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

[amadaman]

I hear that a lot when it comes to puns.

...

... I'm not mad. I don't really mind. But that was a terrible pun.

[rideme]

I've got a million of them. You'll hear more.

[amadaman]

About pines?

[rideme]

Probably.

[amadaman]

... Maybe when it's not still dark outside.

Anyway, did you seriously get a real tree for Christmas?

[rideme]

What's wrong with dark?

Hell yeah. For all of us.

[amadaman]

It's too early. I'm too tired. I also don't like the dark.

How are you going to make it stand?

[rideme]

Oh. Well. It's morning. None of that scary ghost crap happens in the morning.

... Just stand it up.

[amadaman]

I'm not afraid of ghosts!

And the cats are going to climb the tree and knock it over...

[rideme]

Then why's dark a problem?

I'll tell Krem not to. He'll handle the others.

[amadaman]

... I just don't like it. I also hate the moon. And midnight.

[rideme]

Oh... kay?

That's a thing. I guess.

[amadaman]

... They're personal circumstances!

[rideme]

And those are things. I was right.

[amadaman]

It's like you and dragons but I don't get excited about these.

[rideme]

Oh. So it's me and demons then.

[amadaman]

Yeah, I guess so. The moon made the monsters in my world stronger.

[rideme]

Huh. That sounds shitty.

Does it help if there's no moon at all or what?

[amadaman]

They get a little weaker on the New Moon, but that's about it. I mean, they're not... bad. The monsters themselves. I don't have as many weaknesses against them. They're just creepy, you know? And the moon gets big and green.

[rideme]

Big and green.

Huh. Seems like that's another Thing. Big, green glowing things in the sky making shit worse for everyone.

[amadaman]

Nice to know that's a universal thing.

... Anyway, um. Does that tree mean we're doing Christmas?

[rideme]

Uh. Sure? You want to?

[amadaman]

-- Can we? I usually did a small one with my mom, but it's been ages since I last got to.

[rideme]

Yeah, kid. Sure thing.