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JEFF SATUR as WIN GAMEPLAY GARNPAPHON as TOPS 

He is just trying to hang onto her window sill at this point. He wasn't gonna fall. totally wouldn't. " Well...I tried to climb a tree...forgot I'm bad at that."

“....”

That sounds something so very, very Sora. Giggling, she rushed over and helped him through her window sill. 

░ ACCEPTING: 14.Having an un-birthday party in the Wonderland Grove.

There were bits of confetti in places he did not even wantto think about, but a grin reached from ear to ear. Maybe Scarlet couldn’t seeit beneath the ridiculous (and he’d been informed mandatory) top hat whose brimdipped deeply, but hopefully the scattered chortles that escaped its shieldwould give her a clue down at the other end of the table.

Cardinal rather suspected the glittery substance in theswirling, purple, dubiously dubbed tea was not sugar as they’d been informed. Itdid make the liquid palatable, however, so he was willing to let it slide fortoday. The Hoods were not so great at letting loose and being invited to anun-birthday party had been shocking, at least for the elder. Yet the bubblyatmosphere of silly shenanigans was contagious, oozing into his typically rigidand reserved personality through some form of osmosis until the rebel was jazzhands-ing his way to the next seat.

And Scarlet, well, he didn’t know if he’d ever seen hersmiling so brightly. The self-proclaimed wallflower laughed and sang along tothe catchy tune as he watched, mesmerized. Because it wasn’t the ginormous daffodilsoccasionally emitting poofs of smoke or the merry tinkling of china. No amountof hexcellent crumpets or his own offering of triple tiered chocolate dippedcherry cake could put him in as lovely a mood as his baby sister’s happiness.

░ ACCEPTING:

Burying a sigh into his mug of hot cocoa, Cardinal glancedup the considerable height of the tree and then at his sister with raisedbrows. “You were on my shoulders then. I don’t—” Clucking his tongue the elder cuthimself off with a bemused shake of his head. “Scar, you wouldn’t mess with yourbestest big bro in this time of year, when all are supposed to be at theirkindest, would you?” Lowering his mug slowly, a palm pressed against his chestwhile he promised, “Because I will try and climb this evergreen right now, andprobably end up toppling over with a fully decorated tree on top of me, if that’swhat you want.”

░ ACCEPTING:

Despite the chill this time of year, Cardinal couldn’t sayhe felt cold. Everything was cheery and bright. The ones he loved were allaround and keeping him full of joy, so how could he be anything less than warm?When one of the loved ones in question offered up a complaint, callused fingerswere all too quick to unwind the scarf around his neck, suddenly remembered.Gently the elder draped it around Scarlet’s with a small grin. “Do you want tohead back? We can always come out another time. Besides, who’s really thewinner if we surrender to Jack Frost and make our way towards a cozy fireplace withcupcakes and cocoa?”

░ ACCEPTING:

Bumpy nose, growing cherry hued from the chill, wrinkled upas he looked over the adorable stuffed animal. He knew that Ezio was absolutelyright to be concerned. Though the eldest Hood child liked to consider himselfmore responsible than the average young person, this was the time of year to bea little lax. Calloused fingers squished at fluffy sides as he peered into itsglassy eyes, possibly waiting for a Frosty style miracle. “But what if I don’ttake it and it ends up all alone and sad on Christmas? I could break this poorstuffy’s heart.” Turning to shoot a puppy dog eyed pout the other’s way, hecontinued in a sullen tone. “How would you feel if someone cast you aside afteryou finally had a little hope for finding a home?”