We're finally back from the holidays! Just in time for Homestuck to do some Christmasing. This week: A bunch of alchemy jokes, a mysterious timer, a new epithet for an old character and an introduction for a new character. Pages 5033 to 5138. Hamometer reading: 39.31%. Next week: Karkat and Jade hatch one plan, the exiles execute another. Jack's rampage continues. Tavros confronts Vriska, sort of. Jade acquires yet another weird hobby (this one's important). Pages 5139 to 5220. Questions? Give us a mention on Twitter (@hamsteakpodcast) or send an ask to hamsteakpodcast.tumblr.com! Listen from the iTunes store or at hamsteakpodcast.libsyn.com! Your hosts are portmanteau connoiseur Alex (leafcrunch on tumblr, @crunchleaf on twitter) and notorious cloud-gawker Lydia (brickchip on both). Homestuck, as always, is created by Andrew Hussie. You can read it for free at http://www.mspaintadventures.com/ . Intro music is “Showtime (Original Mix)”, by Malcolm Brown. Outro music is “Showtime (Piano Refrain)”, also by Malcolm Brown, arranged & performed by Kevin Regamey. Both are on the album "Homestuck vol. 1-4", available to listen and download on Bandcamp.