Gift Exchange
Stand-Alone Time-Sensitive Quest.
Main Characters / Extra Characters
My Classmates
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You’re walking across campus when Autumn, Julian, and Nishan race over to you.
Autumn: Danny, what are you doing? Didn’t you hear?
Danny: Uh... hear what?
Julian: Student Government is organizing a gift exchange!
Danny: Oh! Like a Secret Santa?
Nishan: Many cultures and creeds cherish the inherent virtue of giving selflessly... Why give all the glory to a single, reclusive, white-bearded man?
Danny: ...so not like a Secret Santa then?
Nishan: Actually, pretty much just like that. The point is we’re CALLING it a gift exchange.
Danny: Whatever you call it... a gift exchange sounds like tons of fun!
Autumn: Well, if you want in, you better come with us right now. They’re starting in just a few minutes!
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Your whole school assembles near a small elevated stage. Maddie, Brandon, and Payton stand atop it next to a microphone.
Brandon: The rules of the gift exchange are pretty simple. We’ve printed out the names of every student and placed those names in the hat Payton is holding!
Payton: Yay! Everyone, look at me! I’m holding a hat!
Brandon: You should each draw one name. You’ll put together a gift for that person... Then later on, we’ll exchange the gifts as a group!
Maddie: Ask not what presents your classmates can give to you. Ask what presents YOU can give to your classmates!
Payton walks by with the hat. Each classmate sticks their hand in and draws a card with a name. You look at the name on your card...
Time - 2 hours
...the name on your card reads: AUTUMN!
Danny: Oh!
Julian: Aw sweet! My person should be great to give a gift to. Who’d you get, Danny?
Danny: ...um!
Maddie grabs the mic.
Maddie: WAIT! Two quick things to remember... One, the names should stay secret until the gift exchange later on! And two, the best gift isn’t the one that costs the most. Why not show how much you care by MAKING or DOING something special?
Payton turns to speak to Nishan, who stands wide-eyed and tense.
Payton: So Nishan, what do you think about--
Nishan: No! You’ll never get me to reveal which Payton I’m supposed to give a gift to-- Err... I’ve already said too much!
Nishan drops a smoke bomb and sprints away.
Payton: ...cough! Does he just keep those in his pocket?
Julian: Actually, the Clumsy Ninja may have a point. We should all probably split up until after we get our gifts together... Just in case, you know... we somehow happened to be giving gifts... to each other...
Autumn, Julian, and Payton back away in opposite directions!
Danny: ...
Brandon: So, Danny, any ideas for what gift you’re going to get?
Danny: Well... I picked Autumn, but... she’s an artist, and nothing I’ll do can compare with what she can create!
Maddie: Well, why don’t you SAY something to show how much you appreciate her?
Brandon: Maybe talk about her in a powerful speech?
Maddie: Maybe a Gifty-burg Address?
Danny: ...or what about a POEM? Thanks so much!
You run off. Maddie and Brandon fist bump!
Brandon: Politi-cool suggestion, Maddie!
Maddie: Up-voted!
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A short while later, you meet Sarah in the theater room. Sarah leaps onto the stage and intones dramatically!
Sarah: A poetical performance? Rhyming words delivered in heartfelt appreciation? Mayhaps I could be of SOME trivial assistance...
Danny: ...so you’ll help me?
Sarah: Forsooth! What did it sound like I said?
Time - 4 hours
Sarah helps up you onto the stage.
Sarah: Perhaps we should begin with some simple rhyming exercises. I’ll instigate the couplet, then you complete it with a rhyme. Just like Shakespeare did with Honest Ben Jonson!
Danny: ...so I do the rhyming part?
Sarah: And of course, the rhyme sets the TONE. We shall begin... ‘Ever snowflake is unique, but especially the first one that snows...’
Danny: ‘Every pine tree is precious, but especially the first one that grows...’
Sarah: Ooh... very well spoken! Let’s try another! ‘Every Yule log is delicious, but especially the first one you eat...’
Danny: ‘And every friend is welcome, but especially the first one you meet!’
You continue to trade rhymes back and forth, until at last...
Danny: So what do you think?
Sarah sniffles and wipes away a tear.
Sarah: I think we’ve got something very sweet here! No doubt your friend will weep for joy when she hears this.
The door opens, and Autumn peeks her head into the theater.
Autumn: Danny, are you in here?
Danny: Yes... I mean, no! I mean, did you need me for something?
Autumn: Actually, yes. I don’t mean to interrupt... I was hoping you’d be willing to help me with my gift for the exchange.
Requirements
You follow Autumn into the art studio where an enormous can vas sits on an easel, covered with a paint-spattered sheet.
Autumn: I drew Nishan’s name in the gift exchange. I knew immediately that I wanted to paint a portrait...
Autumn rips away the sheet. A stylized rendition of Nishan’s face is painted in the top portion of the canvas...
Autumn: But as I was working, I suddenly realized that Nishan wouldn’t love it unless he was painted doing something... remarkable! But what?!
Danny: Hmmm, have you thought about painting Nishan piloting a Jaeger?
Autumn: I bet he’d love that! But it will be challenging...
Time - 6 hours
Autumn paints vigorously, each brushstroke adding detail to the canvas until at last, she steps aside...
Autumn: So... what do you think?
Danny: It’s amazing, the intricacy... I can see every tube, every wire... and even the reflection of his drift-compatible partner in that shiny panel.
The door to Autumn’s studio bursts open!
Nishan: ...hello?
Autumn quickly heaves her sheet over the canvas.
Autumn: Um, Nishan! I’m busy!
Nishan: It’s okay. I just need Danny to come with me for a sec.
Requirements
You follow Nishan across campus. He leads you down some steps into a science lab overflowing with motherboards, hard drives, and touch screens.
Nishan: You might not have guessed this, but I drew Payton’s name in the gift exchange...
Danny: ...oh really? So that’s why you ran off when she tried to talk to you?
Nishan: Sure, THAT... and I also wanted to start working right away!
Nishan points to a sad-looking pile of robot parts.
Nishan: Which, I’ll admit, hasn’t gone as well as I’d hoped. I know Payton loves Peppermint lattes... so first, I thought I’d make her a robot coffee maker! But then I remembered how much she hates cleaning, and I thought I’d make her a robot vacuum instead! I can’t decide!
Danny: Hmm... well since you can’t decide... DON’T! Why not make one robot that does both? Unless you don’t think you’re up to the challenge, that is.
Nishan: Not up to the challenge? I’m up to ANY challenge that doesn’t involve dodgeballs!
Time - 7 hours
Nishan tinkers with servos, diodes, and tiny wheels. He moves with dizzying speed, until at last, he steps aside...
Nishan: Part coffeemaker, part Roomba. I give you... Coffoomba!
A tiny robot burbles cheerfully, waves howdy, and then pours out a shot of espresso into a teensy cup.
Nishan: Go on... taste it!
You take the cup and taste the espresso.
Danny: OMG! That’s delicious!
Nishan points to the floor, where the robot has already begun tidying up.
Nishan: And while you relax, Coffoomba goes to work!
Nishan: So do you think Payton is going to like it?
Danny: Like it? I think she’s going to LOVE it...
Your phone vibrates.
Danny: Speak of the preppie. Patin just sent me a text. She wants to meet up.
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As you approach the gym, Payton and Berry wave from behind some bushes.
Payton: Psst, Danny... over here! Come hide behind these bushes!
Danny: Uh, so what’s with all the cloak and dagger?
Payton: We can’t let Julian see you... I mean, me!
Danny: Let me guess, you drew Julian’s name in the gift exchange, and you need help with something?
Payton: Well, I can’t just ask him what sort of cookie he likes best! That’d ruin the surprise!
Berry: So you want us to ask him about cookies?
Payton: No! Of course not! Then he KNOWS he’s getting cookies! I need you two to go figure out what kind of cookies he likes without even mentioning cookies...
Danny: So not much of a challenge then.
Time - 8 hours
You and Berry walk over to where Julian is leaned over a table, working intently on something.
Berry: Hey!
Julian: Hey Berry! Uh, Danny... you’re not supposed to be here!
Danny: Why not?
Julian quickly conceals his work area beneath some poster board.
Julian: Because no reason. What do you want?
Danny: Berry and I were talking, and we were wondering... Are you feeling thirsty? With everybody working on presents, we realized people might want a soda and maybe something sweet to eat...
Julian: I’m in for soda and, as for snacks, peanut butter ANYTHING is pretty much my favorite!
Berry: Okay, we’ll see what we can do...
Danny: But no promises!
You and Berry join Payton behind the bush.
Danny: There you go. Julian didn’t suspect a thing!
Berry: But what about the soda you promised?
Payton: Not to worry about that. Student Government had the same idea. There will be plenty at the Gift Exchange. Speaking of, it’s almost time to exchange presents, and I have a lot of cookies to bake!
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Maddie: Gather round, everybody! We’re about to get started...
Everyone clusters in tightly, some holding wrapped presents and others with instruments and props.
Maddie: I’ll go first. I drew Brandon’s name!
Brandon: ...Me?
Maddie: And I got you this color-coded binder!
Brandon: I can’t believe it! This is the exact same color-coded binder I got for you!
Maddie and Brandon fistbump!
Maddie: Now... who wants to go next?
Time - 9 hours
Several more gifts are exchanged, including your poem for Autumn!
Autumn: Awww, Danny, that was so sweet! Come here and let me give you a hug!
Danny: It’s the least I could do.
Autumn: Now it’s my turn.
Autumn pulls out her wrapped canvas and presents it to Nishan.
Nishan: Whoa... I’m fighting kaiju inside a Jaeger! When I close my eyes that’s exactly how I always imagine myself!
Nishan continues to admire the painting.
Nishan: This is amazing, Autumn, and it was very actually wrapped in wrapping paper! Which reminds me of something... unrelated...
Nishan pulls you aside.
Nishan: Danny, there might’ve been something I accidentally forgot...
Danny: Let me guess. Wrapping paper? I think I can help you out.
Requirements
Nishan quickly wraps his present with the wrapping paper you bought.
Nishan: Well, it’s not a pretty wrapping job. In fact, it looks like a discount pinata stuffed with broken watches... But it’s wrapped!
Nishan dashes back to the middle of the gift exchange.
Nishan: Payton, I have a present for you.
Payton: For moi? GIMME GIMME!
Payton tears into the present, shredding the pretty paper like confetti through a woodchipper!
Payton: A coffee-making vacuum robot? How did you know? I’ve wanted one ever since I fell asleep in Starbucks reading Sky Mall!
The gift giving continues...
Julian: Peanut butter cookies? My favorite! And because it’s the time of year for giving... I’m willing to share one with everybody.
Julian hands one cookie to Nishan and then stops.
Nishan: Um...
Julian: What? I said I was willing to share one. Aww fine... take a cookie, guys!
Requirements
Gifts are exchanged until only the final few presents remain.
Channing: An Omegaphone! For me? Of course I love it... This is the last word in competitive cheerleading technology!
James: I do know how to crush the competition... And speaking of games... Jeff, how’d you know that I needed extra wooden pieces for my European boardgames?
Jeff: Well, technically, they’re not EXTRA... I just happened to notice you kept losing them all over the school, and I made sure to collect them... Every day. For the last five months... But not in a weird way!
Time - 10 hours
Payton grabs the microphone.
Payton: Okay, looks like that was the last present, everybody!
Danny: Wait, but what about...?
Julian: ...what about what?
Danny: Nothing. I guess nobody picked my name.
Julian: ...seriously? Danny, did you really think we forgot about YOU?
Danny: You didn’t?
Payton: No way! We opened the last present that was finished. Julian drew your name, and he made sure that you had the best present of all!
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Danny: So... I do have a present. Where is it?
Julian: Hang on. It’s coming. We still need one more thing.
Time - 12 hours
Autumn snaps a picture of you with an old-school Polaroid and hands the photo to Julian. Julian disappears around the corner and returns with a giant frame. In the frame are photographs of every single student in the entire school... with you right in the center!
Julian: You brought us all together. We thought the perfect gift would show that.
Danny: Julian, this... this is amazing! There’s just one thing I don’t understand... How did you manage to get photos of EVERYBODY without me knowing?
Julian: Heh... I might’ve had some help keeping you occupied.
Payton: Oops!
Danny: So you guys didn’t actually need my help with presents?
Autumn: Of course, we did! We always do! But we also knew you’d be WILLING to help. Because you’re always helping all of us... And that’s why we just had to get you this gift.
Julian: We’ll never forget you, and this way, you’ll never forget us either!
Julian: Heh... you heard Autumn! Everybody pile in!
Everyone crushes in, giving you a whole-school hug!
Danny: Thanks, guys. Best present ever!
Nishan: Actually, this hug might be a little too... tight!
The smoke bombs in Nishan’s pockets go off, covering the entire crowd in a gray cloud!
Julian: Nishan!
Nishan: ...uh, Happy Holidays?
- Have Nishan
- Spend 500 coins
You’re walking across campus when Autumn, Julian, and Nishan race over to you.
Autumn: Danny, what are you doing? Didn’t you hear?
Danny: Uh... hear what?
Julian: Student Government is organizing a gift exchange!
Danny: Oh! Like a Secret Santa?
Nishan: Many cultures and creeds cherish the inherent virtue of giving selflessly... Why give all the glory to a single, reclusive, white-bearded man?
Danny: ...so not like a Secret Santa then?
Nishan: Actually, pretty much just like that. The point is we’re CALLING it a gift exchange.
Danny: Whatever you call it... a gift exchange sounds like tons of fun!
Autumn: Well, if you want in, you better come with us right now. They’re starting in just a few minutes!
Requirements
- Payton
- A Student Gov (Maddie)
- A Student Gov (Brandon)
Your whole school assembles near a small elevated stage. Maddie, Brandon, and Payton stand atop it next to a microphone.
Brandon: The rules of the gift exchange are pretty simple. We’ve printed out the names of every student and placed those names in the hat Payton is holding!
Payton: Yay! Everyone, look at me! I’m holding a hat!
Brandon: You should each draw one name. You’ll put together a gift for that person... Then later on, we’ll exchange the gifts as a group!
Maddie: Ask not what presents your classmates can give to you. Ask what presents YOU can give to your classmates!
Payton walks by with the hat. Each classmate sticks their hand in and draws a card with a name. You look at the name on your card...
Time - 2 hours
...the name on your card reads: AUTUMN!
Danny: Oh!
Julian: Aw sweet! My person should be great to give a gift to. Who’d you get, Danny?
Danny: ...um!
Maddie grabs the mic.
Maddie: WAIT! Two quick things to remember... One, the names should stay secret until the gift exchange later on! And two, the best gift isn’t the one that costs the most. Why not show how much you care by MAKING or DOING something special?
Payton turns to speak to Nishan, who stands wide-eyed and tense.
Payton: So Nishan, what do you think about--
Nishan: No! You’ll never get me to reveal which Payton I’m supposed to give a gift to-- Err... I’ve already said too much!
Nishan drops a smoke bomb and sprints away.
Payton: ...cough! Does he just keep those in his pocket?
Julian: Actually, the Clumsy Ninja may have a point. We should all probably split up until after we get our gifts together... Just in case, you know... we somehow happened to be giving gifts... to each other...
Autumn, Julian, and Payton back away in opposite directions!
Danny: ...
Brandon: So, Danny, any ideas for what gift you’re going to get?
Danny: Well... I picked Autumn, but... she’s an artist, and nothing I’ll do can compare with what she can create!
Maddie: Well, why don’t you SAY something to show how much you appreciate her?
Brandon: Maybe talk about her in a powerful speech?
Maddie: Maybe a Gifty-burg Address?
Danny: ...or what about a POEM? Thanks so much!
You run off. Maddie and Brandon fist bump!
Brandon: Politi-cool suggestion, Maddie!
Maddie: Up-voted!
Requirements
- An Actor
A short while later, you meet Sarah in the theater room. Sarah leaps onto the stage and intones dramatically!
Sarah: A poetical performance? Rhyming words delivered in heartfelt appreciation? Mayhaps I could be of SOME trivial assistance...
Danny: ...so you’ll help me?
Sarah: Forsooth! What did it sound like I said?
Time - 4 hours
Sarah helps up you onto the stage.
Sarah: Perhaps we should begin with some simple rhyming exercises. I’ll instigate the couplet, then you complete it with a rhyme. Just like Shakespeare did with Honest Ben Jonson!
Danny: ...so I do the rhyming part?
Sarah: And of course, the rhyme sets the TONE. We shall begin... ‘Ever snowflake is unique, but especially the first one that snows...’
Danny: ‘Every pine tree is precious, but especially the first one that grows...’
Sarah: Ooh... very well spoken! Let’s try another! ‘Every Yule log is delicious, but especially the first one you eat...’
Danny: ‘And every friend is welcome, but especially the first one you meet!’
You continue to trade rhymes back and forth, until at last...
Danny: So what do you think?
Sarah sniffles and wipes away a tear.
Sarah: I think we’ve got something very sweet here! No doubt your friend will weep for joy when she hears this.
The door opens, and Autumn peeks her head into the theater.
Autumn: Danny, are you in here?
Danny: Yes... I mean, no! I mean, did you need me for something?
Autumn: Actually, yes. I don’t mean to interrupt... I was hoping you’d be willing to help me with my gift for the exchange.
Requirements
- Autumn
You follow Autumn into the art studio where an enormous can vas sits on an easel, covered with a paint-spattered sheet.
Autumn: I drew Nishan’s name in the gift exchange. I knew immediately that I wanted to paint a portrait...
Autumn rips away the sheet. A stylized rendition of Nishan’s face is painted in the top portion of the canvas...
Autumn: But as I was working, I suddenly realized that Nishan wouldn’t love it unless he was painted doing something... remarkable! But what?!
Danny: Hmmm, have you thought about painting Nishan piloting a Jaeger?
Autumn: I bet he’d love that! But it will be challenging...
Time - 6 hours
Autumn paints vigorously, each brushstroke adding detail to the canvas until at last, she steps aside...
Autumn: So... what do you think?
Danny: It’s amazing, the intricacy... I can see every tube, every wire... and even the reflection of his drift-compatible partner in that shiny panel.
The door to Autumn’s studio bursts open!
Nishan: ...hello?
Autumn quickly heaves her sheet over the canvas.
Autumn: Um, Nishan! I’m busy!
Nishan: It’s okay. I just need Danny to come with me for a sec.
Requirements
- Nishan
You follow Nishan across campus. He leads you down some steps into a science lab overflowing with motherboards, hard drives, and touch screens.
Nishan: You might not have guessed this, but I drew Payton’s name in the gift exchange...
Danny: ...oh really? So that’s why you ran off when she tried to talk to you?
Nishan: Sure, THAT... and I also wanted to start working right away!
Nishan points to a sad-looking pile of robot parts.
Nishan: Which, I’ll admit, hasn’t gone as well as I’d hoped. I know Payton loves Peppermint lattes... so first, I thought I’d make her a robot coffee maker! But then I remembered how much she hates cleaning, and I thought I’d make her a robot vacuum instead! I can’t decide!
Danny: Hmm... well since you can’t decide... DON’T! Why not make one robot that does both? Unless you don’t think you’re up to the challenge, that is.
Nishan: Not up to the challenge? I’m up to ANY challenge that doesn’t involve dodgeballs!
Time - 7 hours
Nishan tinkers with servos, diodes, and tiny wheels. He moves with dizzying speed, until at last, he steps aside...
Nishan: Part coffeemaker, part Roomba. I give you... Coffoomba!
A tiny robot burbles cheerfully, waves howdy, and then pours out a shot of espresso into a teensy cup.
Nishan: Go on... taste it!
You take the cup and taste the espresso.
Danny: OMG! That’s delicious!
Nishan points to the floor, where the robot has already begun tidying up.
Nishan: And while you relax, Coffoomba goes to work!
Nishan: So do you think Payton is going to like it?
Danny: Like it? I think she’s going to LOVE it...
Your phone vibrates.
Danny: Speak of the preppie. Patin just sent me a text. She wants to meet up.
Requirements
- Payton
- Julian
- A Classmate Except Danny (Berry)
As you approach the gym, Payton and Berry wave from behind some bushes.
Payton: Psst, Danny... over here! Come hide behind these bushes!
Danny: Uh, so what’s with all the cloak and dagger?
Payton: We can’t let Julian see you... I mean, me!
Danny: Let me guess, you drew Julian’s name in the gift exchange, and you need help with something?
Payton: Well, I can’t just ask him what sort of cookie he likes best! That’d ruin the surprise!
Berry: So you want us to ask him about cookies?
Payton: No! Of course not! Then he KNOWS he’s getting cookies! I need you two to go figure out what kind of cookies he likes without even mentioning cookies...
Danny: So not much of a challenge then.
Time - 8 hours
You and Berry walk over to where Julian is leaned over a table, working intently on something.
Berry: Hey!
Julian: Hey Berry! Uh, Danny... you’re not supposed to be here!
Danny: Why not?
Julian quickly conceals his work area beneath some poster board.
Julian: Because no reason. What do you want?
Danny: Berry and I were talking, and we were wondering... Are you feeling thirsty? With everybody working on presents, we realized people might want a soda and maybe something sweet to eat...
Julian: I’m in for soda and, as for snacks, peanut butter ANYTHING is pretty much my favorite!
Berry: Okay, we’ll see what we can do...
Danny: But no promises!
You and Berry join Payton behind the bush.
Danny: There you go. Julian didn’t suspect a thing!
Berry: But what about the soda you promised?
Payton: Not to worry about that. Student Government had the same idea. There will be plenty at the Gift Exchange. Speaking of, it’s almost time to exchange presents, and I have a lot of cookies to bake!
Requirements
- Payton
- A Student Gov (Maddie)
- A Student Gov (Brandon)
Maddie: Gather round, everybody! We’re about to get started...
Everyone clusters in tightly, some holding wrapped presents and others with instruments and props.
Maddie: I’ll go first. I drew Brandon’s name!
Brandon: ...Me?
Maddie: And I got you this color-coded binder!
Brandon: I can’t believe it! This is the exact same color-coded binder I got for you!
Maddie and Brandon fistbump!
Maddie: Now... who wants to go next?
Time - 9 hours
Several more gifts are exchanged, including your poem for Autumn!
Autumn: Awww, Danny, that was so sweet! Come here and let me give you a hug!
Danny: It’s the least I could do.
Autumn: Now it’s my turn.
Autumn pulls out her wrapped canvas and presents it to Nishan.
Nishan: Whoa... I’m fighting kaiju inside a Jaeger! When I close my eyes that’s exactly how I always imagine myself!
Nishan continues to admire the painting.
Nishan: This is amazing, Autumn, and it was very actually wrapped in wrapping paper! Which reminds me of something... unrelated...
Nishan pulls you aside.
Nishan: Danny, there might’ve been something I accidentally forgot...
Danny: Let me guess. Wrapping paper? I think I can help you out.
Requirements
- Spend 20,000 coins
Nishan quickly wraps his present with the wrapping paper you bought.
Nishan: Well, it’s not a pretty wrapping job. In fact, it looks like a discount pinata stuffed with broken watches... But it’s wrapped!
Nishan dashes back to the middle of the gift exchange.
Nishan: Payton, I have a present for you.
Payton: For moi? GIMME GIMME!
Payton tears into the present, shredding the pretty paper like confetti through a woodchipper!
Payton: A coffee-making vacuum robot? How did you know? I’ve wanted one ever since I fell asleep in Starbucks reading Sky Mall!
The gift giving continues...
Julian: Peanut butter cookies? My favorite! And because it’s the time of year for giving... I’m willing to share one with everybody.
Julian hands one cookie to Nishan and then stops.
Nishan: Um...
Julian: What? I said I was willing to share one. Aww fine... take a cookie, guys!
Requirements
- A Cheerleader (Channing)
- A Gamer (James)
- A Wallflower (Jeff)
Gifts are exchanged until only the final few presents remain.
Channing: An Omegaphone! For me? Of course I love it... This is the last word in competitive cheerleading technology!
James: I do know how to crush the competition... And speaking of games... Jeff, how’d you know that I needed extra wooden pieces for my European boardgames?
Jeff: Well, technically, they’re not EXTRA... I just happened to notice you kept losing them all over the school, and I made sure to collect them... Every day. For the last five months... But not in a weird way!
Time - 10 hours
Payton grabs the microphone.
Payton: Okay, looks like that was the last present, everybody!
Danny: Wait, but what about...?
Julian: ...what about what?
Danny: Nothing. I guess nobody picked my name.
Julian: ...seriously? Danny, did you really think we forgot about YOU?
Danny: You didn’t?
Payton: No way! We opened the last present that was finished. Julian drew your name, and he made sure that you had the best present of all!
Requirements
- Julian
Danny: So... I do have a present. Where is it?
Julian: Hang on. It’s coming. We still need one more thing.
Time - 12 hours
Autumn snaps a picture of you with an old-school Polaroid and hands the photo to Julian. Julian disappears around the corner and returns with a giant frame. In the frame are photographs of every single student in the entire school... with you right in the center!
Julian: You brought us all together. We thought the perfect gift would show that.
Danny: Julian, this... this is amazing! There’s just one thing I don’t understand... How did you manage to get photos of EVERYBODY without me knowing?
Julian: Heh... I might’ve had some help keeping you occupied.
Payton: Oops!
Danny: So you guys didn’t actually need my help with presents?
Autumn: Of course, we did! We always do! But we also knew you’d be WILLING to help. Because you’re always helping all of us... And that’s why we just had to get you this gift.
Julian: We’ll never forget you, and this way, you’ll never forget us either!
Julian: Heh... you heard Autumn! Everybody pile in!
Everyone crushes in, giving you a whole-school hug!
Danny: Thanks, guys. Best present ever!
Nishan: Actually, this hug might be a little too... tight!
The smoke bombs in Nishan’s pockets go off, covering the entire crowd in a gray cloud!
Julian: Nishan!
Nishan: ...uh, Happy Holidays?