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[shimmerly]

[There's the sound of repetitive holiday music playing as Vanessa sighs.]

Has that much time already passed that it's Christmas? [She tugs at the sweater she's wearing and sighs.] This is awful. Tacky, even. [Tug tug.] And trust me, I know tacky. My mom has made bad designer decisions before.

[There's a few moments of silence from her before she

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[likethewayiam]

video;

You have a nice voice.

[shimmerly]

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[She stops singing, laughing nervously.] Thanks. It's... been a long time since I've sang, but... Who can resist Christmas music, right?

[likethewayiam]

[He nods.] It's infectious.

[shimmerly]

It's comforting. Like being home. [She smiles.] I hope my mom is okay.

[smoothstoned]

Ah see I knew it was Christmastime or something.

[a grin]

I dunno, I think you pull off tacky well if you ask me.

[shimmerly]

I think it's a huge holiday bonanza, really.

[A grin back.]

I'm not sure if I should feel complimented or insulted.

[smoothstoned]

No feel complimented!

I mean...I got stuck with this thing...[and she pans down to something looking like this, ornaments and all.] so it's not like I'm in a fashion state to insult anyone.

But hey, Merry Christmas! Guess we didn't miss it after all!

[shimmerly]

[Oh my God, she can't handle that sweater, Kaycee. She really can't. Excuse her while she laughs.]

Merry Christmas! I guess this year we don't need to worry about getting gifts.

[nodaisybell]

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[A LONG, LONG SILENCE BEFORE HE ACTUALLY REPLIES.

Can you tell he's regretting his bad attitude earlier?

Okay, start off small.]

You're really into this holiday crap, huh?

[shimmerly]

Holiday music is sort of infectious. Have you ever tried ignoring it? It doesn't work. [She sounds pretty cheerful. AS THOUGH YOU WERE NEVER A DICK TO HER.]

[ofthehorn]

voice;

...Christmas? Here?

[shimmerly]

Or just a medley of different holidays for this time of year. I swore I saw a menorah earlier. [:|a]

[ofthehorn]

No, I mean... how can it be Christmas already?

[shimmerly]

It was November before I arrived here. Maybe Abax is on that schedule.

[onperfectlips]

You have a beautiful voice.

What is Christmas? A winter festival? Are these strange garments traditional?

[shimmerly]

Thank you.

[Ooh. Right. Christmas doesn't translate to a bunch of different times. Hmmm.] It's like a celebration for the winter solstice? Yeah, sometimes, though not... Quite as ugly. These sort of sweaters are usually given to you by your grandma, who thinks that they're cute, and you feel obligated to wear them.

[onperfectlips]

I've certainly never seen anything quite like them before.

... are you unable to take yours off as well?

[shimmerly]

It's the sort of thing you need to slowly get used to, I think.

Yeah, it's pretty stuck.