[TEXT] ☾ second phrase: what is christmas

[the_usual_stuff]

good evening Hinoto-Ri. the oddity of the recent weather aside, i do hope you've been well!

i have a question to ask you; well several questions to be honest. a holiday celebrated by humans is coming up soon, correct? it's called christmas and you're supposed to buy gifts for your friends and loved ones and... put them under a tree. i'm not entirely sure why.

[At least, that's what he thinks it is about. The general gist of it; anyway hey, a chance to show he cares about Minato and Minako people and give them presents for the fun of it. But he needs to make absolutely sure he selects the right gifts! Which he has no experience shopping for. :D]

so, what would someone who enjoys music, spending time with their friends, and eating large amounts of food want for christmas? or someone who is loud, enjoys karaoke and talking about himself like as a present? i would appreciate input from others.

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ryoji what do you think they would like?

[C'mon older self, you've grown up and spent some time as a teenager with them, surely you know about to shop for protags on the holidays. Maybe he should get Ekikichi a bottle of hair gel.

Pharos is also facing the dilemma of not... having any money at all to buy presents with, being a kid who does not have a job! Even if he figures out which things he should get for them. Woe. And if he asks the Arisatos for money, that kinda defeats the purpose of buying them presents to begin with... And no, this post isn't locked from either of them btw. ]

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[the_usual_stuff]

good.

[ No, he doesn't give a damn about Christmas! Or material possessions, unless there is some emotional context unlying the possession; he is making a exception because the metaphorical centers of his existence are involved, and the holidays are a good way to subtly exercise his childish clinginess a bit under a excuse give his friends gifts and not make it seem totally out of the blue to either Minako and Minato.

He does have some desire to gain an understanding of humanity, however abstract. It was one of the reasons his progenitor placed his second phrase upon earth in a humanlike guise; to learn of them and their wants. Participating in their festivities was a minor step towards learning, correct?

The next question is little puzzling though. Bemusedly; ]

no.

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[themortalhalf]

Don't you think you'll need it?

[Or are you just clueless?]

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[the_usual_stuff]

what was the term

[ Minato's friend in the baseball hat had used it during their trials in climbing up the tower of demise.... ah! Pharos is proud of himself for getting the slang right. ]

oh yes; 'I am winging it.'

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[themortalhalf]

[ Junpei would be proud of him. Somehow.

On the other side of the spectrum, Shinjiro's pretty damn sure that's what Icarus said before he died. ]

You do that.

[ See how far it gets you. The kid's not his problem, anyway. ]