Open Secret Santa 2014!

[Jade]

I didn't expect to get anything, but this was awesome. Thank you @Sophie for the beard oil and @Jade for the bacon and tie. Merry Jolly TECSXMAS to you all.

You're welcome,Zack!

 

[Julie Justice]

That's nice for Julie to give me that (I wish it was a cat statue but it'll do I just put in my house in a safe place on top of the bookcase.)

Hello Jade. I'm glad you like the elephants. (Celadon is pretty, like jade.) And they had such cute faces. Also in most parts of Asia, elephants are considered good luck; and it is considered good luck to walk under an elephant's belly. I'm sure they will be happy on a bookcase, guarding all your important books.

 

[Neb]

Kidman's authentic, real time reactions to:

Euge, I've given you some good rum before, so I'm going to keep the tradition. This year, I'm throwing in an extra bit, and I'm putting it all in the form of a math equation.

/sees what Euge got.

You dawg, I heard you like shots so I put shots in your shots so you can get shot taking shots.

When considering a gift for @Flag, Ivy briefly considered signing him up for a cuddle party so he would soften up, luckily logic prevailed.

/reads Ivy's gift.

No. No! NoooooooooooooIWANTTOCUDDLEHIMSOBAD!
...
ahem
Right, good choice.

a gift for Kidman...something to wear for her feet (a pair of sneakers with a pair of socks and a pair of flip-flops)

Hey thanks, mate! I don't always wear shoes, but when I do, I'll wear these.

For Kidman, I've been trying to devise the best way to deliver a chicken army unto you. *points out the window at a newly built chicken coop*
I tried to get them to sit on the roombas, but they wouldn't cooperate, so... *puts stuffed chickens on top of the roombas*

Alas... it appears everyone else got their gifts but not me....

/hears something outside

Eh?

Do I hear....chickens??

/is bombarded by stuffed chickens on her roombas.

Avast!

And yet, I know I hear chickens!

/finds coop

OMG EUGE! MY CHICKENSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

/glomps Euge

Now I must name and train them all.

 

[Invader]

The stockings contain chocolate, a free pass to the local cinema, and a fake bug of sorts that has a tag good for one prank against whomever they choose. There is also a card in each one of the stockings for a free ice cream as well. Upon seeing the unicorn plush invader dragged it to her secret room for safe keeping. She decided to make some cardboard armor for it just for fun. However they were wondering if everyone liked the mini stockings before sneaking off to the library to read a few books. As long as they were happy she was happy.

 

[Chase]

"Merry Christmas, guys. Merry Christmas, Chase," she said giving him a cheek kiss and gripping his arm warmly. She held up the bottle and wiggled it, brows raised and grinning sardonically. "Can you guess what I got you?" She handed him the bottle of 40 year-old scotch whiskey. "I swear, this is the only time of the year you guys'll have to deal with me being this sentimental, but I'm really glad I'm here to celebrate with you all."

Chase took the scotch gladly and admired the wrapping job. Ennai wasn't always — as she said herself, 'sentimental' — so something like this caught him by surprise.

Jokingly, he raised a brow, "Ennai... you're not suggesting I'm 40?"

"Chase, I would never," was her response.

He thanked her, vowing to keep this somewhere noticeable in the office. Having 40-year-old scotch to mark one's age was better than a full beard. Much easier to take care of, too.

(The above was roughly taken from live chat — thanks for that too, Ennai.)
(By the way, @Kidman, that was the king of reaction posts.)

 

[Jade]

The stockings contain chocolate, a free pass to the local cinema, and a fake bug of sorts that has a tag good for one prank against whomever they choose. There is also a card in each one of the stockings for a free ice cream as well. However they were wondering if everyone liked the mini stockings before sneaking off to the library to read a few books. As long as they were happy she was happy.

(Chocolate,a free pass to a local cinema and free ice cream...'I hope it's not a fake Black Widow otherwise I'll scared somebody with it.')

 

[Invader]

The bugs are all moths and butterflies of various sorts.

 

[Jade]

The bugs are all moths and butterflies of various sorts.

(*whew* 'Thanks Invader! If it was a spider I would throwing it onto Lee by accident')

 

[Lee]

While I know @Lee and I aren't much of the reading type of guys, I found this book to be rather insightful and helpful. I have also tucked within the book a one year gym membership. There is also a small box wrapped up with the book that contains a . Hope you enjoy it @Lee.

That Way of the Warror is a great add, thanks heaps!
*puts on the shark-tooth*
Gold, swanky! I'm gonna wear this for pool parties.

(Coincidence, mate, my sis got me a shark's tooth fossil charm. You hit it straight on!)

 

[Jade]

That Way of the Warror is a great add, thanks heaps!
*puts on the shark-tooth*
Gold, swanky! I'm gonna wear this for pool parties.

(Coincidence, mate, my sis got me a shark's tooth fossil charm. You hit it straight on!)

Lee, you misspelled Warrior I know my mistakes in spelling way back in my middle school years.

 

[Jason West]

No problem! I thought you would enjoy that read.

(That is a pure coincidence. I just happened across that image and thought it would be perfect.)

 

[Ivy]

I know this is late but I just wanted to thank @Jade for my gift. Very thoughtful.