[04] do I really have the honors of the first holiday-themed post?

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[Danny pops in with a red Santa hat on his head, looking particularly displeased. Realizing he still has the hat on his head, he snatches it off his head and throws it down to the floor and glares at it for a few moments before turning away and crossing his arms, slumping forward.]

I hate Christmas.

[Care to try and infuse our young Scrooge with holiday spirit?]

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[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

[Sebastian glances down at the hat and picks it up] Do you mind if I keep this?

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[He turns around when he realizes someone is talking to him and shrugs, still keeping that frownyface.] Yeah, I guess. Don't know why anyone would want to, though.

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

For Aloysius, of course.

[Sebastian drops the hat on the head of his stuffed bear] You look charming, Aloysius.

[smiling at Danny] Don't you think my bear looks handsome?

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[He'd be smiling at all of this if the guy holding the teddy bear wasn't visibly older than Danny himself. As it is, now he's starting to look confused.]

He'd be a lot more 'handsome' without that stupid hat.

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. Bad taste. So typical in Scrooges. [And yet Sebastian smiles at Danny] It's summer for me. I'm Sebastian Flyte. [he offers his free hand] How do you do?

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[Thanks for the compliment. Now he's back to being a grumpypants, but he still shakes Sebastian's hand.]

Danny.

I just threw the hat on the floor and nearly jumped on it. How do you think I'm doing?

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

Ohhh? Why do you hate Christmas? Cheer up! [pulls out a popper from his pocket and pulls it! confetti flies everywhere] It can't be all that bad.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[fjekailfj;a NOT THE CONFETTI! Danny flails a bit to get the confetti off himself, then snatches for the popper.]

Don't do that! Besides, you'd hate it too if you had to celebrate it with my family.

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

Why not? [watch out, he just might have another!] Well, I can't say for sure since I haven't. How do you celebrate with your family?

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

It isn't a celebration. It's just my parents arguing and me getting caught in the crossfire every year. Except for the time I missed Christmas because of a coma.

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

Strange tradition. My parents throw parties with all their friends and business associates. Hikaru and I would entertain ourselves for many years.

[holds out a fresh popper] I'm Kaoru, by the way.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

[blinks as he is HORRIFIED]

...hate...Christmas???

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

...Uh, yeah?

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

...but how can you hate Christmas?

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

It's not hard to hate it when every single Christmas is ruined for you.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

It was ruined? Oh no, you poor unfortunate soul.

Ah, but you are lucky because I am here! We'll soon fix this string of bad Christmases for you!

[lamb_of_gold]

Then perhaps you and I should pass the time together, Danny. Christmas is only a vauge concept to me.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

Lucky you. Christmas is pretty much just putting a tree and some presents in your house, and inviting relatives you don't even know so that they can pinch your cheeks all day. And that's if you have a good Christmas.

[lamb_of_gold]

Hm? I thought it was to celebrate the coming of the Christian messiah.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

Well, that's what it's for. But what actually happens doesn't really have much to do with that.

[lamb_of_gold]

That is the impression I'm getting. But I also understand that this is a very festive time. What about it has you so put-out?

[oncemarauder.livejournal.com]

[he's trying to supress the smile, but it isn't really working]

I can't say I like the cold. Always makes the aches worse. Christmas, though - well, I suppose it depends on who you spend it with.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

...Yeah, I guess. [which is to say, he agrees wholeheartedly.] I wish I could get a Christmas away from my family, maybe then it wouldn't be so bad.

[oncemarauder.livejournal.com]

[sympathetic smile] A friend of mine felt the same way. No way to sneak off for a bit?

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

Not at home. Even if I left the house, I'd be surrounded by all the Christmas cheer.

I came here because I thought I'd be getting away from it all.