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[oathbroken]

[Behold the snow. Because Jaime sure as hell is.]

[At the moment, he is beholding it from atop a set of ruined steps, cracked and threaded through with vines. He's in the ruins, of course, and by the look of it, he's annoyed as hell.]I've little stomach for excessive snowfall, but it seems that Anatole has decided to behave itself like the

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[takemysword]

[She is frowning at first. Because was this excessive snowfall? Also who doesn't know what Christmas is?]

No one has any obligation to purchase gifts. Coal would be thoughtful, however, since it had grown cold.

We have hot wine in the time I live in. There are parties and balls...Masses to attend. Choral concerts. You decorate the room with evergreen to symbolize the eternal life of the Christ child. You perform acts of charity and you give and receive gifts from those you care for.

[And now she blinks a little, because her last Christmas was in Russia.]

Or you simply get very, very drunk and crossdress and find an appropriate mate.

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[oathbroken]

I must admit, I wasn't especially aiming for thoughtful.

[And he's about to ask about this child thing, really he is, but now he's distracted by...]

Whatever would motivate one to crossdress in order to find a mate? It seems as though that would be somewhat counterproductive. Or attract the wrong sorts.

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[takemysword]

The Empress started a Christmas tradition of a ball to which everyone goes dressed as the opposite sex of what they truly are. When the Empress commands, everyone does as they are bid.

[Also Lia confesses it is progressively more hilarious to watch men get drunk and fall down since they are unable to manage skirts while intoxicated.]

In France I believe they skip the step of getting dressed at all. I assume you do not want the pious Christmas? If that is your aim, you should perhaps spend six hours of the day in prayer.

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[oathbroken]

In prayer to what? My gods have nothing to do with this holiday.

[And... well, he doesn't much believe in them, anyway.]

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[prevaricatress]

....Are you talking about Christmas?

[ and all these legit knight types just got all the stupider. ]

That one has gifts and coal.

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[oathbroken]

How in the name of the Seven would I know what the holiday's name is? We haven't got it in the Seven Kingdoms.

I suppose that's another term to know?

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[prevaricatress]

Another term, yeah. I guess it'll be important if you wanna take part in the festivities, but you don't have to.

[ ...she doesn't like Christmas. Snow sucks. Dead flowers suck. Trees suck. Presents suck. But coal... ]

There's always the risk of getting coal if you get involved.

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[oathbroken]

Apparently coal is quite thoughtful, as it's cold.

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[bedsidemanners]

I had heard coal was supposed to be a punishment.

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[oathbroken]

Yes, that is... rather the point.

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[girl_unlocking]

That's a lot of coal.

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[oathbroken]

Quite considerate coal, it seems.

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[girl_unlocking]

I'll take my chances with a lump of coal. Best case scenario? Hey, a diamond.

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[oathbroken]

I'm fairly sure I'm capable of telling the difference between coal and a diamond.

[likesaboss]

There's several celebrations where I'm from - Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa. Some people choose to keep it secular.

[oathbroken]

That seems more than a bit tiring. Perhaps you ought to choose one and get on with it.

[likesaboss]

I'm sure plenty of people will tell you about Christmas. How about Hanukkah? It's a Jewish holiday that recreates the miracle of a day's worth of oil keeping a light burning for eight days.

[oathbroken]

That seems like a poor reason for a holiday, though an impressive enough feat.