Cash Shop: Plate of Gingerbread Charlie Cookies

It's almost over. I've made it through another year avoiding them, avoiding the chaos, avoiding the awkward smiles, the look on people's faces when you don't act like they'd imagined. I've avoided it all for years. At first it was fine, it was easy. As years go by, traditions seem to grow, people want to see you, give you things. I don't want things. I don't want to sit around under twinkling lights, trying to conjure emotions for eager faces, eyes all on me. I'm a warrior, I can't get that close!

You think you've made it through the holidays unscathed? You've closed yourself off too much and now your small childhood fear has grown into a grotesque caricature of what Luminaire might have been. You've built it up so much that the very idea of sharing a day of love and emotion with other people has become not just too much of an expectation, but a crushing weight of inadequacy and insecurity. The one battle you cannot win.

You don't like exchanging gifts. You don't like the ever-flashing lights on the tree. You cannot stand the smell of gingerbread. Too many people, too much small talk, so much wasted money.

But Reischen can't escape it. It will keep coming back. You're going to have to help him face it now. You have to try to help Reischen by picking up the Plate of Gingerbread Charlie Cookies from the Cash Shop and defeating Melody's Bag of Horror!

Suspiciously Chittering Helmet will retire on January 1st!

Posted by SubetaTeam

12/31/18 5:07 pm Leave Comment

Load this on 🆕 Kumos site

Alcremie 01/1/19 3:11 am

How to beat Gingerbread Charlies:
Step 1: Eat them.

Aline 12/31/18 11:14 pm

As someone who lost their father in a Christmas' Eve, I think I can understand it somewhat. I don't really like celebrating Jesus' b-day knowing it's the same day my dad died.

Not to mention awkward family reunions. I'd rather not...

Rocketlauncher 12/31/18 9:05 pm

Oh I thought the loot's posted already! Here they are:

LOOT

ChatLunatique 12/31/18 9:04 pm

Oh Reischen I feel for you. I have the same issue with Christmas. 'S why I love Subeta's Luminaire and anonymous gifting as an escape from all the overbearing "Merry Christmas" real life stress. (...and it starts earlier every damn year. :( shudder) So glad the whole "Holiday Season" is over tonight!!!!

Rocketlauncher 12/31/18 9:00 pm

The Reischen Who Feared Lumi: A Classic Beat-Them-Up Tale
Feat. The Gingerbread Charlie Army

Kestrel 12/31/18 8:43 pm

@Apollo

There is! Even more commonly there are several social anxieties and other phobias that are difficult to avoid around Christmas, so it's likely that Reischen originally suffered from a few of these and it manifested into a overall fear of Luminaire.

Malachi 12/31/18 7:17 pm

Reminds me of the gingerbread monsters from Krampus 0: I love!

~~Solsticesprite~~ 12/31/18 6:38 pm

Oh noes they're cute to wear AND they're edible. Imma gonna have to buy three copies dammit.

Chrysariel 12/31/18 6:24 pm

The cookies are cute! But I still don't want to fight them...

Sketch 12/31/18 5:34 pm

I understand his feelings but I definitely wouldn't mind being bothered and gifted by these cuties.

usagi 12/31/18 5:33 pm

@Opossun once you buy the challenger once and unlock it, that's you able to fight the challenger forever

Opossun 12/31/18 5:31 pm

Adorable items!! made an impulse buy even though I don't have a pet to fight them sgvbdsijgvd

Quick question tho; Does this challenger stays up forefer or do I need to buy it each time i fight them?

FCoD 12/31/18 5:23 pm

I need a bunch... well 3. :)

jensen 12/31/18 5:17 pm

honestly i'm with reischen, those cookie challengers are scary (the item art is so cute tho!!)

@Apollo
there are a few christmas-related phobias, but reischen specifically has a fear of gifts (and the attention that comes with 'em + a strong dislike of the luminaire season)

frederick 12/31/18 5:16 pm

Maybe Reischen should do Festivus. The feats of strength event is probably right up his alley.