Christmas Decor --Zak--

[Osiris Seth Yahya]

Osiris waited patiently for the students to finish their meals, the Christmas decorations would be going up tonight after they were all in their dorms. He finished his meal at the head table and sat there patiently, he looked around calculating and waiting. Christmas was something he couldn't really understand, he could understand Hanuka though and Yule. He wondered how many people celebrated Yule rather than Christmas. Surely not enough since the Yule celebrations were hardly ever happening.
After the students and staff had left he waited for Zakaria, the grounds keeper, they were the two to decorate the castle, which they did every year. He sighed he found it to be a useless endeavor due to the fact that hardly anyone ever stayed at the school for the holidays. He pulled out his knife and cleaned under his fingernails. Since he had met Jezebel, he had made a point of looking more presentable just in case he ran into her. However tonight that wasn't going to happen because he was going to be charming and glamouring everything in the castle. He preferred to do it at night that way Zak couldn't get away with the whole vampire thing.
He heard footsteps in the hallways and heard the doors open, he looked up and grinned. You ready to endure 5 hours of torture getting this place presentable? He said 5 hours because every time they decorated the castle they made bets on how long it would take.

Muse-ic:: Silence
Word Count:: Moderate
Out Of Character:: Osiris needs friends. I Nominate Zak for the task lol.
For:: Zak

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[Zakaria Hayden Stargazer]

Zakaria rustled his son's hair and kissed his forehead as he snuggled up in his bed. He hated sending him off to bed so early, but he had to get work done tonight...and his son was going to wake up and hang out with some of the first year student's he had made friend's with in Vakkar anyways. He was kinda sad he couldn't see his girlfriend Shaylyn either...she was spending time with his best friend Dylan and he wouldn't want to interrupt them anyways.

It didn't take him long to reach the great hall. He grinned as Seth made his usual bet, I don't know...it's not really torture. I doubt it'll take us longer than four hours. He said smirking as he took out his wand and looked around. He waved his wand at the boxes up against the wall, Wingardium Leviosa He said making one of the large boxes fall at his feet...he pulled out a dagger he kept in his pants leg and cut it open...tinsel and garland popped out of the top from being overstuffed inside, Shall we begin this 'torture' then? He said with a big smile as he waved his wand at a long string of garland and floated it up and around one of the the large wooded beams on the ceiling.

OOC: Zak didn't begin working at the school till after Halloween lol so I'm going to assume they were decorating other things lol.

[Osiris Seth Yahya]

Osiris grinned at Zak, even though he had just begun working around the beginning of the year, Osiris liked the guy. He said, Four hours hmm? Well then you're on! If we get done in 3 and a half I'll get your son something cool for christmas or yule or whatever you want to call it.
He pulled out his wand and followed suit with summoning boxes to him. He used his dagger to open the next box and found the baubles for the christmas trees that they always had. He looked over at Zak and said, Are we going to be using the fake trees or should we go out and get one from the forest for the Grand hall? He normally went out and got one from the forest but he had been so wrapped up in thinking about Jezebel and finding out more about her that he was slacking this year.
I think this box. He summoned one of the bigger ones, Has the fake trees in it. He opened it up and nodded, Yeah this is it. He grabbed the base of one and examined it. So how do you like being the new groundskeeper? He set the base down and dove back in the box pulling limbs of evergreen out of it.

Muse-ic:: Silence
Word Count:: Moderate
Out Of Character:: I totally forgot that so I fixed it. Maybe they decorated for Halloween and Turkey Day.
For:: Zak

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[Zakaria Hayden Stargazer]

Zakaria smiled, I would be careful promising something like that....Zayden can be very selective on what's 'actually cool'. He said chuckling at the thought, He's a pain to shop for. He said with a sigh, I know it as Yule, myself...it's the holiday I was brought up into... He explained to him.

Zak thought about it, I would prefer we use fake ones...or at the very least up root the trees so that they can be replanted later...Sorry I just think it would be a bit contradictive of Yule if he we murdered one of them... He said with a slight serious face. He watched as Seth flew another box to them...Yes that does appear to be the fake ones. He said as he watched him pull the base out and began digging into the box for the branches...Zak flicked his wand at another large box and slit his dagger across the top of it...he pulled out pieced of the sled and began putting it together, I like it a lot actually...I don't really need the job but...It keeps me busy and gives me the chance to meet new people...and a chance for my son to be around other kids, so I really have no problem with it. Do you like being the Caretaker? He asked curiously.

OOC: He got her the weekend after Halloween lol but Turkey day works..

[Osiris Seth Yahya]

Osiris smirked, Well I'll just have to have him make a list then now won't I? He smiled when Zak talked about his son being a pain to shop for and said, Like I said, have him make a list. Is it hard being a single dad? Osiris wouldn't know due to the fact that he didn't have children and probably wasn't going to have any soon due to the woman he was rapidly falling in love with was getting married to another woman.
He listened to Zak's opinion and nodded, I agree. I was brought up celebrating Yule as well. He grinned and said, Uprooting just one tree would put a stint on our record for decorating. He continued to rummage, when he was content that all the pieces were out of the box he proceeded to use his wand to place them all together and then moved the tree to the center of the hall. He listened to Zak talk about working there and he nodded as he began charming candles with holders all around the tree. He looked over and saw Zak putting a sled together before turning back to his own work.
He turned and looked at Zakaria before shrugging, It's okay I guess. I really didn't need a job either but I took this one just to get away from the family. Which was partly true but he didn't want to bore Zakaria with why he was actually here. I've been here for 5 years now...it gets old real quick, but after being here for a certain amount of time you start getting faster at mundane tasks, such as the one's we are doing right now. He had begun charming baubles and ornaments placing them on the tree and finally placing a silver star at the top of the tree.

Muse-ic:: Silence
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For:: Zakaria

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[Zakaria Hayden Stargazer]

Zakaria thought about his question for a moment, Well it's not hard exactly...it gets difficult sometimes, especially with my infliction keeping me away from him most of the time when he's awake which makes it hard to be close to him sometimes but we make do. He's a smart kid and he knows I try. Honestly I'd rather be a single dad then deal with his mother trying to be in his life...that women deserves nothing from me or Zayden.

Zak floated several of the pieces of the sled into place as he listened to Seth's experience at Durmstrang, This defiantly is a boring task isn't it?. Next year I say we bribe some of the students into doing this...I never have liked decorating for Yule...even as a young child, I faked sickness so my parents would force me help them... The thoughts of his mother made him slightly sad....