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Holiday Recap
Super C here; I hope everybody had a happy and wonderful Thanksgiving Day, and a safe and sane Black Friday. The latter used to bother me because I'd hear so many stories about people getting trampled to death by crowds, or customers getting arrested because they were fighting over the merchandise. It's a miracle CNG wasn't around; it would have killed all these people in a heartbeat. Don't get me wrong on this; CNG smugglers used to bring CNG to Black Friday sales so they could rob the stores or murder the innocents, but it always killed them first, because it wanted to do all the killing on its own. Now it's dead, and as far as I know, it's never coming back.
My dad (Prius), who leads the C.I.D.F., usually spends Thanksgiving with me and we bond together over the food and fellowship. He was unfortuante enough this year to catch a cold at the last minute, however, and so the other G-52 and I sent him get well cards and gifts, which led him to return the gratitude. (A bunch of C.I.D.F. troops also sent similiar things, wishing their Superior Admiral well.) "Though I'm sorry I wasn't able to spend Thanksgiving with you," he said to me in a text message, "I want you to know I am grateful and thankful for everything I have, and that includes you. I did read everything I received, and so this will be a happy Thanksgiving Day for all of us. I'm a lucky cat." Dad then rested up and watched the big parade and a football game or two.
After Cripto's family came by to his place for Thanksgiving dinner, they asked if I was coming because there were a few times where he invited me in the past, and at least twice, the family did it with other family because he was hosting dinner for other G-52s and their allies; one year, he had the American UN1024s over. When he messaged me to ask me about it, I mentioned I was planning to have it with my dad, but that it fell through the hole since he had a cold. Cripto then invited me over, and I accepted. To protect all secrets about the G-52 HQ located undeneath Dark Wolf's castle (and I say this to you, the reader, because I know you won't tell), I arrived outside the front door to make it look like I was arriving naturally. (I usually visit Cripto by entering through the secret tunnels; I did exit that way after the family left.) We had a wonderful time together, and I felt thankful getting to know the Knight family. Outside the one exception to the rule (Chloe Clements), I think they were and are one of the most genuine and sincere families in this nation of ours today.
Over in Washington, D.C., Leo and his administration held a public Thanksgiving dinner at the White House for various military personnel as a thank-you to them for their service. Naturally, there was music to go with the festivities. It was a mix of traditional patriotic music and jazz music, though, because that's the way Leo rolls. (It began with the former and gradually transitioned into the latter.)
The other American G-52s spent the holiday with their families as well. It leads me to point out that because the Avenger once a dual citizenship between the US and UK, he had a period where he lived in the US, and celebrated the holiday just as we did. However, he chose to be solely British in the end, because he felt that was where he was needed the most as a superhero; it is not uncommon, though, to see him appear in the US from time to time. The Sult family, however, still celebrates Thanksgiving among themselves by doing the same things, because it gives them a day to unwind from stress and keep in touch with one another.
Black Friday was one of the smoothest ones we've had in years, and it helps that the CNG crisis has ended and that CNG itself is dead. There were some years in the past, either by the CNG crisis or by COVID-19 or other such pandemics that led stores to stay closed on Black Friday, and consequently, Cyber Monday sales were at an all-time high. But this year, the stores were open. They just didn't open at 3 or 4 a.m. like they had done in the past. They opened at their normal times, and they continued the trends of making the crowds sign contracts stating they will behave themselves and act like civilized people, or be banned for the rest of their lives, and face any legalc consequences if there were any. You might think, "This is stupid! This isn't even the United States anymore!" Well, it is. We're doing this because of those crowd crushes over Astroworld in Houston, the one in Perth, Australia, and another one that happened on Halloween in Seoul, Korea. (The C.I.D.F. handled that one all by themselves, although some of the Korean G-52s were present. Kyu was not; he was hiding, and he admitted he secretly wished there was no such holiday as Halloween. I didn't ding him with a demerit for it, because all he was doing was telling the truth about his feelings.)
The G-52s volunteered to act as extra security at some of these stores alongside any C.I.D.F. and police officers that were doing so, but it made for a bit of an awkward scene when some folks from outside Wildcat City started asking us for autographs, even though they did so politely. We went ahead and signed them, and in certain cases, we also volunteered to help with some of the merchandise. For example, the JCPenney store at the Wildcat Mall (which is one of several shopping malls located around the city, and is the biggest one) is now selling appliances, and one lady bought a Samsung washing machine and matching dryer, needing assistance to get it into the bed of her husband's pickup truck. (He has a 2019 Ford 450 4x4.) I therefore offered to help the couple get it into the truck and get it secured.
"Oh, thanks," she said. "Our old washer and dryer broke down, and we weren't going to have another opportunity to buy it at this price."
"What did you used to own?" I asked.
"We had a Maytag," the husband replied.
"And it broke down?"
"It did."
"Had you thought about calling Ol' Lonely?" I joked, and we had a good laugh about it. ("Ol' Lonely" is the name of the Maytag repairman seen all those famous commercials, whose predictament comes from the fact his services are rarely, if ever, needed, given the brand's reputation for dependability. Thus, my joke was that he was finally going to have something to do. However, that wasn't my original joke; it's an old joke told by many to this day if their peers know the context.)
"We did," the wife said, adding to the jokes, "but it was beyond repair at that point, so he's still out of work."
The exception to the rule was Cripto because he and his rock band had returned from touring Canada to promote a re-release of their first Greatest Hits album, and so I let him take the day off. However, he and his rock band still went to one of the stores at the mall we volunteered at just to check in with us. (They also ate lunch at the food court.)
It was one of the calmest holidays we've had in a long time, and we hope that they remain this calm for years to come.
Have a wonderful December, everybody.
THE END
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Holiday Recap
Super C here; I hope everybody had a happy and wonderful Thanksgiving Day, and a safe and sane Black Friday. The latter used to bother me because I'd hear so many stories about people getting trampled to death by crowds, or customers getting arrested because they were fighting over the merchandise. It's a miracle CNG wasn't around; it would have killed all these people in a heartbeat. Don't get me wrong on this; CNG smugglers used to bring CNG to Black Friday sales so they could rob the stores or murder the innocents, but it always killed them first, because it wanted to do all the killing on its own. Now it's dead, and as far as I know, it's never coming back.
My dad (Prius), who leads the C.I.D.F., usually spends Thanksgiving with me and we bond together over the food and fellowship. He was unfortuante enough this year to catch a cold at the last minute, however, and so the other G-52 and I sent him get well cards and gifts, which led him to return the gratitude. (A bunch of C.I.D.F. troops also sent similiar things, wishing their Superior Admiral well.) "Though I'm sorry I wasn't able to spend Thanksgiving with you," he said to me in a text message, "I want you to know I am grateful and thankful for everything I have, and that includes you. I did read everything I received, and so this will be a happy Thanksgiving Day for all of us. I'm a lucky cat." Dad then rested up and watched the big parade and a football game or two.
After Cripto's family came by to his place for Thanksgiving dinner, they asked if I was coming because there were a few times where he invited me in the past, and at least twice, the family did it with other family because he was hosting dinner for other G-52s and their allies; one year, he had the American UN1024s over. When he messaged me to ask me about it, I mentioned I was planning to have it with my dad, but that it fell through the hole since he had a cold. Cripto then invited me over, and I accepted. To protect all secrets about the G-52 HQ located undeneath Dark Wolf's castle (and I say this to you, the reader, because I know you won't tell), I arrived outside the front door to make it look like I was arriving naturally. (I usually visit Cripto by entering through the secret tunnels; I did exit that way after the family left.) We had a wonderful time together, and I felt thankful getting to know the Knight family. Outside the one exception to the rule (Chloe Clements), I think they were and are one of the most genuine and sincere families in this nation of ours today.
Over in Washington, D.C., Leo and his administration held a public Thanksgiving dinner at the White House for various military personnel as a thank-you to them for their service. Naturally, there was music to go with the festivities. It was a mix of traditional patriotic music and jazz music, though, because that's the way Leo rolls. (It began with the former and gradually transitioned into the latter.)
The other American G-52s spent the holiday with their families as well. It leads me to point out that because the Avenger once a dual citizenship between the US and UK, he had a period where he lived in the US, and celebrated the holiday just as we did. However, he chose to be solely British in the end, because he felt that was where he was needed the most as a superhero; it is not uncommon, though, to see him appear in the US from time to time. The Sult family, however, still celebrates Thanksgiving among themselves by doing the same things, because it gives them a day to unwind from stress and keep in touch with one another.
Black Friday was one of the smoothest ones we've had in years, and it helps that the CNG crisis has ended and that CNG itself is dead. There were some years in the past, either by the CNG crisis or by COVID-19 or other such pandemics that led stores to stay closed on Black Friday, and consequently, Cyber Monday sales were at an all-time high. But this year, the stores were open. They just didn't open at 3 or 4 a.m. like they had done in the past. They opened at their normal times, and they continued the trends of making the crowds sign contracts stating they will behave themselves and act like civilized people, or be banned for the rest of their lives, and face any legalc consequences if there were any. You might think, "This is stupid! This isn't even the United States anymore!" Well, it is. We're doing this because of those crowd crushes over Astroworld in Houston, the one in Perth, Australia, and another one that happened on Halloween in Seoul, Korea. (The C.I.D.F. handled that one all by themselves, although some of the Korean G-52s were present. Kyu was not; he was hiding, and he admitted he secretly wished there was no such holiday as Halloween. I didn't ding him with a demerit for it, because all he was doing was telling the truth about his feelings.)
The G-52s volunteered to act as extra security at some of these stores alongside any C.I.D.F. and police officers that were doing so, but it made for a bit of an awkward scene when some folks from outside Wildcat City started asking us for autographs, even though they did so politely. We went ahead and signed them, and in certain cases, we also volunteered to help with some of the merchandise. For example, the JCPenney store at the Wildcat Mall (which is one of several shopping malls located around the city, and is the biggest one) is now selling appliances, and one lady bought a Samsung washing machine and matching dryer, needing assistance to get it into the bed of her husband's pickup truck. (He has a 2019 Ford 450 4x4.) I therefore offered to help the couple get it into the truck and get it secured.
"Oh, thanks," she said. "Our old washer and dryer broke down, and we weren't going to have another opportunity to buy it at this price."
"What did you used to own?" I asked.
"We had a Maytag," the husband replied.
"And it broke down?"
"It did."
"Had you thought about calling Ol' Lonely?" I joked, and we had a good laugh about it. ("Ol' Lonely" is the name of the Maytag repairman seen all those famous commercials, whose predictament comes from the fact his services are rarely, if ever, needed, given the brand's reputation for dependability. Thus, my joke was that he was finally going to have something to do. However, that wasn't my original joke; it's an old joke told by many to this day if their peers know the context.)
"We did," the wife said, adding to the jokes, "but it was beyond repair at that point, so he's still out of work."
The exception to the rule was Cripto because he and his rock band had returned from touring Canada to promote a re-release of their first Greatest Hits album, and so I let him take the day off. However, he and his rock band still went to one of the stores at the mall we volunteered at just to check in with us. (They also ate lunch at the food court.)
It was one of the calmest holidays we've had in a long time, and we hope that they remain this calm for years to come.
Have a wonderful December, everybody.
THE END
Super C briefly recaps how some of the G-52s celebrated Thanksgiving Day this year, plus a few events of Black Friday.
UN1024s, etc. © Chuong alone, while Leo's parallels and a select number of G-52s are joint-owned by him and me.
Leo himself, G-52 organization and other select members, C.I.D.F., etc. © me and me alone
Artwork in thumbnail © Chuchianci
Ol' Lonely © Maytag Corporation and everybody else who owns the rights
1988 Maytag ad with the lonely repairman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZHsxPEAUOI
UN1024s, etc. © Chuong alone, while Leo's parallels and a select number of G-52s are joint-owned by him and me.
Leo himself, G-52 organization and other select members, C.I.D.F., etc. © me and me alone
Artwork in thumbnail © Chuchianci
Ol' Lonely © Maytag Corporation and everybody else who owns the rights
1988 Maytag ad with the lonely repairman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZHsxPEAUOI
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