maskormenace | 💣 003

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Yeah. This Christmas thing. It's just fucking over the top, innit? You do know we're barely into December? You need to calm down, all of you.

[Alfie's tone is chiding, but in a light and teasing way that isn't really meant to be taken as a serious condemnation - he's actually been in an okay mood these past couple of weeks. This is just one more car on the culture shock train. The Christmas celebrations and decorations that he's is used to seeing at home are much more subdued, and definitely don't start this early in the season.]

Is this an American custom, or a twenty-first century custom? If I were to pay a visit across the ocean, would the Europeans be kicking up this much of a fuss? Fucking hell.

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What would you celebrate, if not the religious part of it?

[Full-on secular Christmas is a lot less common in Alfie's time, too.]

Well, most people just use it as a date night.

Also, KFC has some pretty awesome chicken dinner deals.

Haven't you got that other date night holiday? In January, yeah?

You're thinking of February and March, I think. Maybe. I'm not sure; it's not really something I ever participated in.

There's one every month, seems like. I don't remember any in September, but October, November, December...

Well, the only thing I can think of is New Years -- which I guess can be a date night, but most people just crowd around the local shrine to count down the new year.

Oh, and there's Coming of Age day, but that's mostly for watching girls walking around in kimonos.

Nah - not New Year's.

[He does mean Valentine's Day, oops.]

Coming of Age Day, that's American?

Oh, that's Japanese. Americans just get New Years and some president's birthday or something.

February is Valentine's in America and Japan, and Japan has White Day. Valentines, the girls are supposed to give chocolate, and White Day the boys are supposed to return the favor. Kinda messed up America only has the one for the girls.

[ Nevermind that's not how it works in America. ]

[Alfie wouldn't know the difference anyway, honestly.]

Does the president's birthday also cause a big fervor here?

Not that I know of. I think most people just use it as an excuse to have a day off of work or something.

Well - I can't complain about that, can I.

Who would want to?

That's why I like working for myself. Anyday is an excuse for a holiday that way.

Have you quit your assigned job, then?

Oh yeah.

[ The shrug is almost audible on his end. ]

I'm a detective, and they had me stuck as a traffic cop. I wasn't putting up with that.

Don't tell me - you're now a vigilante.

Hell no! Private detective.

Ah, there you go. Much more respectable.

[It's... probably hard to tell if he's being serious or not.]

[ It really is. ]

Uh. Thanks?

Yeah. And you are? You've got a name, surely.

Oh! It's Adachi. Tohru Adachi.

Solomons.

Ah...

[ Wow. That. Give him a moment to try and wrap his tongue around th-- nope. ]

Nice to meet you, sir.

Have you been here a very long time, Mr. Adachi?

Uh... about a year now I think? Things have kinda blurred together.

Yeah? Funny - I'd think you'd remember your arrival date clearly.

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