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Wait, you and Allison changed bodies because of a porter?
[ Never, ever, contaminate the teleporter. That’s something they have in movies and shows, right? He’s pretty sure he’s seen this on TV before.]
Where is she?
[ Never, ever, contaminate the teleporter. That’s something they have in movies and shows, right? He’s pretty sure he’s seen this on TV before.]
Where is she?
Yeah, they're really fun. Like the Great Dane puppies? They're probably my favorite to watch because they have such long legs and huge bodies but they're still really clumsy and excitable like toddlers. They don't realize how big they are sometimes. It's funny to watch.
Dog isn't a fan of the big slobbery ones? Or he was jealous he didn't get to also play with the toys, you think?
Dog isn't a fan of the big slobbery ones? Or he was jealous he didn't get to also play with the toys, you think?
[ Adam is a little surprised to find something in the mail for him, mostly because, with the porters making the world so much smaller, he tends to see most people he’s friendly with in person.
When he opens the box, he's immediately delighted. The toys, of course, are given to Dog right away, who ends up having to defend them from a particularly nosy jackalope. The book is immediately cracked open, and will make a fine addition to Adam’s collection.
He takes a moment to message Judd.]
Thank you for the gifts. Dog and I really like them
When he opens the box, he's immediately delighted. The toys, of course, are given to Dog right away, who ends up having to defend them from a particularly nosy jackalope. The book is immediately cracked open, and will make a fine addition to Adam’s collection.
He takes a moment to message Judd.]
Thank you for the gifts. Dog and I really like them
Well, I'm not actually judging. Mostly I actually want you to let me have a look at them too, once you're done. I've been trying to learn some more magic here, since my powers are more varied— did you know I met a demonologist? I get the feeling he and Crowley shouldn't ever cross paths, though.
Have you been alright? After... everything. Certain near-world-ending events and all.
Have you been alright? After... everything. Certain near-world-ending events and all.
You're welcome.
I wasn't sure if you had family, surrogate or otherwise, here.
No child should go without a Christmas.
I wasn't sure if you had family, surrogate or otherwise, here.
No child should go without a Christmas.
[ Well, he’s relieved. He’s more than happy to share his strange books with her. They could get a regular supernatural book club going.]
You can borrow them if you like.
[ There’s a lot he wants to ask, about her powers, and that part about the demonologist, but the last question is a bit more into a more serious subject.]
The goddesses thing? Been alright. Wasn’t really out there, we stayed home most of the time. Got a bit boring. But I guess they were just worried. Crowley and Aziraphale, I mean.
You can borrow them if you like.
[ There’s a lot he wants to ask, about her powers, and that part about the demonologist, but the last question is a bit more into a more serious subject.]
The goddesses thing? Been alright. Wasn’t really out there, we stayed home most of the time. Got a bit boring. But I guess they were just worried. Crowley and Aziraphale, I mean.
I have friends. Crowley and Aziraphale. Have you ever met them?
Still, thanks.
Still, thanks.
I haven't had the pleasure, no.
But I am glad you have them all the same.
But I am glad you have them all the same.
Yeah, me too.
Did you get anything for christmas?
Did you get anything for christmas?
I received a decorative wolf parasol from another imPort I am friendly with.
[ Adam smiles almost guiltily. She's really not wrong.]
I was good, though. I think they were really worried.
[ He doesn't really blame them. It was a whole almost-end-of-the-world, after all.]
Plus I didn't really know what to do. It was all so weird.
I wonder if there was something I could have done...
I was good, though. I think they were really worried.
[ He doesn't really blame them. It was a whole almost-end-of-the-world, after all.]
Plus I didn't really know what to do. It was all so weird.
I wonder if there was something I could have done...
That is very kind of you, Adam.
There's always something more someone could have done. [ It's a quick response from Anathema, her voice assured and unhesitating. ] But it turned out alright in the end, so there's no use second-guessing yourself— people managed to take care of it. I feel better knowing you weren't in that whole mess, either.
Anyway. Bigger and better things: Do you guys have any fun plans for Christmas?
[ a beat, as she suddenly realises how weird this is ]
I have absolutely no idea how angels or demons celebrate Christmas, if they do at all.
Anyway. Bigger and better things: Do you guys have any fun plans for Christmas?
[ a beat, as she suddenly realises how weird this is ]
I have absolutely no idea how angels or demons celebrate Christmas, if they do at all.
[ Sudden changes of subject aren't really something Adam is alien to. It only took someone a few minutes of listening to The Them have a conversation to find all the strange places they could go in such a short amount of time. ]
I think so. Aziraphale likes it.
I wanna get them presents, but I don't really know what yet. So I asked them what to get for the other.
I think so. Aziraphale likes it.
I wanna get them presents, but I don't really know what yet. So I asked them what to get for the other.
[ It was one of the reasons the kids had been so quickly endeared to Anathema: they felt like kindred spirits, as she let herself be swept up in their delightful nonsense, following the wandering threads of their conversation like a little boat bobbing along on a conversational stream. Anathema could be like a quick bird herself, her attention often too brisk, hopping three steps forward into the future where others were still lagging behind. Adam, though, can keep up. ]
Smart. They're the ones who know each other best, anyway. And I suppose that makes sense that Aziraphale would like it— it seems like Gabriel is absolutely wild about the holiday.
[ She mentions him unthinkingly; has grown so used to him, now, that she forgets to pause and ask first what Adam's relationship to the archangel might be like. ]
Smart. They're the ones who know each other best, anyway. And I suppose that makes sense that Aziraphale would like it— it seems like Gabriel is absolutely wild about the holiday.
[ She mentions him unthinkingly; has grown so used to him, now, that she forgets to pause and ask first what Adam's relationship to the archangel might be like. ]
Edited 2020-01-20 04:34 (UTC)
I don't mind the wait.
On the subject of waiting, I think there is a story from my world you might enjoy.
The Psy once tried to ban Christmas. Rather, they succeeded legally. In an ironic twist of fate, Law 5198 passed in my world's 2019.
Unfortunately for the Psy, they forgot to factor the other races into the equation. The Changelings and Humans simply renamed the holiday the Day of Happiness and continued as if nothing had happened. In the end, only the Psy lost, as businesses were no longer allowed to contribute to selling wares for the holiday.
It was repealed quietly in 2021, though some Changelings and Humans occasionally refer to the holiday as the Day of Happiness.
[Mostly to piss off the Psy, who so openly reject emotion. Judd certainly can't fault them.]
On the subject of waiting, I think there is a story from my world you might enjoy.
The Psy once tried to ban Christmas. Rather, they succeeded legally. In an ironic twist of fate, Law 5198 passed in my world's 2019.
Unfortunately for the Psy, they forgot to factor the other races into the equation. The Changelings and Humans simply renamed the holiday the Day of Happiness and continued as if nothing had happened. In the end, only the Psy lost, as businesses were no longer allowed to contribute to selling wares for the holiday.
It was repealed quietly in 2021, though some Changelings and Humans occasionally refer to the holiday as the Day of Happiness.
[Mostly to piss off the Psy, who so openly reject emotion. Judd certainly can't fault them.]
Day of Happiness? That's a good name for it.
That kind of sounds like some movies I've watched when I was younger. Like the Grinch. Do you know it?
That kind of sounds like some movies I've watched when I was younger. Like the Grinch. Do you know it?
[ Adam seems surprised that she'd mention him at all. As far as he knows, she hadn't really kept in contact with the guy after everything that happened, but...they've all been here for a while now. Really goes to show how little they've been in contact. Though...he's seen Gabriel a lot, and it didn't always go well. ]
You talk with him?
You talk with him?
[ There’s a short pause of his own, no one’s ever asked him that so he hasn’t quite ever attempt to put it into words. Sure, he’s been told to stay away from him, by the obvious parties that would unmistakably think that, but, otherwise...]
I don’t know. [ Not quite accurate, but it’s one of those kinds of answers that can both mean nothing and say all there needs to be said.]
He’s weird. And he’s always talking about the same thing. Sometimes he’s fine. Other times he just keeps talking about...
[ But he trails off.]
He’s just weird.
I don’t know. [ Not quite accurate, but it’s one of those kinds of answers that can both mean nothing and say all there needs to be said.]
He’s weird. And he’s always talking about the same thing. Sometimes he’s fine. Other times he just keeps talking about...
[ But he trails off.]
He’s just weird.
It's quite fitting.
And yes, Brenna has shown me that one. Unfortunately, the Psy's hearts did not grow 3 sizes too big. Their wallets simply grew 3 sizes too small.
And yes, Brenna has shown me that one. Unfortunately, the Psy's hearts did not grow 3 sizes too big. Their wallets simply grew 3 sizes too small.
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