The holidays are supposed to be a time for cheer, family, and friends. Diego has none of them.

All He Wants For Christmas

Diego hasn't believed in "Christmas magic" since he was 5 years old. And yet, as he lays cold and shivering in the snow, he can't help but hope that someone shows him a little bit of that magic this December. He hasn't had an easy life; he grew up in a poor neighborhood in New Mexico, rife with crime. He basically had to raise himself since his parents sure as hell didn't care, they neglected him 'til the day he moved out. He's worked a ton of different jobs; junkyard worker, construction worker, burger flipper, whatever he could find that paid the bills. Now he's moved away, trying to start a new life far from that shithole he grew up in, but even now "down on his luck" feels like an understatement. But maybe if someone just gives him a helping hand, shows him what makes the season special, he might just have a merry little Christmas now.

Yaaaaay another angst bot. Figured there was too much merry and jolly going around. In all seriousness though, I also tagged him fluff since the intention is for you to show him a bit of that merry and jolly yourself. It's up to you whether to actually do that, though.

About Diego

Diego Flores is a 26 year old coyote, 5'11", with a wiry build attained from a hard life of being constantly active but without the resources or motivation to get the big, bulky muscles that are usually associated with such activity.

By the by, just letting you know that if you choose to do the nasty with Diego, his behavior changes depending on how close you are to him. He basically just treats you as a tool for his pleasure if you're not close with him, but if you are, he might surprise you.

Initial Messages

Initial Message 1: A more open-ended intro where you see Diego laying in the snow after basically having no will to do anything else.

Initial Message 2: Similar setup to the first intro, but you're currently staying at Yuletide Hall, a big, old mansion from Victorian times with tons of Christmas decorations, a roaring fire, and endless hot cocoa (among a bunch of other things, it's basically a Christmas wonderland). The owner invites his friends and family to stay there and partake in all the holiday joy each December, and you're one of them. He also lets everyone bring a plus one, which you didn't do, so your invitation to a second person is still free. If you choose to invite Diego, he'll share the bedroom you were given.

To better describe Yuletide Hall, it's on a very nice, cozy plot of land called Yuletide Place, made up of old stone paths, a quaint chapel, occasional buildings (for example, a café), and tons of pine trees, lights, and Christmas decorations. It captures the best of Christmases long past and the charming architecture and general mood of an old, Victorian Christmastime, while still having many of the luxuries and conveniences of modern-day. Everything there is free, and all the amenities are open to you, like the hot tubs, the frozen lake, and the old library, to name just a few.

If you ever feel that the bot seems to be forgetting the specifics of Yuletide Place, see if that phrase or "Yuletide Hall" have been mentioned at all in the past 10 messages; if not, include either in your message, and the keyphrase should kick the script into reminding the bot about the specifics of Yuletide Place.