Merry Christmas!

[juststeverogers]

It took an awful lot of work to track down everyone and get their gifts in order, but Steve's going to be running around the Nexus giving out presents to all of his friends. Or inviting them over to his apartment. Whatever works for them!




((Stealing verity's setup--please go to the top level for your character and begin commenting as you like. Feel free to make Steve work to find you, he's got gifts for you all!))

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[westfallcorndog]

Harrow throws his arms up in victory! Conveniently, he can still drink his coffee with his hands.

"I think this is the first time I got clothes for someone and it worked. Glad you like it, Steve."

He beckons him back over with his hands and pushes the second gift, a wrapped box, toward Steve. And inside that gift is...

An icy figurine! But not just any figurine: It's a carving of the Statue of Liberty! She's about five inches tall, which is the perfect height for her face to be carved in small detail without looking too poorly-crafted. Her crown is very slightly off-kilter, and her robe's details are much more simplified than in real life, but it's undeniably her. And though she appears to be made of solid ice there's a swirling blue fog within that emits a small glow in her heart and the flame she holds. While it would never work as a real light, it could be a soothing nightlight.

"You don't gotta worry about her meltin'. She's got magic in her, she's here to stay."

[juststeverogers]

"Well, it's kind of hard for me not to fit into something." Steve admits. "But it's not super big on me, which is always a plus." He grins and comes back over to the couch to retreive his coffee.

And a second gift for Steve? Oh goodness he was not expecting that!

When he gets it unwrapped Steve has to suck in a breath to stop himself from any number of emotions bubbling up.

"Harrow...this is beautiful. Thank you, so much." He sounds awestruck by it, but does recoil after touching her until Harrow confides that she won't melt. "Did you make this? It's so well done..."

[westfallcorndog]

Harrow rubs his cheek and the back of his neck. "Heck, Steve, it wasn't nothin'. I got all the time in the world, and for the first time since I left my family's farm I can spend it makin' things rather than destroyin' 'em. I've been takin' lessons from a lady like myself who makes sculptures like these. It's a little easier than it looks with the magic and all, but I figured you'd get a kick outta it."

With a lopsided grin and a nod at the statue he adds, "She's all about justice and freedom and open arms. I think you two got a lot in common. I figured she'd make a nice girlfriend for ya."

He starts to laugh but suddenly he's struck by a memory! He leans in and quickly says, "I met a lady who said she'd go on a date with you! Shoot, but I didn't have a phone and I never got her number! And you were livin' in that hotel! Shoot, Steve... I gotta find her again! She was a pretty red-head lady with a warrior's eyes. She said you sounded sweet and cute as all get-out." Did she say that? Is that a lie, or a false memory? Well, it can't be a total lie, Steve is both of those things.

I love that icon

[juststeverogers]

"You're a great artist." And he means it. If sculpting is his calling then Steve hopes Harrow will continue to create as much as he can. Little Miss Liberty gets the prominent showing position at the center of the coffee table.

He's gonna show her off to everyone, Harrow.

"I...wait, what? You set me up on a date with a lady you don't even know the name of?" Is Harrow joking? Is she alive? That's an important question when you're friends with a death knight.

:D

[westfallcorndog]

"Oh, I know her name! It's Nat! She seemed very normal and friendly. She smiled a lot, and that was nice. I ain't seen her since. I hope she didn't go back home and can't find her way back here. Wouldn't that just be our luck?"

[juststeverogers]

Steve doesn't know anyone named Nat. He wonders if Verity knows who harrow is talking about.

"Well, if you see her again, I wouldn't say no to meeting any friend of yours." Steve doesn't expect anything to come of it, but helping Harrow make new friends can't be bad, can it?

[westfallcorndog]

Harrow hurriedly gulps down the rest of his coffee and takes his cup to the kitchen area, where he quickly washes it out. It wouldn't be fair to make Steve do all the cleaning up, after all.

"I'll keep my eye open for her. If I see her again I'll tell her where you live. So, if you see any pretty ladies at your door, they aren't lost."

He winks, finger-guns, and heads for the door.

"I love the mana potion, man. I'll see you 'round. And... Steve? Merry First Christmas in the Nexus."