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[constellationprize]

Hi! This is ☆radia! I'm really sorry I wasn't able to answer your call... Um, if you need anything, it's fine to leave a message here! I'll answer you as soon as I can!
 

[ for phonecalls and texts ]

Comments

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

I've got a big problem.

[walking over to the bed, where he's got a bunch of papers spread out]

Come take a look at these.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ following him over, picking up a couple to read them ]

What is it...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

[one reads A day where nothing bad happens

another is... a picture of a really veiny eggplant? what??]

Remember how I've been thinking about becoming Santa?

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

... Oh, are these from your box...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

Yeah. But there have only been a few of them so far, and most of those are asking for stuff I can't do!

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

Well -

If you want to, then we can go to the grocery store together, and find an eggplant...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

That's not one of the hard ones! But look-

[holds up one of the letters]

This one's asking for the Internet! I can't do that!

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

Um...

... What is the Internet?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

It's like... sort of like the stuff on our phones, but bigger?

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

Oh.

Well . . .

You couldn't do that yourself, but the next time we have a poll to add something to the city, you could campaign for it, couldn't you...? We could do Lives, if you wanted, right?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

But then it wouldn't be a Christmas present!

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

I don't really know when Christmas is, but if it's a gift, then they'll still be happy to have it, won't they...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

Noooooo Dia you don't get it! Santa is supposed to deliver presents on Christmas Day! Or Christmas Eve in some places!

[he's just straight up whining now]

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

But what day is that . . .

[ just patting him a bit awkwardly ]

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

I don't knoooooow.

[flops to the ground]

This isn't gonna work at all, is it.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ just stroking his back shhhhh shhhhh]

... Let's get in the bed, okay...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

[continues to whine as he floats up and onto the bed]

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ once they get in the bed

doodle face -> dia chest ]

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

[oh okay

that's nice enough that it gets him to stop whining]

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ world hard and cold friend soft and warm

stroking his head, gently ]

It's okay. You're going to do a great job, okay...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

But what am I gonna do? How am I supposed to give B a day where nothing bad happens?

Why does being Santa have to be so haaaaaaaard.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ pet pet pet forehead smooch ]

But this "Santa" person . . . he doesn't work entirely by himself, does he...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

I guess.

[oh, that's right. ruler promised to help him.

going kind of quiet at that thought]

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

So I'll help too. I'll write a monologue, okay?

[ stops petting him momentarily as she picks up on that pause, peering down at his face ]

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

Okay...

[mumbled into her boob

he made himself sad :(]