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[swordwithasmile]

Ah, the Island seems to have given me one of those baskets too~! How wonderful ♥ Look, this one has real tea in it~ I'm fairly sure this blend doesn't force people to tell the truth, but let's test it privately, Hijikata-san. And a little stack of mochi for the new year~

...and my uniform...? It's certainly been a while since I saw this. Well,

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[vaderetrosatana]

Mo-what?

[swordwithasmile]

Ah, Sam-san! Happy... Christmas? Is it still the right day for that? Ahaha, I've gone and lost track again~

This is mochi! *holding up a little white brick about half the width of my palm*

[vaderetrosatana]

Merry Christmas---er---yesterday was the big day, I think, but the Island's made a whole month of it. I just want it to end.

Mochi, huh? ...what is it? *curiosity~*

[swordwithasmile]

Are the lights keeping you awake, too~?

It's sticky pounded rice! A traditional New Year gift. ♥

[vaderetrosatana]

I'm just, not, uh, the biggest fan of the holiday.

Pounded rice. Interesting. You eat it, I assume?

[swordwithasmile]

Yes, you do! It's good grilled~

They say that the rabbits in the moon are busy making mochi, did you know?

[vaderetrosatana]

Rice. Grilled? *eats too much American junk food D:*

A---ahaha. Rabbits? I've heard that Asian cultures do prescribe to that mythology, but I've never met anyone who actually---

Y'know, hell. They might. I'm not gonna poke holes in your world view and mythos.

[swordwithasmile]

Especially in red-bean soup!

*conspiratorially* I don't actually believe that rabbits live there, you know. But it makes a good story~ especially when the moon is red....

[vaderetrosatana]

*grin* Secret's safe with me, man. I like good stories that stay that way, y'know? It's the ones the crazy ones that're true that mess with me. The mental image of culinary-inclined rabbits hopping around in zero-grav is pretty awesome.

[swordwithasmile]

Do you know why we say it~? You can see the rabbit sitting up on the side of the moon! *shading my eyes to look up at the sunny sky* ...Or you could, if it were nighttime and the moon were full.

[vaderetrosatana]

I'll keep an eye on it tonight, then. I've never really looked for faces on the moon before. I've always been more interested in the lunar cycle. *squints*

[swordwithasmile]

Well, that, and "full moon" sounds just like "making mochi" in Japanese~

Hmm, I only pay attention to the lunar cycle if I'm going to be out at night, though. It's Saitou-san who looks for omens.

[vaderetrosatana]

Does it? Huh. That's interesting.

Yeah, it's mostly omen-watch for me.

[swordwithasmile]

Do you find that there's any information about the future when you look at the moon...?

[vaderetrosatana]

I, uh...don't like to think of the future much. I don't like what I see, usually, when I do see the future.

[swordwithasmile]

I - certainly can't blame you for that. ♥

*picking up the little wooden box of tea leaves* I should make some tea~! Ah, it's been a long time since I tasted this.