((Damn you, Mr_Grey! I started thinking about it, then the idea wormed its way in, and.... Gragh!))
"Cool!!! Man, I've wanted to play Left 4 Dead for MONTHS! Thanks, guys!"
The sound of a child opening his first present on Christmas day. The joy the child feels as he finds the gift to be none other than a video game he's been so greatly wishing he had since he first heard of it, and now here it sat in his hands, thumbly-challenged undead hand practically reaching for him to pat him and tell him 'Merry Christmas.'
Of course, you'd THINK it would be a child, not a thirty-odd super-hero with a tendency to act like a six-year-old.
"You're welcome, John," Jenny said, smiling at her older brother as he reached over and hugged her. The pair laughed as he released her from his grip, and he proceeded to hug her boyfriend also, his sidekick Kevin.
"Woah, hehe!"
Then, the hero jumped up and placed the game on a table, giggling breathlessly as he sat down with the three again.
"Aah... I love the holiday season," he said, smiling brightly, "Everyone can just relax and not worry so much. Heck, crime seems to take a day off just to have their own celebrations. I just LOVE it!"
"Yeah, okay," Kevin replied, though smiling himself as he glanced at Jenny.
Suddenly, two big blue eyes popped in front of his face.
"YOUR TURN!!!"
The sidekick practically flew backward a few feet, his heart racing. John began giggling again, and Jenny couldn't help but join in at her boyfriend's misfortune.
The young man cleared his throat, attempting to throw off the embarrassment he had just experienced and sat down, opening a gift with bright red wrapping and a blue bow.
Nobody had to guess if he knew who it was from or not- John was very bad at hiding his colours.
Kevin couldn't help smiling at the toy helicopter staring up at him as he shook his head. "Thanks, E. I totally needed another one."
"You can NEVER have too many helicopters."
John had gotten Kevin about six toy helicopters since they had met about four years prior. He had stopped giving them on his birthday, however, because Kevin said he was running out of room.
So every Christmas would have to do.
"Your turn, Jen."
Jenny opened her next gift wrapped in black paper. The bow was silk with patterns of skulls and bones splattered across it- Blind Messenger.
Inside was a fairly old book, the crimson lettering on the decrepit brown cover reading 'Darkness Control for the Living Inclined.' She gasped, flipping it open instantly. In the front cover was a card.
'=D
~BM.'
John didn't wait for anyone to note that it was his turn- He opened a similarly packaged gift, and began giggling again.
"Haha! How did he know I was gonna get Force Unleashed?!"
Opening the box, another card fell out.
'=O
~BM'
Kevin rolled his eyes as he opened his own gift from the skeletal necromancer, but all that lay inside was one of the cards.
'XD
~BM'
The Ballard siblings burst out laughing.
After opening the rest of their gifts- Some from their parents, one from Earth Titania, an attempted gassing from Shimmer and a black feather that bestowed a heavenly peaceful feeling for each of them from Earthbound Angel- They finished their dinner and sat down around a virtual fireplace with simulated heat, mostly because it was very hard for John to light a fire on the sleek metal floor of the base.
The sound of someone flying down the entry tube, combined with the breaking of bones, made it clear it was Blind Messenger before he fell through the opening in multiple pieces.
He pulled himself together, and bowed as if he had performed some amazing stunt. The trio clapped as he sat down to join them.
"What took so long, Blind?" John asked, causing the necromancer to turn his skull.
"Oh, you know how it is. People see the hooded villain with no skin and zombie minions following chanting loudly, you'll get detained by Longbow."
The three sat in silence as the 'villain' glanced around. He sighed, and tapped his fingers in the air like he was striking a drum.
((Damn you, Mr_Grey! I started thinking about it, then the idea wormed its way in, and.... Gragh!))
"Cool!!! Man, I've wanted to play Left 4 Dead for MONTHS! Thanks, guys!"
The sound of a child opening his first present on Christmas day. The joy the child feels as he finds the gift to be none other than a video game he's been so greatly wishing he had since he first heard of it, and now here it sat in his hands, thumbly-challenged undead hand practically reaching for him to pat him and tell him 'Merry Christmas.'
Of course, you'd THINK it would be a child, not a thirty-odd super-hero with a tendency to act like a six-year-old.
"You're welcome, John," Jenny said, smiling at her older brother as he reached over and hugged her. The pair laughed as he released her from his grip, and he proceeded to hug her boyfriend also, his sidekick Kevin.
"Woah, hehe!"
Then, the hero jumped up and placed the game on a table, giggling breathlessly as he sat down with the three again.
"Aah... I love the holiday season," he said, smiling brightly, "Everyone can just relax and not worry so much. Heck, crime seems to take a day off just to have their own celebrations. I just LOVE it!"
"Yeah, okay," Kevin replied, though smiling himself as he glanced at Jenny.
Suddenly, two big blue eyes popped in front of his face.
"YOUR TURN!!!"
The sidekick practically flew backward a few feet, his heart racing. John began giggling again, and Jenny couldn't help but join in at her boyfriend's misfortune.
The young man cleared his throat, attempting to throw off the embarrassment he had just experienced and sat down, opening a gift with bright red wrapping and a blue bow.
Nobody had to guess if he knew who it was from or not- John was very bad at hiding his colours.
Kevin couldn't help smiling at the toy helicopter staring up at him as he shook his head. "Thanks, E. I totally needed another one."
"You can NEVER have too many helicopters."
John had gotten Kevin about six toy helicopters since they had met about four years prior. He had stopped giving them on his birthday, however, because Kevin said he was running out of room.
So every Christmas would have to do.
"Your turn, Jen."
Jenny opened her next gift wrapped in black paper. The bow was silk with patterns of skulls and bones splattered across it- Blind Messenger.
Inside was a fairly old book, the crimson lettering on the decrepit brown cover reading 'Darkness Control for the Living Inclined.' She gasped, flipping it open instantly. In the front cover was a card.
'=D
~BM.'
John didn't wait for anyone to note that it was his turn- He opened a similarly packaged gift, and began giggling again.
"Haha! How did he know I was gonna get Force Unleashed?!"
Opening the box, another card fell out.
'=O
~BM'
Kevin rolled his eyes as he opened his own gift from the skeletal necromancer, but all that lay inside was one of the cards.
'XD
~BM'
The Ballard siblings burst out laughing.
After opening the rest of their gifts- Some from their parents, one from Earth Titania, an attempted gassing from Shimmer and a black feather that bestowed a heavenly peaceful feeling for each of them from Earthbound Angel- They finished their dinner and sat down around a virtual fireplace with simulated heat, mostly because it was very hard for John to light a fire on the sleek metal floor of the base.
The sound of someone flying down the entry tube, combined with the breaking of bones, made it clear it was Blind Messenger before he fell through the opening in multiple pieces.
He pulled himself together, and bowed as if he had performed some amazing stunt. The trio clapped as he sat down to join them.
"What took so long, Blind?" John asked, causing the necromancer to turn his skull.
"Oh, you know how it is. People see the hooded villain with no skin and zombie minions following chanting loudly, you'll get detained by Longbow."
The three sat in silence as the 'villain' glanced around. He sighed, and tapped his fingers in the air like he was striking a drum.
"Ba-dum, tsh."