When you teach a sword about Christmas...

[sakeplz]

Who: The Sword House and Friends! (Basically if you know any of the swords or Gilbert then you were invited)
When: A little before Christmas~
Where: The Sword House! (Jirou's place of residence)
What: Jirou learned about Christmas and now he wants to share that information with everyone! So all friends of the swords and Gilbert are invited!
Rating: PG (BE GOOD EVERYONE THERE ARE CHILDREN. No not really. The swords are all older than you.)

After finding out about this Christmas thing Jiroutachi had made sure that he got straight to work on a party for it. His main motivation being that Christmas involved alcohol. This surprised no one but what was surprising was that he'd bothered to help the other with decorations and such to make the house look festive. So now there were decorations everywhere with warm food for guests and a variety of drinks as well.

For those willing to go outside, there was a lovely fire setup to allow people to enjoy the lovely gardens while still staying warm. Jirou had even made sure that there was warmed wine for people to drink! (Or hot chocolate. Though that had likely not been his idea.)

So now all friends were invited to come and celebrate with them! To join the wonder of this Christmas thing!

[ooc: Feel free to tag around with each other or even have private threads. If you have met Jiroutachi, Kousetsu, Shinano, Nakigitsune, or Gilbert Nightray then you are automatically invited. If you want to say you slipped in without an invite that's cool too. If you want to be a friend of a guest then the more the merrier. Just go spread around and have fun!]

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Shunsui Kyouraku | OTA

[sugegasa]

Shunsui had arrived with not one but three jugs of the best sake he'd been able to track down, as well as a bottle of wine. All of them were adorned with festive little bows, because while Shinigami didn't make it a point to celebrate, the holiday had always appealed to him. It just seemed so warm and full of friends and family! And booze, of course.

He paused to admire the decorations, carefully setting the alcohol down on a rather central table for people to enjoy. He refrained himself, though, more concerned with walking around and wishing everyone a good holiday!

Including the master of the house, for whom he had a small flask of his own personal store of excellent sake tucked into the lining of his kimono!

"The house is beautiful! I hope you don't mind me marring its festive spirit with all the alcohol. And I haven't yet found the mistletoe, perhaps someone should come help me look..."

[sakeplz]

Jiroutachi very much welcomed the alcohol and he happily took a bottle just for himself. Because this was the drunk sword Jiroutachi obviously. With a giggle, he went to open it and pour it into two cups to make sure that they could share it together since drinks were best had with friends.

"We have lots of alcohol here already so more is always welcome!"

Because he'd made it a rule that they had to have alcohol in the first place. "What's mistletoe?"

He couldn't remember if Gil had explained that one or not.

[bowknot]

Hmm, the sake would probably be a good hint to who this man is friends with in this humble household. Not that he doesn't have faith in other members to make friends! But Jiroutachi is the most outgoing of them all, so! Shinano greets Shunsui warmly as he places the bottles down on the table. The tantou is in the middle of laying out some more food, since there needs to be more when the alcohol quantity goes up. Balancing out the ratio and all that. It might have been expected...

"Hello! I'm glad you liked the decorations, everyone worked really hard on them. The food too!"

Voila! He holds out a tray of inarizushi for the colorful kimono man. Apparently salty or slightly acidic food goes well with sake! He had fun making this with his brother, too.

"Here, you can have this with your drink. I think I'll have a sip too, they look pretty."

Jiroutachi | OTA

[sakeplz]

As the one who had had the idea of this in the first place, Jiroutachi was playing a good host. Which meant he was flitting about saying hello to everyone and offering drinks. Usually alcoholic. Mainly because he didn't really understand age limits and such given how there were a number of swords who looked like children but were older than him. Not to mention one sword that clearly looked younger than him but probably drank as much as he did.

Ah well!

So there was the beautiful oodachi with two cups of sake in hand, holding one out to the next person he happened to come across. "Sake?"

One could refuse it of course. He was more than happy to double fist his drinks.

[foxhands]

Naki was...not exactly mingling, at this party. Which was probably to be expected, though at least he seemed(???) happy enough, watching people from his position in the wallflower corner. All the warmth and company and decorations! It was honestly almost distracting. He looked up when Jirou spoke though, accepting the sake cup.

A short pause.

"Thank you."

(He's working on it.)

[sakeplz]

What a good little fox sword. He chuckled a bit then went to go wrap an arm around him. Which meant that the little sword got to be wrapped up by pretty kimono sleeves. But that wasn't anything too unusual. This was Jiroutachi and he just tended to be all over the place in general.

"Naki-chan, are you having fun? You're here by yourself! You should come spend some time with Jirou-san."

[foxhands]

Ooh snowflake sleeves. He looked down at the new pattern for a moment before focusing back on the man wearing them. He was having fun! Even if he was by himself! But, Naki being Naki, all he said was "Doing what?"

Were they gonna spend time drinking...should he try a sip of this sake....should he go on a search for inari sushi! Questions.

[moreasleep]

He knew it was a mistake coming here; he knew it was a mistake staying here. Yet, the garden caught his attention and would not let go. Slowly, he walked along the greenery, observing the plants and, on occasion, gently running his gloved hand over it. When he heard someone coming, he quickly snapped his hand away and whirled around to face Jiroutachi.

Rory folded his arms and said curtly, "You know I don't drink that shit."

[sakeplz]

"Waaaah! I didn't recognize you from behind! You will want tea or hot chocolate then, right?"

And he actually downed the second cup in his hand before wandering off towards where all the drinks were inside. Somewhere along the way he even finished that second cup before coming back with tea and hot chocolate so that way Rory could pick which one he wanted.

"Here you go! No alcohol!"

Gilbert Nightray | OTA

[interchained]

( I: Front door )

[It's been a while since he has hosted a party. A longer while, on top of that. Maybe that's why Gilbert managed to forget how stressful it can be. But even though he has been frantically running back and forth from the kitchen to the living room for a good few hours, he's not as anxious as he usually was during such gatherings. Why was that, though, he couldn't tell that easily.

Well, not that he has time to ponder about this stuff! Guests are coming and Gilbert's been wandering near the entrance for quite a while now. Although they never pointed out that formal attire is required, Gilbert simply couldn't wear his everyday clothes and possibly went a bit overboard in terms of his own outfit. That's simply one way of emphasizing that this occasion is special, though.

When the doorbell rings, announcing a new guest, it takes him no more than five seconds to arrive at the door.]

Welcome, and thank you for coming.

[He's neither stuttering or mumbling...on top of that, he's smiling which begs the question: is this real Gilbert? And how long has he been practicing this...]

( II: Kitchen )

[It shouldn't be surprising that Gilbert takes his duties as a host very seriously. Hence, when he notices that they're running low on gingerbread cookies, Gilbert excuses himself politely and rushes to the kitchen to put on an apron and make sure that there will be plenty of baked goods to go around. Thankfully, he made lots of dough beforehand, so this shouldn't take long.

If you happen to walk in there, he may be in the middle of rolling out the dough or pressing down the cookie cutters down. There are many different shapes, mostly Christmas-themed ones, but somehow he managed to get his hands on katana-shaped cutter as well.]

( III: Living room )
[When he's back from the kitchen, Gilbert sits down on the couch with a mug of hot chocolate. He can't imagine Jiroutachi giving up on drinking alcohol, so he has to be the one who remains sober. Maybe that's for the best since Gilbert's painfully aware of how awkward things may become when he's drunk. Besides, he doesn't mind things that way...and someone needs to keep an eye on Jiroutachi, just in case.

Smiling to himself, Gilbert murmurs just before sipping from his mug:]

Oz wouldn't believe me if I told him, would he...

[If you happen to be somewhere close and your eyes meet Gilbert's cheeks might turn red in a matter of seconds. Talking to himself in the middle of a party...embarrassing.]

( Wildcard )

[Feel free to come up with your own idea or leave a blank top-level and I'll gladly start things for us!]

Living Room

[sakeplz]

[Jirou is dressed up in a wonderful kimono for the party. His cheeks are flushed from all the alcohol he's been drinking and it looks like he has yet another bottle in his hand. Humming, he comes over and actually sits on Gilbert's lap before giving him a kiss. A giggle follows before he pokes his nose.]

This is so much fun, Gi-chaaaaaaan!

[Another giggle and then he has a big drink from the bottle in his hand. He's had several of these now if he remembers right.]

Gi-chan, I got presents! Of alcohol!

[interchained]

[Before the party, Gilbert had a hunch that Jiroutachi is going to like it, given his easygoing and bright personality (putting the opportunity to drink aside), so he's glad to see that his assumptions were right.

He sneaks in a kiss before giving him an answer:]

I'm pretty sure most of your presents are gone by now.

[Then, he tilts his head a little to the side and whispers to Jirou's ear.]

I have something for you too.

Front door

[moreasleep]

[Surprised to find Rory at the door? He could hardly believe he was here himself. While Gilbert was all smiles, Rory scowled as much as he could, but it was proving rather ineffective when he bundled himself to the ears with a thick scarf.

He carefully shifted aside several bags so he could bring his hand up and he tugged the scarf down, allowing him to speak.]

What the hell happened to you?

[interchained]

[Just trying to be a good host, that's all...! It's difficult to keep smiling when he realizes who the guest is, though. It has become somehow wry, but it's still here.]

Shall I help you with these...

[Maybe it's better to leave Rory's question unanswered for the time being.]

kitchen

[foxhands]

[naki's never eaten gingerbread before, so the cookies were a pleasant surprise - but the fact they were sword-shaped is something that absolutely must be investigated.

by which i mean he's watching gilbert cook from the doorway. and then slowly moving closer...he can't see very well from over there? gotta see the cookies close up! and maybe sneak one before it's gone in the oven.

....uncooked cookies taste kinda funny.]

naki...so cute

[interchained]

[Gilbert's not aware that he's being watched...yet. At least not until Naki is pretty close—then he jumps up and almost drops the tray with the cookies that are meant to go to the oven.]

Sorry, you need to wait a while. [But don't worry, he has an idea how to kill some time together!] But you can help me out if you want?

[Is it just him or is Naki really curious about the cookies...]

Living Room

[long_live_the_queen]

[Kaede did, on occasion, actually want to talk to people. She answered the invitation quietly and without much fanfare. Her griffon still couldn't fly, but the snow wasn't too deep for the creature to walk through.

She knew at least one person here, at least well enough that she didn't mind sitting nearby. Kaede didn't look up at Gilbert's voice, staring mostly at the bottom of her glass. The diclonius was reclusive, yes, but usually not this much.

When she did speak, her voice was quiet.]

...do you miss someone?

[There was a small box in her hands that she kept fiddling with.]

[interchained]

[He knows he's supposed to answer the question, but words aren't coming. That's how surprised he is when Kaede's words reach his ears. It takes him a while to come up with something, but he keeps it brief.]

Who doesn't... [He can't help giving out a brief laugh.] It's fine, though. I'm used to waiting. Are you enjoying the party?

[It's not as smooth as he intended it to be, but it's Gilbert...things aren't supposed to go smoothly for him.

As for the box...he has noticed it, but he's not sure whether he should ask about it or give her some time to tell him what is it.]

Living Room

[bowknot]

[ That is Shinano with some cookies and a mug of hot chocolate. The holidays have taught Shinano that sweet thing are abundant and he can't complain one bit. Sure there's sake, and Shinano is free to have some, he's one of the oldest... but hot chocolate is a new thing and quite good! ]

Who's Oz, Gilbert-san?

[ There's room on the couch and Shinano sits on the other end with his snacks, looking at Gilbert with curiosity. Gilbert's flushed cheeks just fuel it, because... why is h embarrassed. Shinano knows him as Jirou's super good friend and well-meaning minder, but he doesn't know much about Gilbert aside from a conversation about rabbits. ]

[interchained]

[With sake being everywhere in this house, Gilbert's really glad that some people still decide to stick to hot chocolate, whether to try it for the first time or because they like it.]

Oz is my master.

[Staring into his own mug, Gilbert's lips quirk up into a small smile.]

I wish everyone could meet him someday, he's a great person.

ota

[ateaist]

Stand aside, stand aside! Make way! You can't start the celebrations without the one and only Santa-san, you know!

[Is she ever going to drop the whole santa thing?? Maybe come January, but for now she's still decked out in her santa outfit and embracing the festive spirit...you know, in her own way.

And aside from her usual reasons for attending these kinds of events (to mooch) this time she's actually being useful. Nobunaga lifts the bag she's carrying over her shoulder and drops it to the floor, opening it up.]

Come on then, don't be shy. If Santa can't perform her deliveries she dies from a broken heart, you know.

[grim...but even if you have no idea who this weirdo is, she still seems to be gesturing you over.]

[interchained]

[Gilbert stands just a few steps away, busy looking for his jaw on the floor. So they weren't lying about Santa...he feels bad right now for doubting Santa's existence and puts his hands up, shaking his head at the same time.]

N-No, you seem to have confused me with somebody else, Santa...

[He needs to find an escape route. Immediately.]

[ateaist]

I believe I spoke quite clearly, lad.

[Firmly. Someone isn't getting away...]

Are you doubting the omniscience of the naughty and nice list?

[sakeplz]

Santa-saaaan! I would hate to stop Santa-san from doing her job!

[He laughs as he trots on over. Really he just hopes that delivery is MORE alcohol. It has to be right? What else could anyone want for Christmas? Alcohol is the most amazing thing in the world!]

What are your deliveries?

[ateaist]

Jirou! What else could it be for you, hm?

[Yeah, it's pretty predictable but clearly what he'd want for Christmas, so of course it's alcohol. She reaches into her bag and procures a bottle just for him, with one of those stick on ribbons slapped on the front that you don't have to tie up.]

Drink yourself silly...not that you need a reason for that kind of thing, I think! Wahahaha!