A Mall on the Mainland [Monday afternoon]

[dirtiest_skank]

Sure, Christmas had been in the air since...well, let's face it, mid-October. But Olive had somehow, aside from her excursion on Black Friday, managed to avoid a lot of it, and was still in dire need of a few gifts. And more upsettingly -- there were people, with whom she associated, who had never seen Santa. (What. Sia, are you real life? What

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[dirtiest_skank]

Mod yourself some decorations and passers-by being insane. I saw a lady literally dragging a toddler along the ground at the mall the other day. Poor kid was just like, "I give up, life is too hard."

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[makemyownway]

Cade had only been in the mall a few moments but he'd already acquired three shopping bags that he was clutching a bit like security blankets (because free stuff. His. Back the kark off) as he took in the lay of the land.

Easily distracted people dealing with wailing kids, ugly sweaters and stress--yeah, there'd be a few wallets ending up in his bags by the end of the excursion.

Wasn't his holiday, but he was feeling much jollier right now.

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[suitablyheroic]

"I'm trying to picture Nar Shaddaa looking like this," Atton announced to no one in particular, as he passed the latest in an increasing number of garish decoration. "A Hutt in a funny hat. Maybe with some tinsel. A Gamorrean with balls hanging off his tusks..."

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[dirtiest_skank]

"I don't know what any of that means," Olive told him cheerfully. "What's a Gonorrhean?"

Oh god, Olive.

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[suitablyheroic]

"Big, smelly, green, large tusks, wouldn't want to go to dinner with one," Atton offered easily.

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[dirtiest_skank]

"Festive," Olive said, arching a brow. "Marsie told me you guys don't have Christmas in space. I think you should take it back with you."

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[suitablyheroic]

"Yeah, I'll get right on that once I get back home," Atton said. "Call up the Senate and order them to start celebrating some weird Earth holiday full of tinsel."

You know. If he ever bothered to go back home at all, which was proving rather unlikely.

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[dirtiest_skank]

"It's great for the economy," Olive offered, gesturing around. "Look at all the commerce."

Yeah, Christmas would totally fix the economy, Olive. Good plan.

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[suitablyheroic]

Atton snorted. "Maybe if they stop the war first," he said casually, "We'll have time to work on the economy. But hey, who knows?"

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[dirtiest_skank]

"Hasn't stopped us," Olive noted a little wryly. "But maybe you can just celebrate here. Are you gonna sit on Santa's lap, Atton? Please say yes."

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[suitablyheroic]

"Yeah, and right after I do that, I'm going to light my ass on fire and fly around in the air doing sky writing," Atton said. "No, thanks."

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[dirtiest_skank]

"Why not?" Olive pouted. "Sia and I are going to!"

She maybe had not asked Sia about this yet.

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[suitablyheroic]

Oh look, you'd just made it even less likely for Atton to indulge you!

"Hey, if it's Sia's thing, more power to her," he said lightly.

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[dirtiest_skank]

Olive slanted a look at him. "We could all three go at the same time. Or the whole group! I bet I could make Victor, too. Then there's no pressure and no one feels weird about it."

Or EVERYONE DOES.

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[suitablyheroic]

"No, thanks," Atton said. Really. Seriously. They'd probably wind up with Sia glaring at him across Santa's lap or something. "I think Cade and I are gonna go find a sports store..."

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"Unfun," Olive sighed. "Try to keep Cade from like, stealing a basketball."

Look, it was Cade. He'd probably get away with it.