LIVE: what's Christmas like?

[worldlyafflictions]

Who: Whoever
Where: Hotel
When: Day 64, Noon

[Waves at the cameras!! Everyone have their speech-to-text functions ready on their phones? He'll give you a few seconds before he launches into his Live.]

Hey idol recruits~!

Halloween's been over for a while, and since it was way too busy lately for pep!pep! ta hold a proper Cultural Festival for all ya crazies ta enjoy, lets fast forward a little! Welcome to a special program where I'll be presenting a very cute holiday called Christmas! This'll be a bit longer than usual but stick around 'cause there'll be a very serious survey at the end, alright~?

Anyway, as some of ya may know, Christmas is the time of year for spreading happiness and good cheer~! At home, people like ta celebrate this holiday with their loved ones, especially their partners [raises pinky with a grin]. Sitting down ta have strawberry shortcake or fried chicken, going on a date at a Christmas market, admiring the snow fall while wrapped up in cozy hats and scarves, it's all very atmospheric. And of course, exchanging presents under a tree full of ornaments and lights on Christmas Eve is the epitome of romance ♥~ But what's Christmas like when ya aren't dating? Lucky for us poor single fools, I got back a really timely memory!

[Queues up a replay:

It feels like no one is named because everyone's familiar already. Also the replay is subtitled...! Sorry if you're blind tho, someone will have to describe what all the shouting was about.]

Definitely a heartwarming scene, right? We've already had our first snow here in Tokyo-F, so I'm looking forward ta enjoying some real holiday mood when winter hits! But anyway, without farther ado [takes out a list to show, which he also reads aloud]

the points-earning portion:
Did ya know what Christmas was already?
If ya don't do Christmas, is there a winter celebration ya remember instead?
Is it gonna be a couple's Christmas for ya or would ya be celebrating with friends?
Are ya ready ta think about presents?

Feel free ta submit-slash-discuss any one of those!

((Tag amongst each other! Reply to my top-level if you want Pink when I’m free to tag. I may hit other top-levels too but it’s not guaranteed.))

Comments

[worldlyafflictions]

[Phew. Pink is here in the lobby for anyone who wants to chat him up directly. Like that was a very wholesome memory but there are a Few Weird Things...]

[heroicsacrifeyes]

Christmas time! I'm so excited. What a cute memory that was, Pink-kun.

[we_meet_again]

Wow, Pink! You remembered so many friends! What a great memory!

[heroicsacrifeyes]

[Reading down the list]

I remember Christmas and I'm ready to celebrate with friends and family! I'm going to need to buy so many presents.

[malignstar]

Buy presents?

[floriographys]

I know of Christmas, but I don't think I'm going to celebrate it!

I'm sure it was something I did in the past, but I'm pretty good on skipping it this year. Seems like more of a hassle than I need.

[worldlyafflictions]

[r u not making enough friends/boyfriends nya]

Nothing wrong with just sampling the mood before carrying on with your own stuff either. Not feeling a reason ta celebrate?

[malignstar]

Hassle?

[asonoficeandfire]

I know what it is, but I don't think I've celebrated it before. It looks fun, though, I think I'd like to.

[how do you presents hmm]

[worldlyafflictions]

It's a pretty good time, yeah! Obviously more fun if ya know some people who're inta it. Got anybody in mind for spreading some good cheer to~?

[malignstar]

I like the lights.

[forthetainted]

[I'm not blind anymore because I say so]

Huh... This what parties at school are usually like?

[forthetainted]

Oh, yeah, I gotta answer the poll I guess..

Uhh. I knew what Christmas was but I don't know if I ever really celebrated it... but... something like that memory, it could be fun. Though Haruto and I..

[uhh]

I'll definitely start thinking about presents.

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Welp, he's still mute, so he digs a piece of paper out of his pocket to turn in his answers:]

1) Yeah I know Christmas!!!
2) See above :)
3) Friends and family
4) Already thinking

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[Taps at the already thinking and shakes his head with an amused chuckle.]

[rollwillpowercheck]

I did know what Christmas is. Also I find it, um, fitting? For the circumstances that you went for the... completely secular explanation....

[worldlyafflictions]

I guess the religious part is a bigger deal some places but it seemed pretty boring ta explain.

[liarliarliar]

[just the idea of Christmas must be wearing B out because he looks a little out of sorts, bit pale]

I knew about Christmas, I'm going to do both, and I've already made a list of presents and I need to make so many more points to finance my dreams. I need to know significantly less people??? But instead I meet more.

[worldlyafflictions]

Whoa, Christmas stress. Ya don't need ta give stuff ta everyone...

[we_meet_again]

Hurricane mentioned Christmas to me once. He said it's a holiday about decorating a tree. I still don't understand the significance of the tree, though!

I'm not familiar with this holiday, but it sounds kinda similar to Solstice? Especially the parts about having a meal with loved ones and exchanging gifts. No tree, though.

Celebrating with friends sounds fun, if other people are doing Christmas, too!

For Christmas, who are you supposed to give presents to? And what kind of things are you supposed to give?

[dragonheartedgirl]

This is the first time I've heard of Christmas. We only celebrate New Years back home. ... I'm not sure about the rest. Is it usual for most people to celebrate Christmas?

[worldlyafflictions]

It's not like a national holiday or anything in Japan, but people get pretty excited for it. Mostly businesses take advantage of people being more inta shopping around that time though!

[columbidaring]

I once helped save Christmas from Christmas Thieves. That's my answer to all of this.

[worldlyafflictions]

Wao, E-san's noble deeds extend even ta protecting Christmas!

[neigh_sayer]

1) Yeah!
2) Ahahah isn't it weird how it was halloween like, last week or something?
3) With my dear brothers of course!
4) Eh, maybe!

Jeeze, people are really getting excited about this.

[mywife]

No. No. I'll think about it. My presence is a gift.

Celebrations are strange in other worlds...

[worldlyafflictions]

Ahaha, are they? It can't be that there're only sun celebrations where you're from, can it?

[mycaringheart]

...I don't think I've heard of a 'Christmas' before now. The concept sounds familiar enough, though.

[worldlyafflictions]

Another place that does a 'Solstice' thing maybe?

[stakesthesame]

Oh. Yeah, I remember Christmas, I think. Or something like it.

It's the Santa thing, right?

[ a pause ]

What's a "couple's Christmas"...

[worldlyafflictions]

Requiem-san! It's definitely the Santa thing.

'N a couple's Christmas is just, ya know, doing Christmas with the SO, cutesy date stuff 'n buying special presents. It's a romantic holiday, ya know?

[malignstar]

Christmas is a couples' thing now?

[worldlyafflictions]

Well yeah, couples 'n friends and stuff. New Years is the big family thing.

[sleeplessknight]

[carrying a notebook for ease of communication since... still deaf]

I knew about Christmas, but, aside from the couples stuff, it's the date when we celebrate the birth of Jesus.

[worldlyafflictions]

Oh yeah... I remember thinking that was pretty ironic.