#ab.secretsanta

[finn-brooks]

CLOSED STARTER for @mrsmamathompson

It doesn't take all too long for Finn to find his Secret Santa giftee. The banquet has made it a more leisurely affair as the is no sense of urgency, but Finn seeks her out to place a decorative bag with colored tissue paper sticking out of it in front of her.

"Your Christmas elf is here!" Finn retrieves a mini confetti popper to set off with a flurry of red and green paper across the table. When it settles, he bends forward with his arms loosely looped behind his back into a mock bow. "Your elf's name is Finnley, and he is pleased to present your gift."

[paxton-brady]

CLOSED STARTER for @thecarolinexkelly at the secret santa banquet

"So, uh, whiskey is a very general term, and that just blew the surprise, but also it was on your list, so..."

Paxton slides a decorative gift bag with shimmery red tissue paper sticking out of it. What it does not conceal are the two plastic bags of popcorn that stick out, but that is all that is revealed of the whiskey sampler set with the added Tidal Wave Music gift card tucked inside a green envelope.

"Surprise! Sorta!"

[maverick-liu]

CLOSED STARTER for @jaceberg at the secret santa banquet

"What's up, my man!" Maverick grins when he sits across from Jace. "I kept it a secret the whole time, not a peep out of me, but I'm your Santa Claus this holiday season."

He pauses, his smile vanishing and gaze drifting down to the decorative wrapping of the boxes in his hands (the two board games: Ticket to Ride and King of Tokyo). "That sounded weird, but you get what I mean." The gifts are held out, along with the small gift basket of pastries from Sweet Nothings that is held in his other hand.

"Open them and tell me you love it."

[noellexdriscoll]

closed starter: @layne-dell

where: the secret santa brunch

Christmas was Noelle's absolute favorite holiday, which having a name like Noelle, felt like fate. She loved gifting people things to make them smile and when she found out she was Layne's secret santa, she was so excited to find her a gift.

"Layne? Aaah, happy Christmas, darling!" She threw her arms around the woman and hugged her, the gift she'd gotten her was in her hand, wrapped pretty with a bow on top.

[benj-hyun]

CLOSED STARTER for @celia-baker at the secret santa banquet

Benj waits about thirty minutes (and one English muffin in before he decides to go seek out his giftee. He thinks he has two aisles worth of craft store supplies shoved in the bag in a mess of thread, yarn, sewing needles, pastels and pastel pads. All things he thinks may fit the criteria of the gift list, and to be safe, he did get the professional brand pastels.

( He also has a gift receipt tucked away to return and try another round two shopping venture to make sure he does this right. )

“Celia,” he says when he sees her name placard. “I come bearing your gift.”

[blake-michaels]

CLOSED STARTER for @warnerstjames

"Okay, so, I really really tried my best."

Blake did. She knew nothing of video games, not outside of old school arcade PacMan games and the like, and Arcane sounded like a completely different language to her. The store associates were badgered with a million different questions, but in the end, Blake thinks she did alright.

She has two boxes, held together with a red, shimmery ribbon, and tucked in there is a card. Inside are a pair of Funko Pop figures of Vi and Jinx, who she learned are the main characters of a show. She did originally think it was associated with Magic the Gathering. 

The other box is flimsy, holding two t-shirts. Blake holds the short stack out.

"I hope you like them!"

[heyits-asher]

CLOSED STARTER for @vincentquinn at the secret santa banquet

"Yoooooo," Ash greets, with a hang-ten hand gesture. "How's it going?"

Of course, he isn't there just to say 'hi'. Outside of the brunch provided by Town Hall, he has a gift in hand. One precariously crafted with the immense help of his girlfriend - a wine basket filled with snacks and three types of wine with a giftcard to Tidal Wave sit inside the cheesy decorated bag.

( It's one reused that Asher found in his kitchen pantry. )

"Merry Christmas, my guy!"

[samucl-kane]

CLOSED STARTER for @eviexwatson at the secret santa banquet

In a bag holds several different types of rocks: some from the gardens, and some from that crystal shop. Sam is a bit shy about the gift choice considering he didn’t know what ‘rocks’ entailed, and a Wiccan shop is the last place he ever expected to set foot in. He only did so to cover all of his bases.

“Hi, Evie?” he approaches her at the banquet table with a subtle nervous energy. “I have your gift. I’m Sam.”