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Daybreak's unique sense of fashion shows through with this outfit, which includes a gold pencil dress, along with a fluffy white boa that hangs over the shoulders and a red, cropped jacket that ends at about the upper waist. The dress itself is strapless. A white belt fastened beneath the breasts pushes them up just a bit. Red, high-heeled short boots and a wide-brimmed red hat, complete with gold star accessories that hang from atop it on invisible strings, complete the outfit. What's underneath is white lingerie with red bows, cute, and not entirely in-line with Daybreak's usual sense of fashion.

As a hidden feature, when the dress is exposed to a certain amount of light, it vanishes in ashes, along with the hat and shoes. The boa transforms into a long black ribbon, displaying the text, "I SEE YOU" in white, bold lettering, ending in a depiction of a glaring eyeball. The lingerie becomes a pair of black, metallic bat shapes, with silver bands circling around the torso and hips respectively, neither very comfortable to wear and neither seemingly possible to remove without refreshing one's outfit or otherwise breaking them off. The bats will cover the essential parts of the upper and lower body, but do nothing to hide the back. Obviously, this wasn't intended for the wearer's dignity or satisfaction...

Transforming the outfit will require exposure either to about 30 seconds of direct sunlight or about 3 minutes from another low light source... In fact, unless in a total vacuum of darkness, the thing is likely to transform regardless in about 1 hour. This is an accurate representation of the amount of deliberation Daybreak puts into identifying vampires, as well.

The gift file is written in some godforsaken homebrew .GMO code Arch improvised out of architectural elements, and is designed to be split into two perfectly-equal data packets, to be stored within Method and Madness' dataframes and activated simultaneously. The .DRR takes the form of an elaborately crafted, open-carriage style sleigh, as countless storybooks illustrate Santa Claus riding through the sky in. The paneling is in a deep, royal red, with gold trimming and snowflake-esque curlicues accenting the sides. The sleigh itself is a double-wide to accommodate both twins at once, and has been rather thoughtfully upholstered with modern black leather bucket seats; if it adds a bit of anachronism to the vehicle's decor, it at least saves the riders the experience of riding a sleigh with nothing but a wooden bench for comfort.

No Christmas sleigh is complete without reindeer, and Arch has provided a full eight-pack of virtual beasts that could...possibly be called such. Rigged up to a sled-puller's harness are eight animals with the bodies of large, sturdy reindeer, but whose necks end not in the usual beast's head, but rather the head of the Navis' Operator, Maso Cuocco; not one to ignore the reindeer's most distinguishing feature, a majestic rack of antlers protrudes from each Maso's forehead. In addition, each Cuoccodeer has been fit with a full-body jumpsuit the same garish shade of lime green as Maso's own. None of them can talk but for the usual bleats and brays one might expect of a reindeer, with the very occasional exception of a debonair cry of 'Maso Cu-occo~'.

Method and Madness themselves undergo a costume change upon the .DRR's activation, each getting their very own Santa suit: the classic red suit and pointy hat with white fur accents, a sturdy leather belt with a great jangly brass buckle, matching leather boots fit to put a good strong stomp in anyone's step, and even little half-moon spectacles with very subtle etching in the glass matching each girl's usual set of goggles. While the cut of the suits are tailored to fit the girls' enviable proportions, all things considered the Santa suits are significantly more modest than their usual skinsuits (or science-wear)...and quite cozy and well-made, to boot.

The first outfit designed by Lyntael is intended for Zennocracy, and is themed after Mimics, with a distinctly Christmas twist. It begins with a hair piece shaped like the top point of a mystery data, except covered and textured to look like it had been neatly wrapped in bright red wrapping paper, with a holly print pattern on it. It bears a small white bow on one edge, connecting a ribbon that circles the shape at an angle. There are also a pair of diamond-shaped drop earrings, resembling small gift-wrapped presents as well.

The body of the outfit is a dress, after a fashion, though it gets a little abstract in design, in places. It begins off the shoulder, with the side straps cuffing the upper arms and coming in to a 'V' at the front and back. The arm straps have extensions that overlay the actual fabric, following the line of the arms down to points roughly at the elbows - these are of a more inflexible material, and are matched by similar edged structures which form an extruded cover at the front, blocking the view of the dress' neckline and any associated cleavage, and at the back, neatly covering the zip. The fabric of the dress has the same outward appearance as the hair piece, looking like gift wrapping, and with a broad midriff belt in the form of another white ribbon, complete with fancy bow. Each of the shaped pieces of the upper dress appear individually gift wrapped, too, sporting smaller bows of their own over silver wrapping paper.

It retains a slim-fit sheath design over the lower body, down to the knees, where it flairs slightly and becomes a little looser to allow for easy movement, ending at the ankles. Brightly polished red heels poke out from beneath the end of the dress. To complete the outfit, a pair of gloves reach all the way to the elbows, in white, but they bear solid material braces similar to the shoulder pieces. These ones begin thin, circling the wrists, but extend gradually further from the arm and broaden as they go, until they narrow back to points at about elbow length. As with the rest, they are individually gift wrapped with their own bows.

The interesting point of this rather peculiar design comes to the fore, however, if any of the bows are undone. If any of the bows on the garment are pulled, the entire dress will ripple, then transform itself in a wave of small triangular frames turning over rapidly, accompanied by a distinctly sinister-sounding female laugh. When the effect ends, the dress will have undergone a dramatic visual shift: The fabric will look like an opaque crystalline substance, both smooth and reflective. It will be deep Christmas green, rather than mystery data green. The hair piece, and even the earrings will be the same, looking like Christmas green mimic crystal instead. The hardened parts of the outfit will be less opaque and more glass-like, and they will all be edged in crimson now, but otherwise the same as the dress itself.

A neat consequence of the design's look will become apparent if the wearer should pose with her hands on her hips; especially once the mimic is revealed, this will cause the wrist and shoulder pieces to align in such a way that they aesthetically suggest the shape of a diamond, while not actually obscuring or detracting from the wearer's figure at all. This pose is best adopted with a predatory grin, something Zennocracy herself is quite capable of. The waist belt ribbon is replaced by a broad black strip, containing a pair of stylised, sinister eyes, which, if such a pose is made, will appear to be more or less in the centre of the aesthetically suggested diamond.

This outfit was designed for Holly. Lyntael encloses the sentiment that someone who spends so much of their effort giving gifts and joys to others ought really have a chance to be the one opening presents for a change. The design follows a Christmas-twisted Metool theme, and is intended to carry with it the single-minded excitement of having gifts to open on a snowy morning.

As one might suspect, the hat of the outfit is a cute, well-fit Met helmet, sized so that Holly's hair will still be freely visible. Along with the rest of the outfit, the actual colour palette has been shifted to a crimson under colour, while the green lines and crosses are darkened to a more Christmassy green. Rather than a dress, the outfit is more light weight, sporting primarily a bandeaux-style top with the traditional Metool cross front and centre, and a single horizontal stripe that goes all the way around. It's quite broad and comfortably supportive underneath, and can be sifted and tugged a bit to allow the wearer to display as much or as little cleavage as they wish to - it will retain whatever level they want to have it at comfortably.

The midriff remains bare, though if Holly is comfortable with having one, there's an optional navel charm in the form of a little metool attempting to open a present with its pick. If the wearer isn't equipped for, doesn't have or doesn't want a piercing like that, it's an option that can be left off when activating the .GMO. A press clip version of the piercing is also available if she wishes to wear it but doesn't want an actual piercing.

The lower half of the outfit is a simple a-line skirt that reaches to the knees, and is hemmed at the bottom with alternating metools and Christmas presents. The band of the skirt sports a securing belt in green, with the buckle made to resemble another cross. Underneath, though there should really be no need to reveal them, a pair of sensible full cut panties match the colour theme, with the same crimson panel colour and a green cross high up on the front. A stripe runs vertically underneath to meet up with an identical cross high on the back panel as well. Stout, sensible boots in red leather complete the look, coming up as high as the mid calves.

When equipping this outfit, Holly's normal sack of gifts gets a very slight make-over as well, in that it gains a matching cross-and-stripe pattern. The change runs a little deeper, too, but it's easy to miss - a great many wrapped presents will be found in the sack now, amongst whatever else of import that Holy keeps in there, and these ones will all turn out to be addressed to Holly herself, gifts from those wishing her and her efforts well.

This outfit was designed by Lyntael for Uprising, and bears elements of a Christmas-themed Shrubby. Compared to some of her other more complex designs, this one is actually quite light weight and simple. Rather than the normal bush-like textures of your average Shrubby, the body of this outfit creates a layered pine effect, with rows of down-facing pine needles. It's a full dress that reaches the floor, but forms a shoulderless, cross-over halter top that ties behind the neck. The result is quite flattering on Uprising's minimal feminine assets, and works well with her slight shoulders. Due to the way the layers are formed, also, the feminine curve of her hips remains visually appealing and even a little bit accentuated, tastefully. There's every possibility the dress is one of the most womanly designs she'd ever wear, that wasn't also indecent or highly sexualised.

Her hair is left free in this dress - the .GMO specifically removes existing head wear, and styles the hair to frame her face and lie neatly elsewise. There are no gloves to go with this outfit, however the waist of the dress has a delicate gather between the pine layers - another feature that helps the visual aesthetic of her waist and hips - styled in the recognisable squiggle of a distressed Shrubby's mouth. It reaches across the front of the dress, ending neatly at the hips on either side. Following this suggestion, the front of the dress sports matching wood-grain Shrubby eyes as well, placed as visual accentuators over the bust of the dress. The bust is fitted closely to Uprising herself, with these designs creating a subtle up-sell and emphasis without being obvious about it. The halter-top design negates the expectation of cleavage, and furthers the Christmas tree aesthetic by bringing the green to a point near the base of the neck. Completing the look, as small star is positioned roughly where one might expect a choker adornment to rest, making the top of the tree and disguising the continuation of the fabric to its behind the neck tie.

They aren't normally visible due to the length of the dress, but the footwear is actually a pair of well fitted running shoes. This might seem out of place to begin with, but the wearer should find themselves able to move deceptively fast, compared to the way they look, which fits in its own way. Though there should be no reason for them being exposed, the undergarments are a matching pine green and made of cotton, and have the image of a Shrubby rolling a log printed on the front. Upper support is handled entirely by the dress itself - it's one of those designs for which wearing a bra of any sort underneath would only end up detracting from the external look. That said, the outfit as a whole is a bit telling in regards to Lyntael knowing just about every trick for feminising and flattering a boyish figure.

This outfit was designed specifically for FurnaceMan, and as such Lyntael was sure to construct its coding out of soundly heat-resistant and flame-retardant materials. That said, it wouldn't be a costume if it simply fell in with his natural theme, so she has made a costume that aims to emulate a SnowBlow instead, with just a touch of Santa thrown in for seasonal appeal. It begins with a rather adorable novelty propeller in the place of head gear, placed over the top of the smokestack, with arched attachments so that it doesn't obscure any of the actual passage of air, just in case that's important. It's white, rather than yellow, but otherwise looks like an exact representation.

Thankfully, the eyes are left free of any obfuscation, however the main portion of the body is clad in a custom 'shirt' made of thermo-cloth. The inside is smooth to the touch, and can receive fairly impressive temperatures without the external face growing warm. The outward facing side of the garment is covered in a short fur pelt, green in colour with individual hairs being about two inches long and lying down flat. The costume shirt covers the main trunk of the body, but leaves a clear opening for the central flame grate, and doesn't cover the arms either. Around the grate is a thicker, fluffier 'moustache' of a wool-like material, in white. This is also remarkably tolerant of ambient heat, and is attached to a protective strip of the same thermo-cloth to keep it apart from FurnaceMan's actual body. It will wither and collapse in on itself in a safe way if it comes into contact with actual fire, or solid objects above red-hot metal temperatures, but will hold up against radiating heat, even at close proximity, very well.

The moustache material completely encircles the main fire grate, and then extends into a jolly beard below. The grate itself has been visually tweaked to look more like the teeth of a mouth, though this will not interfere with the opening and closing of the grate, and if FurnaceMan wishes to deny this particular change, the .GMO offers it as an option only. Also on the list of visual changes is the fact that looking inside the grate will show what appears to be a raging blizzard now, rather than a roaring fire. Once again, this is just an aesthetic change and will have no impact on FurnaceMan's actual heating capabilities.

The .GMO comes with black Santa gloves and matching boots, each with white fur ruffs at the openings and silver buckles on the boots. Also included is an optional wrap-around that affixes just above where FurnaceMan's legs begin, and creates a continuation of the fur pelt effect, down to the ground.

This outfit has been designed for Luchadora, and perhaps as fitting for an outfit designed by a small girl for the larger-than-life wrestler, she's themed it after one of the largest viruses she could think of. The Christmas theme for this design turns the Anaconda into a Candy-Conda instead.

To begin with, the head piece is a faithfully recreated Anaconda head, coloured green on top, with a red divide line and a white lower half. Worn on the head like a mascot mask, its jaws are open to show Luchadora's face (her own mask is left alone and undisturbed), though they can be closed by hand, for show. Her body, from shoulder to groin, is covered by a one-piece swimsuit-type garment that is both all covering and still flattering to her substantial assets. Rather than the normal colours, however the snake body has become a candy cane spiral of red, white and green that wraps around her form multiple times. Notably, the spikes remain untouched and in the correct positions, on her back. The arms and legs are left bare in this design in an effort not to over-clutter its visual effect.

A long tail emerges from the small of the back, to continue on down to ground level and then some, still sporting the candy cane visual; it even curls around at the end. Overall this outfit is somewhere between swimsuit and mascot - sexy, but still quite innocent. Worth noting is that, due to the nature of its design, it doesn't bear any extra undergarmenting.

This outfit was designed by Lyntael, for Skywriter. It is themed mostly after the Melody virus, with a few accessories to suggest seasonal carolling. While the head is left uncovered for this costume, a slight styling of Sky's hair has been applied to make the back of it resemble the stem and tail of a musical note. It's not over-stated, so coupled with the natural shortness of her hair, it more resembles a cute affectation, rather than an actual representation. Also supplied are optional stud earrings in the image of little melodies - they come with an alternate press clip attachment in case her ears aren't pierced. A purple scarf that matches her hair is also provided. This one is a tight weave, the trail of which will fall over the back and down to the waist, after a single wrap around. It has a deliberate fray edge, with a pleased-looking melody picked out in white stencil just before the end. Taking off the scarf will reveal a delicate lace choker at the neck, in the same shade of purple, with a small flat-cut amethyst in the centre.

For the main outfit, the top half is another warm-looking pull-over. This one is purple and bears a large representation of Melody eyes over the bust, with the mouth below, across the midriff. The jumper is of a fine knit, so it's warm but not bulky at all. It also comes with a ruff collar made of white wool, and similar white wool cuffs at the ends of the sleeves. It's cute and homely, in a good way, but given the warm environment it might not stay on for long. Underneath the sweater is a lighter, more refined outfit, thin and breathable and the perfect thing for switching too after getting warm again from being out in the cold. In this case, it's an elegant and close fit dress that sits flat to the shoulders and has a 'v' front, with lacework edges. The fabric is a pastel shade of purple, and is particularly thin, though not quite enough to endanger its opacity. Below the waist seam, the dress fans out slightly, falling in neat waves to the knees. The jumper ends at about the waist line anyway, so regardless of what portions of the outfit are kept on or removed, it should still look nice. Warm purple stockings are visible between the end of the dress and the boots, which are a deep blue with white cuffs, and a very slightly raised heel.

Though the dress itself is sleeveless, the outfit does come with a dark blue set of elbow-length gloves, which match the boots. the total effect is that with the whole outfit on, Skywriter will look rugged up warm for a night out in the snow, while removal of the sweater, scarf and cold-weather gear, will reveal a simple, understated beauty that is nonetheless quite elegant. As a finishing touch, instead of the Melody's normal implements the .GMO comes with a carol book in one hand, full of seasonal song lyrics, and a small caroller's candle in the other, complete with cardboard wax-guard to protect the hand. On the whole, the outfit is... very purple.

For Garde, Lyntael has designed an outfit that is made to be reminiscent of the Billy family. It's hard to guess exactly what inspired this line of thinking. Visually, it seems to be largely intended to copy Garde's own armour; the edges between plates are more rounded, and the colour is a bright yellow, but those are the main differences at the basic level. The undersuit also remains, in this design, though it is a solid black instead. Rather than her original beret, a new yellow head adornment gives her a large, stylised lightning bolt reaching back behind the top of her head.

Garde's own weaponry remains unaffected, but as well as these, a long set of hand guards extend into foot-long metal prongs, reminiscent of the theme virus' spikes. There is one other highly notable feature to this outfit: it is covered, more or less thoroughly, across every plate of armour, and along every limb, with small Christmas lights of every conceivable colour. By default they are off, however every time any conductive, metalic part of Garde or her weapons touches any other conductive, metalic part of garde or her weapons, a small spark will occur and the lights will switch states, from on to off or back again.