kido doesn't do festive holiday music

[blindfoldcode]

Who: Kido and OPEN to her friends/people she thinks she owes.
What: The bestowing of gifts
When: IDK whenever the bestowing of gifts should occur.
Where: System Crash's Penthouse, Pride HQ, and quiet places she can meet up with her Virgo friends.
Warnings: Kido and Celty are gonna get pelted with crackers but otherwise...

[Kido's on a fucking mission to act like she's okay. She's like. Still all sorts of messed up, but she's trying to act like she's gonna make it.

A
And during the holidays that means a s h i t t o n of baking. She has been pretty busy in the System Crash penthouse the last day or two making like a trillion cake rolls. Oh god why is she doing this cookies would be easier, but cookies are also something everyone's going to be making.

Every even slightly imperfect cake is going to get shoved onto her bandmates. She can't give something imperfect. Someone might think she actually made it. And like she doesn't want herself associated with baking it fucks with the rebel image. But there she is in the kitchen, long sleeved tee shirt with rolled up sleeves, slippers and an apron, super concentrated like this is her life.

Don't judge her.

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And like now she has to give them out. It's easier to do in HQ. She's not being tailed here. She's knocking on the doors of any friends (and anyone who she feels she owes a favor to), super casually like she's. Totally not been baking for the last too many hours straight.]

Hey. ... You like sweets right?

[THAT'S EXACTLY HOW YOU GIVE A GIFT.

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Except for Junkyard Carnival. At some point, they're gonna find themselves dealing with cracker pentagrams all over their goddamn wall.

And a cheese platter, mostly because she's terrified of Luci, with a nice little card, written in red, promising it's not poisoned and also "PS: Fuck you, Xanxus."

How she got in there? A fucking mystery.

C

And of course there's Virgo to worry about. Most of her friends are Virgo. So there's going to be texts, to friends and, again, people she feels she owes a favor to.

Are you free? Think you could meet me at the music store on [street]?

Yup. That's not threatening and absolutely cannot get her in trouble if Lesedi reads it.

She's feeling pretty good about this all in all.

It's a great distraction from the glowing yellow eyes in her dreams that keep startling her awake.]

Comments

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[wounds]

[That's probably how you give a gift.]

Yes.

[He'll look at her for a moment.]

Have you been sleeping enough?

[blindfoldcode]

For the love of--just take the box. [She kinda shoves it at him. She hasn't been sleeping well. She looks away and her eyes flash red uncomfortably--she doesn't like lying to him. She's really gotta get this under control.]

There's this, too. [She shoves her hand in her pocket and holds out a smaller package.] It doesn't get too cold around here but if you're out late-- [Just take it jesus.]

[wounds]

[He can't really shove it away, so he'll take it one handed. Alright, alright.]

You didn't have to get me anything.

[But he'll take it. Can't be rude.]

[blindfoldcode]

Yeah. Well. [She still won't look at him. Is her face turning red? God it is don't make this weird, Genos.] Who knows how I would've ended up if you didn't babysit me in the bar. I owe you. [That's exactly why she totally wouldn't've done it without that happening. Totally?]

[wounds]

I didn't do it for a gift. We need to look out for each other, especially considering everything that's happened.

Don't forget to take care of yourself. That means remembering to sleep.

C

[losingherhead]

Sure thing.

She could use the company after her last chat with Nyla didn't go as planned.

[blindfoldcode]

[She's waiting there like normal--not even disguised beyond a pair of sunglasses god it's bright right it has nothing to do with the fact her eyes are weird not at all. Nothing to do with the fact she found a pocket of Saltines in her pocket after she sat in one place too long. She smiles when she sees Celty.]

Hey. Good to see you in one piece.

[losingherhead]

Likewise. How's the demon life treating you?

[blindfoldcode]

Could be worse. No one's tried to burn me at the stake, yet.

[Yet being the keyword. She hesitates before she goes into her bag and holds out three boxes. She holds them out for Celty. Take them.]

[losingherhead]

That's good. Just gotta hope they don't test to see if you float too.

[Her helmet tilts a little in surprise before reaching out for it.]

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[tigermillionaire]

[Tiger has been lurking around a lot, looking faintly confused. This definitely seems to be a bit out of the ordinary, and he doesn't really know what to do with it. It takes him a while to ask, but...]

Is this a holiday thing?

[He picks up one of the rolls.]

[blindfoldcode]

It's more of a distraction thing.

[Yeah, it's totally a holiday thing.]

I just like to cook.

[tigermillionaire]

You never cooked before.

[HE'S GOT YOU NOW KIDO. Really, though, he doesn't even care if it's for the holidays...he's just curious. More curious than he usually is about this sort of thing.]

[blindfoldcode]

I cook a lot. [She's made breakfast before. Cooked regular when most of the band was out or asleep or busy, too.] You just never noticed.

[She pauses. Looks at a piece of a cake roll that got messed up, and holds it out to him.] Try it?

[She's good. The kind of good you don't get without practice.]

[tigermillionaire]

Oh...

[Yeah, cooking breakfast and stuff somehow doesn't compute as the same thing as baking to him. Baking is mysterious and hard. He takes the cake roll and looks at it quizzically, then eats it.]

You're making these as gifts, right??

A

[sailorlaughter]

[Pinkie perches on one of the empty counters, happily eating her imperfect cake roll.]

Do you want some help? I can mix stuff for you!

[blindfoldcode]

I've got it. [She gives Pinkie a warm smile.] If I'm giving them to people, I should be the one making them.

[sailorlaughter]

Yeeeeeah, okay. I can hang out with you though!

[She drums her heels against the cabinets.] How many are you making?

[blindfoldcode]

[She takes a minute to consider, count off again. There were more people than she really thought in her life...]

Ten, I think. But probably more. I've messed up a couple already.

[sailorlaughter]

That's okay! Practice is the only way you learn! And cake rolls are kinda tricky to roll right.

4Luci

[blindfoldcode]

[Kido's not doing great. She's not doing great at all. She's got quite a few problems and a member of Junkyard Carnival is probably 90% of them. And in most ways, she can handle it. But there is one giant, glaring problem right now.

And it's that Xanxus knows something that could actually get her in serious trouble.

Which is why she finds herself outside the Carnies' penthouse. Waiting. Heart racing. Making sure, that somehow, if she knocks, he's not going to open the door. Making sure that no one in particular is watching.

And it's with red eyes that there doesn't seem to be anyone knocking on the door.

Just in case.]

[stylistic_disloyalty]

[Luci's in the living room, lounging and watching a movie, so she's the closest in earshot when the knock comes. Huh. She's not expecting anybody, maybe Xanxus talked someone into a fling.]

Coming!

[She hops over the back of the couch and goes to the door, opening it.]

[...huh. Nobody? Luci looks down either end of the hall.]

Little early for ding-dong-ditch... [She mutters.]

[blindfoldcode]

[Kido positively slumps with relief. Excuse her while she just. Ever so little brushes against Luci's arm on purpose. She's going to be telling her anyway, so there's no point in trying to pretend she doesn't have this power. Even if Luci's the only one she's visible to with these eyes.]

Is Xanxus inside? [Please don't react loudly. Kido's not smart, but she's really, really trying not to get into trouble here.]

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Fuck--!

[Luci's heart nearly jumps out of her chest when Kido appears next to her out of nowhere. She jerks back and away before she can actually process what's happening.]

The fuck-- Kido, what the fuck was that?!

[blindfoldcode]

[Shit, come on you could have at least not said who she was--

Kido looks around in a brief panic to make sure no one's been alerted before she lifts a hand to her hair...]

I need to talk to you. Is Xanxus inside?