that, if you wish.""*proudly* Noted, sir."

"Well, this is my first Christmas with the Taihaku Clan since Lord Ryuga agreed to let me move here to be with Viral, but when I was living in the Castle with the Iyokono Clan, there were a pair of twins who bought me a lovely calligraphy set that I still keep to this day. I hope that Ren and Ran are doing all right out there...and keeping Lords Ryuga and Saizo out of trouble."
"The greatest gift I could have ever received arrived a few months early this year... *smiles and places an arm around Narue and Suko's shoulders...the latter fainting instantly at the contact* ...Rue-chan, what about you? What was your favorite Christmas gift?""Oh my god! Finding out that Ghosts have BEARDS! That is the most hilarious Christmas gift ever!"

"Daaad...Mom, I..."

"It's all right, Rue-Rue. *smiles gently* You can tell them.""All right...it wasn't long after...it happened, Christmas was already on us. I thought I was going to die...I thought that I'd...turn, and I'd be alone, completely. I thought that everybody would look at me like this leper and like I was so weird and unapproachable. I thought my life was over, but then here he came...out of the bathroom, after three hours of hiding away that made me think he must have died. And all of his normal clothes were gone, his bare, pale skin was gone...and instead, he had this...weird freaking uniform on...and blue skin! He smiled at me and bounced like I'd never seen him before except when we were playing as kids, and suddenly, nobody was looking at me like I was the weird one anymore...everybody in the base was looking at him. I noticed it, and he smiled and set his hand on me and cast some more of his time magic and said to me that, 'If everyone thinks you're weird, Rue-Rue, then we'll just be weird together.' I...I didn't know what to say to that...so, I..."

"She cried!""Yes, I cried! You jerk...it was the sweetest freaking thing anyone had ever done for me!"

"D'AWW! *tearing up manly style*""Spoken like a true man. *nods proudly*"

"Aww! *beamsmilehugsNarue* Lady Narue, that's so sweet!"
"I can't think of a more wonderful story to end this game on. Everyone, shall we commence with the Roulette, then?"
"Hm? Does no one want to hear about mine?"
"PRESENTS!!! OwO""Sorry, Time Dork! You snooze, you lose!"

"*wiggles away from all the glomps and sneaks over to Aeon to give him a quick hug* ...Thanks, Aeon. For bringing me back here to them...for everything."

"*smiles brightly* Eh, that will do."Quote:
Welcome to the New Year's Taihaku Inventory Day Gift Roulette Game! (Rules w/ the Rorek-Viral Taihaku)
1. To play, simply enter up to and no more than [1 character] into the forum by posting with the [Format Below].
2. Multiple characters MAY be entered later at the discretion of Arena Emperor.
3. Once they are entered, you will choose one of the six 'Resolutions' for your character. After your choice, the prizes for each 'Resolution' will be revealed.
4. Everybody wins a prize simply by playing!
...
Enjoy the game! And Merry GUILDMAS2015!!
1. To play, simply enter up to and no more than [1 character] into the forum by posting with the [Format Below].
2. Multiple characters MAY be entered later at the discretion of Arena Emperor.
3. Once they are entered, you will choose one of the six 'Resolutions' for your character. After your choice, the prizes for each 'Resolution' will be revealed.
4. Everybody wins a prize simply by playing!
...
Enjoy the game! And Merry GUILDMAS2015!!
[quote][size=13][b]Rorek Viral's Inventory Day Gift Roulette Entry![/b][/size]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Class/Group:[/b]
[b]Ultimate Prize:[/b] [What is the one thing, within reason, that you would like to win the most?][/quote]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Class/Group:[/b]
[b]Ultimate Prize:[/b] [What is the one thing, within reason, that you would like to win the most?][/quote]
[quote][size=13][b]New Year's Resolution Roulette Prize Pool![/b][/size]
[b]Defend the Clan from Attackers:[/b]
[b]Perfect Your Human Disguise:[/b]
[b]Reaffirm Your Loyalty to the Clan:[/b]
[b]Refill the Taihaku Coffers:[/b]
[b]Make Peace with our Enemies:[/b]
[b]Make Heirs!!!:[/b]
[b]My Resolution:[/b] [Choose and insert one of the six above Resolutions!][/quote]
[b]Defend the Clan from Attackers:[/b]
[b]Perfect Your Human Disguise:[/b]
[b]Reaffirm Your Loyalty to the Clan:[/b]
[b]Refill the Taihaku Coffers:[/b]
[b]Make Peace with our Enemies:[/b]
[b]Make Heirs!!!:[/b]
[b]My Resolution:[/b] [Choose and insert one of the six above Resolutions!][/quote]
