#polyfrosh

[ghosttownryder]

haha i just finished my secret santa(s) event and now making it about the twst freshies!! for those who don't know what it is, it's a secret gift giving game. usually it is done with your irl friends, however you can host an online session with artists/writers :]

yuu is the one hosting for the festivities and approaching winter break holiday coming up. christmas probably doesn't exist in twst but in yuu's world it did, so they're bringing it over to celebrate with the other first years!! (i mean winter break does exist so they're utilizing that)

read more below !! vv

of course, none of the first years have ever heard of this game. once yuu explains the rules of the game, the freshies are interested to see what the others are going to get for them. is it going to be awful? or is it going to be really good and they can't be outdone like that? unfortunately grim and yuu are too broke to participate so they'll (read: yuu) be organizers and handle any questions or arising situations.

after writing everyone's names, shuffling it, and handing each slip of paper one by one, it's mainly 2 types of reactions: obvious or poker-faced. yuu quickly gets their attention to organize the time and to prevent the others from peeking into each other's paper; they settle on giving gifts before they are whisked off to winter break, back in their own homes.

minor issue: they forgot to impose a budget. oh well, it was a minimum spending budget anyway.

fast forward to a day before everyone's scheduled to leave through the darkness mirror, and yuu hears a knock on the door. sebek is the first to arrive, followed with ortho and jack right on time, and epel a mere moment later. ace and deuce arrive a little bit late.

ramshackle's not entirely too festive in yuu's opinion, but with DIY crafts, it's the best they and grim can do. yuu notices how some presents are wrapped nicely while others... there certainly was an attempt! it's endearing to see the effort put into it though.

and without further ado, grim decides to pick on someone to make them go first. a few laughing, scuffles, and a lot of unwrapping presents later, the freshies all present what they got!

ace -> limited queen of hearts collector's edition card deck along with the regular edition (from ortho) ace was shocked because he tried to get his hands on it before but failed and gave up

deuce -> crochet bunny and chick (from sebek) deuce thought of it as him and his mom and nearly teared up

jack -> a mountain load of apple-pear granola bars + its recipe (from epel) jack immediately unwrapped a bar to eat it in literally two chomps

epel -> high quality applewood roasted beef jerky in different flavors (from jack) epel was fighting demons to not rip into it right there and then

ortho -> intriquitely designed clock (from deuce) ortho got curious of its mechanics and detailing and got analyzing

sebek -> warm customized pj set + bathrobe (from ace) sebek really enjoyed the set's texture, quite a luxury

yuu's really happy for the 1st years, but they all surprise yuu back with presents of their own! they gifted yuu something similar to their own giftees.

Ace -> customized pj set + throw blanket (where he got yuu's measurements is a mystery) (he asked rook)

deuce -> working clock that doesn't require much maintenance and doesn't break often

Jack -> a lot of non-perishable food

epel -> a harveston cookbook, boxes of apples, and a handful of apple-pear granola bars

ortho -> straight up appliances like a toaster, microwave, heater, etc.

sebek -> crochet plushies--mainly a cat, hen, and mouse. (cat for grim, hen because my yuu's named chicken in the game, and mouse for mickey (he doesnt know))

incredibly touched, yuu is happy that they thought of them while going shopping. they weren't even aware the freshies would do this! at ramshackle, there's nothing but fun festivities and the holiday spirit (not the ramshackle ghosts)!

[ghosttownryder]

imagine ortho, but with his mask off. full face in full view. ooiyguuuuhhh (sound of me dying /pos)

id imagine the first years pester ortho about his face gear mask thing at some group hangout in ramshackle, considering the fact that in fairy gala he had his mouth visible but no eyes. (also his labwear and ceremonial, i lowkey forgot about it!! i have too many ortho SSRs) like why does he wear it? for comfort? does it actually serve a purpose? can he use it as a weapon like some flying projectile? (probably a boomerang if ortho's crazy enough)

to ortho, he probably doesn't really care much about it! he's worn it for so long it's almost comforting in a way. he doesn't mind taking it off so the first years could finally see both his eyes and his mouth.

they do ask if taking it off would be harmful/dangerous, but ortho waves it off. he tells them that its mostly for decoration, the gear lining his jawline is more important than the piece covering his nose and mouth. with relative ease, he pries off the mask and watches the reactions of the other first years.

they don't really see anything different and tell ortho that he looks good with or without the mask! that's when he smiles and giggles, now the freshies understand why idia has him wear some sort of covering: that smile could rival the sun. needless to say they meet a mutual agreement to get him to smile more often

side note (hc): ortho takes off his face mask gear thing to persuade idia into things more efficiently, but that's for drastic measures (something like pulling another all nighter when he has 3 exams back to back the next day)

yuu, curious, asks why he doesn't have blue lips like idia. ortho explains that idia's color is due to his family curse, while ortho isn't technically affected by it. he considers wearing blue lipstick though to match (he is definitely thinking about coral blue lipstick number 2)

maybe he goes around school one day without his mask!! and he just smiles while completely obliterating any poor npc in his path with its radiance. fly high some nrc student o7

maybe he takes it off more often when he's with the other first years! maybe as a sign of comfort and feeling of safety, or perhaps he can detect their heart rates going sky high and finds it incredibly amusing. he's a little guy, what can I say

overall though, I think ortho just wears some sort of covering as he's used to that sort of added modification in his gear wardrobe. a little face can't hurt people (it definitely will. it will strike me down instantly. i will be vaporized on sight)