Doors

[The gift comes belatedly through the mail, though it was promised that it would be delivered by Christmas. Oh well. The box includes a new arc welder, and an informal pass from the owner of a local scrapyard to go on a shopping spree worth about $200, paid in advance, to pick up fresh scrap and materials. A simple note inside reads:]

Promise to make something, and I'll promise to worry less. Merry Christmas.
-Louis

I don't even remember ringing in the new year last night. But I must have had a good time considering the headache I've got this morning.

[Locked to Evangeline S.]

[Blue ink. As the advertiser anon, after this.]

Hello.

Thank you for the Christmas gift, you're very kind.

[Group lock: Harry O, Mary Jane W]

I don't even know if it matters anymore, but I think Peter's gone again.

[Locked to Jack R]

[After receiving the stocking gift.]

Thanks. You didn't have to, but thanks.

[Ashleigh D]

[Delivered to her suite at the Wynn: a bracelet in a very well known blue box. It's accompanied by another, single red rose.]

See you on Friday
-Alexander

[Chloe M]

Happy New Year, sister.

[ phone call to colin k ]

Tired and sore but still excited, Haley collapsed onto the purple couch in her living room. The rest of her new apartment was covered in a sea of moving boxes that had just been unloaded. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and dialed her brother's number. After ringing twice, she heard him answer the line.

"What's up, bitch? Guess who's in Vegas? Hollaaaaaaa." [ she pauses and clears her throat ] "Okay, yeah. I still can't pull that off. But whatever. I'm here!"

Many thanks to whoever was kind enough to gift me the cloak. It was much needed and much appreciated. I only wish I knew you, so I could return the favor.

[A few ink drops.] The offer of help stands to those who need it. Shelter is available to those lost in the drifts of snow, and those who simply need a change of scenery and are able to make the ill-advised trip. If you seek haven, please say so here, and we will figure out how to best manage it.

[Public, as Amelia T]


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