nebulancer | ALIVE Christmas Party SS

🎄Merry Christmas🌟

~A Dude-Only Christmas~

Sora: My dudes...

Sora: Today...

Sora: IS CHRISTMAAAAAAAS!!!!

Sou, Nozomu, Ken, Mamoru: YOOOOOOOO~~~~!!!!

Nozomu: Merry merry merry merry Christ...

Ken: MAAAAAAAAS!!!!

Sou: Yeah, yeah, merry Xmas merry Xmas.

Mamoru: I don’t really get what’s with the funky excitement levels, but congratulatioooooons!!!!!

Sora: Today! Due to some twist of fate!!

The guys with little “dude” components to them!!

Are working!!!

Everyone: YoooOOOOooo~~~~!!

Sora: So, with that said?

Mamoru: ...With that said?

Sora: We!!!

Shall go about preparing!!

The Christmas party! For them, how about it~~~!!!

Everyone: Yo...

Sora: Hold it! (laughing) Don’t get so miserable all of a sudden. (laughing)

Nozomu: Wait, is it okay that this group of guys is prepping for the party?

Ken: You’re literally the last person I want to hear that from.

Sou: ......But, well, the Christmas tree’s already decorated. If all we gotta do is buy food and set it up, then that’s not all too strange.

Sora: Huh? But I’m in the mood for going “Squee!” after eating a dude’s cooking when I’m unused to having him cook.

Everyone: ...

※A brief pause where they all think, “What position are you saying that from, and who else would want that?”

Ken: Sora...... You cannot forget this. Mamoru is in this group right here, right now.

Mamoru: I know I’m here!!! (laughs) Whatever could that possibly mean!!? Ken-kun!!!

Sora: Still, Sou’s capable at cooking when the occasion calls for it!

Sou: Yeah, the occasion means on rare occasions. I can only make croquettes and that’s about it.

Nozomu: Ooh, ooh, me~! I can make gyoza!!

Ken: That’s one limited menu we’ve got here. (laughing)

Sou: I made it for some program a while back.

Nozomu: Same here.

Ken: Gotcha. Oh, as for me, if you’re fine with rough and choppy simple meals, that’s... well, I can make it if the occasion calls for it. (I’ve lived on my own long enough.)

Mamoru: You’re all... incredible......

Mamoru: Croquettes look easy to make, but in truth, you have to boil, crush, mix, and fry them! There are so many steps to go into it, so it’s a very challenging dish!? And so are gyoza!!? You two are amazing!! Take me, for example! The brand-new toasters these days are smarter than I am that I can’t even properly use them!!! Every single day passes with it getting angry at me for not putting the bread in sooner!!!

Everyone: Mamo-chan.

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~For now, they split up into the cooking team and the ingredient-buying team~

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Sou: ...Why’m I battling with a mountain of potatoes 🥔 on Christmas?

Arrgh~... Ow, hot.

Nozomu: 🥟

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Sou: Oh, Nozomu, you’re actually pretty skilled at this. And it’s tasty to boot.

Nozomu: I know, right~? I’ll be sure to burst Nozomu-kun’s creative soul onto the scene!!

Sou: How many are you making?

Nozomu: I used up all the ingredients, so I can make as many as I want!!

※Typical clichés of people who don’t regularly cook – Making a lot at a time

Sou: ...Well, if there’s too many, all we need to do is freeze them and eat ‘em over time.

Nozomu: Let’s do that! Ah, since we’ve got the chance, should we do a Russian Roulette-styled one to go with the party vibes?

Sou: That sounds good. Let’s make super-spicy and super-sweet ones.

Nozomu: Now that’s the good stuff~

※Typical clichés of people who don’t regularly cook (2) – Trying to be oddly playful in the weirdest of ways

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Sora: Buying stuff~♪ Buying stuff~♪ Holding tight~ Mamo-chan and my JASRAC tickets~♪

Ken: That’s one realistic song. (cracking up)

Mamoru: Umm, since we already have croquettes and gyoza... What other food screams, “Christmas party”...?

Ken: ...Everything that’s Christmas-related. Don’t forget that the croquettes and gyoza are the outliers here.

Sora & Mamoru: Oh, yeah. You’re right.

Ken: Christmas comes hand-in-hand with... chicken?

Sora: When you think, spineless chicken, I’m obviously the one that comes to mind! The cowardly scaredy-cat Sora! Okay, lemme go buy it!

whoosh 💨

Ken: And... cake?

Mamoru: I’ve worked a part-time job selling cakes while dressed as Santa Claus before! Fujimura Mamoru will head out!

whoosh 💨

Ken: Then I guess I’ll get hors d'oeuvres, toppings, and side dish-like things.

whoosh 💨

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Sora: We’re hooome~!!! How’s the haps, cooking team!!?

Sou: Welcome back. For now, we’ve got these.

Nozomu: Welcome hooome~! Check these bad boys out! Ta-daaah!!

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Mamoru: Wow~~~! That’s incredible~!! ✨✨

You’re amazing, Soushi-kun, Nozomu-kun!!

Ken: Ooh~~!! I see mountains of ‘em. (laughing) Good work!

Sora: We bought loads of tasty-looking stuff, too~! Canned shochu highballs and juice~!

rustle rustle.

Sou: ...Could I drink one ahead of time? I just fried a bunch of stuff, so it’s hot.

Sora: No. ...is what I’d like to say, but I bought this “Good work lemon sour” for you, since I expected you’d say that. Accept it.

Sou: Thanks. (laughs)

Nozomu: I wanna can too!

Ken: Oh, how about this? It’s craft beer, and I bought a few of these ones with stylish-looking packages.

Nozomu: Ooh~! Now that’s some consideration from Ken-chan! Thanks a bunch~!

Mamoru: I should bring out the individual plates, huh? I’ll go bring them.

Ken: Ah! Mamoru, I’ll help!

Sora: Then I’ll... work on strengthening the decorations~! I received a bunch of super-flashy LED lights a long time ago~!

Ah, Sou, Nozomu! Help me after you’ve taken a break!

Sou: Gotcha. Lemme handle the tall spots.

Sora: GRRRRRR!!!! 💢💢💢💢💢💢💢💢💢

Sou: (cracking up)

Sora: All right, my duuudes!!

I call this ultimate Christmas party open for business~~~!!!

# Merry Xmas

ALIVE Christmas Party SS - 12/26/23