A Very Omniverse Christmas

[Amaterasu]

The first thing that struck Amaterasu when she stepped through the door was the smell. Years, maybe decades, of cigarette smoking in this confined space had seeped into the carpets and saturated them like a sponge soaking up water. If only someone had thought of opening the windows, but apparently whoever used this room wasn't as fresh-air-addicted as she was. At least there was the occasional waft of nice smells the cookies and alcohol sitting on the table in the far back.
The next thing that she noticed were the colors. She knew that the westerners weren't all that known for prettying up their workplace, but what was this depressive room? Whoever had decided on the colors of the walls, ground and furniture must have done this the day after their pet cat died or something.

Then, the people. Only a small handful, all men, were around, seemingly enjoying themselves despite the room's gloomy appearance. That put a smile on her face again. Covering her nose with her sleeve, she walked to the pile of boxes that she understood as being presents and checked around for one with her name on it. Then a second time for one with her name on it not written in kanji. It wasn't long before she found it, slightly hidden under some other presents. A box wrapped in paper with cute yellow ducks on it, with a blue background. Nice! She also caught sight of her own present, still on the pile waiting to be claimed. Good... she was looking forward to seeing how the lucky recipient would react. With a happy smile on her face she skipped towards the table where the nice smells were coming from, squeezing her way past two westerners, and grabbed one of the cookies. Then she sat on the ground near that table, legs crossed and facing into the room to get a good view of the pile of presents and the people going in and out. And finally, she set about actually opening her present.

The paper was quickly removed, though she kept the cute bow on top for later. Inside was a box, and when she pulled the lid off she was met with a bright yellow stuffed animal. She reached in and her thumb pressed on its stomach as she did, which was met with a prompt response. "QUAAAACK!"

That could be heard across the whole room. Amaterasu blushed but laughed as she held the toy in her hands and turned it back and forth. This certainly was cuter than the Bunraku puppets. She liked it already.