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since the break up with babette, victor had doubled down on his gym time to keep himself preoccupied. even with sultan running around, the house was too quiet. with his second gym trip of the day in full swing, victor finished up his run on the treadmill and headed over towards the water station to rehydrate.

flash had dropped off a student at the gym after they'd almost successfully paralleled parked. he hopped into the gym to get a gatorade out of the machine (he had a membership, sure, but he'd been meaning to cancel it for... what? four years?). that's when he saw victor over at the water station.

"flash, flash, hundred yard dash" she breamed, giving him a big hug after he finished his bottle of water.

flash grinned even wider when ellie pulled him into a big hug. if anything could heal the whole world, it was ellie frederickson's hugs. "aw, you're too kind. do you think they'll put up posters of me after? posing with the broom? i think i could really work that campaign. i can't say that i have... but you know me, i'm down to clown. i'll have to stop by the ice rink some time and see what the vibe's like."

with carl at the hospital on shift, ellie took to the streets with dug to help join in the community efforts of cleaning up any debris after the high winds from halloween that had whipped through the town looking for trouble.

"oh, ellie-bo-bestie... you're a lifesaver as always," flash greeted with a big grin, taking this opportunity to glug down an entire bottle of water.

"You look like you have a good eye for this sort of thing," Sunny called out, flagging down the person closest by. "Tell me, which of these trees would you say best embodies the spirit of Christmas?"

"Oh, what an awesome question! You totally came to the right guy. Let me, like, feel out their vibes here-," Flash started, giving a very serious look over their selection. "Mm... this one is giving me something, but might be a little on the shedding side. This one, though, woah. Listen close, and it's practically singing Wham!'s 'Last Christmas'."

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Flash felt like he'd blinked between catching up with Sally at the start of the night versus now. How quickly things seemed to go wrong in this town, huh? At least this time it was just freaky weather, that much they could handle. He looked Sally over as she replied, wondering if she really was okay. "Oh, I'm just under-serious. Cool as a cucumber. A serial under-reactor. But, uh, yeah... Happy to help wherever I can, Sally. Are you sure you're alright? I can get you some water or something, if you want?"

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"Dissatisfied? No way, man. You look so cool, it's unreal. If they were giving out prizes for best dressed, you'd have to take 'em all home. The talent is, like, wow!" Flash mimicked his mind exploding with his hands to emphasise his point. He chuckled at her question, shrugging in response. Totally fair enough, huh? "I'm a Marg enthusiast. Specifically, the Margarita Man from Jurassic Park. World. A man with his priorities in check even when the place is crashing down and dinos are out for blood. Y'know?"

Kronk instinctively leaned in slightly when the other lowered his voice, nodding. "Right... the poison..." he whispered back. Of course; were they worried they caught the wrong person? Surely that couldn't be the case... "I suppose they are all taking their roles very seriously." At the proposal of alcohol, Kronk thought for a moment, before agreeing. "Sure, why not?"

"The margs definitely take the edge off, but unfortunately, these particular Men In Black aren't down to clown. More for us, huh?" Flash was determined to have at least one margarita in his hand at all times, for the sake of the costume. The bartender was either going to love him or hate him by the end of the night.

@happieststarters

"Not physically, Sal. Just the vibes have taken a bit of a dip here, you know? I think the best thing to do is stay inside until this thing blows over - literally and figuratively. I mean, once everyone stops freaking out - totally valid - you could put the playlist back on and let the good times roll. Respectfully, of course," he added for good measure. "Are you doing okay?"

LABUBU PARTY ANIMAL

"Oh, I think you mean... la-bu-gie," Flash grinned, sliding his way onto the dancefloor. Whether or not he was doing the right thing, was totally up for debate, but man was he enthused!

@happieststarters

"The guy with the deeply dedicated frown would forsure tackle anyone to the ground. There'd be toilet roll everywhere, we'd be fighting our way out of here. Then again, his partner in crime there - Smiley, is how I like to think of him - is giving a much less drastic vibe. I think they'd be down to clown, truth be told," Flash answered, gesturing towards two of the security guards. "Hypothetically, of course."

Kronk felt a little intimidated when he was going through the metal detectors before being allowed into the town hall. He understood the extra precaution, of course, but to be gawked at so suspiciously like he was already a suspect... well that didn't feel too good. "Anyone else get a strange feeling about the party this year?"

"The vibes are a little gnarly, it's true. I think we're all just feeling the chill from the whole-," he lowered his voice to whisper- "Poisoning, thing. That and none of these security guys have dressed up. They're not even wearing a smile, or a cape. Give it time, though. Margarita?"