#carollers

[bafflement]

@remnants-of-rwby-events

Have my submission for day one. :D

Qrow groaned as another blast of cold air hit him. He loved Oz, truly, he did, but did the man really need to open the door to every caroller group going? Some of them had been almost painfully out of tune, yet he rather thought that every group of carollers In Vale always hit their house.

That… might not be out of the realm of possibility. Oz was nice, almost aggressively so, but that sort of reputation tended to have consequences. Usually, those were rather nice… Oz being Oz, he always shared any gifts with his friends while being rather adorably flustered about things. Qrow had to admit, he loved it when others gave his love the appreciation he deserved.

But did that really have to translate to bad carol singers? He winced to himself, thinking about a few of the previous efforts. It was kind of sweet, that they all came here, but did they have to, when things were so cold? Oz, as always was at the door. Always so appreciative, even when the weather in Vale started to feel like they were all in Atlas.

He hated carol singers.

Oz smiled out at the latest set of singers. They could possibly have been more in tune, but he appreciated the effort anyway. So many had knocked at his door this year, the love of the season was obviously rather large here. There was something about this season, something special. He worried that it might be more than just Yule, that he’d managed to forget something important.

Either way though, this was rather sweet. He recognised two of his former students amongst the singers and hoped that they realised that his brief smile had been for them. It wasn’t easy, to show his own emotions, but here in the middle of Vale he was probably less likely to attract Grimm.

The carollers seemed appreciative enough, returning Oz’s tentative smile with far more genuine ones of their own. Their singing didn’t really improve, but the feeling was there. Oz’s own smile stretched, becoming more genuine. It was nice, listening to them. They cared, so much, even as he could already hear Qrow’s complaints.

He did wonder, at times, exactly why so many of them rang his doorbell every year. He was almost certain that others went more than ten minutes between visits, but then he rather thought his own reputation might have something to do with it. A lot of people, here in Vale, seemed to want to make him happy. He wasn’t certain just why that was, but the amount of love he was shown couldn’t be argued against.

He relaxed slightly, listening. He’d deal with Qrow’s complaints later. Right now, in this moment? He was content to listen to them sing.

After all, this moment couldn’t last forever.

[misforgotten2]

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

[citizen-zero]

WIBTA for taking advantage of my boss’ possible manic episode?

I know this already sounds bad but hear me out.

So I (30M) am the sole employee of this guy (62M) who’s honestly just a miserable boss and an even more miserable person. It sucks so bad working for him—the pay is horrendous, he’s verbally abusive, and the working conditions are awful (in the winter I literally have to stay bundled up the whole work day because he refuses to put the heat on in the office). He wouldn’t even give me holidays off if it wasn’t for the fact that there’s basically nothing to do those days because everywhere else is closed. I’m almost positive he unironically thinks poor people should die if they can’t work. His nephew (aka his only living relative and just the nicest guy) came by yesterday to invite him to Christmas dinner and he told him he’d see him in hell.

I cannot stress this enough—it’s BAD. I’d quit, but it’s been hard finding a better job and I’ve got four kids at home, including one with special needs.

Anyway, so here’s where I’m wondering if I’d be the asshole. Today was Christmas Day and he showed up at my house out of nowhere (huge red flag, I know). At first I thought he’d forgotten I had the day off and he was here to chew me out, which was worrying enough, but then his whole demeanor changed and he was super happy and excited and talking about how he was going to raise my salary. He even mentioned possibly making me a partner in the firm.

Now if that was it, I’d feel a little weird about the suddenness of it but it’d be fine. I’m not going to complain about having more money to feed my family. But then he started talking about how he wanted to pay our mortgage off. He talked about wanting to pay for our son to get the very expensive medical care that’s probably going to save his life. He mentioned at one point that he was going to be donating a huge amount of money to charity too—I knew he was rich but it staggered me. All this from a guy who doesn’t (didn’t?) even want to turn on the heat or the lights because it costs too much money.

It was such a sudden and drastic change that happened very literally overnight and now I’m kind of concerned he’s having a manic episode or something. I really, really want to accept his sudden generosity (I probably will; my wife is all for it and thinks he owes it to us), and I would love to believe that he’s truly had a sudden change of heart (an actual Christmas miracle lol) but I’m just worried about the possible consequences of accepting huge financial gifts like this from someone who I believe might be experiencing some kind of break from reality. Even if there’s nothing legally wrong with it, I’m worried about the ethics of it.

TLDR, my asshole boss might be in the middle of a mental breakdown. WIBTA if I accepted his offer to pay off my mortgage and my son’s medical expenses?

[thelindenpapers]

NaturesTemper Christmas Horror

[alpha-beta-gamer]

Bye Sweet Carole is a hand-animated horror game inspired by classic Disney movies.

Wishlist Bye Sweet Carole on Steam

[davidaugust]

Scares the Dickens out them. 😳

[daincrediblegg]

OK THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL EVERYONE FUCKING REPEAT AFTER ME. THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO WHEN YOU WATCH MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL THIS YEAR:

You will navigate to the page on disney plus (and it has to be here. Unless someone has actually uploaded the REAL movie anywhere else you cannot get it elsewhere)

BUT YOU WILL NOT HIT PLAY. You won’t do it. Because it’s NOT THE REAL VERSION OF THE FILM AND DISNEY IS FUCKING LYING TO YOU AS IT ALWAYS DOES

You will scroll down HERE. To EXTRAS instead. You MUST GO HERE. This is non -negotiable

THEN YOU WILL SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EXTRAS AND YOU WILL THEN HIT PLAY ON THIS BAD BOY: THE FULL LENGTH VERSION

And you will watch it. And you will thank me for having been so blind and led astray by that stupid fucking mouse. You’re welcome.

[beggars-opera]

Years ago I remember reading an article with historians trying to figure out what the heck kind of disease would put Tiny Tim in a leg brace and eventually kill him but could magically be cured with a giant bag of money.

Rickets. The answer was rickets. This kid was dying of vitamin d deficiency he literally just needed some cod liver oil shoved down his gullet and a trip to the beach it makes me so mad

[ayo-edebiri]

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) dir. Brian Henson

[inber]

little drummer boy: OI MISTAH I AIN'T GOT NO GIFT FOR THE BABY KING

mary, recovering from birth in a fucken stable: don't sweat it kid you're like ten or something

little drummer boy: I CAN PLAY ME DRUM FOR HIM, I CAN

mary: no, no, that's really not necessar--

little drummer boy: BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG

[turnaboutfix]

An Ace Attorney Christmas Carol

[fabcreature]

forever sick and tired of people bringing up the muppet christmas carol when talking about interspecies muppet reproduction

the kids kermit and piggy "have" in that movie are not hypothetical children they could have. they're actors. in all the muppet adaptations of classic literature the point is that the muppets are acting. kermit is acting as bob crachit, piggy is acting as emily crachit, and so on and so forth. it's literally in the opening credits. tiny tim isn't kermit and piggy's child in an alternate universe. it's robin, kermit's nephew, playing the part of tiny tim.

please use actual canon muppet material and muppet interviews in your reseach

[corromon]

A few nervous seals for your feed.