fandomhigh | Debate, Wednesday, November 30, 2016

"We hope you had a nice holiday last week," Tony said once class arrived. "Even if it's not one where you're from, there's usually a lot of food around on island."

Because he'd learned all about the delivery people, yes.

And just wait until stuff started falling from the sky in December!

"And we're heading further into the holiday season as well," Steve said, "which a lot of people get really excited about. But I'm not sure we need to start decorating for it in September."

"It's festive," Tony chimed in. Because someone had to take that position. And that someone was him. "How else will we know the holidays are approaching? I know I gauge my passage of time by the Starbucks cups."

Tony was possibly not taking this seriously.

"I know it's old fashioned," Steve drawled, "but maybe a calendar?"

"Never heard of it," Tony replied, pretending to give it serious consideration. "Does it also provide coffee?"

"No, but there might be an app for it in your phone," Steve teased.

Guys, class.

Tony stifled a laugh before turning his attention back to the topic at hand. "It's another easy topic--" That would become more personal once the island went Advent happy. "--so, try to have fun with it."

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When is it okay to put up holiday decorations? December? Thanksgiving? After the back to school sales? Never?

Edited 2016-11-30 14:52 (UTC)

"Decorations?" Kaylin rolled her eyes. "Why put them up at all? Okay, maybe stores do it to bring people in, though I don't understand that either, but in people's houses and rooms? That is just weird."

"Weird how?" Tony asked.

"Aren't they a little... creepy?" she asked. "And messy? They're hanging everywhere. A fat man in red with a big beard who looks entirely too happy. And the sparkly stuff? Like on doors or little pieces on the dead tree things? What is that even for?"

"The happy fat man also breaks into your house to leave gifts under the dead tree," Tony replied. Which wasn't helpful in the slightest. "Most of those things are traditional after a sense."

Or traditional because money.

Kaylin looked absolutely horrified. "He breaks into people's houses? And no one stops him? What are these gifts? Do they check to see if he steals anything while he's there?"

Tradition. Who cares about a tradition that let some crazy man break into your house?

Wasn't Christmas fun?!

"Well. Generally kids will leave him cookies and milk as payment."

Kaylin was going to end up waiting to attack this holiday menace, wasn't she?

"Why are children responsible for bribing this criminal?" Kaylin demanded. "And why do people let this continue?"

He'd better not be showing up at her dorm room if he enjoyed being in one piece!

"For the gifts." A beat. "He's not real. Parents supply the gifts and eat the cookies."

Santa was going to show up and give Tony such a stern look.

Kaylin just stared at him for a long moment. "And you want to know why I think this is weird? People have all these little altars to a fat burglar that they bribe with cookies and he's not even real?"

She shook her head. "This world. Gods."

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