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Christmas Party on the Lady Justice

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Smoker's marines "traditionally" have a Christmas party actual day/night of. Anyone on Lady Justice on Christmas Eve wakes up to it completely decorated in all things Christmasy, there's presents all over the place (gradually less as the day wears on) food, drinks, hot cocoa, all things festive. This year they're also throwing a surprise birthday party for Allen (blame Miranda) and between that, Smoker, Tashigi, and possibly other marines are going to be too busy to notice a couple of pirates running around (unless you poke them. Then all bets off.) SO FEEL FREE TO JOIN IN AND CRASH OR SHOW UP OR ANYTHING YOU WANT!!

They're stationed at Retwin Island to keep things peaceful during the tourist season and there's all kinds of super Christmasy/holiday things along the way. And some dreidels left over from Hanukkah in case anyone feels like playing. So eat, drink, be merry, get in trouble, go all out! Just have fun!

Also I don't use GMAIL so go crazy on my inbox, so you can change the subject lines if you want -- just be mindful of who you're threading with and their preferences. <3! THANKS!

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"Card game?" Smoker ventured because he was a die-hard for punishing himself apparently.

[Smoothing the front of the jacket of his dark green suit, he watches the other dancers, wondering is anyone was having a good time.]

Allen did buy it for that reason. He smiled back at her.
"It's nothing... Though I hope you like it."

Allen resisted the urge to whip out a ruler.

"... I won't. Since new memories are coming to me... Wine, Master?" Allen thought for a moment, then brightened.

He pointed to some quaint corner table with red cloth.

Allen grinned ruefully.
"Alright, sir."

"Worried I'll catch you this time?" Smoker smirked possibly quite delusional for even thinking he could anymore.

Approaching the ship, a large burly dragon-like creature with horns and a spiked turtle shell on its back stomped through the snow. He looked up at it as he heard music and laughter coming from it. "Huh? A party?" He said aloud, his large tail knocking over a tree that was bearing candy canes. "What a bunch of jerks... I didn't even get invited! Me, Bowser the Koopa King!!" He snorts angrily, as a short burst of flame from his nostrils lit his face for a brief moment. Then, he grinned deviously, displaying a jagged array of rather sharp teeth. "Well then, I'll just have to invite myself like I always do... Hehehehe!" With that, he stormed onto the boat, as it shifted slightly side-to-side as he ducked under the doorway.

Storming through the ship, unconcerned of the potential danger his spike would be to the people around him, he notices the buffet area and grins. "Alright! Some grub!!" He cackled, shoving someone aside as he picked up a pork roast with his large clawed hand and began to bite into it, bones crunching as he chewed loudly.

"Catch me? At what?" Allen responded with glee.

Teetering, Rinali tumbled out of the way with a bit of an oof in her tone. Frowning, she stared at the two and blinked before giving a half frown and backed up. If they wanted to be alone all they had to do was say so. "Ah...w-well then take care you two." She said and turned to hurry off.

Wandering around out in the town, Rinali went off towards a more secluded area and knelt in the snow, padding it together to make small rabbits as she sighed and stared at their snow faces. Guessing Komui wanted to be alone with Cross, she hugged her wrap closer to her and frowned, nibbling on the corner of her cold lips.

"Mm..Merry Christmas none the less, hm?"

The black-blue haired woman wanders up behind the younger, watching him with a brow quirked, she couldn't stop the smile spreading across her lightly emphasized features, before she laughs quietly behind a bare hand. She's not sure why she isn't cold in the powder blue dress, considering it had no sleeves and well, would seem rather cold for the dress.

"Allen-san...?"

[Allen stood up, turning from the ground. He noted the presence of someone else, and, watching Zenigata for a moment, Allen felt nervous and squatted to look at Zenigata's present. He wondered if he'd wrapped it nicely enough, though his frequent job stints back at home definitely included gift-wrapping services.]

Allen hears the greeting just as he stands up, half-turning at the same time - causing himself to teeter and almost trip embarrasingly. Luckily, he saves himself in time, though his face shows an expression of embarrassment.

"T-Tashigi!"

"Getting gifts under the tree?"

Her lips curl into a bigger smile and she offers him a hand, grinning wildly, brushing her hand through some stray blue locks. "I'm glad you liked the gift I got you," she paused. "It means a lot to me."

Allen almost flushed red. Turning back halfway, with only his profile shown to Tashigi as he scanned for HER gift he'd put there only recently, he retorted with a soft smile, "Putting gifts under the tree."

Then, at her enthusiasm, his smile widens too and he shakes her hand with a firm, friendly clasp.

Feeling more daring than usual, he teased, "Then I like it very much."

The female just grinned more, retracting her hand after a bit. Her own cheeks flushing slightly. "That's good, Allen-san. That's all I can hope for."

Her brows lifted before she looked down at the piles of gifts gathered under the tree. "I think, a Happy Birthday is in order," she muttered quietly, patting Allen on the head lightly. Her cheeks flushing red as she leaned down and placed a friendly kiss to the male's forehead. "Happy Birthday Allen-san, I erm... know you didn't want anything for your birthday, but..." The female was bending at the knees to kneel down and take out a far off placed birthday-gift-wrapped box. "It's not much, and erm... Smoker-san gave it to me when I was a new recruit under him, if I got in trouble or something, but. Enjoy."

Allen's eyes widened as she wished him a Happy Birthday and patted him. He hadn't... Been physically touched for quite a while, with everyone either calling him two extremes: a kid or a grown-up. Then he really did go slightly pink when she kissed him on his forehead. It felt... Made him wonder if this was like Family.

He accepted the second gift from her, though not without a few protests of "special to you" and "don't need two presents".

Then Allen stood there for a moment, feeling slightly awkward with nothing to say anymore. Then he thought of something, and kneeled down for a third time, gently rummaging through the gifts he had just set down, and finding Tashigi's one. It (http://pics.livejournal.com/shichiyo/pic/0000dd5e) was wrapped with blue wrapping paper.

Care to dance?

She blinked at the man and shook her head, slipping her hand to his to give a gentle squeeze. Her touch, from years upon years of fire using and her own internal flame, was warm and comforting.

"Please don't apologize." She said quietly. "I don't mind~"

Holding the pendant protectiely in one hand, the other dips just below her dress collar, pulling out the long charm necklace Lavi had given her when Allen first arrived. She's careful not to drop the pendant as she undoes the knot of the chain, quickly but gingerly slipping the key onto it so it dangles with the good-luck charm at the end. The knot is tied together again, and the necklace slipped back into her dress.

"So" she beams up at the teen. "Enjoying yourself so far?"

NOOO RINALI WAS FROWNING! Komui's confident face falls, and he reaches after his sister, feeling guilty. He didn't mean to push her so hard; he just wanted her to avoid getting touched by Cross's VILE hands! "I-I'll see you later, Rinali!!!"

She's here, being a wallflower, like normal. There's a drink in her hand, some eggnog lightly spiked, and it's being used as an excuse to turn people down when they ask her to dance. Miranda was happy just to watch the people twirl about and enjoy themselves.

He glanced at his hand wide-eyed as if she had driven a blade through it, a hushed noise of surprise escaping the back of his throat. Her touch was warm and startlingly intimate in its attempt to console him, as if they had known each other for many years.

"Uh... I, um..."

Frowning puzzledly, the ronin fixed her a look that was both imploring and begging for an explanation; he was, after all, wary of Smoker's attentiveness to her, and unwilling to step on the toes of his superior. His hand tensed beneath hers in half-hearted resistance. In the soft darkness of his eyes, there was a strange reluctance to pull away, in spite of reason and his better judgment.

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