smashacademy | Gifts from the Whirlwind Wolfman oif London.

[Jon's list was mercifully short, this year. Still, he had a little more cash due to his gainful employment so everyone's items were Brand New as opposed to the second hand stuff he usually got for people.]

Ziio - Enjoy a nice warm jacket with a fleecy inner lining. For those days when you would rather be warm.

Midna - A book on Duan Quan style Kung Fu.

Megaman - Oh Rock. He gave the previous You several Kung Fu books to assimilate and now he has to start all over again. Learn you a Thing, Rock, with this book on Hung Fut.

Jock - You get the gift that keeps on giving... a dead deer.

Hilda - Here's a book on Longquan Kung Fu. It's also known as Southern Dragon Fist style. You have Dragons on your team so... you know. It's. Um. Kind of a joke. Sort of. Yyyyeah... It's a shame there's no 'Giant pig on fire style Kung Fu' because that would have been more obvious probably.

Blaze - He gave you a Kung Fu book last year. This year, you get Jewelry. A small pendant made out of a used Fire Stone. Perfectly safe to wear around Eevee and Vulpix and Growlithe without inducing unwanted life changes, but still pretty and with a fiery shine to it.

[And should you feel the need of Holiday Type Action, Jon can be found around campus, town or woods. Wherever you want a Wolf, we can arrange for you to find a Wolf.]

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[Hee hee.. well, that's true, but then as instructors they'd have to abide as well. It's appropriate to set a good example and all, but sometimes too early is too early.

Spending barely a second thinking on it she's up and on his back again.] Are you kidding? [She is NOT passing up an opportunity to travel in that fashion.]

Let's go! Maybe we'll come across more resistance on the way back. [Not something the average individual would hope for.]

We shall see!

[Unfortunately for Midna, they'd apparently used up their encounter quota for this afternoon. Spiteful crows and eyeball bats and all other manner of nasty having retreated at the sound of them running through the trees. On the upside though, the afternoon had worn on a bit and the shadows were longer, making their passage that much easier without exposing her to the sun.]

Not as exciting of a trip, but somewhat more expedient.

Can't be mad about that.

[The thirst for battle wasn't that bad this time around.]

I know the sun might be setting soon, but are you going to go back to reading under the tree now?

[Jon transformed back into his Human form, shaking out his hair and slapping the bark dust and dirt from his hands.]

Aye. I've very good night vision. I can read by moonlight.

[Benefits of being a werewolf!]

[Look at him showing off with those transforming abilities. It doesn't have Midna too jealous... but it's there.]

That is a rather handy skill, isn't it? [She can speak from experience; living in the world of Twilight means a natural-born adjustment to all things dark. Pitch black might be pushing it, however anything but isn't too much a problem.]

Well enjoy your read, Jon. And thank you. I did appreciate the demonstration.. and book, of course. [And the ride through the forest!]

I shall. You enjoy your evening, Midna. I'm glad we got to spend a little time with one another this afternoon.

[Hey, he was man enough to admit it. She was fun to hang out with. A good conversationalist and not afraid of a little action. Qualities he could admire.]

If you've a wish to go, I'll be up bright and early to run. I may see you then.

Maybe you will..

[With a little giggle she's de-materializing and sinking back into the earth beneath them, absorbing into the shadows created by the tree above that provided the space for Jon to sit against and enjoy his read.

And though he does plan on getting an early start to his day on the next, between that time Midna is going to go back to her studio, the work space provided to her by the Academy, and put what she's just seen and focused on remembering to action. Since it's winter break there isn't a chance of anyone else coming in to interrupt or question her piece, so well within a few hours she's able to produce a semi decent replica of what she can recall of that area in the forest - which is surprisingly detailed, though she did spend a few taking it all in - and finish it off enough to deem it suitable for framing and then giving.

Hopefully Jon isn't allergic to charcoal.. but who is?? Sometime in the middle of the night Midna places a landscape rendition of that clearing in the forest done in black and white, the spots where moonlight escaped through branches and leaves highlighted by the bright white of the canvas whereas the rest met with varying shades of gray and black in charcoal. It isn't something that had days put into it, but having the memory fresh in her mind keeps the scene as accurate as she can recall.

And with it is a note, smudged on the corner by tiny fingers blackened with the medium, reading 'Happy Christmas!! ..or whatever they say.']

[Of course, he found it just the next day, much to his surprise.

His room was known for being quite Spartan. There was not a lot in there as he didn't tend to keep a great deal of material possessions. However...

Should anyone ever happen to stop in for a visit, they would note the otherwise entirely blank walls of his Teacher's standard issue room now had but one picture hung on them. A beautiful landscape, gifted by a friend.]

Gifts from the Whirlwind Wolfman oif London.

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