Gifts to Friends and Secretest of Santas - Target Jean Kirschstein

[alphyswhatsabara]

Not knowing very much about his Secret Santa target's affections, Asgore decided to go with something he can do well, but which he feels that nearly anyone could enjoy.

He has put together a tea blending set with a variety of teas -- black, green, white, chai, rooibos -- and tea accents -- candied ginger, cornflower, safflower, orange peel, cinnamon, etc -- especially for one Jean Kirschstein. There is a beautifully handwritten list of suggested mixes depending on moods and tastes. It's all done up in an overly-large walnut box with glass jars nestled in velvet-lined cubbyholes, and number of silver measuring spoons. Basically what I'm saying is it's classy af. You can tea for days with this, son.


Frisk: Gets a handwritten note that says "Upon presentation, the bearer is to be presented with one (1) free hug; no purchase necessary, may be redeemed multiple times." Frisk also gets a blend of tea especially for them called "Determination." It tastes like peppermint and also somehow the flavor of tem flakes(tm). There is also a serviceable pencil drawing of a large goat man playing baseball with a marshmallow nubbin shaped child.

Chara: Gets a handwritten note that says "Upon presentation, the bearer is to be presented with one (1) free hug; no purchase necessary, may be redeemed multiple times." Chara also gets a blend of tea especially for them called "Dreemurr Sibling Blend (C)." It tastes like cinnamon and butterscotch and chocolate. There is also a macaroni art of a large goat person standing next to a smaller human child.

Asriel: Gets a handwritten note that says "Upon presentation, the bearer is to be presented with one (1) free hug; no purchase necessary, may be redeemed multiple times." Asriel also gets a blend of tea especially for him called "Dreemurr Sibling Blend (A)." It tastes like cinnamon and butterscotch. There is also an adequately rendered crayon drawing of Asriel with the caption "world's son-iest son."

Alphys: Gets a blend of tea especially for her called "Mew Mew Kissy Kitty Blend." It tastes like popato chisps and ramen flavor packets, somehow.

Mettaton: Gets a blend of tea especially for him called "GLAMBURGER." It's 50% black tea, 50% sequins.

Papyrus: Gets a blend of tea especially for him called "Royal Guard Blend (P)" It tastes like tomato sauce and garlic, somehow.

Sans: Gets a blend of tea especially for him called "Royal Guard Blend (S)." When you open it up, it's a pair of socks with cups of tea on them.

Undyne: Gets a note that reads "I hear you've come here but I haven't seen you around. Please, come visit me soon." She also gets a blend of tea especially for her called "Royal Guard Blend (U)." It tastes like Sea Tea. Very marshy.

Toriel: Gets a note that reads "It was very nice to be able to talk with you again, even if it was only because of those cookies. Please do take care. - Asgore."

Tim the Human: Gets a blend of tea especially for him called "Tim's Breakfast Blend." It tastes like coffee and donuts, which is probably not what you were expecting.

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[punful]

[Asgore would have also found a gift left at his door. It's a set of fingerless gloves with wrist straps, exactly as Asgore described them--except that on the backs there's a picture of a crown and the words KING OF THE GYM.]

[Once Sans opens his own gift, he messages Asgore.]

love the socks. they're getting a place of honor in my sock pile.

[video killed the text post star]

[alphyswhatsabara]

::Ah, yes, the king of the gym... the only place left wherein he might consider himself in a position of authority.::

I assumed so. I believe that you enjoyed having a few extra pair lying around, back in the Underground.

[punful]

[In Sans's mind, Asgore is still sort of an honorary king.]

i had a whole collection. had to start fresh here. it's not even nearly as good as the one back home, but every little bit helps.

[alphyswhatsabara]

You could just ask one of the closets for six or seven dozen packages, you know.

[punful]

it's not really the same. takes the fun out of it, makes it too easy. which usually i'm a fan of, but yanno. it's the principle of the thing.

[alphyswhatsabara]

It is different here, dressing oneself in a world where the laundry never needs to be done, unless one wishes to do it. The possibility of someone losing a sock and donating it cannot exist here.

[punful]

right? see, that's what i say, but people still tell me to do laundry.

[alphyswhatsabara]

. . . really? I just put all of my dirty clothes back into the closet... and they go away. It's... refreshing, in a way. Usually. I suppose I should put some aside for those times when the closets don't produce regular clothing, though.

[punful]

i...never thought of that. that really works?

[alphyswhatsabara]

... why wouldn't it? You never wear a shirt then hang it back up to wear it again because you didn't get it that dirty? Imagine doing that, but then the shirt's gone because I didn't ask for it back.

[punful]

i don't really...hang things up.

[Everything just kind of stays on his floor and lives there.]

i guess that makes sense, though. that things disappear if you stick 'em back in there.

[alphyswhatsabara]

I assume it's some sort of human magic. I assume most things here are some sort of strange, human sort of magic. It's all very hard and uncaring, in some respects. Functional, but rarely... homely, unless you move to make it such, and then so very often it... ceases to be so.

[punful]

...that's...interesting to think about, right? back home i'd never seen human magic at all.

[Unless Determination counts.]

magic seems like it's pretty similar across the board, but i guess i never really thought about how magic could differ from species to species. and world to world. you're right, wonderland magic is sorta...unpredictable and weird. not like a bullet pattern or anything.

[alphyswhatsabara]

It is, occasionally, actively malicious. Sometimes benign. Most rarely, beneficent. I can make little sense of it. There is a... a... will at work that lacks... a purpose, at least, insofar as I can plumb it.

[punful]

i'm pretty positive that wonderland is alive and maybe even sentient.

[He pauses a moment.]

me and alphys think it might even have a soul--the core.

[alphyswhatsabara]

Ah, well. That. Might make sense. I do know that the two queens... sort of run things, but they don't always seem... entirely... in control. Just based off of how things go here.

[punful]

i honestly don't think they control much of anything, except superficial stuff.

[alphyswhatsabara]

Ah, so true royalty, then.

[punful]

oh, wow, self-burn.

[Double finger-guns.]

[alphyswhatsabara]

I can be quite funny when the situation calls for it, you know.

[punful]

we should form a comedy duo.