second floor common room | early evening | wednesday | december 2

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So, it was December. That had been obvious enough when Alex had woken up to find his room littered with tiny Christmas trees. Never one to be all about Christmas, he'd rounded them up and shoved them in Griff's bed. Out of sight, out of mind.

Of course, coming down to the common room proved no better. There were Christmas trees here and there too and they made Alex scowl. He ignored them for the most part, only paying them attention to toss them off the couch so he could flop down and sprawl out. Now, he just needed to find something to watch that wasn't a Christmas movies.

Seriously, he didn't want to watch sappy love stories or old men learning suddenly having a change of heart all because they got haunted. Pass. The television wasn't being much help and he eventually settled on a stupid game show he'd watched before.

Well, now he'd spend his time irritated at stupid people and their inability to solve easy puzzles. Better than Christmas cheer.

[cr's open, of course!]

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Ever amused by the strange things happening around Fandom, Adora wandered into the common room with a wee Christmas tree in her palm. She sat on the sofa and blinked at the television. "Ooh, what is at stake in this program?" Yes, Alex was expected to explain.

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"First born children," he deadpanned, glancing over at Adora. "Winner takes all."

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People were always teasing her in this town, but who was Adora to assume anyone would start out that way? "That does not explain why they are all grinning so big. Do they dislike their children?"

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"Well, yeah," he said, keeping up the charade if she was going to believe him. "Why do you think they signed up to come play? The children are behind the big letter board in cages."

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"That's very sad," Adora decided, watching in silence for a moment. "Though, it does make me wonder why they are purchasing vowels. Is the phrase not obvious?"

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"Because they're stupid shits," Alex said, scowling at the television. "And stupid shits always do stupid things."

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She turned her head to smile a little at Alex. "I think I might have to agree with that, in spite of the foul language."

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"Nothing wrong with foul language," he said, shaking his head. "Why're you toting the tree around? Make it your little friend or something?"

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"I've never had this holiday, and I thought this one was kind of pretty in its own way," Adora explained. "And foul language is just unnecessary where there are perfectly good ways to explain without it."

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"Foul language is a fucking right," he said, rolling his eyes. "You the language police all the sudden?"

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"No," Adora shrugged. "I just see no need." Being as she came from a 80s children's cartoon world that didn't have it. "Does it make you happy?"

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What was it with people and asking if he was happy lately? He shook his head. "It doesn't make me anything. It's just how I talk. Would you change your way of talking if someone took offense?"

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"Ooooh, game show?" Hayley said, bouncing into the common room. "What one is it?"

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Perkiness. Perfect. Alex shook his head. "I don't know. I'm not paying that close of attention. I don't care that much either."

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"You don't?" Hayley said. She tilted her head. "Wait, waiting for something else to be on?"

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"It's the only thing on that isn't Christmas related," he explained, shrugging. "It makes me less prone to violence."

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"Christmas makes you violent?" Hayley said. "...how violent?"

Her curiosity was piqued.

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"Pencil in the eye violent," he said, making some shit up. "So, I try to avoid watching them so I don't get my ass expelled."

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"Whose eye, though?" Hayley said. "The TV? That might end bad for you..."

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"One, the television doesn't have a fucking eye," Alex pointed out, giving her look, "and two, I don't care whose eye it is. Anyone would do."

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"Yikes, that's pretty violent," Hayley said. "You should find a new outlet for all that."

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"Don't worry, I have my outlets," Alex said, shaking his head. "You don't see going around stabbing people, do you?"

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"I haven't, no," Hayley said. She waggled her eyebrows. "So how do ya get rid of all that energy?"

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"Did you really just waggle your eyebrows at me?" Alex asked, amused. "Are you ten?"

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For Robin, the Christmas trees were just the right size, though he'd gotten all the Christmassy uses out of of his system in his room.

When he came into the common room he began building a miniature forest.