Guys, thanks for all the Christmas presents, they're really great! My new scarf's nice and warm, and I hung your picture upon the wall, Ionia! I wish I looked that cool in real life. The relaxation kit was a good idea too, um, Mewtwo.

First chance I get I'm gonna test out all my new swords (even if one of them's dull), too. It's nice to have my old one back but now that I've got a collection starting, jeez, might as well use them! I wonder if I could fit them all on my belt, or if that'd look weird...

.....maybe just two.

I dunno about new years resolutions though. I know what I want to do, I think? But just saying I want to change or something doesn't mean I'm necessarily gonna do it, y'know? I'll...just go along and try to make improvements on the fly. Better choices, I guess. Be more helpful, or nicer, stuff like that. Small steps.

How many people actually end up fulfilling their resolutions anyway?

( Private to Lucas, hackable if you try )

*Also somebody is marching down the halls practicing getting into the holiday spirit as per his self-imposed duty*

How come nobody asked me to be Santa Claus? I woulda done it.

I was just outside and...there are rainbows, a BUNCH of them. I'm not complaining or anything, but doesn't there need to be a rainstorm or something first? It's pretty, but weird. Not like I should even be talking about weird anymore here. Well, I guess that made the day a little more exciting.

Anyway Thanksgiving was awesome! Sure cafeterias are great and noisy and all but how do you compete with dinner with your family? Especially when it's been a long time since...Lucas, Dad, we should make it a weekly thing or something!!

Oh, as for the obligatory "it's cold" bit...yeeeah, this is why I kept my jacket, boots and gloves. I don't really like layering very much but it's kinda necessary, jeez.

( Private to 'Dad,' viewable to Lucas )

Do you people REALLY BELIEVE me and Pokey are boyfriends.

Think about it.

NO.

Never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever EVER.

He tried to get my goat by making it seem like I secretly like him or something in one of my entries, I don't know but it's a JOKE okay, end of story. Jeez. If you had any idea...uugh just no.

Besides it looks like he already has a significant other, heehee~

ABLABLA DAMMIT NOT AGAIN

...

So my sword was stolen. GREAT. Oh well, not like I've been using it lately or anything. Although I feel DISTRESSINGLY less masculine without it gaaa. Ninten, you better check your stuff just in case. Man, if we'd been in the room at the time we coulda tag teamed him no problem, what a load of crap. Guess I shoulda seen it coming though...

At least I have Pokey's truffles and roses to help ease the pain. ♥
Oh that reminds me. Pokey, you can expect a package of something along the lines of this arriving in the mail sometime soon, express delivery. Direct from my heart to yours. ♥♥

Boy a lot's happened since I last posted. But I'll just talk about the date since that's the most important!

It was lots of fun! I didn't even dance much but it was still funny watching everyone else. Especially the people at the punch table. Did I taste something familiar in there.....naw. Basically I chatted with random NPCs people the whole time, which I guess is the right step to take since I still don't have too many close friends. Man I wish Fuel would come here. Some of them even complemented me on my sweet jacket. Kinda like that one guy who knows who he is who's gotta work his tail off if he wants to score any points with me. You're not getting off my list for a long time buddy.

And WHOA I didn't know our teachers could sing. I thought all they did was teach, hahaha. That was cool. Makes me wish I could play something...I dunno, maybe the sitar drums or something like that. But I don't even know if there IS a music class so whatever!

...
Lash, you're a crazy dancer, you know that?

And those lights the other night were WICKED. I'm kinda surprised we could even see them here in the city.

( Private to Lucas )

( Private to self )

Look what this genie bird taught me to do!

Also, I don't have a partner for the dance so if there're any girls who don't have someone then I can take you! If you want I can even you there. How's that for awesome! As long as it isn't raining, cause I wouldn't wanna be responsible for ruining your dress!

( Private thoughts, hackable )

I decided on my costume! It only needs a few modifications but they're gonna be easy enough to make. It was just finding the clothes that was the hard part, bright blue isn't the most popular color around (I think it's a good color though).

( Read more... )

Somebody should dress up as that guy with the fan in his chest!!

WHAT the. Why're there donuts everywhere? Floating? Did we already figure this out? Oh well, not like I'm complaining! ...as long as people don't get the idea to start handing gross four-day-old donuts out by the time Halloween rolls around anyway.

Hey, chocolate's bad for dogs, right? Boney's smart enough to not eat them, but I'm just making sure.

It was...really nice to go back to Tazmily after so long. Guess I didn't realize how much I missed it until I was there again, and then it hit me.

So I don't have a date for homecoming either, but that's not stopping me! It just means I don't have to dress up for anyone and no I'm NOT wearing Ionia's clothes thank you very much Lucas. Course, I'll still wear something nicer than say a T-shirt and shorts. ...it'll probably end up being my other uniform. The black jacket is cool ok

[[afks to get a sandwich, comes back and]]
...........


AUGH WHY HIM IT'S BAD ENOUGH POKEY'S HERE!

( Private to everyone BUT Ulty and also Pokey )

If that "field trip" had been of our own free will I woulda been all for it, but it wasn't and I'm still really ticked off. I'd be even MORE ticked off if something had happened to Lucas or his friends, so I guess I should be thankful he and I found each other and mostly everybody was okay. Don't get me wrong, cause I am, so...thanks, Rescue Team. Thanks Dad. Let's just hope you won't ever be forced to do something that heroic again, eh? Or is that asking too much of this place.

Next time a teacher decides to do something like that, take us all out paintballing instead. That way people won't hate you as much for it. Ok? We'd get the picture and it wouldn't be AGAINST THE LAW.

Aahhh man I can't wait to go back to Tazmily...

Hey Kumatora, can your PK Thunder go through WALLS?

Mr. Ocelot, Dad, I'm sorry about that honest!, I forgot we were inside and it will not happen again. Probably.
Though you gotta admit it was kinda cool.

Yeah I didn't like that old room much anyway. Pfft.

I gotta say it's cool being this close to the stairs. Getting outside quicker's great if you're gonna be late for class (...not like I plan on it) but it also means a few less noisy neighbors to worry about. I may be out of the center of the action this way but I wouldn't say it's a bad tradeoff.

Boney and I went out for a walk a few days ago like I sorta promised after he brought back my sword. He wanted to get out of the city so we wandered around the woods for a while. The trees were really pretty, with all the different-colored leaves and the sun shining on them. Yeah...I like the sun a whole lot more than the rain.

( Private ranting to self, hackable )

Speaking of dogs WHERE is Boney?! Don't tell me he found some tree or fire hydrant to protect...I mean it's not like I NEED the sword back but at the same time I kinda DO. Like Ninten and his bat. For...emergencies.

Daaad, if you see him around have him sniff me out, I'm in room BE-26. You too Lucas. If he needs convincing, tell him I'll let him take me out on walkies or something.

You gotta be SHI KIDDING ME

GUYS.

This school. Makes CRAP OMELETS.

Edit: Sorry. I mean, Makes EXTREMELY NOT VERY GOOD OMELETS.

I'm putting that nicely and so what if I'm biased, I've got freedom of speech and if I think they taste bad enough to actually write about it then the cooks better bring their A-game next time I go to the cafeteria for breakfast. Seriously I'm not getting a frickin pansy bagel and cream cheese
if I want a quality high-protein meal before something like MATH CLASS.

So help me if I have to write home to Grampa and ask for Mom's recipe, because I will, I'll even ask for some eggs. I swear the ones they used were past their expiration date by like A WEEK. Wah wah wah, I know but it's not like you'll see me complaining about much else. Probably.

I know I did this like a few months ago but I oughta do it again since a lot's changed since then. I'm gonna clear the air on a couple issues so we're all on the same page and people don't hate me for doing things I didn't mean to do at the time.

Hi. My name's Claus. I'm Lucas twin brother, the slightly older and a whole lot tougher one with red hair. If you don't recognize me by that or my face (which looks PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY LIKE LUCAS'S) you will by my clothes. I wear a super cool black bomber jacket, orange pants and black boots and sometimes white gloves. When it's really hot out or those clothes get too dirty you might see me wearing stuff Lucas does only the stripes are yellow and blue and not yellow and red, and orange shorts because shut up it matches my hair. Ok? That's me.

A bunch of you probably saw me in school before when I was working under Porky. Yeah that Porky. I was the top commander in his army because I can fight really well (I have a sword) and have lots of motivation. But I was also sorta...not myself, in fact I've been not myself for a long time. Lucas and dad would know but maybe not most of you. I don't go around picking fights and well I don't let people boss me around for starters. Lemme see cause I forgot some names...

Ok. Ness, Jeff, Paula, Kumatora, Midway or whatever imp girl and angel boy, I'm sorry for hurting you guys way back when. Especially Jeff since I broke your arm accidentally. Like I said, I'd never just up and attack you ESPECIALLY since you're my brother's friends. I hope there're no hard feelings but if you want me to make it up to you somehow just lemme know.

Edit: Right I didn't break your arm but the point still remains!

Everybody else, I guess I gotta apologize for Porky too cause I know how much of a pain in the ass he can be. Well it's more like I'm sorry for having been involved in all of this and whoever else I ended up hurting or somehow helped Porky hurt, I'm sorry to them too. I promise I'll never be like that again, after I did some thinking I realized how much I'd lost over the last few years. Lucas actually beat me up a little in that fight and THAT never happened before. But also I realized how boring the army actually is and even if it helped make me stronger, it separated me from the people I'm supposed to've been protecting all this time. And that's kinda counter-productive.

I don't remember very many of you, I don't remember exactly what classes I was taking or where they even ARE, but I'm gonna do my best to get back into things and..well I guess more like start over, turn over a new leaf. Go to classes, focus on the classes, make friends and not just be a little puppet for a sad lonely old coot.

Luigi and Dimentio - normally I'd be all set to curbstomp the two of you but something tells me I gotta look at this as a sort of blessing in disguise. So until you do something stupid again I'm just gonna forgive and forget and wish you luck in keeping a low profile the next couple of days.

Lucas and dad - I'm sorry. Times a million. Let's have dinner sometime together, ok? Also do you know what happened to my sword, I thought I probably used it when we fought but I don't know where it is.

.........what the hell I'm never writing this much ever again.

I'm sorry for being so silent after a while.
His Highness...
No...
Porky has been keeping me up all night.
I'm still wondering why.

Let me reintroduce myself, since there are so many people I can't recognize.
My name is Claus!
I hope we'll get along well this year.

Hey, dad! Thanks for the bread!
I was surprised when I heard you were working here now!

Lucas!
Let's talk again more often!
It was nice finally meeting you again.