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[monge]

[It's late at night and Komasan can't keep himself from obnoxiously shoving his nose into his comm feed. Whatever can be made out is dark, Komasan is apparently shooting this from under his covers, the only source of light comes from those swirling flames on his head.

For whatever reason, he chooses to whisper.]

Is anyone else having a difficult time falling asleep, zura?

[He pauses, like he's expecting an answer or something.]

I think I'm gonna wait and see if Santa comes, we can wait together, zura.

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Voice, because he's currently wrapping gifts

[driftsintobuffetline]

But you're not allowed to see him. That's the rules. ...You DO want him to bring you presents, right?

Last minute wrapping?! For shame!

[monge]

It's okay, I don't need anything, zura.

[Says Komasan, who sought out a best friend in order to get a gift card.]

I just wanna meet him, that would be the best present, zura!

he was busy getting hitched this week

[driftsintobuffetline]

But what if you're permanently put on his naughty list for it? You might not get anything from him again except coal--forever! Trust me, it's not worth it. I was nosy and waited on the roof to see him land; all I got that year was coal.

FOR SHAME

[monge]

[That's so weird, Komasan's never heard of that rule. It felt like the other way around, Santa had to hide from the kids to make it feel special. He certainly doesn't remember anything about coal, either.]

I think it might be different for youkai, zura...

[driftsintobuffetline]

[It's because Newt's a lying liar and trying to keep Komasan from ruining this for himself.]

Alright... But if you're really going to do it, you might as well track his travels with this [Link: Sent] so you know when he's going to arrive. Use it wisely, dude.

[monge]

MONGE!!

[Well, so much for whispering, Komasan clicks the link as fast as he can. It seems pretty straightforward enough, it's kind of hard to mess up what "tracker" means.

There's just one problem.]



...I'm not very good at using the internet, zura.

[driftsintobuffetline]

Uh, ok, uh. How did you live with Qubit, Doc, and Spock and not pick up even that little bit of essential tech?! Wow, they failed you. Okay. Okay, um. Just watch it and you'll see when he's on his way to the city you live in? It's basically just a big map...so...yeah.

You can read a map, right?

[monge]

[Komasan tells himself repeatedly that lying is wrong.]

I never really...had to before, zura...

[Also Komasan is much too well behaved to bother Science House with his nonsense. He could never.]

[Video]

[sleight_of_hand]

[ Oh boy; why is he not surprised that he still believes in Santa? Eh, whatever; Adachi was well into his third beer. He was tipsy enough not to give a shit about humoring the little guy. ]

Hey now; did you remember to leave out cookies and milk?

[Video]

[monge]

[This is why you don't have any friends, Adachi.]

I ran out, so I left him an avocado, zura!

[It's a good source of protein.]

[Video]

[sleight_of_hand]

[ He totally has friends! ]

An avocado? Man, that's not going to do. Santa is a jolly fat guy, you know? He thrives off cookies!

[Video]

[monge]

[...This has become a problem.

Komasan has exactly zero cookies and it's too late to run to the store.]

Then...two avocados, zura?

[That should equal cookies.]

[Video]

[sleight_of_hand]

Ugh... oh boy.

Do you at least have milk?

[Video]

[monge]

I gave him coffee instead, zura!

[You know, to help him stay awake during the night.]

[Video]

[sleight_of_hand]

[ And that would be Adachi's hand smacking against his forehead. Oh boy... ]

Man, did no one tell you how this is supposed to work?

[Video]

[monge]

Yeah, I got a whole manual on it, zura.

[It was incredibly thorough.]

But I think I can change a few things to make his job a little easier, it's a lot of hard work, zura!

[Video]

[sleight_of_hand]

No, no, no... you're supposed to follow that manual! You don't want to upset big red, would you?

[ ...he's probably playing this up a bit, but eh. ]

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[helpline]

I always have difficulty falling asleep, [ says the man currently holed up in an attic, sitting down on a beanbag chair. ] Anyone who says counting sheep's a good answer doesn't know what they're talking about, by the way. Why'd you want to count sheep in the first place?

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[monge]

[Komasan blinks a few times as he seriously thinks this over.]

I guess it's because they're the closest animal that looks just like a pillow, zura.

[At least, it seemed pretty straightforward to him.]

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[helpline]

[ That's a good enough answer for the Doctor, who gives Komasan a little shrug. ]

They're fluffy enough to be a pillow as well. I know people make sweaters out of sheep's wool, surely they could make pillows!

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[monge]

[Nope, it's settled now. Komasan wants a sheep.]

Mooooonge~ And they're really cute, too. A sheep would be a wonderful pet, maybe I can ask for one for Christmas if I hurry, zuraa~

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[helpline]

When's your birthday? It might be too late for Christmas but it's certainly not for your birthday.

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[monge]

[Right. About that...]

Ah...I...don't really keep track of my birthday, z-zura... Komajiro always remembered for me, zura...

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[helpline]

Oh good, you too? I've completely forgotten when my birthday is, so I just use my best friend's.

[ just said 100% nonchalantly, look at these two forgetful people. ]

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[monge]

[Komasan could not be any more relieved. With the way people kept asking about his birthday, he was beginning to think he was some kind of...weirdo or something.]

Eh?

...That makes so much sense, zura... You'd save so much time and money planning birthday parties, zura...

[Note to self, see if anyone will share their birthday.]