[ It looks like the resident kraken head wants to ask something! Especially with the way his brows are furrowed together in confusion. He has a scarf draped across his shoulders, partly tucked under that thick ruff of fur and there seems to be discarded wrapping paper piled on the desk near the computer, too. ]

Ah, hmm... First, I'd like to say thank you very much for the gifts! They're great!

[ Said brightly and honestly, with a smile, before it dissolves into confusion all over again. ]

They're really great... but... it's not my birthday, yet..? I really like them! Don't get me wrong! Even if I'm not sure what the hairspray is for... I'm just not sure why I'm getting them all of a sudden..? I'm really grateful for them! Though I hope that candy isn't like the last one... ugh... Just a bit confused.

[ A pause. ]

Does this have to do with all the lights and plants and everything all over the place?

[ Nobody ever said the boy was swift on the uptake... *sigh* ]

(( FINALLY getting this up. I meant to do it earlier in the week but didn't get around to it. So you get it now! Silver has no idea about your silly normal, non-post-apocalyptic-life holidays! Somebody help the poor krakenderp out..? ))

( The Action Part - Hi, there's a picture under here. )

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[She sits at her desk, chin in the palm of her left hand. Giving a light wiggle of her fingers, she smiles a mite.]

Greetings, beloved academy.

I know some of us have gone home for the holidays, but I was thinking with the new year approaching, we should spend it together, right? We're like a family, after all, as sentimental as that might sound.

I want to put together a gathering. Not so much a party, as I know we've got one today in commemoration of Christmas. So to prevent tiring people out, I thought perhaps something simple. Like a potluck! If you want to bring something from your home to share with us, I think that would be sweet. And I'd provide some yummy things to eat, too.

If this is something you guys would like, I'll be happy to arrange everything.