004 ▽ [video] ; december 11th

[reverencing]

That is quite enough... I have ignored this for as long as I am capable of.

[Grumpynari is grumpy. He seems to be out in the lobby of the Casualty Communal, sitting before the tree that so happens to be there. The decorations and various tidings of "holiday cheer" are about three seconds from being ripped down if Mitsunari has his way. He's never

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[donttelldaddy]

Please ignore Gai. Santa is just a story told to children, it isn't real.

Christmas is about spending time with friends and family, and many people also celebrate the birth of Jesus, a religious figure in many worlds, but you can have a Christmas just as well without the religious aspect, if you choose. There's gift-giving, feasting, singing, and generally having a nice time.

[reverencing]

[Well, that at least makes a bit more sense. It's still nothing Mitsunari finds himself truly interested in but Lili seems to have at least an idea of what she's talking about. This sort of festivity must be common in her world...]

What precisely is a Jesus then, if Santa is but a tale?

[donttelldaddy]

Jesus Christ is the son of God, according to the Christian religion. People actually believe in that, whereas Santa is more like a fairy tale.

[reverencing]

[Okay. Now it sounds like Xavism.]

So it is this Jesus fellow who has followers, not Santa? Then why do we present gifts in Santa's name?

[donttelldaddy]

Oh, we don't. The Santa tale goes that he visits children on the night before Christmas and leaves them gifts if they've been good, it isn't really in his name. The gift-giving goes back to the birth of Christ, because he was presented with gifts on that day by three wise men.

[reverencing]

And people simply expect children to believe that a man comes into their dwelling and leaves them gifts... As tribute that goes back to an individual named Jesus?

[He's having a lot of trouble following this now.]

[donttelldaddy]

Correct.

[reverencing]

What foolishness... What are you to tell me next? That the leader of this so-called "religion" preaches the word of his God from inside of a giant, wooden head?

[donttelldaddy]

No...

[reverencing]

Good...

[It is a step above Xavism at least...]

[donttelldaddy]

Are you hanging up mistletoe, then?