satinalia v: kate can't do math

[rowancrowned]

HAPPY SATINALIA 

how to play:

1. tag with a toplevel for your characters. (possibly include division + projects for ease of identifying coworkers!)
2. reply to other's tags with what your character got theirs for satinalia.
3. rake in those approval or disapproval points. we support both friend- and rival- mances.

NEW RULE THIS YEAR, NERDS:
Top levels with character names will be unscreened, but comment replies will be screened until reveals at 11:59pm EST on October 29th, 2020, like some sort of Christmas tree or whatever, in order to allow people in all timezones to best participate (and because some of y'all have lists??).

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Thranduil, Head of Research

[rowancrowned]

[okayimin]

With very little fanfare: a small leather pouch, neatly packed with poultices, bandages, horse hair thread and a few needles.

laura kint.

[justashotaway]

[unshut]

Two excellently made shirts in a lovely but pleasantly subdued fabric. The collars however have been embellished with delicate floral embroidery in which a cat or two has been tastefully hidden. They are accompanied by a simple journal. The note pressed inside it reads:

Kitten—

Should you ever again be in the position where conversation is spare, you might consider recording your thoughts. I once kept a similar journal when I was much younger, and found the practice of writing while traveling about to be very pleasant. Anyway, it makes for a charming keepsake. There is nothing quite as funny as reading a thing you wrote a long time ago and seeing how much you've changed as a person since putting it on paper.

—Fitcher

Edgard, Forces

[muckspout]

[keenly]

A pair of fingerless sheepskin gloves, skin side out, and a note.

It gets cold up in the sky. Keep warm and take care of Sunbeam.

-Colin

john silver / master of information

[hornswoggle]

[heirring]

A perfectly respectable bottle of spiced wine, and a note which reads:

Captain,

Best wishes and many happy returns. May the coming year be rather less punctuated by kidnapping attempts.

Best Wishes,
W.A. Poppell

flint; head of forces

[katabasis]

[thereneverwas]

A small bottle of brandy with a ribbon around the neck, the normal sort of thing one might get their boss.

derrica / forces, infirmary volunteer

[tender]

[katabasis]

As a member of Forces, should Derrica use the Gallows dining hall at any point on Satinalia then she will receive a paper bundle containing a handful (~10) of chestnuts for roasting from some bored mook posted at the door with a box of similar packets. Happy Satinalia. No they don't come with instructions on how to prepare them; figure it out on your own.

wysteria; research, base operations

[heirring]

[sulahnan]

a pocket knife with a built in compass and a whistle

ellis / forces

[heorte]

[sulahnan]

a pair of twin daggers for a job well done training.

also a soft braided leather bracelet, dyed dark red (it's not blood, dont worry)

fitcher; scouting

[unshut]

[sulahnan]

a lovely little sachet of pipe tobacco that will taste rich and earthy with hints of fig and dried pear.

marcoulf; scouting

[esquive]

[sulahnan]

thedas equivalent of a paracord bracelet that can be unraveled into a very usable length of rope, and features flint and steel as part of the clasp mechanism so it can be used as a firestarter.

aleksei ar waslyna o bearhold / scouting

[positioning]

[heirring]

A small bear, roughly an inch or two in length, carved from a pretty and very dark stone. It has such a charming, tiny face. The note accompanying it is on quality paper, and the handwriting inside is both lovely and (extremely) familiar. It reads:

Dear Sir,

I know what you did. Return my things to me at once or I will report you to the Captain of the Watch and then to the Kirkwall Guard. You have two days.

Isaac | Research

[wythersake]

(he probably didn't get you anything)

[unshut]

A spectacularly iridescent (if, you know, very dead) beetle in a vial. A tag of paper is pinned to the cork. The cramped handwriting on it reads simply:

Happy Satinalia. —Fitcher

Vanadi, scouting

[highborn]

[sulahnan]

aside from the big ribbon previously mentioned in discord, Vanadi will receive some very pretty gold earrings that look like constellations.

jone of denerim.

[poleaxed]

[keenly]

An entire fish-and-egg pie, but one with saffron and a few other ingredients to make it tasty rather than sort of bland and filling like most Fereldan cooking.

Enjoy a little taste of home.

-Colin

P.S. Not poisoned.

mhavos dalat.

[murderbaby]

[unshut]

A book of collected (at best, mediocre) Antivan poetry; one or two of the entries in the collection might be worth the effort. The note dashed out on the first page reads:

Welcome back. Apologies if this is dreadful; you know I've no eye for these things.

—Fitcher

Vance | Scouting

[pittance]

[sulahnan]

weed! and! coffee!

athessa | scouting, apothecary helper

[sulahnan]

[keenly]

This pendant with a note:

It made me think of the sunlight on leaves in the forest, and amber is the lifeblood of a tree. So wear it, and have a little bit of the forest with you wherever you go.

-Colin

Colin | Forces, healer, apothecary

[keenly]

[altusimperius]

A small watercolor of Colin, reclining and serene, in the hookah room,
his face mostly cheated away from the viewer (capturing likeness is hard) but his form recognizable by the cut of his hair and clothing. The room and the hookah are drawn competently, with a technical eye, and it's very atmospheric if not perfectly accurate.

tony stark. research, project felandaris leader.

[propulsion]

[muckspout]

its two forks and a dinner knife all bound together with twine to make one really really long fork. No note.

marcus rowntree. forces.

[luaithre]

[katabasis]

As a member of Forces, should Marcus use the Gallows dining hall at any point on Satinalia then he will receive a paper bundle containing a handful (~10) of chestnuts for roasting from some bored mook posted at the door with a box of similar packets. Happy Satinalia. No they don't come with instructions on how to prepare them; figure it out on your own.

loxley. diplomacy.

[charmoffensive]

[sulahnan]

gold jewelry for his horns! rings and cuffs and a couple with little dangly bits for special occasions.

Benedict | diplomacy

[altusimperius]

[keenly]

A high-quality white canvas bag with a leather interior. Inside are pouches that contain a number of up-to-date maps of every country. A note accompanies:

I was going to write something about keeping an eye on the world you're about to conquer, but it seemed in poor taste, so instead I'll say I thought these would come in handy with your new career. I thought you could paint the bag however you like and make something a lot more beautiful and personal than anything I could afford. Happy Satinalia.

-Colin

Barrow | Forces

[thereneverwas]

[unshut]

A palm sized 8-key kalimba on a leather cord. The accompanying note reads:

Cheers. -Fitcher

sabine. scouting.

[glandival]

[okayimin]

With very little fanfare: a small leather pouch, neatly packed with poultices, bandages, horse hair thread and a few needles.

dorian pavus. research.

[liberalum]

( not participating widely, here for the record )

[okayimin]

With very little fanfare: a small leather pouch, neatly packed with poultices, bandages, horse hair thread and a few needles.