bamboozler | 5th episode [video]

[Someone has given Panda an idea. Christmas, admittedly, isn’t a big holiday for him. There are presents and sweet foods and he’s sure to exploit that every year, but he hadn’t even realized it was December in Luceti until Pilouette told him everything.

He’s blushing through his fur as he turns on his journal, ready to address his city.]

Secret Santa...! [That explains everything, right? He repeats it again.] We're having a Secret Santa for Christmas! Pilouette told me about it, and now we're going to do one. Isn't that going to be fun?

[Normally, he'd end the message there...but this is a plan that involves presents, so he starts explaining further.]

I put up a cute panda box in the lobby of building four. If you come and write your name on the cute panda paper provided and put it in the box, someone will give you a gift at my very first Panda Christmas Party! Doesn't that sound like a lot of fun? I'll even give all of you a week to sign up before telling you who have to give a gift to!

[Ahh, he can't believe it. It will be amazing. Bamboo decorations, panda-shaped cakes and cookies, cute Santa hats to make certain pandas even cuter...! And presents!]

The party is going to be on the 18th. That sounds good, right? That's a week before Christmas, so it's a perfect time for Panda Christmas. Pilouette and Shinji will be helping me, too. [Not that he's asked them yet...but it's such a good idea, how could they say no?] So, please sign up today! That's all there is to it! If anyone has questions, try not to make them too bothersome.

[ooc; This is backdated to the afternoon of the 4th. This is the IC announcement for the IC Secret Santa. You don't have to reply to be included! This is just so people can hear about it, etc.]

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Christmas Spirit...W-Well of course I do, but...Come on! You can't just decide that I'm going to help you with some party! And what do you mean "Panda Christmas" anyway? Just because you're a panda doesn't make it different from a regular Christmas party, does it?!

Hmmm...that won't work at all. I thought you'd want to bake for everyone since you want to be a chef...[He actually sounds a little thoughtful.] I couldn't think of anyone else.

Pilouette, Pilouette...a Panda Christmas has me as the star!

[Oh. That...that does sound kind of fun. Maybe she should help him out with this.]

Well, I guess I wouldn't mind baking for everybody. But you still should have asked first...! I'd probably have to stay up late so the cakes could be fresh, but I could pro-

...Wait, what do you mean the star?

When you have a Panda Christmas, you need panda cookies, panda cake, panda decorations...it's only natural, right?

So you'll do it, Pilouette?

[She struggles with this for a few seconds. She really shouldn't. He didn't even ask! And he'll probably make it weird. But maybe that's exactly why she should. Who knows what kind of party it could be without someone to keep an eye on him. Besides...baking for so many people would be kind of fun. And it IS for Christmas.

Pilouette sighs. She's pretty sure she's going to regret this, but...]

...I'll make regular cakes. Not panda ones.

You mean you'll make panda cakes regularly, right? It's for Panda Christmas.

No, I mean I'm going to make regular, normal cakes because no matter what you call it, it's still regular, normal Christmas!

...And if I'm going to be helping you, you'd better not get bored and leave me and Shinji to do all the work! Got it?

Ehhh...it's supposed to be panda theme, though. Panda-theme! Would making cute shapes be too difficult for you?

It's not that at all! A Panda-themed Christmas party is just weird! Even if you are a panda, it really doesn't make sense, you know.

It'll be fine, it'll be fine...! It's different, that's why it will be such a hit!

[He's really not going to let this go...]

I'll make one panda cake. One. The rest will be regular ones. Okay?

So mostly regular cakes, but what's left is panda? That's a good idea!

...Really? You think so?

[She had actually kind of expected him to keep pushing for more panda cakes.]

Mm! If we do it like that, then everyone will want to eat something.

O-Oh, uh...well! Um! I'll start trying to figure out what else I need to make, then!

[Pilouette is really not sure what just happened here, but she's too stunned to question it.]

Ahh, thank you Pilouette!

[And now he clarifies his earlier statement, naturally.]

So the cakes will be regular, but everything else will be panda-themed!

["So mostly regular cakes, but what's left is panda? That's a good idea!"]

[NOW she gets it.]

That's not what I meant! ONE cake will be panda-theme and everything else will be normal! Normal cookies, normal cakes, normal...whatever else!

But you said...that everything else would be panda...

Ahhhh, what am I supposed to do, then?

I never said that! And what do you mean what are you supposed to do?! There's nothing wrong with having regular cakes for a Christmas party! Like I said, having a panda-themed Christmas party is weird, anyway!

It's supposed to be a Panda Christmas party. [If he keeps saying it, she'll understand.] It's going to be really cute, right? Panda cookies with santa hats, panda buns covered with bits of candy cane...

[What's that saying? "Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile?" Pilouette is fighting not to give him that mile.]

Regular cakes. Regular cookies. Regular everything. And Just. One. Panda. Cake. If it helps, I'll make the Panda cake a little bigger than the others.

[Maybe one more inch. That should do, right?]

Hmmm...one panda cake, some panda rolls, and I'll make the rest of the food. That's okay, right?

[He just wants food that reminds him of home, Pilouette is so mean.]

[If only Panda knew how to play on Pilouette's sympathy. She is a little concerned about what kind of food he'll end up making. She does recall him saying once that he didn't know how to cook. But it looks like he's not going to let this go.]

...Let's each make half. Okay?

That sounds alright.

Pilouette, Pilouette. I have a question for you.

A question...

...Well, what is it?

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