7 ☽ VIDEO ☾ PEAR TREE

[berthierite]

[ Berthier is holding a dripping pear in her hand, frowning slightly. ]

I do not understand the point of this 'celebration.'

[ Really. What is all this love and generosity bullshit? You just don't do that. ]

It's a ridiculous little farce. How many of you will be alone while others claim community with you?

[ She turns the pear round her hand thoughtfully for a moment before she adds, absentminded and nostalgic for space, ]

It might be a little more interesting from above the planet.

Comments

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[majorcrotchgrab]

It's harmless and fun.

[orangetoughguy]

Have you tried the food?

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[berthierite]

What is fun about it?

[berthierite]

You'll have to be more specific than that.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

Everyone being friendly to each other. Getting gifts and food.

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[berthierite]

How tedious... [She waves the pear around in her hand lazily before taking another bite.] I saw something such as that, but it was all fake cheer to cover over lonely lives.

[She might be exaggerating for the sake of being a Debbie Downer.]

[orangetoughguy]

The celebration food, ham and gingerbread and cranberry crap.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

Who cares if it's fake cheer. Gifts are gifts.

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[berthierite]

Gifts of what?

[Weapons? Tell her it's fantastical weapons. Maybe some jewelry too.]

[berthierite]

This doesn't sound so very appealing.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

Depends on what you want.

[orangetoughguy]

Weren't you the one licking all the cake.

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[berthierite]

[Squinting.]

Anything I want?

[berthierite]

Excuse you!

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[majorcrotchgrab]

Probably not anything but practical things.

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[berthierite]

Practical?

[How are we defining practical...]

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[majorcrotchgrab]

Clothes, jewelry, food. Things like that: At a reasonable price.

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[berthierite]

Hm.

[HM.]

I suppose I'll have to think about it.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

Chocolates are popular this time of year.

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[berthierite]

[C-c-c-hocolate~]

Oh. Well.

[As if she isn't salivating.]

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[majorcrotchgrab]

A fan of chocolate, huh?

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[berthierite]

An indulgence.

[And by indulgence, she means an absolute delicacy she'd never eaten before coming to Earth.]

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[majorcrotchgrab]

You have good taste then.

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[berthierite]

Of course I do.