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[thebetterbat]

[greetings, Siren's Port. Have a surly albino in a laboratory, fiddling with something at his work desk. He doesn't bother to look up as he speaks.]

...One would think a building meant to house scientific minds would be safe from the nonsense of this holiday, but no. It's inescapable. If I have to listen to one more nasal attempt at humor

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[thebetterbat]

[a laugh] Truer words!

[thebetterbat]

...But of course, goodness help those who try to swim against such a flood of stupidity, hm?

[thebetterbat]

Oh, the big deal is that they're tradition, of course. People like tradition. They respond to routine because repetition is safe, comforting and utterly mindless.

The merchants are simply capitalizing on the advantage of being a shepherd among a herd of sheep. ...Or wolf, I suppose would be the more apt metaphor.

[thebetterbat]

Because?

[thebetterbat]

...It was only a metaphor, I assure you. Wolves are predators. Often, so are people.

[thebetterbat]

An animal lover, are you?

[thebetterbat]

Oh? Do tell.

[thebetterbat]

In the actual sense?