Christmas "Meme"

[snakewithbaggage]

Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!
Suzu ga naru
Suzu no rizumu ni hikari no wa ga mau
Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!
Suzu ga naru
Mori ni hayashi ni hibikinagara

Welcome to the Dinohouse Christmas "meme"! This is going to work a bit differently from most memes, but still free free to do what you want here!

The idea:
Following this post I will be making an assortment of Universe/Location "thread" comments. These will define the specific scene and universe being worked in. Comments by applicable characters will follow under that comment.

Example:
Mushverse; Shiba Mansion; open to Shinkengers

Comments following that would all be set in the Mushverse universe, be by any Shinkengers that want to participate, and take place at the Shiba Mansion Christmas party. Think of it sort of like every "top level" comment is its own post to the community.

Following that example, if your desired AU/Canon/etc isn't there, feel free to make a "thread" for it! Say there's already a Mushverse Go-busters "thread", and you want to do something in Aibouverse, or something more canon, maybe just between two characters? Make one!

Comments following the "thread" headings can be group setting free for all, or between individuals. Say it's a canon GokaiGalleon party, and Gai and Luka want to go off alone, or are on their way to the Galleon together? Their thread can be a separate second level comment thread beneath the main Canon Gokaiger thread.

I know that's a lot of information/qualifiers, but don't let it make you nervous to post, "rules" are fluid, and mainly set for added organization.

HAVE FUN. And enjoy the season!

Comments

[ikarigai]

I don't blame Megumi for not wanting to go anywhere near the kitchen today. What with everything that's happened recently, I'm surprised we're even still having a Christmas celebration.

I'm glad we are; when things get rough you need to try and keep your heart hopeful. Joe will come back, safe and whole. We have to believe that, and do the best we can to go on with our lives.

I manage to avoid the flames and foam as I slip into the kitchen and fix a cup of tea in Megumi's favorite mug. I return to her in the living room where we've been setting up the tree together. Right now she's seated, and looks as if she's either going to cry, or is fighting off a headache at the disaster echoing from the kitchen.

"Here, Mama." I press the mug into her hand, and offer her as warm a smile I can muster.

[bluedolphin]

Once or twice a year (usually at Christmas or New Year and summer, if we have a barbecue) Jou and Yuusuke will decide to be The Men of the House and try to cook. It never ends well; but I've learned it's best to let them get it out of their system. We can always clear up and make any necessary insurance claims later.

Nothing's going to be quite the same this year, though, because my little Joe isn't here. I'm having a struggle to keep myself together in front of Gai. We're doing our best to give the kids a proper Christmas but without Joe it all feels so pointless. There are lots of presents for him under the tree, and I've kept his room just the way he likes it, with his little stuffed dolphin waiting on his bed. We've got to have faith he'll come back.

Gai's brought me in a cup of tea. He's such a good boy. He's worked so hard since he came here, and I don't know how we ever got along without him, "thank you, darling." I take a careful sip from the mug and then place it down on the coffee table. I'm going to give him a little hug, because he's my baby and I know he won't blame me for being sentimental.

[ikarigai]

She sets her mug down and leans in for a hug, something I was planning on giving her anyway the moment she was finished sipping at her tea. I like hugs, especially with people I care about. With family.

It used to be just me and my grandma, and I still miss her, am still mourning, a little. But now I have a big family that cares for me. A family of heroes that don't just want to protect their own, but protect the whole world.

I've come to love them all very quickly.

So I give Megumi a tight hug, and rub her back a little before it breaks, picturing comforting warm flowing from my hand into her. I hope it helps ease the ache in her heart, even if it's just a little, and momentary.

"Do you need anything else?"

[bluedolphin]

"No thank you, darling. You're lovely." I press a kiss to his temple and smooth down some of his hair.

I need Joe back, but we're working on that.

"What shall we do now? Why don't we use some of this, look." I open a box of tinsel. There's red for Yuusuke, a different shade of blue each for me and Joe, yellow for Jou, gold for Kazari, purple for Katsumi, and a new pack of silver for Gai. All these decorations are a slight fire hazard but we should be fine if we don't overload sockets or place anything too close to the tree.