021 [Action] Backdated to Christmas Afternoon :|

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[Luke's in quite a good mood lately. Probably because of all the Christmas cheer going around. He's found that he rather likes the holiday, as it's a chance to give stuff to people without an explanation

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[Oh hey there Luke, were you trying to be sneaky? Too bad, Ion totally saw you walking up the path to House One from the living room window. And... what's that he's got with him? HMMMM.]

[Of course, given how many people who'll be getting gifts live in House One, chances are Ion would have opened the door before Luke could escape in the first place... buut Ion will just open the door before Luke even gets there.]

Luke, what a pleasant surprise!

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[-DAMMIT.

Luke freezes in his tracks, his grip tightening a little on the bag. After that, he lets out a sigh and hangs his head, then lifts it up to give an exasperated smile.]

I didn't want you to see me yet... Too late for that, I guess.

1/3

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Oh, so it actually was supposed to be a surprise?

[He was just using an expression!]

Ah, in that case!

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[...yeah, he just closed the door.]

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[And then reopens it just enough to quickly peek his head back out.]

Should I wait a couple of minutes before opening it again?

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[... ...]

No, it's okay. [Luke is cold anyway, so he steps up to the door and gives it a light push.] You know I'm here anyway, so...

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[In that case, Ion opens the door wide enough for him to come through... but seriously, what's with the giant bag?]

I'm sorry for spoiling it, then. [With a bit of a chuckle.] But why wasn't I supposed to see you?

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[First, he'll step inside and give an extra shiver. Jeez, it's cold out there... Stepping into a warm house is a relief.]

Well... I was going to drop off presents for everyone. But they're supposed to be surprises. I was kind of hoping I could just... sneak up and leave them so that people could find them. [He's... been pretty unsuccessful so far.]

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Presents...?

[Oh... ohhhh! That explains the bag!]

I see, now! How very thoughtful of you, Luke. [Look at that smile, Luke. Look at it.]

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It's just something I wanted to do, that's all...

[He eases the bag off of his shoulder to dig around.]

I got something for you! Let me just... [Is it on the bottom of the pile seriously]

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[Luke, if he knew who Santa Clause was, he'd accuse you of being him right now. Peeeeering over into that mighty bag of gifts.]

For me...?

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[Well how else is he supposed to carry all the things. 8|

Luke doesn't answer that, instead focusing on finding that gift. Once he does, he grins, then holds out the scarf for Ion.]

Here. I don't think you have enough of these things.

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[Luuuuke that smile is coming back. He reaches out and takes it, looking it over as a smile spreads over his face.]

Oh, thank you, Luke!

[Look, he'll even put it on right now! Of course, he'll go to the extra effort of putting the new one on before taking the one he's already wearing off. Even if that just looks silly.]

How does it look?

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[... Yeah, it just looks silly with that other scarf on. But hey - ]

It looks good on you! [He holds up the end of the scarf, where the little demon face is.] But how can you stand wearing two of those things?

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