five reconnections ➱11/30; un: h. inaba

[dereban]

[Well, the thirtiesth of the month is Inaba's birthday but she isn't gonna say anything about that, so instead she will just make a random network post--]

So, it's almost December, so I'm curious: who here isn't familiar with Christmas?
Are we going to have to explain it to people?

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un: r.amemura

[rebirths]

Me, me! What's Christmas? Can you eat it?

[ ...he absolutely knows what Christmas is, I am so sorry ]

[dereban]

No, you can't eat it.

It's a holiday in December, celebrated in different ways depending on who you ask.

[rebirths]

Oh? What do you mean by "different ways"?

How do you celebrate it?

[dereban]

There's a whole religious thing about the holiday, given its roots--a good portion of Japan doesn't celebrate it like that, though. And I don't either, since I don't eally believe in any sort of higher being or anything like that.

As for how I celebrate it, usually, it's with a small party with friends. Nothing too special.

un: r.ranger

[rearranger]

I know of it, but I've never celebrated it.

Christmas Eve is more of a couples' holiday, isn't it?

[dereban]

It is.

Too bad I won't be able to celebrate Christmas Eve properly this year.

[rearranger]

I guess it would be hard here. (⇀‸↼‶) Were you able to celebrate it properly before you came here?

Hm, it'd be nice if they would at least decorate properly. ि०॰०ॢी Not that I'm hoping my breath.

[dereban]

[There's no immediate response. You'd think that it's because she's typing something lengthy, but no - she's been here a while, and then she was "gone" a while, killed, in fact.

It doesn't help that there's something that's...uncertain, so to speak. Like there's no definition of her memories. She can't be entirely sure what is or what isn't fabricated, now.

That thought scares her.

So that's why she hesitates, before typing, slowly, but steadily before she hits the submit button on her PDA:]

I had a small Christmas party with the CRC and a few of our friends.

In a place like this, I wouldn't dare ask for them to 'decorate properly' lest we get more cursed decorations. I'm not saying what those could possibly be lest someone get some ideas.

[Because she can unfortunately think of some terrible, awful ones.]

un: b.hood

[dokkans]

Gosh, it's that time already? I haven't even written out my list to Santa yet!

un: s.dito

[necrophily]

your what

[dokkans]

My list! I gotta tell Santa what I want this year.

[necrophily]

like a hitlist?

[dereban]

You really think Santa is going to show up in a place like this?

[dokkans]

Santa shows up anywhere and everywhere! Even in a crummy place like this.

[dereban]

Oh, is that so? Have you seen Santa, then?

un: s.dito

[necrophily]

why's it matter

[dereban]

Because I'm bored and curious.

[That isn't entirely it, but--]

Besides, people need to get better hobbies, and celebrating something nice for once in their goddamn lives would be a good break from everyone else's stupidity.

un: m.shirogane

[taketori]

It wouldn't hurt to explain it. Were you planning on celebrating it somehow?

[dereban]

Not me. I have no reason to celebrate it.

I did speak to someone about celebrating it, though. I'm not sure if she still wants to.

[taketori]

[ What an odd question, if she isn't enthusiastic. Maybe she had a bad experience during Christmas, or...

...Hm. Actually. He'll have to take a quick look at a few things soon. ]

Not that there's much to celebrate in the first place, but a party would keep everyone else busy for a while, provided everyone shows and that it's actually advertised.

I get the impression there are a few of us that aren't into surprise parties.

[dereban]

If I'm going to be honest, a distraction is certainly what the doctor ordered.

Also: if a party is going to happen, people need to lay down ground rules because I am not dealing with any bullshit on Christmas.

un: s. kuroneko

[stubbornhope]

What explanation would we even use? It's different in so many parts of the world.

At least, that's the case where I'm from.

[dereban]

We're in a supposed Japanese school, so that.

[stubbornhope]

So date night stuff? I know you said you didn't like the idea of a Christmas party, but I wonder if anyone else would want to try?

[dereban]

Basically. Well, that's for Christmas Eve, anyway.