002 ⚪ Video

[tsuntiger]

[The girl in the mirror seems entirely different from the last time she used the vine.  Instead of a mixture of anger and tears, Taiga is beaming with joy.  Her smile is wide, eyes sparkling as she twirls in the snow.]

Hey, hey!  It's Christmas Eve, everyone!  I know it's late, but you better have been good for Santa this year.  If you're naughty he

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[ritsu_kouyou]

Tch.

[Yeah... that's all Akiha has to say to this.]

[tsuntiger]

[Kill with kindness. Taiga has to make up for a lot of things this year!]

Cheer up! Santa doesn't like scrouges.

[ritsu_kouyou]

You still believe in Santa?

[tsuntiger]

Yup! I saw him once.

[ritsu_kouyou]

And you actually believed that was a mythical man that delivers toys to children all across the world in one night and not just your father or some other man dressed up pretending to be Santa?

[tsuntiger]

Ooooh, so you're one of those people!

Santa makes everyone happy, so of course I believe in him!

[ritsu_kouyou]

Excuse me?

[tsuntiger]

People who don't like Christmas.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Liking or not liking Christmas has nothing to do with whether I believe in something as preposterous as Santa Claus. It's a figure of Western myth conjured up to create incentive for children to be good during the typically stressful times around the holidays.

Believing in Santa at our age is pathetic.

[tsuntiger]

[Sigh]

Is it so bad? Back home... Christmas was always so cheerful. The lights sparkle and families stop fighting for at least a few days... Children have something to look forward to, and everyone's smiling. Have you ever gone shopping during Christmas time? It's beautiful!

So, I don't see why I shouldn't believe in Santa.

[ritsu_kouyou]

No. I've never gone shopping like that.

[She sniffs and crosses her arms.] There's nothing wrong with believing in the symbolism of Santa; it's when you believe in an non-existent man that's the issue here.

[tsuntiger]

You should.

But Santa does exist. [Ready for this pathetic shoujo crap? Taiga clasps her hands over her heart.] In here. And in the hearts of all the children who're still young.

[ritsu_kouyou]

...

[Akiha wasn't sure she'd ever actually see something THIS pathetic in her entire life.]

Fine. I recognize your status as a child then. Enjoy waiting for Santa in a place where men are banned.

[tsuntiger]

I'm 17 and if you're going to be such a grouch about it, fine! Maybe Mrs. Claus will show up instead.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Your age means nothing to me; you've still aligned yourself as a child.

[tsuntiger]

I'll be ready to say I told you so when I act more adult than you.

[Because that's totally not a childish thing to say...]