( video | un: jaguar )

[scarcastically]

Y'know, going up in space, visiting other worlds is supposed to blow your damn mind. The idea's that you're exposed to stuff so unreal, so beyond believin' that it's alien to you.

So why exactly are we celebratin' Christmas in space? Feels kinda weird, to be honest. But I guess capitalism and commercialism is a universal concept.

Still, though. Kinda gets me thinkin'. How do you celebrate your holidays where you're from? Don't tell me about Christmas though. We all know about Christmas.

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video; un: falcon

[wingedman]

[SO DRY] We gonna talk about Kwanzaa?

[scarcastically]

[ 1. erik mentally notes it down. ]

Why not? Got something again Kwanzaa?

[wingedman]

Do you even know anyone who celebrates it?

[scarcastically]

[ he shrugs, pretending to be quizzical. ]

Who?

un: xiaoxingchen

[mingyues]

Do you not enjoy the holidays?

[scarcastically]

[ oof, right for the jugular. ]

It's a family thing. And I don't have any family.

[mingyues]

[ RIP ]

I see, sorry for your loss.

Neither do I.
Have a family, I mean. But that has never stopped me from appreciating holidays.

[scarcastically]

Oh, I appreciate them just fine. Everyone's got their own thing.

Just kind of lame to see Christmas redux in space. Was expecting something cooler.

[mingyues]

I am not familiar with Christmas, so this is all new to me.

What would be 'cooler' in your opinion?

[scarcastically]

Dunno. Just looking to be surprised.

Big universe out there, who doesn't wanna be?

[necroyalty]

People do sometimes exchange small sentimental gifts during the New Year in my world, but equally common and of more importance is the exchange of letters. A sort of airing one's feelings to start the year anew.

But Firialia here is celebrated at the same time as the Feast of Misrule is where I'm from, and well.

How known is your Christmas for public drunkenness and spectator combat?

[scarcastically]

I mean. The former definitely happens, but the latter not so much.

[ that would be a fun christmas though. erik's itching to have a good fight. ]

What's the Feast of Misrule?

[mingyues]

I cannot say, I find everything about this place to be surprising.

Your home is not that different from this place then?

[scarcastically]

You mean Earth?

No, guess not. Not yet anyway.

[necroyalty]

If I sat here trying to explain the religious practices and cosmology of my world, I'd be here all week, but here are the important things:

In the dead of winter 3000 years ago, the god of entropy and madness tried to destroy everything in my world, as he had for untold others.

All the other gods put their differences and feuds aside and sealed him away.

And the mortals chose to start the new year after all was said and done that year, to usher in a new era. I mean, he's going to come back one day, of course, entropy can never truly be stopped. But you know.

Now the dimmest three days before the new year are a purge of sorts, to cleanse ourselves of our most chaotic urges to start the year fresh.

Or if you're not particularly religious, it's a lovely excuse to get drunk and fight whoever.

[scarcastically]

[ whistles. quite the story. ]

Ours isn't as grand as all that.

[mingyues]

Perhaps you might find the changes in the place to make holidays more to your liking? Small difference can have more of an impact than one expects.

[scarcastically]

Maybe. I just got here so I'm still taking it all in.

[necroyalty]

It's been implied to me that my own world's lore is a bit of a hot mess.

[mingyues]

Arrived just in time for these celebrations, I would say that is a good thing.

[scarcastically]

[ he kind of Hates it but erik stevens wouldn't admit that. ]

Guess I'll make the most of it.

[scarcastically]

Ouch. Isn't that kinda rude?

video; un: alucard

[reposing]

Krampusnoapte was the compromise of my household.

[mingyues]

There are plenty of things to do, though the weather is supposed to get much colder.

[scarcastically]

That's a new one to me.

How's it go?