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[Tuesdays are Justin's day off. He has decided to spend this particular Tuesday near the fountain. It's not the sort of place he favors--too many people, too much noise--but there is a perfectly good reason to brave the crowds today.

He's hunched over a book, glancing up occasionally to see if there are any familiar faces.]

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[bakurakrazie]

[And so, too, have a wandering visitor, looking for who she can bother troll visit. It's a practical place to be. And besides, she likes the fountain. She strolls over when she sees Justin, lifting up a hand in greeting.] Hey.

[absinthe_eyed]

[He does have the courtesy to lower his book.]

Hello. [Justin frowns, trying to remember if they've met. It's hard to keep track.]

[bakurakrazie]

[Such a flatterer, Justin.]

You didn't have a philosophical question up, but I figured I'd stop by and say hello, anyway. [grin] B/k. We only met the once; last time. I didn't expect you to remember. These curse days are pretty chaotic, after all.

[absinthe_eyed]

No, not this time. ...I'm sorry I forgot, anyway.

...Do you want to talk about philosophy?

[bakurakrazie]

S'alright.

Meh. [shrug] If a topic intrigues me, I'll go for it, but other than that I'm not the biggest fan.

[absinthe_eyed]

That's fine. I don't feel like philosophy today, either.

[bakurakrazie]

[a laugh] Philosophy tends to be an area you stay away from when your two major circles of involvement are in religious Judaism and the queer community.

[absinthe_eyed]

Why? Ancient philosophers were largely in favor of homosexuality, and several of the Continentalists would have been capable of fitting it into their philosophies, had the matter been one that was discussed publicly at the time.

[pause] ...There were Jewish philosophers, too. None of them were... overly open to alternate sexualities.

[bakurakrazie]

Oh, of course. But see, it's that second part that's the problem; it's not the two separately, it's when they're combined that it gets tricky. Judaism isn't so fond of queer life, and the queer community isn't so fond of religion. Although both sides are getting somewhat better, when you combine them both and add philosophy? Forget it.

Philosophy is at least semi-logical argument, and being an active, strongly identifying, strongly believing member of both of those communities? Doesn't exactly lend itself to all logic. It's a lot of stretching, and re-working, and pure belief. It doesn't make sense most of the time. Philosophy's not so much my thing.

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I understand. [Not really. Philosophy is His Thing, and he doesn't understand why it can't be stretched to fit every need. But Justin's not normal that way.]

Happy... early Hanukkah, anyway. Do you have latkes? [Because even some atheists like potato pancakes. Mm.]

[bakurakrazie]

Mm.

Oh! Thank you. I hope that you have a good holiday season. [unable to keep from laughing a little at the question] Well, I don't have any on me. I have gelt, the little chocolate coins, but I could make latkes.

[absinthe_eyed]

Thank you. ...Sorry. It would be strange to carry them around with you.

[bakurakrazie]

[laughing a little bit again, in a good-natured way] Not to mention greasy. [pause] But I could seriously make them, if you'd like. Or at least pass along a recipe.

[SPEAKING OF WHICH. I totally just fried latkes for the first time ever on Saturday night. It was awesome~! And delicious.]

[absinthe_eyed]

That too. [Oh, what... there's a smile. Be proud, because Justin doesn't smile much.] No, that's fine. Shilo controls the kitchen and they're probably well beyond our combined cooking skills.

[bakurakrazie]

[grinning back at him] Hm, but there's two of you. That's twice the chance that you'll be able to grate, chop, and fry. Who knows, maybe you'll be grate at it? [oh, puns, when will most of you stop being awful?]

[absinthe_eyed]

My incompetence far outweighs Shilo's abilities. [You get an eyebrow raise for your pun.] The only appropriate response to that involves the word "terrifrying." I don't think I can do it.