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[fiddlestick]

Oh! I didn't know we had royalty in our home! I'm feel honored he approves!

Haha, that'd be fun. I think I missed last year's show because I was so busy helping with the winter festival.

thank you

[maskreant]

him being a food coma should tell you enough.

well, this is the year, Elliot. Christmas lights year.

[fiddlestick]

Haha, right. One of the few afflictions my food can't fix.

Great! I'm looking forward to it!

Anything else you wanna do this season?

[maskreant]

i want to try White Elephant, but it might be difficult when we don't know what's in store this month.

what if Krampus shows up and steals everything.

[fiddlestick]

Oh White Elephant might be nice, I've never done that before.

...What's Krampus?

[maskreant]

i heard it can be a battlefield depending on who's participating. nice might be one side of the spectrum.

In Central European folklore, Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as "half-goat, half-demon", who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved, in contrast with Saint Nicholas, who rewards the well-behaved with gifts. Krampus is one of the companions of Saint Nicholas in several regions including Austria, Bavaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Northern Italy including South Tyrol, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The origin of the figure is unclear; some folklorists and anthropologists have postulated it as having pre-Christian origins.

in some of the games i play, Krampus steals your items.

[fiddlestick]

Oh wow...sounds creepy.

Then again, we shouldn't have too much to fear from him, right?
We're not kids and we're....generally....pretty well behaved?

[You know, when we're not commit crime]

[maskreant]

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you're right.

but i haven't been rewarded for being a good kid yet.

[fiddlestick]

How's this?

[maskreant]

is this also tangible?

[fiddlestick]

Haha, sure!

I can run by the dollar store and get you some stickers so you have the real thing.

[maskreant]

you don't need to, but thanks.

i'll stick it onto my wall of cat drawings.

[fiddlestick]

Okay, but if you change your mind I'll do it!

...Though I have to ask, are you sneakingly trying to check out Crow and Rean?

[HE SEES YOU THERE, DARK LORD MEOW]

[maskreant]

it wouldn't be bad to add to our fridge, actually.

what do you mean by "check out?"

[fiddlestick]

Actually, that would be pretty cute.

You invited both of them to our home without revealing who you were first....

[maskreant]

i believe this would be called assertive platonic courtship.

[fiddlestick]

Pretty sure courtships start with introductions...

If anything, your approach reminds me a little of a cat. [Morrigan is rubbing off]

[maskreant]

i got to introduce myself and they're coming over. it worked out.

how so?

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, it did. You'll like them, they're good guys!

Well you know how cats are when they meet new people? First they watch them from afar, and then they approach you but not in straightforward manner before finally letting you pet them?

You read like that.

[maskreant]

well, i can't imagine you would be friends with bad to the core guys.

hey, i thought inviting them over to our house is pretty straightforward?

[fiddlestick]

[Akira that's sweet you have such faith in his tastes. It's misguided faith, but it's sweet]

Haha, I'd hope not. But people can be pretty different from their past selves, right? So I was a little nervous at first...

Sure, but you did challenge one to a duel at first....

[maskreant]

that’s understandable, but what matters is now and who they’ll become. you can pick your ducks.

it was a playful preface.

[fiddlestick]

Haha, right. Well, if goes well, we'll have two more ducks to add to our great flock.

Right. Just cat-like.

I do appreciate you looking out for me though.

[maskreant]

am i a cat? a duck?

you can take care of yourself. i'm just curious.

[ he knows as he keeps talking that this isn't refuting Elliot's cat statement. ]

[fiddlestick]

Both.