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[nolessthanseven]

Filtered from Jing
Okay, guys. So I know a bunch of you got this thing. You know what I'm talking about.

So two questions: One, who is Jing? Two, I don't know if this is just some stupid mundie thing...but Llama Claus? Really?

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[fukou_da]

Llama Claus is probably just this place's version of Santa Claus. I guess instead of a jolly, round guy giving good children presents, it's a llama. It's best not to think too deeply about it.

Jing is the person you're suppose to give a present to, right? It might be better to directly ask them yourself.

[nolessthanseven]

A llama that gives people presents? How is that sanitary? They spit.

That kind of defeats the purpose of it being a secret, doesn't it?

[fukou_da]

I just said not to think too hard about it! A normal Santa already raises too many suspicious questions.

It does, but it's better than giving them a crappy gift.

[nolessthanseven]

That's why I put him off to 'stupid mundie ritual'.

I don't know about that; I have a feeling that even if I knew who the guy was, the gift still wouldn't be great.

[fukou_da]

Huh? What do you mean by 'stupid mundie ritual'?

You shouldn't worry too much about that. Your gift doesn't have to be the most spectacular thing ever. Just considerate.

[nolessthanseven]

Well, they always need something to believe in. Usually without any reason at all.

Who said I was worried? I'm pretty sure I can come up with something.

[fukou_da]

What do you expect? Little children are prone to believe whatever an adult figure tells them. Even though Santa is just an illusion, its purpose is to make both the believers and nonbelievers happy.

If you say so. It just seemed to me that you were concerned about the quality of your gift. Usually unworried people would have just settled for something generic.

[nolessthanseven]

So you're telling me that with a well-placed glamour, I could make these mundies believe in me? [oh man, she loves that idea.]

Yeah. I'm going to. If he wasn't smart enough to include a wishlist, that's his fault.

[fukou_da]

What? How the hell did you get to that conclusion! Just where did this misunderstanding occur? I may not completely understand some of the weird terminology you're using, but what you're suggesting sounds really mischievous!

[A brief pause.]

Just what is a 'mundie' and what exactly is glamour? Glamour sounds like a status changing spell from a RPG. Are you a magician?

[nolessthanseven]

And?

You're a mundie, and a glamour is an illusion. I'm not a magician, I'm a Shadowhunter. I kill demons.

[fukou_da]

Oi, you kill demons?!? I've only met angels, but even so I can imagine how terrifyingly powerful a demon must be. To make such a statement so casually you must possess overwhelming power. Is demon killing what Shadowhunters specialize in?

[nolessthanseven]

I'm part-Angel. And yeah, it is - the Nephilim are the ones who keep everything all in order. We keep the Accords straight so no Downworlders or demons step out of line.

[fukou_da]

Please stop throwing weird terminology at me. It was bad enough when people tried to explain magic to me back at my world.

I don't even want to think about how someone can be part-Angel. The angels of your world must be different from mine. Nether of the two angels I know would be able to have children.

[nolessthanseven]

Well, it's all normal to me - how am I supposed to know what's weird?

They can't. They mixed their blood with ours ages ago, and every child that they had was Nephilim.

[fukou_da]

Just because you find it normal doesn't mean others will.

That's strange. The angels in my world don't have flesh and blood bodies. They need a medium to keep them bound to the Earth and have a physical body.

Are you familiar with the name 'Archangel Gabriel'?

[nolessthanseven]

Obviously. I'm surrounded by mundies.

Well, you also don't have Nephilim running around keeping you safe from rogue vampires, do you?

Um, yeah. Why?