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20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast
Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity
Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction
Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item
Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
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Maybe it was his Beast Magic, but Alexander found it easy to adjust to skating on ice. '[color=aba000][i]Do all animals have good balance, or is that just a cat thing?[/i][/color]' He briefly thought back to various funny animal video online before discarding that idea '[color=aba000][i]Yeah, never mind[/i][/color]'

[color=fff200]”I’ve got the hang of it now, so let’s skate together, Alex!"[/color] Lily skated over and took his hand.

Despite her claims, she didn't seem to have the hang of it, as she started fumbling "[color=aba000]Careful![/color]" A tail shot out of his arm to stop her fall. Alexander sighed, half exasperated, half relieved "[color=aba000]Geez, what am I going to do with you?[/color]" Despite himself, he [i]was[/i] relieved to see her enjoying herself '[color=aba000][i]Maybe I was just over reacting when I worried that she had bothered so many people with that stunt in the siege that her Christmas was going to be ruined. But I can't really help it; I'm still getting used to having to worry about other people[/i][/color]' He noticed that Justine was skating close to Lily, using her wings to keep balance '[color=aba000][i]I thought Lily was crazy when she just let Justine go after the assault on her castle...but, I'm starting to think she was right. That's not something I'm used to[/i][/color]' a rare smile creeped it's way onto his face '[color=aba000][i]Dammit Lily, just what the hell are you doing to me?[/i][/color]'

She ended up dragging them over to the dolphin, who was shooting pucks[color=fff200]”You always hold the best parties, Dan. Thank you so much for inviting us here!"[/color]

The dolphin smiled, even as the enchanted goal spat the puck right at him, clanging against his helmet.
“You’re welcome, Lily. Though you should really be thanking Mariette; she did all the legwork...so to speak,” he added after a pause.
“Anyway, it’s going to be a little bit before our final outdoors event; the Wacky Downhill Race. Take a guess on how wacky it’s gonna be! And then, the big finale: the White Elephant gift exchange!”

[color=fff200]”Oh, it’s happening soon? That’s exciting! I hope the lucky girl who gets my Christmas wish is going to like it!"[/color] She spoke with her palms together.
[color=fff200]”By the way, can I also try shooting pucks? That looks like fun."[/color] The dolphin handed her his stick as she got to work shooting, with all her usual energy.

With Lily now occupied, Alexander asked the dolphin a question "[color=aba000]Look, my experience with Christmas is limited to holiday specials, so sorry if this is a dumb question; but why is it called a 'White Elephant gift exchange' and not a Secret Santa? I never thought white elephants had any kind of connection to Christmas before[/color]"