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                        <title>Re: Ditto Town Holiday Mansion, 2019</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Well, fellow travelers, I hope you enjoyed the party! Unfortunately, as the holidays come to an end, and we pack away all the delightful decorations and goodies, so too must we go our separa...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, fellow travelers, I hope you enjoyed the party! Unfortunately, as the holidays come to an end, and we pack away all the delightful decorations and goodies, so too must we go our separate ways. That said, don't wander too far! There are some exciting new things brewing in Ditto Town, and I hope you will join in. Looking ahead, keep your eyes peeled toward the end of this month for information regarding our next flash fiction challenge in Apartment 51, and possibly some other new fun writing opportunities. Until then, you are most welcome to join us for a bit of (rather slow) conversation in the <a class="go2wpf-bbcode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://forum&#046;narniaweb&#046;com/viewtopic&#046;php?f=13&amp;t=1685">Town Square</a>.

Hope to see you around!

D. Death]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Ditto Town Holiday Mansion, 2019</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 02:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[&quot;Oh, I, um... thanks.&quot; Cody accepted the gift and the help from Junior gladly, but he couldn&#039;t even look him in the face for his embarrassment. He heard giggling, glanced up long e...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Oh, I, um... thanks.&quot; Cody accepted the gift and the help from Junior gladly, but he couldn't even look him in the face for his embarrassment. He heard giggling, glanced up long enough to see Ayla was the giggler, ahd turned an even brighter shade of red. Oh great. Now this was going to be the only thing she remembered about him - crashing into the food cart and now he had frosting all over his nice clothes, and his mother was going to <i>kill</i> him, and - !

He sighed, and slunk away to get himself cleaned up. Faye, meanwhile, was a bit distracted trying to help the Baxters get Emma get all of the confetti out of her hair and dress. It was, of course, also getting trampled into the floor, but that seemed to be the least of their worries.

Faye glanced at the gift Junior had given her, and despite it all, she couldn't help but smile. She heard Hannah and the teenager she'd come with - her sister, presumably - laughing, and Emma was having a blast. Maybe a little havoc wasn't a bad thing every once in a while. After all, what was a Ditto Town party without it?]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Ayla could not help but giggle as the frog hopped and caused havoc, she looked over at her sister who was just as amused. This was shaping up to be one of the best holiday party she had been...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ayla could not help but giggle as the frog hopped and caused havoc, she looked over at her sister who was just as amused. This was shaping up to be one of the best holiday party she had been too; it was the only one she had been to.

Hannah could not help but laugh, she reflected that she had made the right choice in moving into this town.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 02:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[*Delia pops out the kitchen doors, and observes the havoc being wrecked*

None of this is my fault. 

Oh, yes: a quick announcement for all you folks. The holiday season is almost over, with...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[*<i>Delia pops out the kitchen doors, and observes the havoc being wrecked</i>*

None of this is my fault. 

Oh, yes: a quick announcement for all you folks. The holiday season is almost over, with the Feast of Epiphany being tomorrow. This also means...once the Feast is over, the 2019 Holiday Mansion will shudder--shutter--its doors for another eleven and a half months.

You have been warned!

*<i>disappears back into the kitchen</i>*]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://community.narniaweb.com/community/ditto-town/">Ditto Town</category>                        <dc:creator>Delia Death</dc:creator>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 01:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Grace eagerly returned her friend&#039;s greeting and then smiled shyly at Gawain.  &quot;Hi, nice to meet you.&quot;

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&quot;No worries, Maeve,&quot; Angie replied, watching her friend walk t...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grace eagerly returned her friend's greeting and then smiled shyly at Gawain.  &quot;Hi, nice to meet you.&quot;

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&quot;No worries, Maeve,&quot; Angie replied, watching her friend walk toward Gawain, passing Mel and Emma along the way. 

Her attention was grabbed by the arrival of Junior.  <i>He sure knows how to make an entrance</i>, she thought, not for the first time.  She watched as he opened the gift for Mel and the frog popped out.

Emma, who was still standing next to Mel, cried out in surprise as the frog hopped by, and fell backwards onto the floor.  This just got her a little closer to the bag of toys, and her surprise soon turned to delight as she grabbed one of the colorful packages and tore it open.

&quot;Oooh,&quot; she said as she pulled out what looked like a cardboard tube glued onto a flat square piece of wood.  It was bright blue except for the big red button with the words PRESS ME inscribed just above it.

Emma was too young to read much more than her name but the button needed no explanation.  With a <i>whooshing</i> sound the air around her was full of colorful bits of paper.  She dropped the confetti cannon (as Dan had already dubbed it in his mind) and danced amid the sparkly ammunition.  Before long, her long hair and pretty dress were covered with the stuff, and her parents had to admit that, if anything, she was even more adorable than ever.

&quot;Again!&quot; she called out, clapping her hands.]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://community.narniaweb.com/community/ditto-town/">Ditto Town</category>                        <dc:creator>stargazer</dc:creator>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[That was unexpected. Junior was shell shocked as he watched the situation unfold. He barely heard Faye as he got up to see what he could do about the mess. “Hey there, Faye. Um... here. Have...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[That was unexpected. Junior was shell shocked as he watched the situation unfold. He barely heard Faye as he got up to see what he could do about the mess. “Hey there, Faye. Um... here. Have a present.” He absentmindedly handed a box to her as he stepped forward to pick up the food off the floor. “Hey there, son. Don’t worry about all this. You, just pick yourself out a nice gift. Looks like I’ve got some frog wrangling to do...”]]></content:encoded>
                        <category domain="https://community.narniaweb.com/community/ditto-town/">Ditto Town</category>                        <dc:creator>Movie Aristotle</dc:creator>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 01:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Just as Cody was about to reply to Ayla, Junior Gladstone arrived with his pile of presents. Cody didn&#039;t immediately recognize the face or the name, but nonetheless perked up at the offer of...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just as Cody was about to reply to Ayla, Junior Gladstone arrived with his pile of presents. Cody didn't immediately recognize the face or the name, but nonetheless perked up at the offer of presents. He stepped forward to grab one, but was curious enough to wait until Junior had opened the gift for Mel.

The toy frog sprang out of the box and in Cody's direction. He only had a few seconds to think about it, and in those few seconds, he thought, <i>'Wouldn't everyone be impressed if I</i> caught <i>it?'</i> Even <i>Kaelin</i> might be impressed. So, half-forgetting about the plate of food he had in one hand, he called, &quot;I got it!&quot;, and reached for the frog with the other. He caught it, but leaned too far forward in the attempt - he stumbled into the refreshment table, and knocked a tray of gingerbread cookies off the table and all over the floor, along with his own plate of food.

To further add to his humiliation, Cody didn't even manage to hold on to the frog - it slipped out of his hand the moment he crashed into the table.

Faye could only watch the scene unfolding with disbelief. How was it that every single one of these parties seemed to end with tiny animals running amock?! She also simply could. Not. Process. That Junior thought that presents from a company called &quot;Joke-A-Minute&quot; <i>wouldn't</i> end like this. But she also couldn't believe that he did this on purpose - he wasn't that oblivious, was he?

Faye knew she misjudged him badly last time they met, so she wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. She turned, and despite her best attempts to sound polite, the best she could manage was a deadpan, &quot;Well, it's good to see you again, Junior.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Ditto Town Holiday Mansion, 2019</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 22:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Faintly, then more prominently, bells were heard outside the mansion. -Sleighbells, to be exact. All at once, a strange and festive scent, like a forest of pine trees, entered the room. Then...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Faintly, then more prominently, bells were heard outside the mansion. -Sleighbells, to be exact. All at once, a strange and festive scent, like a forest of pine trees, entered the room. Then, came both a knock at the door and a ringing of the doorbell, before the visitor opened the door himself and came inside. The large, energetic soul was carrying several wrapped boxes and had a bright red bag slung over his shoulder. The coat he wore might have been mistaken for that of the Ghost of Christmas Present... if it had been green. It might have been mistaken for Father Christmas... if it had been red. As it was, the coat was made of white fur, lined with scarlet. &quot;Ho, ho, ho,&quot; came a deep, loud, and jolly voice from behind the packages. &quot;Merry Christmas! The party has arrived! There is a present here for everybody!&quot; At this, he kicked the door shut and dropped the cloth bag behind him, and with small steps, the newcomer awkwardly made his way in, past the foyer and to a medium-sized side table, where he set down the pile of packages that was obscuring both his face and his vision. In so doing, he also leaned a black cane with silver ornamentations against the table. As he turned back around, he flung open his fur coat to hang it on the coat rack, revealing a fine white suit that nicely complimented a figure that had evidently seen five days in seven at the gym. The man's mouth was open in a smile, and it was hard to determine which was whiter, his suit, his teeth, or the snow that still topped the toes of his black leather shoes. 

&quot;I know, I know. You were probably expecting someone else. Daddy sure could have worn the coat better! But, instead, you get me,&quot; at this, he had finished hanging up his coat and was free to use both hands to refer to himself, &quot;Junior Gladstone, at your service.&quot;

Assuming that everyone was giving him their full attention, he stepped closer and beckoned the youngest members of the group to come get a gift. &quot;Come on now everybody. Don't be shy. There's enough for all. This year, Daddy made a few acquisitions, one of which was the Joke-A-Minute toy company. I have no idea what's in these boxes, but they are guaranteed to give everyone a Christmas they'll never forget! One of my men told me there are no names on the boxes, but each one is unique. So come on up and grab something. Oh, hello there, furry!&quot; This last remark was made to Mel. &quot;Here, let me get you something and open it for you since neither you nor the table has hands.&quot;

Junior picked a package out of the pile at random and with wide strides walked over to the St. Bernard and kindly kneeled in front of her. He tore open the wrapping, which was easily accomplished, and then opened the taped box, which despite the man's strength was oddly difficult for him. He reached into the box and pulled out a styrofoam casing, which chipped as he did so. He opened the casing, and as he did so, unbeknownst to him, triggered a spring-loaded contraption that both shot the toy out of the case and activated the battery. It was a toy frog. -Rather rubbery and lifelike, but robotic, so that it just kept hopping in random directions before you could get a good look at it.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[“Well, she isn’t working like you do,” Kaelin said. “I mean, she’s working, she’s not not working, but she’s not working elsewhere. Just at home. And she makes me take vitamins.”

Kaelin wri...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[“Well, she isn’t working like you do,” Kaelin said. “I mean, she’s working, she’s not <i>not</i> working, but she’s not working elsewhere. Just at home. And she makes me take vitamins.”

Kaelin wrinkled her nose. Vitamins always left a bad taste in her mouth. 

She looked around and spied Grace. She sprung over and wrapped an arm around her, smiling at the younger girl in greeting.

“This is Grace,” she announced to Gawain. “She’s my—” one human connection without a past laden with trauma, until she went on a cruise with me and my sister? No, that wouldn’t do... “—friend.”

~~

“Hello, Angie,” Maeve said, inclining her head, “it is so very good to see you, however I’m afraid you must excuse me for the time being; I hope it won’t be more than a moment.”

Maeve moved over toward Gawain, resting her hand on Mel’s head for a moment on her way.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Mel greeted the Baxter family with a very enthusiastic wave of her tail and an enormous doggy grin. &quot;Don&#039;t worry--Emma and I agree on greetings! It&#039;s so nice to see y&#039;all again!&quot;

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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mel greeted the Baxter family with a very enthusiastic wave of her tail and an enormous doggy grin. &quot;Don't worry--Emma and I agree on greetings! It's so nice to see y'all again!&quot;

It didn't feel like a party without an exuberant selection of familiar faces from Ditto Town and some mysterious newcomers. Now, at last, it seemed there was going to be some chatter and munching on treats--and games, too. Mel had fond memories of hide-and-seek from a previous holiday.

Mel knew some folks were afraid of dogs, so she was hesitant to go straight up to strangers, but she could gaze longingly over at the girl sitting by herself and thump her tail hopefully--the universal signal that a canine was hoping for even more attention.]]></content:encoded>
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