Christmas Eve

[skeleton_king]

Jack doesn't attempt to leave the custody of Gene as he leads the search party into the forest, map in hand.

There are a great many more doors now, each with a pumpkin, and as Jack comes into the vicinity they seem to give a little click.

He turns to the search party.

"Spread out and search each area of the forest." he says. "There is likely to be monsters behind these doors, preventing the retrieval of the first Santy Claws. Your Santy Claws is, I think, in the hands of a creature called Oogie Boogie, the former king of Bug Day, who appears as a big sack full of bugs. If you find him, or you get into trouble, shout for help at once. The other monsters should not hurt you too severely, but they will attack, so your best bet is to force them back into the door."

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Team 2 - Bonnie and Autor

[herr_bookman]

Autor steps hesitantly out into the woods, holding a flashlight. He wonders why he let Bonnie drag him into this, and hopes they don't get attacked for their trouble. Then again, Santa's in trouble, so...

Setting aside his worries, he shuffles up to Bonnie. "So, where should we search first?"

Team 1 - Guppy and Duster

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy had thought to bring a torch along, and a first aid kit. But the forest seems... spookier than usual.

"Do you have any battle experience?" he asks Duster, wrapping his scarf around himself.

First Aid! Sort of...

[pullsneedles]

Lucas has been doing a fantastic job minding his own business, the unobtrusive kid from the last three years or so. It's not a bad thing, not at a place like Milliways. It leads to a lot less excitement.

So he's quite content bringing holiday plants in from the greenhouse, decorating the bar with holly, poinsettias, and the other lovely greens of the season.

But if someone should need a quick Lifeup or Healing or something...

Team 4: Rikki and Dorian

[girlwithout]

God, younger Rikki Barnes would be so over the moon right now. Following around a skeleton on a search and rescue mission for Santa Claus? Hell yeah.

Full costume seemed a little over the top here, so Rikki went for warm sweater, jeans, and the belt from her costume that has a few handy little gadgets, plus the bracelet that activates her shield. At the last minute, she also grabbed a little pack with a few extra stuff for weapons and some first-aid supplies, just in case.

Also a flashlight, because duh.

She glances at her search partner. "So, um, I'm Rikki. I don't do search and rescues in the woods a lot, but I have some first aid stuff if we need it and a couple flashlights. You?"

Team 3 - Dani and Enzo

[a1enzo]

Enzo strides between the trees, dry leaves crunching underfoot, and shines his gauntlet's flashlight around.

"Why does Christmas need saving so often, anyway?"