[video | un: kurama]

[sinningtree]

It would seem that many of us are accustomed to certain holidays during this time of year. While I am not fully aware what's been done here in the past, it has come to my attention that several Chosen are interested in recognizing these holidays in some form or another now.

I would like to offer my assistance to those who might benefit. More specifically, should anyone be putting together a gathering for the winter festivities, I can certainly save some time and energy with decorations of the plant variety. Hanging garlands, putting up wreaths or Christmas trees where appropriate. Things of that nature.

[Yes, even mistletoe. No, he's not offering that unless requested directly. Kurama will also not be offering things like food for party dishes, but if someone thinks of it and asks for some vegetables or something directly, he won't say no to that either.

A beat, before he adds:]

I could also provide the plants, given sufficient advance notice to acquire them.



[ooc: backdated to last week some time. please note, I'm traveling this week so replies may be slow through the weekend! If you have to move quickly with things, feel free to handwave any involvement after initial contact to streamline your own needs. Also happy to tag into whatever logs people have going once I've settled in, just let me know if you'd like me to.]

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[computation]

This better be your way of promising me stories at the Christmas party. Don't worry, I'll return the favor.

[ Root definitely has some stories of her own. ]

You're telling me. Did you run into your double at all? Whew, mine was a trip.

[sinningtree]

A trade, then.

[Your stories are probably way more interesting than his, Root. The next question gives him pause, for once not responding with the flippant ease of his usual tone, more cautious.]

I ... imagine mine was far more trouble for others than myself, actually.

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[computation]

You're on. I have plenty of stories.

[ She absolutely has many stories, at differing levels of callous violence and heart-warming endings, depending on when in her life she's pulling from. Stories for all occasions! ]

What's that supposed to mean? I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

[sinningtree]

Nothing too exciting, I'm afraid. You see, I was a thief for quite some time. Logically, any double of mine trying to "reveal my true nature" would likely spend some time stealing from others. I am honestly not entirely certain what it spent time doing, though.

[because he avoided it, but details.]

[computation]

Lucky you. No avoiding mine, or Shaw's. She came right up to me on the street.

What kind of thief were you? Tell me more. [ Root just has this feeling demon thieves are maybe a little different, and she's intensely curious. ]

[sinningtree]

Yes, well. I had more than my share of facing my inner demons with the glitches, so I kept a rather low profile until it was over.

[Literally, in his case.]

Afraid I can't do that, I will need something to share at the party, after all.

[computation]

[ Root knows enough to guess at something here; she's quick on the uptake. Slow realization dawns over her. ]

Don't tell me you were an actual fox at one point and I missed it! Seriously?

[sinningtree]

A shame that you were not around for very long before the reset, but perhaps another time.

[He's not about to tell her that he willingly still spends some time as a fox, even now. That is privileged information, after all, and has only happened in the presence of his housemates.]

[computation]

[ Root immediately has a whole series of questions, and Kurama's reticence to answer up to this point doesn't deter her from asking them. ]

Is that something you can do all the time? The glitches weren't totally senseless, right? It's not like you turned into, say... a coyote.

[ Notorious enemy of foxes that they are. ]

[sinningtree]

[His response is possibly oddly direct and sincere, considering their usual evasive banter up until this point.]

They were not, at least in my case, senseless or without reason. Some were... more creative than others, but every transformation I experienced during that time was- a unique take on one form I have lived as, or another.

[computation]

[ Oh, she's quietly delighted to get a real response, but too savvy to call attention to it. She just gives a little of her own back. ]

My double was if I'd never met my boss and ended up working for the evil opposing A.I. Not really news to me as a possible life path, but it took a while to work out I had to have a come to Jesus moment with her instead of just killing her repeatedly.