TIS THE SEASON FOR A GAME

[idolpro]

[A RINGING BELL LEADS YOU TO THE GAME TOWER and also like, y'know, your normal phone alert

Today, somehow, it's a winter wonderland! there's a few inches of soft powdery snow all around, a pond for ice skating, and...several cabins?? and kitchen booths and a crafts station?? There's also mistletoe, a living room set and tree. hm.

Your host's pre-recorded hologram is there as well! It's the sheep demon from before apparently, wearing an ugly sweater of a wolf wearing a wool ugly sweater, and sipping a hot cocoa]

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, baa-baa-baa-baa-baa-baaaaaa-baa-baa-baa-baa~!

Hello again, sweet idols! Thanks for that entertaining week, it's a shame all the guests are gone. . .

But on to the future~! It's time for the holiday special! What's that? It's only been-- Whatever, whatever, I'm being paid to host! I am being paid, right. . .?

Huuuuhuu. Anyway~! Today our dear idols will be showing us some classic holiday spirit! All idols may pick 1~ to 3 tasks, and act them out. It is rather free form; feel free to perform with a group, your team, one partner, however you choose.

And the scenes for picking, aaaare~!

~Cabin in the woods! Oh nooo, there's a blizzard outside, and only one bed and one blanket, what will you doooo?
~Mistletoe! Huhuhuuu did you get caught under it?
~A sweet surprise! Create and decorate a gingerbread house or christmas cake!
~Holiday dramaaaa. What's a holiday without a bit of spicy drama?
~Sweater time! Make some matching sweaters. Ugliest one gets a prize, maybe, I can't read the last part on this cue card.

Oh, and here's a fun part: at least one winning team will be determined by vote from the idols themselves! Isn't that just, lovely?

Now, jingle those bells, dears!

[also feel free to assume your idol outfits are magically more winter themed right now]

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Comments

[endurism]

[WHERE DID THE SNOW COME FROM...]

... This is worse than the murder game.

[Untrue but CLOSE.]

[bondsofsuffering]

You'd seriously prefer to decide who gets limbs lopped off than pretend you're in a sappy romance for a while?

[endurism]

[A LONG PAUSE.

TOO LONG TBH.

AWKWARDLY LONG.

As she thinks about that.]

[bondsofsuffering]

...

[Damn.]

Let me put it this way: your pride comes first over other's wellbeing for you?

[endurism]

[OUCH.]

... Yes, yes, I understand what you mean. Of course I would rather this than what we faced before.

[What they had before killed Camellia. She'd rather never have a repeat of that.]

But I am not happy about it nonetheless.

[bondsofsuffering]

Well, as long as you understand.

[Murder is bad!!]

We can do one of the easier ones if you just want the points.

[As long as they look cute and domestic, it's probably good enough.]

[endurism]

Of course I do. You don't have to remind me.

[But for now...]

I suppose that would be useful, though, if you're fine with it. We could make a cake.

[She Cannot Cook. Like, anime levels of Cannot Cook.]

[bondsofsuffering]

I've been looking up recipes recently! [Despite not needing to eat...] Let's make a chocolate cake!

[This is not very christmas-y, but it is (potentially) delicious, which is the important part.]

[endurism]

[No complaints here, honestly.]

Chocolate cake... yes, that sounds fine. We could decorate in Christmas colors, and make an elegant Christmas cake.

[bondsofsuffering]

Alright!

[He makes a big to do of bowing and holding out a hand. How elegant.]

Shall we?

[endurism]

[Extremely elegant! She does not take his hand, instead moving past him.]

Indeed. No time to waste--I have a number of ideas for how we can make the cake incredible. [Oh no]

[bondsofsuffering]

[He droops a bit in a "really?" way, but follows her quickly enough.]

Oh? Like what?

[endurism]

[Sorry, she sucks]

A glaze, perhaps? Fillings? It depends on the texture with fillings, though... It would be nice to have quite the elegant cake to present.

[bondsofsuffering]

If we want it to be elegant, we should put in multiple layers with filling in between! But I think I'd rather just have frosting than a glaze for something like that.

[endurism]

Frosting, then? I won't argue that.

Multiple layers, filling... We have our work cut out for us.

[And yet she seems very happy about it. Secretly super into baking and cooking!!]

[bondsofsuffering]

[It does not go unnoticed!]

So you're the type who enjoys baking, huh?

[And onto the cooking set! ...This is well stocked. Very nice!]

[endurism]

I... suppose so. It is exciting, isn't it? Being able to cook and bake something amazing for the people around you.

[This is incredibly well-stocked...!! So:]

Let's split up to gather ingredients. I can gather the ingredients for the filling and frosting.

[bondsofsuffering]

[So this is the fabled dere side...]

Leave it to me! I'll grab everything for the batter.

[AND OFF HE GOES. He'll soon return with the works; flour, eggs, sugar, cocoa, etc.]

[endurism]

[shhh don't point it out.

Anyway Konoha returns with the usual suspects: powdered sugar, butter, some candy cane bits, food coloring...

Also pudding? Of many flavors. And bean paste. Like five types of chocolate. And so many fruits. Including like, pears.

What is she even doing.

Oh god.]

[bondsofsuffering]

[...Oh god.]

You're planning on putting bean paste and pears in chocolate?

[Let's just. Start with that.]

[endurism]

[She does not seem to notice the issue.]

Bean paste is admittedly simply an option, but wouldn't the color combination be rather elegant, between the chocolate cake and the bean paste filling?

[Black and maroon...!!]

As for the pears, they have a sweet crunch to them. I thought they might complement the softness of the cake.

[In like. All of the ways but flavor.]

[bondsofsuffering]

...

Please take a slice of pear and dip it in all of the ingredients you brought and tell me how it tastes.

[endurism]

[???

She does this very obediently.

And then slowly... looks crushed............................

It is, naturally, terrible.]

[bondsofsuffering]

[Yeeeeah.]

Well, taste testing is an important part of baking, too. I suggest we go with either a frosting filling, or some kind of berry-based one.

[endurism]

[She looks so....so concerned.]

Am I...bad at baking...?

[??!??!?

She can't remember so this is ground-breaking information.]