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Tweak says, "Oh no keeeeeeee!"

greirat of the undead settlement (somewhatundead) wrote in thedoorway,
@ 2012-12-11 13:18:00

Entry tags:

!network post, annie sawyer, darcy lewis, silas, susan sto helit

It's fascinating to see which traditions stick, which evolve, and which are forgotten to time. I dismissed the mistletoe as holiday frippery, but it's still quite popular. I doubt anyone these days could describe a proper La Mas Ubhal without putting it to their smart telephone. I suppose the Christmas tree might persist, though it is quite young. Only three-hundred years before and someone would call you a Prussian barbarian if you thought it proper to hack up some arbor and decorate it with painted toys and sugar ornaments, but the Living seem to enjoy the notion now.

I suggest that those wishing to partake in the festivities take care to watch their belongings, and do not go out alone at night.

There are many who would take advantage of a merry soul, even in this Holy month.

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	Silas cuppa_tea 2012-12-11 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	Don't call them that. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas somewhatundead 2012-12-11 07:00 pm UTC (link)
	I haven't called anyone a Prussian barbarian in at least two-hundred years. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas cuppa_tea 2012-12-11 07:01 pm UTC (link)
	No. Not that. I don't even know what that is. I meant, "The Living". (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas somewhatundead 2012-12-11 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	I was instructed by one Vampire Slayer named Buffy not to use the term "Mortals" because she found it condescending. I agreed to use "the Living" as a show of good faith. Now, I am five seconds away from just using the word of "brunch". (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas cuppa_tea 2012-12-11 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	How about "people"? Or "persons". Which is what they are. And don't each people! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas somewhatundead 2012-12-11 07:09 pm UTC (link)
	Contrary to what you might think, I, too, am a person. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas cuppa_tea 2012-12-11 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think you aren't! I think you think they aren't. I know what I'd call you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas somewhatundead 2012-12-11 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	They are people. They are Living people. Mortals, to use another no-no word. There is a distinction. There are many words. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas cuppa_tea 2012-12-11 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	Probably are many words, but I like Silas. When I know someone's name, I tend to use it. The only distinction, I think, is that there is always, always one between who and what you are. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas somewhatundead 2012-12-11 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	Names hold a power unto their own. And there is a distinction between them and me. I do not call them people because I would not presume to be of them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas cuppa_tea 2012-12-11 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	Were you once? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Annie / Silas somewhatundead 2012-12-11 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	Yes. It was very long ago. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)