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[ Here be one (1) Sophie Foster surrounded by the remnants of many spare pieces of wrapping paper. Candy canes and Jack Frosts and pine trees decorate this colorful mess all around her, but for once the girl looks fairly refreshed. Happy, even. Talk about needing some time out for the absolute drama that is home, right? ]

Hey, so.

[ Sophie dutifully pushes away the extra paper, trying to put some other to the table she's at as well as to her ideas. ]

It just hit me that back home, elves don't really celebrate Christmas. They have... well, other stuff to think about, but not this. I hadn't really thought about it before, because usually too much stuff was going on for me to stop to consider it, but the current mood made me think.

[ There's also the fact she's in no position to think about festivities back home, what with being labeled a terrorist and on a run to save a bunch of gnomes from being poisoned to death, among other stuff. The relative peace of this world keeps striking her as unrealistic. ]

Do you guys celebrate Christmas? Or maybe you call it something else, I don't know. Or maybe you've been wondering all this month just what the hell is wrong with everyone else? I'd like to know, and also if you're planning to celebrate it or what-not.

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You're an elf?

[What.]

Yep.

[ Oops? ]

Didn't I mention that?

No, you didn't. You look human enough.

Actually it's going to be a few thousand years until I get the pointy ears, so right now I look 100% human yeah.

Lived with humans most of my life though.

You're what, immortal?

[ Have an uncomfortable shrug. ]

I can die, just not of old age.

Mm.

[Clearly not a topic she wants to talk about. That's no surprise.]

Right, yeah, your questions. I don't celebrate Christmas myself, no. I've been surprised by how batty they all get with it. It's not like this in my time.

[ Sophie forgets half the time about that. She'd rather be human half the time, too. ]

Consumerism was just beginning to be a thing back then, I think. I guess the Christmas craze must be a bit too intense for you.

I stay out of it, and it works well enough. But you, you look as if you like it.

Well, it's been a while since I had the chance to actually make gifts and the like, but I'm not big on celebrating. It's mostly a nice time of the year, if you ignore the obnoxious side of it.

[ She might have gotten a bit carried away because of the suck back at home, though. ]

And I got you something, too.

Did you?

[He's surprised; they've only talked once, after all. But she seems like a sweet kid, and one who's really getting into the Christmas spirit, so maybe he shouldn't be.]

Yeah!

[ Look she has spent most of her life without friends to speak of. If you're nice to her, she'll be extra nice to you. ]

I hope you like it.

Yeah, I'm sure I will.

[He's not going to be mean to a kid. He'll save that for the grown-ups.

... This probably means he's going to need to pick up something for her, too. Brb trying to figure out what young girls in the future like.]

Am I getting it on Christmas, then?

Of course, where else would it be appropriate?

[ That said, she had to ask herself the same thing about him, so no pressure. ]

All right. Yeah. That's very nice of you.

We had Christmas at home, but not in the FAYZ.

I imagine holidays weren't exactly a priority with all the other... stuff... happening.

[ She's told Sophie bits and pieces, but that's more than enough for her. ]

Yeah, not really. We did have Thanksgiving once. But that's it.

Well, we're going to celebrate now and it's going to be great.

Yeah! It's gonna be sick.

Do they think about other holidays? Or is it like-- you know, a no-holidays kind of thing?

Oh yes, there's holidays. Mostly related to certain things certain ancestors did here and then, discoveries and the like. They don't celebrate birthdays either, though.

Whoa whoa what!? But birthdays are super important! Shouldn't they be super into getting older and being cooler?

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TRULY SO IT WAS A CAPITAL IDEA TO TRY AND RP THIS LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS

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