When; December 27th [Evening].
Rating; PG
Characters; Nina [legislated] & Tybalt [iris_aegis].
Summary; Nina learns how to ride a pegasus and Tybalt asks her to the winter gala. Unfortunately, she has her reasons for not wanting to go. You thought Romeo and Juliet were the only ones with relationship troubles?
Log; ( It was a matter of weighing the choices. And in this case, he was willing to take the gamble. )

WINTER GALA IS OPEN ~ !

Seen the sign? It’s everywhere.

And every little corner, and every little street, strident and glistening and snow everywhere. Statue here, statue there – North, South, East, West – they do call it the Square. There’s word they’re war heroes, or troubled hallows, or nothing of the sort. That might be ice they’re sculpted in – or the sliver in some champagne glass, because giants drink too, and the City knows things. The City doesn’t tell.

But the tap those statues once or twice, and tap them strong, and tap them well, and they’ll whisper a secret. The little Elf army scuttling about has seen better days for wear (mostly Thursdays), but they’re only three feet tall, and the silver powder on their cheek’s both rigidly applied, and rented. Kick’em. They’re fluent in seven languages, you know. They have a degree. Naghladi’gjamarai got a Nobel nomination last year; no one knows. The human reporter didn’t look down to his knee when he was interviewing. Humans, so damned righteous.

Like the lights everywhere can never go out.

Like they’re the first ones here, dancing all too merry.

Like it’s their celebration.

Like it’s not all coming out of their City taxes.

Idiots.


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When; December 28th; evening
Rating; NC-17 for extreme violence and sexual themes
Characters; Sakata Gintoki (ginironosora), Takasugi Shinsuke (oneeyedbeast)
Summary; Takasugi and Gintoki finally decide to settle things once and for all with a fight.
Log; ( It's been a while, Gintoki. )