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Christmas [:D]

Why does Christmas hold special meaning for you?

[A very quick five-second pause as something does seem to cross The Doctor's mind]

Just love the meaning behind it. The real meaning, the coming together and love that the holiday holds.

I can understand that. [Winter is cold and lonely. Without company, it is difficult endure.] I didn't take you for a religious man.

[A slow headshake with one hand behind his head and an obviously pulled frown] I'm not.

[Silence and removes his hand slowly from the back of his head]

Want to spend Christmas with us?

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[Responding to Gellert is...strange now, perhaps even stranger than when they first arrived. Since their arrivals, they've had near-screaming matches with each other over their past and their plans. And yet, Gellert has also rescued him when he was in need of it, and looked after him in his own brusque way.

And then there were the flowers. He still has them, even if he is still not sure how to feel about them.]

Revolution must not leave you much time for parties, I suppose.

There is no reason to celebrate. Once we are victorious and magic is free of all restraints, then, then we can have as many parties as we like.

[He has a talent for speeches and grand gestures, but at events of that ilk, he is a bit of a wallflower. Gellert isn't like others; Albus is one of the only men that can understand his position.]

Pity, then. You'd think even the darkest wizards might enjoy a little bit of Christmas.

[He realizes quietly that he has no idea whether Gellert has ever liked Christmas in the slightest. Their all-too-short relationship had only been one summer, and never had to survive the cold months.]

I never celebrated it much. Winter is a cold, dark time for us, though I used the time to travel south in the past.

[Warmer climes help thaw the ice in his veins - if only briefly.]

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[She's surprised by the sight of him.]

Oh! You have eyes of different colors.

[Naturally, she notices such a thing. Mary also has mismatched eyes. One is blue, the other is green.]

Sorry, you asked a question. I liked it back home this time of year. All the lights and decorations... the snow is always beautiful. It gives me something new to draw.

I do. [His eyes are more startling than hers considering one iris is dark brown and the other is the palest blue.] Heterochromia is rare and it makes us special.

[Mary, do you have magic too?]

If you are warm in your house, the snow is alluring. I do agree on the lights and decorations, however. I never took the time to notice them before.

You are an artist?

[His eyes are certainly more distinct. Some people don't realize hers are different colors at first or if the lighting is dim. She has no magic... just a peculiar mental state.]

I've always preferred the colder weather.

[The chill, the wind, the rain.. they appeal to Mary. Which might be odd because she's the warmest of the woman's personalities.]

You never noticed Christmas decorations?

[She'd think they'd be hard to miss, but maybe it's not widely celebrated where he comes from.]

Yes, I am. I draw, mostly. Paint. I guess you could say it brings me joy.

[He is more partial to summer, but for very personal reasons.]

I can't say I have a preference, one way or another. If I found the weather extremely disagreeable, I would travel elsewhere. It was easy to do.

[Maybe she likes opposition? Or a challenge? He thrives in similar circumstances.]

No. They never mattered. [He comes from a very remote place in Germany.]

Have you been able to acquire the materials you need?

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This time of the year is always the hardest for me. (As demonstrated by his... rather lackluster appearance. He's usually very pink, in both fur and hair, but his colour has been leeching out slowly over the weeks as the weather turns. Not enough sun. He's going white.)

I think that winter is a time to reflect, to hunker down and wait for spring. That's when I'll celebrate. I'm looking forward to seeing my flower bed come back to life. Yourself?

It is hard for many. [Himself included. All of this quiet time is reminding him that he is at a standstill until he returns to his world. Being snowed in is hard on energetic, ambitious souls.]

I am weary of reflecting; it changes nothing. [Except to deepen certain regrets~~, which he ignores~~.] Your flower bed must be exquisite in spring.

[He pauses and smiles faintly.]

I will celebrate when my magic is put to rights.

Hmm, I disagree. (His tone is good-natured though, even thoughtful.) A healthy dose of reflection can't hurt my chances when it comes to change.

But you're right about my garden, it's going to be fantastic. You should come to see it sometime, friend. (Perhaps this comes off as overly familiar, except that Caduceus would invite literally anybody to his garden. Everybody should have the ever present opportunity to look at nature.)

Are you having problems with your magic too?

I am who I desire to be. [For the most part? There is that nagging voice in the back of his mind that says otherwise. Curiously, that voice sounds like Albus.] When you have a specific ambition - a dream you wish to see fulfilled above all - reflection is a waste.

[Friend. He blinks and smiles uncertainly.] If I am here, I will pay it and you a call.

[Oh this sigh is soul deep.] ...yes. It is maddening.

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there was a party for Halloween a bunch of crows organized
it was fun
dunno about moving forward [He's terrible at that.] but everything everyone has told me about christmas sounds great
i've never celebrated it before
or even heard about it til now

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I never celebrated it properly either. It was just another cold day in the midst of winter to me.

[Decorations included. Gellert isn't very jolly.]

what why not??

i could do without the winter part
the winter part of all this sucks

It never felt important. [And you have to have people who are willing to celebrate with you.]

I should be accustomed to the snow and the cold, but it is an aggravation.

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This place does seem weirdly fond of throwing parties, you know, considering its dedication to being a complete fucking shitheap of misery the rest of the month. Probably because it's a good way to get us all in one place at the same time.

[ a beat and grindlewald gets a little sideways glance from richie, not quite suspicious but certainly questioning. ]

Are you... asking about the holidays? Because I'm pretty fucking sure they all existed back in the 20's still.

So what befalls one, befalls all? You are rather pessimistic, but I can't disagree with your logic.

[He fully expects something to happen at these gatherings. Will he still be attending them? Yes.]

I was asking about specific holidays - Christmas, Hanukkah and so forth. I never said they didn't exist.

What's that stupid fucking phrase? It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you.

[ richie wrinkles his nose. ]

So, what, you're trying to get a census on everyone's religion or something?

They are all out to get us; that is a given. We are their toys.

[He is the sort of toy that bites back. Eventually. Some spells seem to be working and he is arming himself with other weaponry.]

If it involves religion, why not?

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