Transmutation XX

[xerxesalchemist]

[Out in front of the Hoenheim household, there is a tall pine tree. Every year, for the past seven or so, it has been decorated for Christmas. This year is no exception

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[tea_sipping]

[ Saguru Hakuba's gloved fingers are wrapped tightly around a white picket of Hoenheim's fence, the only sign yet of his usual agitation. ]

Why is it that you put up these decorations every year, Hoenheim?

[ He seems disdainful of the time-consuming endeavour. ]

[notimmortalyet]

You don't like them?

[tea_sipping]

[ His lips purse. ]

That is beside the point. Is there a reason for doing this when your time could be put to more practical uses?

[notimmortalyet]

More practical use? Like what?