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It's December! Which means it's nearing Christmas time. Mayor Thanyiel had convinced his son to invite someone over for the holidays - even just for one day. Brad chose one specific guy - Player. One very calm text is what he sends, because of course they have eachother's numbers.
"YO PUNK ARE YOU BUSY FOR THE HOLIDAYS? YOU WANNA COME OVER???"
Player doesn't respond until a solid 3 hours later. A very busy adventurer, clearly.
"sure"
Very enthusiastic.
Despite that, the griefer cheered. They haven't seen eachother since Brad was cured of the whole... Bubonic plant thing. He doesn't think about it much, he doesn't like it. Well, the duo had seen eachother when Player summoned him to fight a bunch of animals in the desert, but he doesn't stay around long enough for a real conversation.
A few days later, a knock at Brad's treehouse door (i think it has a door i can't remember 😭). "WHAT?" Brad yells. After no response for a solid 30 seconds, he groans as he stands and goes up to the door to open it. His annoyed expression quickly fades as he sees the one and only Player.
"YO."
Player waves in greeting, and invites themselves in. Griefer doesn't mind. Player's always welcome in his mind.
There's an awkward silence in the room as the two try to decide what to do.
"... WANNA DECORATE? I HAVEN'T GOT AROUND TO IT."
Player agrees to this activity, grabbing one of the numerous boxes of christmas supplies that Mayor Thanyiel let his son borrow to decorate for christmas. Griefer soon rushes over to help untangle the lights.
The duo take turns giving each other boosts and standing on each other's shoulders to reach the high places for the lights.
"HERE."
"NOW HERE- GET ON MY SHOULDERS."
"... MY TURN."
A while after, the lights were fully set up around the room, and Griefer decides to take a break. He crashes onto his bed, staring at the ceiling. Player, however, was not tired at all. Instead, they look at what else the boxes had to offer. And Player had found the Christmas tree decorations. Baubles, tinsel... The like.
Player glanced over to Griefer on the bed. Those plant features... Brad caught him staring.
"WHAT, PUNK? WHAT DID YOU FIND?"
Brad asks, rising from the bed. He walks over to the box. Stares at it. And then opens the box with the tree in it.
"RIGHT. TREE NEXT."
Griefer says, getting it out of the box to set it up. Player, however, had a very mischievous idea. They picked up one of the baubles and carefully hung it on the back of one of Griefer's neck leaves.
It stays.
This only fuels Player's idea.
Player passes baubles to Griefer, and he just hangs them up on the tree. Player takes out another bauble and hangs it on Griefer. They both wrap the tinsel around the tree once all baubles have been hung... On either Griefer, or the tree.
"OKAY. THAT LOOKS GOOD."
Griefer says, stepping back and admiring the tree... It wasn't that good, but it was good enough for a christmas tree. Griefer holds out his hand for the star that goes on top.
"GIMME THE STAR."
He demands, not looking away.
The delay and giggles causes Griefer to look at Player, who's holding the star in his hand.
"WHAT'S SO FUNNY?"
Griefer's answer? Player trying to put the star on his head.
"HEY- PUNK!"
After a bit of resistance, Player stops, still letting out a few giggles. They point to the mirror. Brad sighs, and looks... Only to see the amount of baubles Player had managed to sneak onto him.
Brad was not having it.
"PLAYER!!"
He yells, only causing Player to laugh out loud again. With a bit of help from Player, Griefer is no longer the christmas tree, and the baubles are on the rightful place. The duo sit down next to the tree, and Brad pulls out a Bloxy cola. Player tugs on his sleeve before he could take a sip.
"WHAT NOW?"
Brad sighs. Player instead offers him a cup of hot cacao. Brad sighs, throwing the Bloxy to some corner of his room as he takes the drink. Player clinks their mug of hot cacao against Brad's, and happily drink. Brad also takes a sip, eating a marshmellow or two. He can't deny it tastes amazing.
"HAPPY HOLIDAYS."
Brad says after a bit of silence. Player smiles in return.
The duo spend the afternoon drinking more of the hot cacao... And also binge-watching christmas films Griefer just happens to have. A very happy holiday indeed.