WEEK 3 DAY 2: MISSION

[wonderful_mods]

Mission: "Get a present from Santa!"
Time Limit: Medium
Noise Plane: Solo
Wall Instructions: Key walls in front of Lutie Fields and the Toy Factory.
Wall Rewards: Handsfree Healing
Reaped Rewards: Ice Risers
Mission Rewards: 10,000 zeny



[Well, doesn't this mission sound nice? Anyone venturing into the fields and the toy factory will find a great number of very suspicious Santas, whose sacks appear to have something alive in them... umm, he's really not Santa, is he? But think about it! The real Santa would probably be very pleased if you took care of the impostors, and surely he must live somewhere in town. So fight on and get your present!]

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[notsogrimreaper]

[Oh my god oh my god oh my god-

Ryoji is hanging out by a wall he's supposed to be manning, but he's certainly not paying attention right now. He's a little more preoccupied with the mission for today.

Santa? Like the big man who gives presents? That's where all the gifts for the others were!

Ryoji hasn't even heard of Santa much, since he's only lived through one Christmas and this is the first one he'll actually celebrate, so clearly he's much more excited than a teenage boy should be. His real age is showing, due to that excited shout he gives when he spots Santa walking right past his wall!]

Ah! It's Santa! Santa! Over here!

[Oh... um, that Santa doesn't look as nice as he expected...]

[needsmorezippers]

[oh goddamnit Ryoji--]

I'm pretty sure he's not the real Santa.

[You know, because there ISN'T ONE. But it's another world, so who knows...]

[notsogrimreaper]

Not the real one? T-That would explain the hook hand and the look he gave me...

[Confidential whisper to Neku.]

I thought I was on the naughty list...

[Shivers. That would have been a terrible fate.]

[roadroller]

[spies the creeper and his sack from across the wall...]

I knew it! Santa's evil. ♪

[Now where was that weapon shop?]

[notsogrimreaper]

Rin-chan! Why is Santa evil? Why does he have a hook hand?

What is in his sack that's moving?

[This is not what he expected Christmas would be like.]

[notsogreatape]

That's a Santa?

[Not sure if he wants a present from one of those things...]

[needsmorezippers]

[Neku doesn't know a lot about the concept of Santa, since it wasn't really something done a lot in Japan. But he knew enough to tell there was something very wrong with this one.

He doesn't like the look of that sack, either.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

[As a denizen of Equestria, Zecora has no knowledge of Santa. Their winter holidays are completely different, after all. She has no positive connotations of Father Christmas to influence her behavior.]

[Consequently, people in the fields will see the delightful sight of a sketchy Santa having the crap slapped out of him by his own toy sack, courtesy of a zebra's Sexy D pin.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji had just noticed one bad Santa walk by, but he didn't realize there were *more* of them, and with all that movement, it's hard to tell that this one is bad.

So have Ryoji freaking out a bit. No words as of yet, just incoherent stammering and screaming.]

[notsogreatape]

[The alien's not even sure who or what he's supposed to go to, what with no knowledge of Christmas or anything surrounding it.

He's guessing the guys with squirming sacks are bad news, though. Was he watching a mass kidnapping take place? Definitely gonna observe a little to come up with a plan of action.]

[shinbunshinobi]

Hey you. You're a new Player, right?

[Sasuke says while running up behind him.]

Distract the guy in red while I snatch his sack from him, will you?

[shinbunshinobi]

[Since when was Santa an unholy mix of jolly red guy and a pirate?]

[Guess who's going around and trying to slice his bag open with Pop Pendulum?]

[wonderful_mods]

[You don't know your own strength, Sasuke! Just that attack was enough to take the bad Santa completely down.

And now there's loot: a red Christmas stocking. It doesn't have a present in it, though. Hmm.]

[doudemoe]

[Welp, first official mission for him. And it had to be Christmas-themed.

Well whatever. He's going to need to figure this pin out. Any more experienced Players (or even Reapers) can help him out.]

[needsmorezippers]

[Neku might be stepping up on his harrying, but he can tell a confused Player when he sees one. And he's not nearly that mean.]

You ok?

[cruel_kindness]

[The Flutters have been slacking on Reaper Duty yesterday. Today, too. But yesterday, they had a good reason. Today, well...

If you enter the weapons shop, Fluttercruel's there and causing a huge commotion. She's screaming and yelling and stomping her hooves on the ground and generally throwing a hissy fit like the less-than-1-year-old she is. Fluttershy's tried to talk to her, but she's not having any of it.]

I WANT THE SWORD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

[roadroller]

[Rin came in here to get a sword too, but she did not expect an angry pegasus confronting a shopkeeper. .... Oddly enough, the pegasus bit isn't even the part that surprises her.]

What's going on? ♪

[xmas_fild01]

[Near the end of the mission, a jolly figure can be seen settling down in the lobby of the inn - the place Neku and the others had designated as a 'neutral zone' - for a while.

Unlike the obviously fake Santas roaming about and getting whacked repeatedly with swords, this one had both of his hands, all of his teeth, and a pleasant demeanor.

And perhaps he even knows if you've been bad or good.]

I'm sorry I needed to before I left~

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji had been just quickly passing by to get something to eat, but a glimpse of red through one of the windows changed his mind. He thought it was another bad Santa, so he was sneaking in quietly until-oh my god, this one has both hands! He's smiling! He must be...]

Santa!

[Hurrying in like a little kid hyped up on sugar and then sitting down on the floor in front of him.]

I knew the stories were right! There is a jolly one!

[vexed_snake]

[Really? Really?! This is just too much. Really, this whole place has been bleeding far too much Christmas cheer and far too few conveniently-located reflective surfaces for Asakura's tastes. He's giving this Santa the stinkeye and wondering if this one's just as bad as the other fake ones...even though this Santa sadly appears non-aggressive.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

[Thankfully, Zecora has been told about the good Santa, so he isn't immediately brutalized by an ottoman. Rather, the zebra approaches cautiously, not certain if this one will attack, but willing to give the benefit of the doubt.]

[needsmorezippers]

[Neku was coming back to the lobby to sketch or something, since he isn't a Player and didn't have to find Santa, but... there he is. A real one. The hell is this.]

[tamedhollow]

[Ichigo, with a new (somewhat crappy) katana in tow, enters the inn to warm up a little after a long day that his mun hasn't bothered to thread out yet.

Then just sort of... stares. With his mouth a little dropped open. From across the room.

No. No way.]

[shinbunshinobi]

[He could be a mall Santa for all Sasuke cares, but he's not like the others. It's worth investigating.]

You know, Santa's got a view fakers out there trying to ruin his image. I doubt trying to scare and kidnap people is part of the Christmas spirit.

[notsogreatape]

[He's taken aback for a moment thinking it's indeed one of the enemies, but that sure isn't a hook hand, there. A less menacing version...could this be who he was told about?]

Excuse me, sir?