Secret Santa!!

[citycouncil]

HAPPY ANGEL'S BIRTHDAY DAY!!!

And Merry Christmas, too. We hope each and every one of you, whether you celebrate the holiday or not, have a wonderful day and an even better new year. You're all so very dear to us, and we love you very much.

And now let's get to gift giving! If you want to, today is the day to throw off your capes and masks and reveal your true identities! Or to keep your recipient guessing and slip off into the night, forever mysterious! It's also a day of celebration for all. Didn't play this year? Have something for someone who wasn't assigned to you? Doesn't matter, have at it! Spread cheer willy nilly and shower each other with love and presents. Today is a free-for-all and anything goes.



NOTES: Passwords for various uploading sites, galleries, the game anon account, etc., are available here. For those of you who'd like to play around with some Photoshop but don't have access, Pixlr is a fantastic online alternative that comes close. And remember, if you're posting pictures, they won't show up in an anonymous comment, so for those kinds of comments, it's better to use the citysecrets account.

Comments

Mods!

[kaitmaree]

Including Tracey, because you were one long enough this year!

Find a gift of DW points in your inbox as a very small token of gratitude for all you do for us. I love you all!

Re: Mods!

[girlalmighty]

Thank you so much, darling, this is so sweet of you. You guys make it easy and worth it.

Merry Christmas. ♥

Re: Mods!

[thetinydemon]

THANK YOU, SANTA-KAIT!!!

Re: Mods!

[thetidebreaks]

Thank you so much, Kait! :)

Re: Mods!

[not_acute]

Eee Thank you, Kait! :D :D

Faye

[kaitmaree]

Click the present for your final gift! I've had so much fun being your Secret Santa! Some extra points are headed your way, too. I hope you have a wonderful day today and that 2016 is filled with the beautiful things you so deserve.

Re: Faye

[formicine]

OMG! Kait, you've been an AWESOME secret santa and I have been so spoiled. The tumblr is perfect (and everyone on my dash will just have to put up with it because everything on it is amazing. I literally squee'd at the gifset of The Railway House.)

Tell today I demand it treat you super nicely <333 *SQUISHES*

Kaitlyn

[alltheircrimesarejust]

Kaitlyn,

I hope you've enjoyed your kitties, tunes, and art. There's about 200 DW points coming your way shortly too. A Merry Christmas to you and some well earned kudos too:

You have so much heart. That's the first word that comes to mind. It's no wonder you love Inside Out because you feel things so fully and so genuinely and it also comes out in your RP and how great your pups are. Whether they're dark and troubled or sunshiney as all get out, they feel real and wonderful.

<3

[kaitmaree]

WELL, this made me cry. Ria, you are so talented and so generous. I can't thank you enough for being such lovely Santa and providing me with such amazing art (and tunes! and kitties!) I'm going to print these out and display them because they've made me smile so much and they're so damn good.

And thank you for the points! They will be put to good use.

Thank you.

[lovelymisslouise]

Merry Christmas everyone! Here's an ugly (but not because of their faces) Willito family Christmas card for you all to enjoy.

[kaitmaree]

<33333 Merry Christmas/Happy Boxing Day, darling! I hope 2016 is one of the best.

Lina!

[eudaimon]

It has been a joy to be your capitalist!santa this holiday season. As a final flourish, you should have received 350 dreamwidth points to do with as you will!

All my love and keep me updated on eventual Etsy purchases <3

Re: Lina!

[lookslikelove]

As someone who has known you for years (can you believe it's been over 10 years? I'm super excited for us to age into exquisite old ladies) I am very glad that you are my secret santa. ♥ I will definitely keep you informed and love all of it.

Joy

[girlalmighty]

Merry Christmas! I've had so much fun being your Santa this year, darling. I'm so, so happy you've enjoyed what I had to offer, and that I was able to entertain and please you over the last few days. You deserve so much more than you give yourself credit for. It may be hard for you to see it sometimes, but you have a truly good heart. Everyone who has you in their life is luckier for it. Here at the end, I have a few more tokens of my affection to leave you with.

In your inbox, you should find Dreamwidth points for you and your boys, to distribute however you see fit. ♥

And to make sure Bitty and Ronan have something for those icon slots, I've made some icons for each of them. Unfortunately, something went wrong when I was saving pictures of Ronan's PB, so he has far fewer than Bitty, but I'd be happy to make more if you know of any good resources! Hopefully both sets will contain icons you'll find useful.

            
DOWNLOAD HERE

            
DOWNLOAD HERE

And last of all, I made some ridiculous videos to make you laugh. DW won't embed YouTube videos in comments, only posts, so I've posted them here for you to watch.

Email or DM me on Slack and we'll chat about your tarot reading, okay?

Merry Christmas and happy holidays, Joy! I hope you get everything you could ever hope for. ♥

Re: Joy

[rhythmsextion]

OH MY GOD STEF. I can't even. I CAN'T EVEN. You have brought me SO MUCH happiness over the past few days; I'm just overwhelmed by how much thought you put into all of this and how absolutely generous you are. Every single day was amazing and THESE ICONS ARE GORGEOUS OH MY GOD. I cannot WAIT to upload every single one of them.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.

I CANNOT SAY IT ENOUGH. THANK YOU.

Also, I will absolutely hit you up about the tarot reading thing because it is SO COOL. I've seriously spent so much of the past couple days thinking over both Ronan's and Bitty's readings and how it plays into my head canons for them and how I play them. It's helped IMMENSELY.

UGH, you are SO awesome. SO AWESOME.

HERE HAVE HARRY STYLES RIDING A BANANA.

Erika

[intheenditslove]

I made you a thing. :D This is to tide you over until your box of goodies finally reaches you (is finally sent, ugh, I’m still waiting for the thing from Australia!) and I hope you like it. MERRY CHRISTMAS~~~ <4444444444




I belong here.

Falling - Florence and the Machine
sometimes I wish for falling
wish for the release
wish for falling through the air
to give me some relief

Green Eyes - Coldplay
I came here with a load
and it feels so much lighter now I met you

Bring it All Back - The Tragically Hip
I’d been carving you to see what form you take
you were hiding in ivory, I just wanted to free your shape

Get Better - Frank Turner
I’m trying to get better ‘cause I haven’t been my best
she took a plain black marker, started writing on my chest
she drew a line across the middle of my broken heart
and said ‘come on now, let’s fix this mess’

Put it Together - Langhorne Slim & the Law
this heart of mine
it hurts sometimes
it was broken, now it’s better
since your love put it together

Naked as We Came - Iron & Wine
she says, ‘if I leave before you, darling,
don’t you waste me in the ground’
I lay smiling like our sleeping children
one of us will die inside these arms

Wonderful Way - Kevin Long
what a wonderful way
for you to say that you love me

The Moon is Up - Murder by Death
I know you’re trying, I know you can
make a lover out of a bitter man
I will forgive the past and forget it, too
I’m not so foolish as to lose you

Where We Started - Rocky Votolato
you can be free if you decide to be
no one is your enemy, you can choose peace
you’re gonna end up where you started

Medhel an Gwyns - Poldark OST
dreams like the memories once born on the wind
medhel an gwyns, medhel an gwyns
lovers and children and copper and tin
medhel, oh medhel an gwyns

Download here.

Re: Erika

[herhumbleservant]

STILL CRYIN, STILL DYIN

Sarah V

[lessthanpie]

So, I was hunting throughout the Internet for ideas, and I found the most amazing thing. Jim Steinman (responsible for some of the most gloriously overblown songs in history sung by the likes of Meatloaf and Celine Dion) WROTE A BATMAN MUSICAL. Obviously, it has not actually been staged, but he did release demos. Somebody used the Burton films to make a vid. And it is predictably fantastic.

Also, seasonally appropriate! Merry Christmas, Gotham.

I hope you enjoy, and have the happiest of holidays.

Re: Sarah V

[worst_greatest_one]

What a strange, wonderful world we live in XD It sounds like something Meatloaf would sing the crap out of XD Thanks for such a fun week, Sarah!

Julia

[not_acute]

Merry Christmas! I hope yours have been great. There are some DW points coming your way, to use as you see fit!

I feel so fortunate that I met you this year, and reading your pups in the game has been an absolute Joy. Padme in particular is pitch perfect, pulled straight from the films with all of the vulnerability and strength that's so important to the character. And you have such a passion for both Star Wars and playing her that really shines through. I haven't gotten a chance to thread with her yet, but I've definitely been reading and she's fantastic. ♥

There's another gift for you in the works, but holiday obligations mean it'll have to be just a little bit late!

Re: Julia

[nabooqueen]

Oh gosh, you've been such a lovely Santa, thank you so much! And it's really nice to hear that the way I write my pups works, especially from someone as good at this as you are, so thank you for that, too. <3333333333

Ruth

[wildefae]

It is I, your secret Santa! It's been SO much fun to put together this little adventure (even if it was a little more random than I'd planned initially...such things happen.)

I hope you've enjoyed everything, and for your last gift, I've got some doodly fanart of your glader-punk version pups:



I saw that you were expecting more story, but don't worry...I've enamored myself of this weird little plot with Newt and his anti-establishment hackers and Beca's pirate radio and Connor the secretly liberal law student, so there may be one or two more drabbles or media in the work to tie everything together. There's actually onnnne more gift maybe in the works anyway. I plan big and I deliver....late.

I'm so glad to be back in game with you and getting to be your Secret Santa has really been awesome. Hopefully in the next year we get to thread more and get back in touch, too! I'm terrible at that. Ugh, lives.

Have the best possible Xmas!
Lots of love,
Faye

Re: Ruth

[eudaimon]

You have been awesome! Thank you so muuuuuuuuuch!

For my fellow Les Miserables muns

[thepaladin]

I didn’t end up signing up for Secret Santa this year, but I’ve been playing around with this playlist for a while and wanted to gift it to you all this Christmas! Enjoy a ridiculous and probably over-thought collection of some of the songs that remind me most of our damn Frenchboys.


A Group That Almost Became Historic: A Fanmix

Enjolras
What’s Left of the Flag, Flogging Molly
Dream About Flying, Alexi Murdoch

Combeferre
Hopeful Hearts,, Sara Slean
What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong

Jean “Jehan” Prouvaire
We Are Young (Tonight), Fun
Complainte de la Butte, Rufus Wainwright

Courfeyrac
What a Beautiful Day, The Levellers
My Wicked Way, Ben Taylor

Bahorel
Swagger, Flogging Molly
Royals, Lorde

Joly
With A Little Help From My Friends, The Beatles
I’m Yours, Jason Mraz

Laigle
Lazy Song, Bruno Mars
Shake it Off, Taylor Swift

Feuilly
Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution Tracy Chapman
Dirty Old Town, The Pogues

Marius Pontmercy
How You Survived the War, The Weepies
Fall Stories, Girlyman

Grantaire
Someone to Fall Back On, Jason Robert Brown
Last Dance, Vagabond Opera

Re: For my fellow Les Miserables muns

[pylades_drunk]

!! I love this so much.

Also aw Someone to Fall Back On is such a good Grantaire song, even if he doesn't always believe himself a good person to choose for that role. *feels*. I don't know Vagabond Opera, though, so I'm excited to check it out along with the others old and new :D :D

Merry Christmas, canon-mate <3!

Carly

[goddamnbatman]

For Carly on Christmas, please enjoy a majestic wreath of the Hoech's even more majestic moustache! It's been a blast being your Santa, I love you and I love RPing with you almost as much as trailing you around Disneyland! Have an awesome holiday!

<3 Sarah

Re: Carly

[triskehale]

THIS IS THE MOST MAJESTIC OF WREATHS!

OH YOU! I had no idea it was you that was my Santa. :333

I loved all my gifts so much and the personal touches that you put on everything. I love you, and I'm beyond grateful that you're my friend. Merry Christmas!!

Kat!

[pontmercyfriend]

Hello Kat! It was such an honor and thrill to be your Secret Santa this year! If you look in your email, you should find your last gift waiting for you there. I hope you have a wonderful holiday! I've so loved threading with you and getting to know you this past year. I'm glad we can be TMI nerds together. Merry Christmas!

<333

Re: Kat!

[flareupwithlove]

Sorry I'm so late to the thank you (but you know why)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THANK YOUUUUU! You're such an excellent Secret Santa. Thank you so much for all the presents. I'm so excited to get to thread more with you in the future and we can suffer through so much TMI/CC together. <333333333333333

To everyone!

[pontmercyfriend]

I just thought I would share one of my favorite Christmas songs with everyone, because Kate Rusby + Christmas = magic. Listen here.

[human_girl]

Thank you for sharing this song, Alex. It's beautiful. I may spend the rest of my evening listening to this album. <3

Alex

[nabooqueen]

Alex! I've had so much fun being your Secret Santa, and you can count it as an extra Christmas present that now that I can give you something terrible without outing myself, I am choosing not to. Have a mix of pretty instrumentals instead, and I hope you had a very merry Christmas! <33333333


fill the air with joyful noise

Re: Alex

[pontmercyfriend]

Ah! Thank you so much Julia! You were such an amazing Secret Santa! I can't wait to listen to this gorgeous instrumental mix! I hope you've had a wonderful Christmas as well!

<3333

Sarah (lessthanpie)

[thetinydemon]

SO, happy holidays, Sarah! It's been a lot of fun being your Secret Santa! I can only hope I was somewhat adequate at the job.

ALSO, the offer still stands, that I'll do anything else at all that you'd like on the wiki (ROFL Now that you know that the mod I asked to upload the code was actually myself). I can even put in your personality and background sections from Julie's app, like a lot of players have done, if you'd like. Just say the word.

Re: Sarah (lessthanpie)

[lessthanpie]

Ha! Sneaky mod Santa! Thank you so much for everything.

FEEL FREE to wiki it up.

Angel

[ravenrants]

Santa recovered just in time to realize that he is pretty sure he accidentally outed himself a few days ago with one your paid account purchases. He is kinda sorry for that, but me? I'm happy to be outed because I was happy-happy-happy to be your Santa.

And since I failed yesterday, I've sent you enough points for two pups to have six months paid, or one pup twelve. When you decide which accounts you want the time for, let me know and I'll go icon hunting to you can fill up those slots.

And because it's your birthday, I decided to send you some more points because you are a dear and tons of fun to play with.

Re: Angel

[shieldmonkey]

:D :D :D :D THANK YOU SO MUCH.

And did you? I actually don't think I noticed!

You've been an amazing Santa, Dawn. <33333

Gonna upload so may iconnssss

RIA

[triskehale]

I had so much fun my first year of Secret Santa, and I'm so glad I got assigned to you! Hopefully you enjoyed everything, and consider this a standing offer for me to do infoboxes for any future pups you may app!

You're such a wonderful person, so funny and smart and kind, and I'm so grateful that I've gotten to know you. You're a blast to play with, and I hope I get to thread with the pups of yours that I haven't had a chance to play with yet.

I hope you had a wonderful holiday! Time for a well deserved Christmas nap.

Re: RIA

[alltheircrimesarejust]

Ommmggg <3

Thank you so much. The gifts were all lovely and I am blown away by the coding you did. That kind of stuff is just beyond my ken and it looks so good and you've been so generous so <3 Thank you. Thank you thank you thank you.

Also how did you get a picture of me from when I was asleep with a Santa Hat on.

Ashley

[rhythmsextion]

HI ASHLEY. I'm so sorry this is so late. Being without internet all day is BALLS. But I've had so so SO much fun being your Santa this year. (Thank you for humoring my terrible attempts at photoshopping, btw.) Today I hope you'll enjoy an Amazon gift card so you might be able to purchase yourself some more Funkos! (Or anything else of your choosing, of course.) If only they made one for every single pup you have! :D

Also, I hope you're having a really really amazing Christmas. You are such a kickass person and AMAZING writer. I love every opportunity I get to write with you and am absolutely delighted to be able to call you a friend. <333

[thetinydemon]

You have been the best fucking Santa ever, Joy, seriously. Your photoshop skills are miles ahead of my own, so I'm delighted by all of this. Actually, I'm pretty damn overwhelmed, in a good way. Thank you so much for your generosity and your thoughtfulness. Seriously, just those creepy Christmas/Santa pictures made my week. The gift card will definitely go toward Funkos, because I have a problem. I'll make sure to let you know which ones I get, WHETHER YOU WANNA KNOW OR NOT.

I hope you're having an amazing Christmas, too. Getting to play with you again has been wonderful. I really missed it, and I'm looking forward to what we're going to get to do with my crazy brood and your amazing little jerks in the future.

<333333

Stef

[lookslikelove]

OH LOOK WHAT A SURPRISE FOR ME TO REVEAL MYSELF. Except that it isn't a surprise at all. :D I'm just glad that I was able to heap things on you via the mail (therefore making certain the USPS earns its keep) even as I'm digitally scattered this time of you. I am so glad to have known you for all of these years. IT's wonderful.

Re: Stef

[girlalmighty]

SURPRISE TO ME!! Seriously, though, thank you so much, darling. I love every bit of it so much. You know me so well. ♥♥♥

DAWN

[flareupwithlove]

DEAR DAWN,

Please forgive the late reveal and final Christmas gift as your Santa, yours truly, had a stomach bug on Christmas (which was truly a gift for everyone). Speeding its way to your account right now is a gift of 175 DW points for you to spend however you see fit, including perhaps paid time for a lovely, badass, soon to be coming to a city near you, Seeker named Cassandra.

Additionally, because I have been on a laptop all this week, I've shied away from any images and wiki coding that you may have liked. I am 150% to do whatever coding you wish on your wiki pages, I just don't like to customize without direction. So let me know if you want new images, new formats, whatever and I will gladly update whatever you like on your wiki pages.

MERRY CHRISTMAS (LATE) AND YOU ARE WONDERFUL.

[behindmothersback]

KAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!

That's okay, darling, I've loved everything and don't feel bad for being late. I get the holiday bug thing, same thing happened to me over Thanksgiving only with an added fever, chills, and the complete inability to breathe.

Honestly, any wiki anything would be great, all my pages could probably do with a refresh. I barely manage to adapt the default templates. THAT SAID. I especially think my personal wiki page is lackluster. So anything you'd like to do in that regard would be lovely, but certainly not necessary or expected since you've been so generous thusfar. (Seriously, I'm probably going to spend all tomorrow night futzing with icons. I HAVE SO MUCH SPACE.)

I hope that you feel much better.