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[ Left outside Clem's door are two wrapped packages. one is a fancy swiss army knife and one is a bundle pack of different comic books, enough variety for Clementine to hopefully find something she likes, then start seeking out issues on her own from either the library or the closet. There's a note, too: ]

Clementine,

It's hard to know back home how close or far we are from Christmas. So, while we're here, enjoy this. One practical thing, and something you can hopefully enjoy. And I mean really enjoy. Get lost in a good story every now and then. You deserve it.

Merry Christmas,

Michonne

PS: Wonder Woman is pretty great.

[ Michonne knocks, then quickly leaves so that the gifts are a surprise. She knows she can't ask Clementine to just be a kid again, it might not ever work that way. But she can do this, at least. ]

[ on the morning of december 25, clementine received a festive little pair of elf pants holding a gift specially tailored to her. merry christmas...? ]

[ iris is a little late with her christmas gift, clem. apologies for that!

wonderland was merciful in that it let her keep her memories, and so iris remembers very clearly clementine's quiet remark about loving to draw and paint before the apocalypse. and there is no doubt that experiences like those would have changed clementine forever, but that doesn't mean all needs to be lost, yes?

at the very least, she wanted to give clementine something that might help her know where to start.

merry christmas, clementine. iris loves you. ]

[ unlike clementine, katherine doesn't knock and wait to give her her gift. she has her reasons, and they're very much born out of her own need to preserve herself. she's already given so much to a young girl she considers to be a mirror of herself, and taking elijah's words to heart, she doesn't wish for her to live a life similar to her own. ]

[ she thinks to knock, but katherine believes perhaps it's best for the both of them she doesn't wait around for clementine to answer her door. ]

[ wrapped in plain paper, katherine leaves her with two plain leather-bound journals. ]

[ when clementine opens one, she'll find it filled with katherine's neat cursive. on the first page reads: This is an adventure you won't find in the library. completely filled with a To be continued ... scrawled at the bottom of the very last page, it's filled with katherine's neat cursive. it tells the story of a girl who hadn't been designed for adventures, who had been soft and shaped to live a life already created for her, but she had chosen to break free of the confines of her own cage. the story very much reflects the tale of katerina petrova, from the moment she decided to live her life with a boy clementine may recall from hogwarts to the very moment she saved herself from a big bad wolf, and ends as she searches high and low for for her own flesh and blood. katherine removes her own name and instead insists on calling the protagonist nadja to add to its own fictional effect, and includes her own notes, such as Never trust a dog that doesn't bark when a nik is mentioned or, when aleksander is mentioned, He really was hopeless. ]

[ the other journal is plain, save for the very first page. once again, it's written in katherine's cursive:

You have an adventure inside of you that's worth telling. Tell it.

- Katherine. ]

[ he flashes and runs, leaving clementine a small package. inside of the paper is a picture frame, with a piece of paper slotted inside that reads: For whatever you want to remember. if she pulls the paper out, she'll find another placed neatly and carefully behind it. he's sketched in pencil (and incredibly well) a picture of clementine and iris painting with smiles on their faces. the focus of the portrait is them, with the wall and everything else fading around them into obscurity. ]

[It's been a little while since the zombie family dinner, but Georgia hasn't forgotten her little slip-up, or that Clementine had definitely caught it. She's been busy, but now she finally clears the time to text Clementine and know she'll be able to pay attention if this conversation needs it.]

If you want to ask about it you can.

[ he has little interest in a literal winter wonderland.

klaus has spent the majority of this event on edge, waiting for the catch despite the evidence there is no catch. (no catch besides the continuing violation of their minds and autonomy, that is.) it's halfway through the afternoon (and a thorough exploration of the ski lodge itself) that he grudgingly decides to weather the actual weather, if only to have a better idea of this event up-close.

in part because a portion of him does hope this will be uneventful. rebekah has been downtrodden since her doctor left, despite her brave face to the contrary. freya has been at her wit's end to limits that have even begun to concern him, at rebekah's urgings.

despite the initial wariness in her eyes this morning, caroline wants so fervently to make this a respite. he cannot help but want it for those he loves, if not out of sheer common sense. (just because he craves a fight, it does not make it prudent to seek it.)

so finds klaus, wrapped up not quite as thoroughly as a normally warm-blooded person should be (sans hat, but not without a wool coat, scarf, and gloves) on his way outside.

that is until he catches sight of a familiar silhouette looking out a window at the fluff of falling snow.he pauses, watches her posture a moment, and walks over. ] Considering it?

[ She should have reached out earlier. Michonne knows it. But this was something Clementine shouldn't have had to ever see. Someone she cares about, as a walker. Michonne's under no allusions that this was the first time or that it'll be the last. She just never wanted it to be her. Fuck.

Finally, she sends a text. Not wanting to be invasive. Just needed to check on her. ]

Are you okay?

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hey.
thanks for helping us the other day.

you're probably the only reason jay's still alive.

Thanks.

Not sure if Tim would have survived that stunt if you hadn't shown up.

[Georgia waits a bit after the zombie event since she knows it was probably pretty trying. Tastes of home often are. But it's not too long before she sends Clementine a message.]

Still interested in seeing the recorder I use?

[It's not long after he's hung up on Georgia that he decides what he needs to do.

Angus waffles on typing, then he waffles on how to word it, then he waffles on sending it. After a lot of fuss over what to say and how, he finally leaves Clementine a message, clear in intentions.]

Please meet me at the destruction room.

[ To Clementine, Love Michonne. The presents are actually under Michonne's tree, waiting to be unwrapped by Clem. They include:

a wireless speaker in any shape she'd like

a new knife

A pair of chuck taylors

And the big ticket item: An honest to God katana similar to Michonne's. They'll be doing a lot of practicing with something fake, though, first.

( clementine will receive an invitation decorated with images of festive sweaters to christmas day brunch. there will be every single pastry and sweet imaginable, of course plus a mountain of beignets, and a hot breakfast.

under the tree, there are wrapped presents with clementine's name on them: an oval silver locket (infused with vervain shh), a polaroid camera in any color she'd like, a painting of their snowmen, and assorted clothes to her style and books picked for her preference. )

_{[Picking presents for girls is hard. Having magic closets that can spit out just about anything doesn't help the selection process much when you're clueless as to what girls are into, especially ones that are younger and from worlds that put the "grim" in "grim reaper."

He thinks about it. And then he thinks some more. But then--! Aha! He finally lands on what he feels is a great getting-to-know-you gift. It has a little bit about his culture, it's fun, it's useful, it's something to flip through if she's ever on the toilet or trapped in her room during an event... or trapped on the toilet...

It's also silly and obnoxious, so. You know. A very Ryuji-esque gift.

Merry Christmas, Clementine!]}

[Left outside Clem's door, wrapped with a note:
All three]

Clem--

Merry Christmas.

--Shaun

[From George, Clementine receives a textbook entitled From Stalnaker to Mason: A History of Media in the 21st Century. Though Shaun and Georgia do get a mention, the Masons the cover refers to are Stacy and Michael, their parents. Georgia and Shaun are mostly mentioned as being raised in the public eye and frequently appearing on their blog. The book covers the Rising and its effect on journalism, specifically how the world drifted from print media to internet media.

Have fun!]

[At some point during Christmas, there will be a small wrapped box outside Clem's door with a note. The box contains the following star-studded film classic:]

[The note reads:]

Sorry we didn't get to this one last time.

Evil trees, though. You'll see what I mean.

-Jay

Secret Santa Christmas gift!

ho ho ho!

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