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Yuletide Party! - By the Dorms, Monday Dusk Till Dawn

Between the dorms and preserve, a moderately sized--if only because dragging over more wood than was already stockpiled nearby was far too much work--fire was lit as the sun set and the longest night of the year began. In the main lobby and by the fire there were much larger supplies of spiced cider and ale.

...look, people in ye olde times really liked to get drunk and light things on fire. It was a time honored tradition.

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"Hello," she said softly. "This all is..." she gestured toward the fire, "quite amazing. Is there some reason for it?"

"It's the Yuletide," Merlin informed her in a cheerful whisper. "We're making sure the sun rises again."

"Is it in danger of not coming up again?" she said with some concern. "I do not believe this was a problem last year."

"It does, but it's just a tradition," Merlin replied. "I think it's an excuse to get pissed."

She opened her mouth, then closed it again. "I'm guessing there is a different meaning for 'pissed' than the one I am familiar with."

"Drunk! But no one here is doing any wassailing. Just a bit to keep warm."

She grinned at him. "Ah yes. I can see you are doing your part."

"It's very important." Merlin sighed wistfully. "It reminds me a bit of home to do these things."

She saw his wistfulness and matched it, with maybe the slightest raise.

"Then I will join you here. What should I do?" If she could help make someone else a little less homesick, maybe it would make her feel better.

"We just keep the fire going until the sun rises," Merlin replied with a grin. "It's very easy."

If you didn't take a nap.

Helen nodded. "Seems easy enough. The getting drunk, I assume is not mandatory?"

"Oh, of course!" Merlin leaned over to whisper. "I don't drink too much, personally. I can't hold my liquor very well."

...really, Merlin? Really?

Helen couldn't quite contain her smile. "Is that so? Well, I've rarely had much to drink so I might be quite bad at it as well."

"Then you should stick to the cider. It has much less alcohol."

...or was it the ale? He forgot.

She raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Then I'll have to give that one a try."

"It's spiced!" Oh yeah, that made it okay.

"Spiced?"

She considered that. "Spiced cider. It sounds very tasty." And not very alcoholic at all.

"Francine likes it!" Oh, yeah. That was a ringing endorsement of non-alcoholic. "So it has to be good!"

"I don't believe I know her," Helen admitted, "but I'll take your word for it."

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