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[Activating her audio feed as was typical these days, Liz interjects a bit of her own holiday goodness.]

So, I know it's not, like, everybody's thing and that some of you, like, really don't care, but...

I think Christmas is, like, awesome and I'd love to, like, arrange some caroling or something if anyone is interested. Maybe, like, decorating the barracks common room or something.

Ummm... Staff people... are there any, like, ornaments or garland laying around that I could, like, use? If not, I could totally, like, cut out snowflakes and stuff, I guess...

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Caroling you say?

[Liz might not be visible in an audio post, but her tone clearly indicates 'HAPPY', Zeke!]

Yeah, Christmas carols... I did it every year before I died and it's, like, a tone of fun!

[LOLOLOL]

Y'died?

[She nods, even though her feed is still audio.]

Yeah... a few months ago, I'm afraid. But it's not, like, too big a deal! I got to hang around as a poltergeist, and that's, like, pretty cool.

[No, really. She sounds totally cool with this.]

Huh. Well how about that, eh? New experiences, I guess.

[She laughs a bit at this.]

It sure had been that, for sure. Can't say anything really compares to, like, the first time you walk through a wall... or even better... a person.

And what was that like?

[Her nose wrinkles whether you can see it or not, Zeke.]

Well, like, back on Earth it didn't feel like anything really. I just kinda, like, went through things all willy nilly and that was, like, just how things were. Other people might've said that I made the room cold or, like, made their skin cold or tingly when I did it.

Here, though...

[She bites the inside of her lip, trailing off before continuing softly.]

Here... here it feels, like, weird to me if I pass through something or someone. It's uncomfortable and it's like stuff has substance again...

[She doesn't get into how things tingle in almost 'pins and needle' kind of way; a manner that was going to unknowingly get worse the more she passed through things.]

Huh. Interesting. I guess th'best option at this point is avoidin' that.

[Liz grins a bit wryly, but nods.]

Yeah, I'm kinda, like, thinking the same thing. I'm Liz, by the way...

how do you cut out 2nowflake2?

[It really doesn't take much effort to translate troll text into regular style people text and really, Sollux's text quirks were pretty minimal in comparison to some people Liz used to chat with.]

Well, they're not, like, real snowflakes, obviously... they're paper ones. It's all in how you, like, fold the paper. Once it's folded, any cuts you make in it are, like, symmetrical or something.

When you, like, unfold it, it looks like an oversized snowflake.

then you...decorate wiith iit?

[Liz is nodding, Sollux. She just might be a tiny bit appauled that the world of glitter and paper cutouts was not known on Skaia. SADNESS!]

Yeah! You, like, tape them up to the walls, or string them up around a room. It's, like, totally pretty looking and adds to the general wintery ambiance... or something like that.

*He didn't have much winter in his part of Alternia, either.*

2o, let me get thii2 2traiight, when iit get2 cold and 2now2, you make MORE fake 2now and put iit iin2iide?
2o iit feel2 cold there two? don't you have enough wiinter OUT2IIDE?

[It's okay, Sollux, I'm sure you'll be getting your fair share of it here with 3-4" a day.

Liz listens to his explanation of what she's said, never sounding a bit phased by any of it.]

Well, it won't feel any colder in here just because we, like, hang paper snowflakes. It'll just, like, make the atmosphere a little more festive, you know?

Sure, the outside winter is cold and everything, but it'd be nice if, like, the inside was all decorated.

yeah, but you make iit look more liike out2iide, doe2n't that ju2t make iit 2eem cold? and why ii2 wiinter fe2tiive?

*Cause he's really not liking it so far.*

Nah, it doesn't have to, like, make it seem cold or anything. Not if you do it right, anyway... it's just, like, supposed to make it pretty is all. The look of snow and winter, without the cold.

And winter brings Christmas!

iif you 2ay 2o.

*Which is code for "I think you're an idiot about that but I'm not going to keep talking about it."*

ii thought chrii2tma2 wa2 about pre2ent2?

[Well, she does say so, so there. Buuuuuut, Liz isn't one to argue, nitpick, or otherwise take offense for something so trivial, so she'll roll right on with the troll's change of subject.

Then she smiles to herself, the motion audible in her tone.]

Well, presents, yes, but, like, also the spirit of giving and love and all that.

[FLUSHED FEELINGS!!]

2piiriit of...yeah, whatever.

*No wonder humans were so weak if this was the sort of holiday they had.*

ii can help you wiith the bee2.

*For a price B]*

I'd love to help. Especially with decorating and behind-the-scenes stuff.

Let me know what you'd like to do, Liz. Or if you need any ideas.

[Liz is thrilled to be able to respond with video to at least one person, her smile bright and beaming as she switches over to it.]

Chloe! Oh my god, that would, like, be so totally great! We could decorate the barrack common room, and like, the kitchen and our rooms! We can make it, like, a total winter wonderland!!! If you've got ideas, like, let me know, cause I'm totally open to other ideas and stuff, too!

[Chloe's grinning widely on the video feed.]

Will do! I'm sure I can think up a few things. I've done some set design in the past, so we could probably make some decorations, too. It'll be great! I'll stop by in a bit to run some ideas by you, okay?

[Maybe she could get Alex to help, if he wasn't busy and was willing.]

[Oh, if Liz doesn't look absolutely thrilled, I don't know who does! She nods, grinning widely as she replies.]

Oh my gosh, Chloe! That would, like, be so totally great! yeah, I'm in my room, so come on by, like, whenever!

Why do you need snowflakes when there's real snow outside?

[Another person she can respond to with video, huzzah! Even if she vanishes while talking, Ezra's always been pretty cool about it, so Liz doesn't hesitate to switch over to video feed when talking to him.

She's beams brightly as she appears.]

Well, you can't, like, bring real snow in to decorate with. So, we make these fake snowflakes instead. To bring, like, a touch of winter inside as well as out.

[It makes perfect sense, right, Ezra?? :D ]

It already feels like winter in here to me. It's probably just as cold in here as it is outside.

[Grump grump. Ezra haet winter.]

[Liz is no psychic, but she's certainly able to pick up on a change in mood like this one.]

Awww... not a big fan of the winter, Ezra?

[Her tone is genuinely concerned, not mocking or teasing.]

Not in this body I'm not.

[Liz looks concerned.]

Can I get you anything?

Fish. And shoes. And a coat. And more blankets.

And summer.

[Mostly that last one.]

[The list of items earns Ezra a pair of slowly widening eyes and a soft giggle.]

Well, I think I can manage the first couple of things, but, like, I'll need to work on the last one. Can you, like, give me a month or two?

[He sighs dramatically.]

I guess. For you.

[Awwwwwww, sweetest answer, EVER! She offers him a warm smile and you should pay absolutely no mind to the flushing to her cheeks. IT MEANS NOTHING, EXCEPT THAT IT DOES, BUT WHATEVER.]

I hope you will not waste good parchment on such things.

[Snowflakes. Really.]

If you must decorate, then you may do so, but you will need to make your own decorations.

There are instructions on how to weave garlands and wreathes in the library, and fresh evergreans, holly, ivy and twin in the apothecary at the top of Marigold's Tower.

We have not the candles to spare, so you will need to make those too, should you require lights. Wax and wicks can be found near the hives.

I suggest you find someone to help you.

[She makes no mention of a tree. A tree is a foreign enough concept to her, and it means a trip into the forest. For something so trivial as this, she will not make an offer on another staff-member's behalf.]

[Isabel, don't be a kill joy. :\ Liz falls silent as one of the staff members appears with answers to her questions. Although she is not utterly thrilled about the advisement to not use parchment for snowflakes, what Isabell doesn't know won't hurt her... or Liz. :D

She makes not of everything she's told, however, because the process sounds amazingly fun, if involved.]

So, like, if I need help with the hives, who should I, like, ask? Just, like, one of my friends, or, like, another of you staff people?

[She was pretty sure she could handle the other stuff, but wax and bees... ugh. AND, she hadn't met any of the staff members in person, so that could be fun.]

We have no current bee keeper, though there should be comb enough already stored for you to make small candles. You need not disturb the bees.

As it is, another guest is as likely to have more experience in bee keeping than any of the staff here.

[Nieta or Dos could do it. But they have more pressing uses for their time.]

[Liz purses her lips in thought, tapping a finger lightly against her journal.]

Okay, I'll, like, ask around... I don't want to bother the bees or anything.

[She was a ghost and all, but beestings sucked and she didn't want to find out how well she'd really feel the stings. Ouch.]

Umm, like, thanks for replying... I appreciate the suggestions.

[Bees... ffffffff. Who would help her deal with bees?]

You are most welcome.

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