[Trphlthdl]

Peppermint Hot Chocolate || Username: Trphlthdl || Name: Miri
Compliment: I'd like to compliment Credit. I haven't been very active in the community for a couple of years now, although when I was I loved (and still do love) talking to them. My best memories within the community feature them. They're incredibly kind and creative, and I couldn't ask for a better community pal!


Miri opened the oven, and felt the heat drift into her face. She reached for the pan the meringues sat on

"ah-ah, darling, aren't you forgetting something?" Miri's grandmother asked from the kitchen table.

Miri let out a huff of frustration as she realized she'd forgotten to put on oven mitts, and slipped them on before pulling the meringues out of the oven. Miri hurriedly grabbed one off of the sheet, and thought it was delicious. She ate another, and another, and another, until...

"Miri! We were supposed to bring those to the Christmas party!" Miri's mother exclaimed, as her grandmother chuckled at the kitchen table. Miri looked over at her mother sheepishly.

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Miri lay on the couch, surrounded by the noise of the Christmas party, and feeling absolutely sick to her stomach. Her mother sat beside her, stroking Miri's head to comfort her. She hadn't been chastised for eating all of the meringues, and until now she'd wondered why. She felt dazed and nauseous, which her mother attributed to too much sugar from the meringues she'd eaten.

"Miri Miri Miri!" Vallen bounded over, two homemade costumes trailing behind them, "It's almost time for our performance! Aren't you excited!"

Miri hadn't known she had a headache until now. She'd been too focused on not tossing her cookies.

"Can't perform. Too sick."

Vallen scoffed. "I told you we should have had understudies! Now what am I gonna do?"

Miri could only groan in response, but Vallen was already turning away. [250/250]

Vallen
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[credit]

Toasted Marshmallows
Username: credit || name: Vallen
Compliment(s):
Compliment #1: Shadow9119
Honestly they were one of my first friends within the Kal
community and the fact that I can still consider them a friend even though we have
talking breaks in between, though I'm glad that we're still able to talk to
one another and still have a certain feeling of closeness

Compliment#2: Trphlthdl
the same thing as the person above applies to my other friend. I still can't believe
our friendship started with a kalon partner comp. Even though we don't talk as
much as we used to, I'm glad you've continued to stick by me through the years
even though I have a tendency to drop off the face of the earth from time to time
and you're honestly, a great listener and I appreciate that so much.

How do they fix this holiday disaster?:

Upon having the news that their friend could no longer perform, the young kal was stunned and started to lose themselves within their anger and unknowingly yelling at their friend that put themselves in the sugar coma. Vallen practically stormed off with ears fully flattened against their skull in a mix panic and frustration.

Their friend, who they have been planning and rehearsing this little show for months with, suddenly fell ill of their own accord. Overtaken by their own frustration and the need to blow off some steam, the young kalon stormed out to the front of the dance hall where their Christmas party was being held to gather themselves so they could think of a logical solution to their sudden problem and one that needed to be solved quickly. The two costumes were held tightly within their paws as the cold air of the winter night started to part their fur. Tears beaded at the corners of their eyes as the stress had started to overtake them.
Vallen was never one to handle stress well and it showed. They set the costumes down upon the snow covered step and brought their knees up close to their chest.

A few tears left their eye as they let their emotions overtake them. This small show might not have seemed like such a big deal to others, but to Vallen, this show meant everything. The recreation of the classic battle between the nutcracker and the dreaded rat king was a show that had been preformed nearly every year for generations and this year was the year that they would finally be able to partake in this tradition for the very first time. They’d been waiting for nearly the entire year for this opportunity since they and their friend were chosen as the lucky ones.

The young kit let themselves cry over the incident for only a few minutes before they perked their ears. With a soft sniffle they lifted their head to the sky. As they stared into the light of the moon, their eyes lit up. The night could still be saved. Holiday miracles happened all the time in the movies, and one was bound to happen now, they hoped. Vallen sniffed happily and wiped their nose with their arm before they rose from the step and grabbed hold of the costumes to head back inside in search of their new nutcracker.

An hour had passed and it was finally time for the small performance that was put on by the kits. Vallen was successful in finding a replacement for his role, and it was evident that they were nervous, but Vallen made sure that most of the attention was solely on them as they had taken their friend’s role as the rat king. With pride, Vallen recited the lines of the villain before they took their final plunge. As they caught their breath, they smiled upon hearing the applause from the other party attendees. The night wasn’t fully ruined after all.
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[Lex.]

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

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[₊˚ʚ꒷ ₊˚Mallow₊˚ ‧₊]

mark!

[beebun]

Mark!

[quarryagae]

:sobs
marking for the second kitto

[quarryagae]

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Username: tittup
Name: frappe
Compliment: dewfromjupiter is such a nice person !! they've been working hard to develop an au for our kals and i couldn't ask for more <3 they're also helping out with a closed species idea and putting forth a lot of effort. kudos to you man for working on coms, coding on th, and much more. i get sidetracked so easily..as a lot of people know lol so you're a trooper !
How did it go?: frappe's feeble paws hovered over a small circular shaped dessert. his toe pads tickled with anticipation. it'd been such a long time since anyone in the house of cards relaxed and chowed down on something sweet. frappe nodded with approval at his masterpiece, it was all coming together. the younger kalon looked over his shoulder and shouted, "it's done !" before looking back at the counter. soon enough flora padded into the kitchen. she lifted her muzzle slightly, tasting the air. "so you've been hiding in here.." the kalon hummed as she approached frappe. "and what do we have here.. ?". frappe puffed out his chest, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "it's a gob !! er...or a whoopie pie. where i'm from we call it a gob. it's a -" before frappe could finish speaking flora took a small piece of the gob and plopped it in her mouth. flora raised a single brow at the dessert which caused anxiety spark in frappe. did she hate it ? was it too sweet ? he was positive he didn't put too much cocoa in the cake itself.."it's perfect little one." flora took her paw and playfully batted frappe on the nose.
Dessert: a whoopie pie / gob !! v popular in my state haha

[SilhouetteStation]

Toasted Marshmallows

Username: SilhouetteStation
name: Miko

Compliment:
76heart is literally one of the kindest people I've met,, so sweet and wonderful and lovely,, I love talking and rambling and asdfghjkl they're just such a good friend <3

How do they fix this holiday disaster?: (499/500)
"But...we've been planning this for ages!" Miko exclaimed sadly, almost in a wail. There was a loud sniff from the other end of the phone. "I know," his friend replied thickly. "I'm sorry. Can't help it." Miko drummed his fingers on the table and bit his lip, thinking hard. "Are you sure you wouldn't be able-" "I'll sneeze on you, Miko," was the immediate reply. "I will sneeze. All over you. Now, I'm going for a nap. Cheer up and go spread some holiday cheer, okay?" "I will," he replied, trying to keep his voice light. But once they'd both hung up, he let out a dejected sigh.

The school drama club had been planning this for months. So many hours of work spent on material shopping, crowded around the few sewing machines they had between them, asking for parents to chip in with a dollar or two to go towards funds. No themed onesies for this group; they'd made proper costumes. Reindeer, a snowman, a candycane, gingerbread cookies, even a decorated tree. He and his friend were supposed to go as matching elves. Together, the colorful friends were delivering presents to a kids charity event. Their first year doing it, and everything had been going as smooth as clockwork - until now.

You couldn't go as matching elves if there was only one elf.

He glanced at their two costumes laying on his bed, just having been triple checked, and let out another deep sigh. What now? It just wasn't going to be as fun without them. Then suddenly, as though sensing his sudden drop in mood, Buddy barged in through the door and slammed into his legs. Knees buckling, the large mutt took the opportunity to cover his face in slobbery licks before leaping onto the bed.

"Come on Bud, not the costumes!" Miko scolded. "We talked about self control-" But he stopped himself, staring. Buddy stared back, tongue lolling. A pair of striped tights was looped over one of his legs. A jingly hat caught in the loop of his collar. He thought for a moment. He considered for a moment longer. "Buddy..." he said slowly. "How would you feel about playing a bit of dress up?"

He was up quite late that night altering - with parental supervision, of course - the second costume. It was quite a marvel, really, when he showed up to meet the group the following day. Buddy with his comfortably fitting elastic-strapped jingle hat. The green shirt, cut to fit his torso, with velcro straps around his chest and tummy. Red and white striped tights, heavily altered to fit his back legs like socks. They'd even had time to attach a few bells to his leash and collar. Miko wasn't one for dressing up animals but he'd been in a pinch, and well - Buddy seemed to be enjoying it. The attention, the walkies, the excitement. Like he knew he was doing something special.

If this wasn't holiday cheer, Miko didn't know what was.

[Knickknacks]

oh GOODNESS, mark ;;
such cute kits!

[captain dude]

Ok so here it goes! ^_^

Toasted Marshmallows

Username: DewFromJupiter
name: Peter “Petey” Zenith (nephew to Daika Zenith)
Compliment:
@ sobble Thank you so much for hosting this! The thought that someone saved up for an MYO or bought one just to bring others joy is so heartwarming and pure. Let alone two! I can’t believe how generous and kind people are sometimes! Many of us look forward to and anticipate our MYOs for our own ideas so to see someone who spends them on others and making them happy inspires generosity! And oh my goodness, Toasted Marshmallow Kit is just too precious for this world! The minor chonk just works so perfectly for them. These designs look so gorgeous and work perfectly as kits! The Kalon Group has the kindest, most polite people I’ve ever seen in a closed species! ☺️ Merry (belated) Christmas right on back!
@ Trp You’re exceptionally generous and you have brought so much joy! Thank you again for your gifts! You are really fun to have conversations with!
How do they fix this holiday disaster?: Art is done, but way too big to upload here. Click here to see it on ToyHouse! C: If you win them, it’s yours!

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Username: DewFromJupiter
Name: Jalie “Socks” Zenith (niece to Daika Zenith)
Compliment:
@tup I’ve had so much fun helping flesh out your world! It’s awesome and I can’t wait for more people to join! You have cool ideas and have a very giving and easygoing personality.
@shadow9119 You are absolutely FANTASTIC at character creation. I love how talented you are at fleshing out characters, creating relationships for characters, and you’re very kind to give your time to help others with that. You’re so welcoming to those who are new to the Kalmunity!
How did it go?: Jalie has a bit of an addiction with Christmas movies, but especially the movie Elf. This obsession is so widespread that she has started to believe that she is a Christmas elf. She refuses to answer to anything but her “elf name” Socks and begs her family to eat her “elf food” for every meal. And what do elves eat? Well, they like to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.
Her uncle loves her creativity, but happens to hesitate at her favorite food. Yes, indeed, Jalie likes Elf Spaghetti. For those who haven’t heard of Jalie’s delicacy, this is her method of preparation. She starts by boiling some spaghetti noodles. While they’re piping hot, she puts them in her special Christmas Tree bowl, nixing the tomato sauce, and smothers them in chocolate syrup. Depending on what she’s feeling like, toppings can be anything from marshmallows to candy canes to M&Ms to chocolate chip cookies. Uncle Dai likes to encourage her creativity… but hesitates to see the appeal to “Socks’s” favorite meal. When her parents sent her over so they could do some last-minute Christmas shopping this Christmas Eve to Uncle Dai’s house with her other cousins, she decided to proudly make her favorite creation. The kids loved it! Unfortunately, I don’t think their uncle shares the same opinion on Elf Spaghetti… Luckily, he can pretend for long enough to enjoy it to make his niece feel like a true elf.

Dessert: Art also here! Winner keeps my art!

In the spirit of giving, I’ll gift this girl to the first nonowner who entered here if I win “Jalie/Socks”! Any non-owners who don’t have a Kal for relationships/family members can use any of mine from my TH!