Fourth Shooting Star - voice;

[risingwinds]

Hey, there's something I've been wondering for a while now. Some people here use words like "kun" and uh... "san" at the end of people's names, but what does it mean? Is it like saying mister or miss? It's something I never heard before I came here, not even in other worlds.

[Hmm. There's something else he's curious about, too. Prior to the draft

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[seiriald]

It's something like that, people use it more for politeness than anything. 'San' is the equivalent of mister or miss, while 'kun' is used for boys and 'chan' for girls if they're younger than you or they're close friends. People in the country I was born in use it sometimes, but it's a dying fad.

... Christmas? [You have peaked her interest!]

[risingwinds]

So it's just a part of their culture? I guess I've still got a lot to learn about other worlds.

[He laughs sheepishly. The more you know! ~✭]

Yeah, Christmas! It's a holiday.

[seiriald]

Yeah, I knew it was used in other worlds but I didn't know to what extent. [Sparkle~.]

I've heard of it, do you celebrate Christmas where you're from?

[risingwinds]

We sure do! It's usually just my friends and Master Eraqus, so it's nothing fancy. I don't think Christmas has to be, anyway.

[seiriald]

True! How do you usually celebrate it?

[risingwinds]

Simple stuff, like getting presents for each other and spending time together.

[seiriald]

[Spending time together... that's something she wishes she could do with her own loved ones. The few times that happened it was hard not to notice how many of them were gone.]

... Have you signed up for the Secret Santa exchange?

[risingwinds]

You bet! It sounds like a lot of fun, and I think it'd be a great way to make new friends.

[seiriald]

It does! Have you met a lot of people here?

[risingwinds]

Mhm! I've been trying to talk to a lot of different people. I figure that if we're all stuck here together, getting to know everyone wouldn't hurt.

[seiriald]

That's what I think, too. [Though she's still not fond of the fact that there's so many Humans about, but the recent experiment is making her more tolerant of them.]

[risingwinds]

So, what's your name? I'm Ventus, but you can call me Ven.

[seiriald]

... I'm Kaori. [Why was she giving him her name so quickly? Something about him is making her trust him right away.]

Ventus? What's it mean?

[risingwinds]

Nice to meet you, Kaori. As for my name, it means wind.

[seiriald]

Nice to meet you too! Wind~...

So... aside from the Secret Santa, are you doing anything else for Christmas?

[risingwinds]

Well, I'm gonna try and get presents for my friends, too. Terra and Aqua deserve something special for Christmas. I've just gotta figure out what they'd like.