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theianights2017-09-04 03:39 pm
saltysanta) wrote in theianights2017-09-04 03:39 pm
❆ 1st Present ❆ [public video post] [BACKDATED to September 2]
[Have a young man in a monocle and top hat, complete with a sprig of mistletoe decorating the band, (which seems to be nothing but a belt wrapped around it) squinting dubiously into the mirror.]
She said this is some kind of..... magical intelligent telegraph, right.....? You just talk to it?
[It's a little hard to use, even after Fumiko had showed him the basics, but he's working on it--and his uncertainty is quickly covered with an irritated, impatient look.]
Right, then. Anyone who can see this, listen up! I'm looking for a reindeer with a red nose or a tall guy with long silver hair! They--he answers to Rudolph. You can probably get the idiot's attention with candy or cakes, okay? He belongs with me, and he's going to be in big trouble if he's here but hasn't tried to find me yet. You hear me, Rudolph? You'd better have a good explanation, or I'm cutting you off from sweets for a whole week!
.....Now, how do I make it go.....?
[There's a long beat of silence between his message and his realization that he's not sure how to send it. Noël's scowl softens a little in confusion as he starts poking at the mirror with a gloved hand; a few seconds later, the message ends.]
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[Ugh, you two were clearly raised in a barn, if he has to scold you about such simple things, or even do them for you. He half-raised himself, and he still knows that eating should take place seated in a dining room, or at least a parlor. Huffing, Noël turns on his heel and walks back towards the living room so he can set the tray on the coffee table. They'll follow, no doubt; it's the food they're after, after all.
Why is Dinah suddenly so interested, anyway? How they run their business has nothing to do with prying more presents out of him. He'll just..... leave questions of strength aside to address the more important points. (Even if Kamui might find them comparatively trivial.)]
I don't attack people, of course I wouldn't knock them out just to deliver presents. People being awake when I show up usually just threaten to call the police to report a burglar, and I'm too busy to deal with that sort of thing.
At any rate, that job is just one day out of the whole year. The rest of the time, we're out there protecting kids from monsters. There are only nine of us at a time, so we can't be everywhere at once, but it's a lot better than only having one Santa.
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The fact that Noel doesn't understand this just goes to show that both he and Santa Claus are losers.
Still, Kamui does, in fact, follow the sushi tray. The entire tray wouldn't be enough to fill him up, not even close, but the little morsels do make for a flavorful pre-meal snack. As long as he downs four or five of them at a time, which he continues to do.]
Too bad all nine of you aren't here. Then maybe you'd have enough help that you wouldn't complain about holding up one little tray.
[This probably won't help him in his goal to get more food out of Noel. Oh well.]
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[ But she isn't calling him a liar even as she follows the tray and claims a seat on the couch in front of the coffee table. Protecting children from "monsters"... she plucks two pieces up from the tray this time and pops one into her mouth. ]
How? I'd assume you'd fight, but the image of a fighting Santa Claus isn't one I would've conjured up. [ In fact, it's kind of... ] Just what kind of "monsters" are we talking about here? And can we have another tray of sushi, please?
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[The only response Noël dignifies Kamui with is an utterly unimpressed lineface, before sitting down himself; there's nothing wrong with not wanting to act like people's servant, as far as he's concerned. Still, he's willing to reach into the bag at his side, easing out another present that's identical to the first, right down to the wrapping paper and arrangement of sushi inside. That tray goes on the table too, still wrapped.]
I fight with magic. The monsters..... they're generally the twisted, corrupted remains of human souls that have done terrible things or suffered extensively in their lifetimes.
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Bonus: With this fun, new distraction, he doesn't bother interrupting the conversation to insult poor Noel again.]
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So it's like that.
[ Again, she swallows. ]
'Magic' is a pretty broad term where I come from. What kind of magic? You haven't encountered any familiar monsters here, have you?
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Ice magic. But no, not yet.
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Ice magic. Huh. He files that away for future use. Maybe the next time he's in the mood for shaved ice.]
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[ An enchanted object maybe? Noel feels a cold winter night after the first snowfall when the sky is clear and the air is cold and the world seems almost peaceful as you look to the moon and stars. He feels human, but different. Sounds Awakened. Hmm. ]
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[Even Noël has to wince at how ridiculous it sounds. Here come some air quotes.]
"The power of Santa Claus", according to Rudolph. It's..... I guess..... part of Lord Klaus' power? Maybe a part of his soul? I don't really know what he did, and I don't know if Rudolph fully understood it, either.
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Maybe he should try being the tenth Santa Claus. He'd show the rest how to do their jobs the right way.]