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[skylight]

Almost Christmas.

I hope everyone at home is good.

I hope--

Sometimes being here is a little like being in a dream. Easy to lose track of time. Huh.

Anyone get a tree yet?

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[binarysky]

Hard to believe this'll be our third one here.

...actually, it'll be my third one ever.

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[skylight]

It's a little unreal. Sometimes.

[skylight]

Oh! But, since we're on the subject...

What do you want for Christmas?

[binarysky]

There are worse places to have Christmas.

...oh man, I haven't even thought about it yet!

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[skylight]

Definitely.

Belly of a whale....for one...

[skylight]

Well start thinking!

I don't want to get you something you don't want.

Wait...no yeah that's right.

[ Double negatives 8( ]

And not ice cream, 'cause we get that all the time anyway.

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[binarysky]

Good luck trying to wrap it anyway.

[binarysky]

I guess it's hard to think of stuff when I've got what I need already. Maybe some new toys for Axel? [ Though that's more of a present for the dog. ]

Or....stuff to tune up my skateboard with... [ Yeah he's lost. ]

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[skylight]

Heyyyyyyy....

[skylight]

Hmmm... well.

Of course we'll get stuff for Axel - and Kairi and Riku.

And...

[skylight]

[ Pause. ]

Guess it's supposed to be a surprise anyway...

I'm sure I'll think of something.

Skateboard stuff too though...maybe for the stocking...

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[binarysky]

I'm sure I'll be surprised.

[ A beat, and then he perks up. ]

Hey, we should invite Ven over for Christmas! Since he doesn't have anyone from home.

[binarysky]

Uh, except that guy.

[ What a jerk. ]

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[skylight]

I was thinking about that actually, yeah...

[ He sounds optimistic in the way that people tend to be when they are not entirely sure how they want to handle a situation....you know the kind. Weep. Pause. ]

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[skylight]

D'you think...I mean I guess he's not very nice.

[ UNDERSTATEMENT. ]

And...well. But they seem kind of...close?

Maybe not the right word...

I don't like him either way...

[ His attitude, his view on handling situations so far as has been observed, etc...and yet... ]

Wonder if he's ever had Christmas though.

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[binarysky]

No close like you and me are close.

[ Even if the...face thing is the same. Almost. ]

And I don't think they're friends. We definitely aren't.

[ He shakes his head. Don't go there Sora. ]

I don't wanna invite him to ours either way. He can find his own Christmas if he wants one.

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[skylight]

No. [ His agreement is immediate - an interjection in the midst of Roxas' other words, nodding once, rubbing his chin. Faces, Sora figures - considering how often the City alone likes to mess with swapping people's bodies and so on - are just faces. Well until they're not, but that's another complexity he doesn't step through at the moment, head tilting. ]

Was just wondering, [ he admits eventually. The last thing he wants is to give Roxas even one bad Christmas, and though he's predisposed to giving people the benefit of the doubt....well. He rubs the back of his head, thoughtful. ]

We can ask Ventus though. If he wants, we could all go to look for a tree and stuff.

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[binarysky]

[ Good, it's unanimous that Vanitas is a douche. ]

Is there anything else you wanna do for it? We can plan better than last year, probably. [ Which was slightly awkward because...Demyx and Sora in the same house...yeah. Even though Roxas like them both. ]

Maybe Ven has ideas too.

[missrosetyler]

Still thinking about getting one. Have you gotten one yet?

[skylight]

Not yet! Someone else just reminded me too early's probably not the best idea though...

D'you mean you're thinking about getting one at all? Or what kind?

[missrosetyler]

Ah. Well I know some places tend to start months early.

Thinking about getting one.

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

Get a tree too early and it's falling apart before Christmas. Pine needles everywhere.

[skylight]

[ ...sadness ._. he pauses considering this... ]

Truuuue....I saw someone pulling one in the other day. I hope theirs lasts...

Maybe we should wait another week though, just in case.

[ Pause. ]

Some people get the plastic trees too I guess...

What about you?

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

I don't really do much for Christmas.

[Or, she hasn't really wanted to this year. Maybe if Miles wants to.]

[skylight]

Oh...um...why not?

[ Sora has been around the City enough, or in it rather, to witness plenty of people who don't celebrate or don't go in for doing much even if they do have Christmas. But she sounds young, maybe his own age (he's awful at figuring that stuff out) and some of his predisposed notions about Christmas remain: kids especially seem to enjoy it. He pauses, tilting his head though she can't see it, adding quickly, ]

--if you don't mind me asking.

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

Guess I'm just not feelin' it this year.

[skylight]

[ There's a pause, curious. ]

D'you celebrate at home?

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

Sometimes. Nothin' really big. Usually just presents exchanged with my dad.

[skylight]

That sounds nice. I always like that about Christmas - how everyone does it in different ways and it doesn't matter if it's a big thing or a small thing. But people seem happy.

[conjoins]

Oh -- you're right, huh?


Man, time flies by fast.

[skylight]

Yeah, I mean I never had such a good sense of time anyway but...

[ soft chuff of a laugh, pause. ]

Hey, d'you think you'll be doing anything for Christmas?

[conjoins]

Me neither. It's been so long... [ since he's seen Aqua or Terra. He wonders how they're doing.... ]

Huh? I dunno, nothing specific, probably. What's up?