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?sometime post-snowman?

[acrobacy]

[ As promised, from a NIGHTWING is the photo of Dick Number One and his Blue Badger! ]

[trenchdoting]

Thanks, pal. I remember that time well. He was so young. So innocent!

[acrobacy]

So full of hope for the future...

Actually, what was his future? Did he come alive too?

[trenchdoting]

He sure did. He started running around and slapping cuffs on anyone he could find! It was real disappointing, pal.

[acrobacy]

...huh. Like, ice cuffs? Snow cuffs?

[trenchdoting]

Ice ice baby.

It was a real fiasco, pal.

[acrobacy]

Oh boy. How'd you manage it?

Gift Delivery (backdated 12/25)

[anything_grows]

[ In the morning if Dick steps outside his home, he will find a dried flower wreath hanging on the door, delivered by the mail mice. Attached to the wreath is a tag. ]

Happy Holidays!

- Willow

[callmeaprincess]

[On Christmas morning, Gumshoe will find at his door a neatly-wrapped notepad paired with a delicate little magnifying glass. Next to the gifts is a card inside a wax-sealed envelope with Gumshoe's full name scribed in elegant cursive on the front, in both Roman and Persian (کفش آدامسیدیکه) alphabet. The card's message reads:]

Detective Gumshoe,

I hope these help you find clues to solve the mystery around our kidnapping here in Visium. If there's any detective who can figure it out, it's you!

Let me know what you find.
Jasmine

voice un: countrymouse

[idratherdie]

[ Angel never really makes social calls, they're too much effort but today, they have a favour to ask, and Dick always said they were welcome so... Have a little Angel calling you up out of the blue! ]

Hey old man, you got some water at your place?

voice un: dgumshoe

[trenchdoting]

You know I'm not that old at all, pal... but yeah, I do. I got running water and everything! You don't got any where you're staying?

[idratherdie]

Sheesh it was just a joke. I know, I know, I'm probably waaay older than you anyway...

[ Angel pauses for a moment then, the sound of them turning on a dry tap before responding. ]

Nope. Not a drop. Well, that's a lie, there's a drop but not enough. I stink. I've been sleeping in a groove in the wall and the mushroom base of it has started to rot? Or well, I think that's what the mush is, I'm not a mushroom expert even though I am a fun-guy.

[ For a joke, Angel's delivery is so dry and stale. ]

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Yeah, but a joke can't stand when it's built on something that just ain't true! [He shakes his head.] Yeah, you would be the real old-timer here...

[Gumshoe pauses as he listens to them talk about their situation, increasingly distraught.]

What?? Hey, this is no time for mushroom jokes, pal! I know you're an angel and a devil, but that doesn't sound like any kind of place to stay. Just come on over here and get yourself washed up, alright? If you don't have anywhere better to stay, you should just stay around here!

[idratherdie]

Huh... Wonder if there's a way to find out how old I actually am? Think if we cut into my halo it would have rings like a tree?

[ They're not even really paying attention to what they're saying when they make that comment, they're honestly just zoning out a little. ]

Still better than the cell I'm used to back in my world... Wait, you mean it? I can come stay with you?

[trenchdoting]

...I don't know enough about halos to know if that's how they work...

[They are a bit of an abstract thing, but he's guessing that's also not entirely serious.]

Well, uh, yeah! I mean, I've been living on my own all this time. It might be nice to have a roommate. And it sounds like you could really use a nice place with running water and all. You'd be welcome here for sure, pal!

[idratherdie]

Neither do I...

[ It is and it isn't serious? It's hard to tell with Angel, simply because they keep such a straight tone and face when they say such things. ]

A roommate? What's a roommate? But sure, it could be nice not to smell and be hungry. I asked someone for food the other day and they more or less scolded me for not having a job or a way of getting my own food. I'm not used to having to do this stuff myself.

anon

[devilishkouhai]

👻🕸️ Cursed Text Warning 🕸️👻

Once upon a midnight dream, while you opened your oracle so weary... This message came to be! 😱 And now, you’ve been CURSED!! It's real curse magic! 😈💀

If you don’t send this to 10 people within the next 6 minutes, you’ll wake up to these horrors:

1. Your phone screen will mysteriously crack... 📱💔
2. A pixie will rearrange your furniture in the middle of the night 🛋️🧚 (and you’ll fall on your face)
3. The shard magic you collected will go to 0... and you'll have to start all over again 💎😱
4. You’ll lose your abilities you regained one by one 🔮😳
5. Vaeros will come into your nightmares and force you to date him... 😘💋
6. But if you do send it... nothing creepy will happen 👀 …maybe… 🕷️

Good luck 😏💀

12/25 gift delivery!!

[devilishkouhai]

[ A box is left outside Gumshoe's Home, with the following items!

Obtained
x1 New spiffy Detective jacket that he can wear over his shoulders and not have to hook his arms under it
x1 A squeaky duck that looks weirdly similar to Gumshoe
x1 A cool new Pen!
x1 A metal insulated cup to keep cold or hot beverages inside. It has an image of a cute stylized Mug Logo on it with text on the mug saying: #1 Detective. Clearly it means he is the best detective... This is very basic looking and was clearly made here in Somnius.

Letter: Merry Christmas, Pal! - BB ]

action!

[heavensnight]

[Maria comes over, like she said she would. it's good to get out of the place she's sharing with James and even better to have company with someone who actually wants to talk with her.

she does send a message over "I'm here!" before she's right there.]

[trenchdoting]

[Gumshoe's eager to have some company over. And a pretty lady at that! Once he gets the text, he hurries over to the front door and opens it as he looks for her approach. He'll eagerly wave to her once he spots her.]

Hey there, pal! You made it!

[He's without his usual trenchcoat, but otherwise is dressed essentially in his normal attire. And right in front of his hill house is his modest garden, with some simple plants and a few herbs.]

[heavensnight]

[man, she really does like his energy. it's a welcomed change when she's stuck with someone so down all the time.

she looks to his cute little garden (and he's got hobbies!) before turning her attention to him with a smile.]

Lucky for me, right? I finally get to see the great artist.

[trenchdoting]

[He chuckles bashfully abd rubs at his head.]

Oh stop! You make me sound like some kinda Da Vinci... But y'know what? I guess I am pretty great!

[With that burst of confidence, he goes to open the door her!]

C'mon in, pal! And prepare to be wowwed!!

[Inside is a humble abode that definitely looks like it was recently cleaned, possibly in a hurry. And one bust has been set up by the door - one which bears the face and shape of one Blue Badger.]

[heavensnight]

That's the spirit! [she appreciates the energy, the confidence, and just the overall vibe that he gives. partly why she took him up on the offer.

though the first thing she sees is the Blue Badger and she blinks, pointing to it. still smiling because hey now, she isn't rude.]

Did you make this one?

[trenchdoting]

[He grins proudly as ge gestures to it.]

I sure dudy, pal! That's none other than the Blue Badger. He's the mascot of my police department back home! I made a dancing stand-out of him once back home, so he was a natural choice for me to sculpt! He came out pretty good, right?

[heavensnight]

[it is cute, she thinks. though she isn't sure what a mascot like this does for the police? oh well. what does she know!]

You did. Way better than I could do. You typically do mascots and things like that.