video;

[rideme]

[And here we have the Iron Bull, holding his communicator like he's taking a selfie. But it's a video feed instead. He's... out in the wilderness somewhere. Dragging a tree in one hand. There also happens to be mistletoe strung between his horns.]

[Behind him is Kaneda. Holding the other end of the tree, covered liberally in pine needles and bits of pinecones and other dead leaves. He looks like he's having a bad time.]

So. I heard you're supposed to bring trees inside for this holiday crap.

[He shakes the tree in his hand. Unfortunately for Kaneda. Who gets jerked to one side, swearing liberally at Bull.]

Check this one out. We got it all on our own. No one else was even out here!

[That's because you're in the forest, Bull.]



((ooc: Kaneda and Bull will both be responding.))

Comments

[video]

[timecapture]

Um... Iron Bull?

[Cue giggles.]

I think you're just supposed to get it from a Christmas tree lot.

[video]

[rassera]

[In the background of Bull's feed:]

WHAT.

[video]

[rideme]

... Say what.

audio;

[nostalgiabomb]

You know they've got, like, places that sell trees, right?

And that they'll even chop it down for you?

And also I'm pretty sure what you just did was illegal?

audio;

[rideme]

...


No. I didn't know any of that crap.

audio;

[rassera]

[It's soft, from the background of Bull's feed.]

Not the worst I've done!

video;

[amadaman]

What is it now.

video;

[rassera]

[This is what leaving the house does, Ken. This is what happens when he's the only son in the house.


Look at this face.]

Video

[missleadingquestions]

[SN-SNRK. Thank you, Bull, for televising Kaneda's misery.]

You two look like a regular lumberjack team. Maybe you should get in the business!

Video

[rassera]

[MAYA DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM!! RUDE!]

Like HELL I will.

[He pulls out the bottom of his shirt a little, showing five or so pine needles sticking into it like a pincushion.]

[rideme]

Heh. Well.

I do have an axe.

video;

[ursawhiner]

Is this illegal? I'm pretty sure this is illegal.

Also what's with the mistletoe?

video;

[rassera]

So I guess I know how YOUR week went.

[Aka that week where you said you'd give it some thought and apparently dumped your crush that you didn't even hook up with for Ken.]

video;

[rideme]

How is it illegal?

Fun. That's what.

video

[wasnever]

You should get me a tree, too.

[She means Bull but she wouldn't say no to Kaneda helping. In her fantasies where people give her trees.]

video

[rideme]

Okay, but.

Apparently, it's gotta be from a store. Chopping down trees randomly gets you freaking arrested.

Video

[tactile_telekinesis]

Holy crap did you guys literally just chop down a tree? [Squinting] Where the hell are you that you got that tree? And uh, good luck getting it back.

You uh, you know what the mistletoe is for, right?

video

[rideme]

Hell yeah we did. Took the kid out where the boss and us had our camping trip.

Sure do. Why?

[resipiscent]

[Sorry, he's laughing.]

I see you've taken Kaneda for an outing again. You guys having a good time?

[rideme]

I sure as hell am.

... Not sure about the kid.

[illuminescent]

Yes! Do you have sufficient things to decorate it?

[rideme]

... Uh.





Maybe?

video;

[deciphered]

[He looks a little distracted on the video feed, pen tapping a rhythm against his chin. Someone's multitasking.]

It depends on the holiday. Not to mention the local culture -- you can never take anything for granted. I was invited to one celebration where the bulk of the decorating made use of live insects. Something about the frequency of their wings was considered festive.

[There's a pause while he turns a page, writes some notes. That wasn't the question, Ford. There was no question. Nobody asked.]

Another difference between this dimension and yours?

video;

[rideme]

... Uh huh. How's that have anything to do with checking out how awesome our tree is?

[Sorry dude. He was listening, but for appearances' sake, he has to pretend he's not listening at all.]

video;

[oldstandard]

That's one way to score a free tree. Good on you, not paying for nature. It's a racket.

video;

[rideme]

Yeah well. I'd rather not get the kid arrested. Me? I don't care. Him?

Not so much.

[video]

[willinglychanged]

[Oh hey Iron Bull its werewolf guy, back to be weird and confusing again.]

Uh dude... did you uh, did you just go tear that thing down? Are y'gonna decorate it?

[video]

[rideme]

Nah, we cut it. Anything else'd leave the roots and crap.

And hell yeah we are.

[cupio]

[ Good god. ]

Have you got a boat load of tinsel too?

[rideme]

Okay, humor me.

Tinsel?

text

[failureisntachoice]

Not bad. Did you ram it down or actually chop it?

[ Maybe she should haul a real tree in herself, Wash's cats be damned. ]

text

[rideme]

chop

anything else leaves the roots and crap

[shuckit]

[ dude. ]

I want one.

[rideme]

What, a tree?

There's a forest full of 'em.