Phil

wow! an assist!

A Legion Xmas Story Chapter 1 - @stevo Chapter 2 - @DollarAndADream & @Molholt Chapter 3 - @sterling & @Phil Chapter 4 - @Victor Chapter 5 - Hotel Breakfast Chapter 6 - The Swap Chapter 7 - Lighter Spirits Chapter 8 - The Paradox Chapter 9 - Last Christmas Chapter 10 - The Second Dinner Chapter 11 - Do Not Grieve What Is Not Lost Chapter 12 - The Power of Voice Chapter 13 - (Posting Soon) Chapter 14 While they waited for their drinks to arrive, they sat in almost a muted silence, attempting to imitate a guppyfish.. Periodically one of the four would open their mouths to say something and then thought better of it. Each avoided eye-contact with the other and instead looked around the Pub. It was festively decorated with wreaths on the wall, tinsel looping its way around booths and a few small Christmas trees with pretty decorations here and there. The hosts and hostesses were all wearing Santa hats and elf shoes with red and white stocking to match and whizzed back and forth with massive smiles on their faces. Mercifully, before long, the drinks had arrived – spiced rum and eggnog. They hostess smiled a wide smile and the most anyone could do was give an unconvincingly reciprocated smile back. Once she had left, Max finally took charge: “Let’s raise our glasses to the holiday season!” he said, raising his glass to the holiday season. “Let’s hope for a fantastic evening, a great New Years and an even better 2017. Here’s to Zach in hopes that he can grab another Boulet Trophy. Here’s to Debbie in hopes that she sees another successful year with her make-up studio. Here’s to my darling wife, Sam for always seeing eye-to-eye with me, and here’s to the four of us!” “Cheers!” they all said in unison and took a deep drink. “Now,” Max said, wiping his mouth. “Sam and I wanted to pitch something to you guys. In fact we’ve sort of jumped the gun on it, which I hope won’t make you feel awkward.” Zach and Debbie shifted in their seats uneasily. Here it comes. “Zach, we’ve been teammates forever, and it’s safe to say that I love you, man. You’re my best friend and I wanted to show you my appreciation.” He put his arm around Zach and went on. “In my home in Sweden, there’s a tradition called wife-swapping. It’s pretty simple to figure out what that is, and because I have always spent my Christmas here since I’ve been with the Legion I have not really had a chance to do it, but now I think we’ve found the perfect couple to share this tradition with. But I want to take it one step further. I want to do a husband swap – with you Zach. I want it to be you.” “Abuh.. buhhh” Zach mumbled aghast, and not knowing what else to do, he threw the rest of his drink down his throat. Debbie’s hands were locked and sitting on the table. She was twiddling her thumbs nervously. Sam smile at her and place a hand over hers. “Speechless, huh?” Max asked happily. “I would be honoured Zach, and so, again don’t feel embarrassed, this is a tradition, albeit altered slightly." “I’m not sure if it’s quite appropriate,” Zach managed. “Nonsense!” Max replied “You can reciprocate whenever you’d like – or you never have to! That’s Christmas!” And reaching under the table Max felt around for something. Finding it, he gave it a tug and freed it from its nesting place. He then make eye contact with Zach and beaming revealed a neatly wrapped gift for him. Mystified and utterly confused, Zach asked. “What’s this?” “Well this is my Christmas present for you. I know we didn’t tell you about it, so that’s my bad, and you don’t have to reciprocate, but I wanted to do the husband-husband swap with you.” “This is what you were nervous about at practice today?” asks a perplexed Zach, who noticed that Sam was presenting Debbie with a wrapped present as well. “Well yes, you see, in Sweden the traditional husband-wife swap is a very special one. You give a gift to you very closest pair. It is supposed to bring you good luck for the coming year. I just decided that it would mean more to you coming from me, because we’ve known each other for so long. I just wanted this Christmas to be special. I hope you are not angry.” “Angry?” Zach replied. “Max this is amazing! Merry Christmas!” And throwing his arms around his lifelong teammate they shared a warm, seasonal embrace as their wives did the same. Outside, carolers in the distance started singing about Joy at Christmas

That sentence he boomed was the first interaction we've seen with anyone but Cersei. I have a whole loose backstory in my mind about it, but yes, basically his resounding love for Cersei triggered basically similar symptoms of a very minor TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack - a mini stroke) which affected the communication centers of his brain.

A Legion Xmas Story Chapter 1 - @stevo Chapter 2 - @DollarAndADream & @Molholt Chapter 3 - @sterling & @Phil Chapter 4 - @Victor Chapter 5 - Hotel Breakfast Chapter 6 - The Swap Chapter 7 - Lighter Spirits Chapter 8 - The Paradox Chapter 9 - Last Christmas Chapter 10 - The Second Dinner Chapter 11 - Do Not Grieve What Is Not Lost Chapter 11 Gregor found himself in a stupor, his legs moved him down the street not because he told them to, but because they wanted to. They had been told enough times by the brain what to do, so they didn’t need any guidance. Gregor’s brain was not even really working in a conscious capacity. He tried to think his normal thoughts, but there was just one that kept repeating over and over and over: I shouldn’t have let her go. I should have stopped her. I shouldn’t have let her go. Over and over those thoughts spilled and filled up his brain. He only realized where he was when his face touched the cold, hard glass of the store he spent so much time looking at. He found solace in watching the displays. It was peaceful. After spending a few minutes carefully watching how one deflected shadows of people passing by, he moved onto another one. This one twinkled in the fading sunlight. The light seemed to seep into every part of the object and then burst back into the world with brilliant shafts of multicoloured light. He stared at it until the sun hid behind a building and the gleam left the object. The smile fades from Gregor’s face. That was a perfect display of how Cersei makes me feel. She is the Sun. When she shines, her radiance penetrates my very soul. When she is not there, I am but a blunt object in search once more for its light. I cannot let her slip through my clutches. I will never forgive myself. I will never be myself. I must go to her. I must make her understand. I understand where she is coming from, but I have not allowed her to understand me. I must make her see. I must be with her. Inhaling as deeply as he could, he stepped across the threshold to finally buy what he’s been looking at all these weeks. “Hello Sir,” said a friendly, young woman. “Can I help you with anything today?” “Yes,” Gregor answer with such power that it made the woman take a step back. “I wish to purchase that ring in the center of your display”

A Legion Xmas Story Chapter 1 - @stevo Chapter 2 - @DollarAndADream & @Molholt Chapter 3 - @sterling & @Phil Chapter 4 - @Victor Chapter 5 - Hotel Breakfast Chapter 6 - The Swap Chapter 7 - Lighter Spirits Chapter 8 - The Paradox Chapter 9 - Last Christmas Chapter 10 - The Second Dinner Chapter 11 There was no talking in the car, as the Hamilton’s drove in total silence towards their grandmother’s house. They had decided to just take the one car and abandon their Christmas plans. They would spend it in mourning with their relative. Jeff was thinking about the walks as a child he would take with his grandad. He remembered everything so distinctly – the smell of the dew on the trees and grass, the feel of the cool air on his neck, how he always tried to place his feet in stride with his grandad… everything. It just something the two of them did, almost every Saturday morning. Jeff stared out the window, not seeing anything. Phil was silent, trying not to be sad. He was failing, but periodically, a smile would creep across his face as he remembered some prank or other that his grandad would pull on him. One weekend visit, hi grandfather had snuck into his room at 8:00am and dumped a bucket of cold water on him as a wake-up call. Phil remembered being furious at the time but he saw the humour in it quickly. And so the silent car ride continued, everyone lost in their own memories of their now deceased family member. After another hour’s drive, their arrived in Yorkshire, at Craven Cottage, their grandparents house, to reunite with their grandmother. Each of the brothers hugged her tightly, and Mrs. Hamilton broke down into tears. The grandmother turned to her and wagging a finger saying: “Stop it, stop it. Come inside. Let me tell you a story.” Inside, they gathered in the den in front of the roaring fireplace. The grandmother sat in her favourite rocking chair, wrapped in her favourite blanket, holding an old black and white photo of her late husband. Rocking back and forth she started with: “Do not grieve what is not lost.”

A Legion Xmas Story Chapter 1 - @stevo Chapter 2 - @DollarAndADream & @Molholt Chapter 3 - @sterling & @Phil Chapter 4 - @Victor Chapter 5 - Hotel Breakfast Chapter 6 - The Swap Chapter 7 - Lighter Spirits Chapter 8 - The Paradox Chapter 9 - Last Christmas Chapter 10 Zach and Debbie were slightly apprehensive. Max had invited them out again tonight for drinks but he seemed oddly, and very un-Max-like, nervous about it. Zach pitched a rather ludicrous idea to Debbie that he was only nervous because of how they had ended things that last night. Zach and Samantha had kissed on the cheek, Max and Debbie had done the same, and then in a spur-of-the-moment, why-the-heck-not- kind of decision, Zach and Max, and Samantha and Debbie had done the same. It was just odd that Max was now acting all weird - but not in an embarrassed kind of way. At least if things started to get uncomfortable, they could use the excuse that The Toronto Legion Christmas Party was the next evening, so they didn’t want to stay out too late, given that last Christmas party ended at roughly 4am. So with their get-away excuse ready, they headed out to the Swan & Firkin Pub. Max and Samantha, on the other hand, were a little surer of things – some of the time. As they got ready, they discussed how they were going to make their moves. They’d sit opposite each other, Max on the same side as Zach, that way they could both “feel” out how the other responded to their advances. “But what if they definitely don’t want any of it?” Samantha asked. “I wouldn’t want to force them.” “I will bet they’ll need a good shove in the right direction, but they should warm up to the idea.” “But what if they don’t?” Max stopped for a second, as if that thought had never even occurred to him. Pausing and thinking of the possibility for a moment, he shrugged off the doubts and tried to assure Samantha to do the same. They soon afterwards headed out for dinner. When they arrived, Max and Debbie had already gotten a booth and beckoned them over. They both got up to greet them and exchanged rather awkward hugs and sat down in the same seating arrangement as previously discuss by Max and Sam. “Soooo,” Max drawled, cracking the ice. “What do you guys feel like drinking?” The atmosphere was so tense you could give it an hour-long massage and it would have done nothing.

im still struggling offensively.. but I've stepped it up defensively. This was a nice win lads

win win win!!

wow! an assist!

Not sure what this video means for us other than background noise so the neighbours wont hear our buns of steel touching

@Beketov im only 19 minutes into Arthur's Christmas and GranSanta is already one of the greatest character ever conceived of

Done and done Merry Xmas <3

2 5

Attach dat Snatch to my hatch. Let's bump butts, is what I am saying.

Jeff Labatte!!!

Why does the sim taunt me so?

I SHOULD HAVE NEVER TOUCHED PUCK HANDLING!

I'll apply - I'm working Christmas Day in the morning so I will run a training session for my lads.

Always a fun read!

ooooooooooOoOOoOoOOoOo!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!

YES! MY QUESTIONS FIRST! - DIE HARD! A MUPPEtS XMAS CAROL! ELF! Im also a sucker for Love Actually. I know, I know.. - Arthur Christmas? I've seen it on netflix, haven't watched it - I will now. Thanks mate!! - I love eggnog when it goes in my Sailor Jerry;s Rum - that was a pretty insane triple kill to end the game... wow lol - lol I really really want to see Arthur Christmas now. - yes. Die Hard is awesome. RIP Hans Gruber - lol shotgun trolled - k i gotta pause to go do christmas stuff (I swear it won;t be to watch Athur Xmas) - 16:15.

AWW YEAA @der meister !!!

Nice! Thanks!