nextgen_holiday (nextgen_holiday) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-12-22 20:42:00

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bea dayspring, crosshairs, holiday, inactive - melissa frost, inactive - sean madrox, nicolai sablinova, team - wild pack

I'll Duck and Cover With My Yuletide Lover Underneath the Mistletoe (Wild Pack)
Christmas. Yule. Saturnalia. Dies Natalis Solis Invicti. Many cultures have celebrated and still celebrate a winter festival. There have been many names for it over the millennia. No matter the name it is a time to come together and celebrate with feasts and gifts with friends and loved ones.

Each culture has a legendary figure who would deliver gifts to children during this time. In Russia and some Slavic cultures he is known as Ded Moroz, Grandfather Frost, and comes not on Christmas but on New Year’s along with his granddaughter Snegurochka, or ‘”Snow Maiden”. In the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe he is known as Father Christmas. In the Netherlands and Belgium he is known as Saint Nicholas or “Sinterklaas” and in France he is known as Père Noël. In the United States we know him as Santa Claus.

No matter the name or who is delivering gifts, it is the season of peace, joy and togetherness. It is the season for thinking about loved ones, friends and those less fortunate. It is a time to witness the goodness and generosity the human race is capable of. It is a time for peace on Earth and goodwill toward man.

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	goesbothways 2010-12-23 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Kelly sidles up to her girl and feels her up - well, frisks her for weapons, anyway. On finding her concealed sidearm, she replies with a grin, "Private party, but you have your invitation right here. Lucky you. And your present... well, the little one is there under the tree. The big one - we'll need to talk." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lady_hood 2010-12-23 04:04 am UTC (link)
	Melissa kisses Kelly, then hands over the box, before going to look for hers under the tree. "You said this is the little one. Where's the big one? Do I have to guess or is it something I put together?" she asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

goesbothways
2010-12-23 04:15 am UTC (link)

Kelly returns the kiss, then sits down, reaching out to pull Melissa into her lap.

"No. Its in Westchester. The X-Men arranged a transfer of your sister from medical facilities to their school today. She's undergoing psychic therapy and mutie-power healing for as long as it takes til she's better. We're allowed to visit, under supervision, but I thought it best I stay away, for now, anyway. There's no guarantees, but... she's getting the help she really needs, and will be there as long as it takes her to get better."

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lady_hood
2010-12-23 04:25 am UTC (link)

Melissa sits on Kelly's lap and feels the day's irritation drain away in an instant. Kelly has that effect on her, opposite the way she makes most people feel.

When Kelly tells Melissa what she's done, Melissa blinks at her as if she doesn't comprehend. She does, but she can barely contain the spark of hope that has welled up in the pit of her stomach.

"You...you got them to agree to help Bree?" Melissa asks, a stunned expression on her face.

"What did they want from you in return?" Melissa asks. They don't know her /or/ Bree, so there has to be a catch.

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	goesbothways 2010-12-23 04:30 am UTC (link)
	Kelly leans into her girl, arms wrapping around her. "I'm paying for her care, feeding and housing. I also turned over a bunch of information on Weapon X to them. That's it, and its all taken care of. When they need more money for her care, they have a way to reach me. Merry Christmas, baby." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lady_hood 2010-12-23 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Melissa just holds Kelly. "I love you, Kelly Wilson. You're the best thing that's happened to me this year. Well, /in/ years, even. Even more than the guns and explosions...though, you always /bring/ the guns and explosions." Melissa says. "Merry Christmas, Kelly." Melissa says, nuzzling at her neck. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	goesbothways 2010-12-23 04:51 am UTC (link)
	"Love you too, baby. I can say without reservation, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me. That, and I can also say without reservation, I will always bring the guns and explosions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lady_hood 2010-12-23 05:11 am UTC (link)
	"Good. Because the guns and explosions get me all worked up and then...well you know what happens then." Melissa grins. "I'm happy and I'm scared at the same time. I want Bree to be okay, but I don't want to get my hopes up, in case this doesn't work." Melissa says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	goesbothways 2010-12-23 05:15 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, believe me, I know what happens then. Speaking of which, your smaller present is probably more along the expected lines. As for Bree... there's no guarantees. But now there's a chance." (Reply to this)(Parent)

charmedlife
2010-12-23 04:23 am UTC (link)

"All right, Dad's about to pick me up, but your presents are under the tree, and we're still on for Paris Theodore Day, with Mom, right?"

Under the tree were T-shirts for Kelly and Melissa saying "Judge if you want; we are all going to die. I intend to deserve it." Nicolai got one of those multilayer chess sets, and New Guy got a paperback copy of David L. Robbins's 'War of the Rats'."

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goesbothways
2010-12-23 04:38 am UTC (link)

Kelly tosses Bea's present at her - and her power warns her just in time how to catch it to avoid an explosion (of tinsel and glitter, admittedly)

Inside the package first is a t-shirt, black, with silver text reading 'Go ahead and keep talking, I'm reloading.' Wrapped in the shirt is a Glock 22 RTF2 pistol, modified to take non-metal rounds so the entire thing, other than the firing pin, would pass a metal detector, and a new gun cleaning kit.

"Of course we're on."

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	charmedlife 2010-12-23 06:03 am UTC (link)
	Bea quickly catches it just as the realization hits, and opens it. She snickers at the shirt, the -- "Awwww, Kelly! You shouldn't have!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	goesbothways 2010-12-23 06:19 am UTC (link)
	"Of course I should have, you needed a new concealable pistol. You're on your own for hiding the firing pin though - but you can tell me where you're hiding it if you really want to." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	favoredheir 2010-12-25 12:41 am UTC (link)
	"You owe me a game when you get back," Nicolai said with a smile after he opened his present. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	charmedlife 2010-12-25 12:59 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, sir!" Bea smiles. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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