[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.

[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.

[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?

[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]

[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?

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

'How do you do' is how we greet people in Britain. You're American, aren't you? Or perhaps you aren't. I've met a great number of Japanese people here who seem to speak American.

[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.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[Gives Sebastian a look that just speaks for him: "Do I look Japanese?"]

Yeah, I'm American. And I guess that means you're British?

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

[deliberately or subconsciously ignoring the symbols]

Unless I'm very much mistaken, which is possible, though it would be rather embarrassing for my poor family. So we'll say I am. I can't say what else I might be. I don't feel very Italian or French.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

...The sad part is, it probably is a tradition by now.

And who's Hikaru?

[Immediately makes a move for the popper!] And how many of these do you have, anyway?!

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

Uh...huh...

So, long story short, you're British.

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

Very probably. And you're an American. I thought they liked Christmas even more than we did! Antoine always says people have more fun with it in the Americas. I've wanted to travel there to try, but I have to spend the occasion with at Brideshead. I like the bobble at the top of these hats.

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

My brother.

[lets him take it.] A few more. They're fun, aren't they?

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[Grumblegrumblegrumble!] Not right now, they aren't.

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

Oh, because I startled you? I'm sorry about that.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, I'm one of those lucky Americans who has a horrible Christmas every year.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

[blinks as he is HORRIFIED]

...hate...Christmas???

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

No! Just... [He doesn't want to admit that he's too grumpy for festive stuff.] They're annoying right now, okay?

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

[frowns; that's why he likes them!] Hmmm, well, maybe you need something that's not annoying? Nothing related to Christmas.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

...Uh, yeah?