Nineteenth Awakening [Voice]

[nomnomguts]

[Riful sounds quite content, and more than a little sleepy.  Sounds like her previous COUGH sleeping problems have been fixed.]

I used to live out in the wilderness, you know, but around this time of year, there were always festivals in the larger towns.  Sometimes, Dauf and I would go along to have a look at things.  Oh, it was really all quite

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[fathers_pride]

Well, they are in mine, but they don't shock people.

Feeling better?

[nomnomguts]

Oh, how terribly strange...

Ah, yes! Much better, thank you for asking.

[fathers_pride]

I think the scientists are making a prank.

That's great!

[nomnomguts]

I think so as well~ In the meantime, I believe I'll stay on the far side of the room, if you don't mind.

Mm, I suppose it was only a temporary sort of problem.

[geassreceived]

I haven't really celebrated either of the winter celebrations I'm familiar with in a really long time. But in Britannia, they have Christmas celebrations and in Japan, they spend three days celebrating the new year.

But we definitely didn't have shocking mistletoe.

Who's Dauf, if I can ask?

[nomnomguts]

Ah, whyever not? They both sound so very interesting!

Dauf is my man.

[geassreceived]

Ele-- Japanese weren't permitted to take part in Britannian celebrations, and our home customs were banned under the occupation. Honorary Britannians could celebrate Christmas, but I just... never did.

New Years was a lot of fun growing up, though. There were always mikan and we made mochi from scratch. [ sounds a little distant, though ] My father always enjoyed it.

Your "man"? Do you mean a boyfriend or a husband?

[nomnomguts]

"Occupation"... was your world full of war as well? Though... it does sound rather nice to be able to spend time with your loved ones. I suppose that doesn't change, no matter what world you live in~

What does it mean, to be an Honorary Britannian?

I suppose you could call him my boyfriend. [Sounding a little aggrieved.] I certainly had to take care of him all the time~

[princessofmoe]

We-

[She was going to make an effort to talk more over her device, but have a long pause. She hasn't been able to celebrate any winter occasions in the longest time. What did she do back in Hinamizawa again?]

[nomnomguts]

[Riful is sleeeepy and quite content, so give her a moment to register that.]

Mm? Ah, good day to you, Rika~

[princessofmoe]

...

Mi- mii! [Yes, she's saying "mii" again.] Good day to you too, Riful!

[nomnomguts]

[Yay! XD]

Mm, have you been well? Oh, I do hope that the bothersome mistletoe hasn't troubled you any~

[sukimahag]

Gensokyo tends to celebrate everything with a feast as well.

[nomnomguts]

[A fest-feast, or Riful's idea of a feast?]

Is that so? Oh, how very exciting~

[sukimahag]

[Depending on your interpretation, possibly both]

There was quite the flood of them a few years ago as well, a very enjoyable Incident~

[nomnomguts]

[Incident with a capital I?]

Goodness, that must have been quite the Incident indeed, to have been the cause for so much celebration~

[musicboxsoldier]

The only winter celebration that Filgaia has is New Years. The "mistletoe" isn't part of my tradition either.

[nomnomguts]

Oh, ours as well. I'm sure there is some sort of religious undertone in there, but most of it seems to be concerned with the dawn of a new year~ which most of them will not live to see.

[musicboxsoldier]

I heard that people celebrate this "Christmas" holiday for the birth of someone important.

[nomnomguts]

Another religion, then? Hmm, I wonder if it is something shared by the scientists... [Trailing off speculatively~]