Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock

[matini]

Who: Homestuck cast (sob too many to list)
Where: Somewhere in Goldenrod City that can handle all these chillens
When: Christmas Day
Summary: Christmas Shenanigans with any and all Homestucks!
Rating: C for Cute, M for the mouths of Striders because DANG, YOU GUYS. WASH YOUR MOUTHS.
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[viiru2alert]

No, I do! I do!

[Shit. Fuck. He folds them up again.]

I... I dunno, I just don't know how well they'll hold up, y'know? I can only use them in hotels and stuff, because otherwise they're going to get dirty.

[timelymaid]

Oh, true! But clothes are meant to be worn and worn out, I guess? As long as you stay warm through this winter, it's fine!

Anyway, you're allowed to not like them. I mean, if you did. You would be allowed to. [ Foot shuffle goes here. ]

[viiru2alert]

No! Shit, I do like them.

[FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK]

I've lost a lot of clothes to the great outdoors. That's all. [Sollux runs a hand through his hair, the pajamas tucked under his other arm, and grumbles under his breath:] this is why i don't go to parties.

[timelymaid]

[ Okay, any concern is completely swept away as she laughs. Sorry, Sollux. ]

I'm glad you came to this one, though. Seriously, Sollux, you don't have to worry so much?

[viiru2alert]

[Sollux looks up again, looking surprised and completely dopey -- a striking deviation from his normal range of expressions.]

[And then he goes back to the ground.]

I should go.

[timelymaid]

[ It's Aradia's turn to look startled. ]

Go where? Are you trying to ditch me? [ That's asked with no small amount of amusement, before he worries. ]

[viiru2alert]

I meant leave.

I suck at parties. And I didn't even bring anyone gifts or anything either, so there's no point for me to stay.

[timelymaid]

[ That gets an eyeroll, and she's going to take his arm, to make it harder to do that. ]

Don't be silly! Didn't you come all this way to spend time with your friends? You haven't seen me in a while. I haven't seen you in a perigree. Stop sulking and tell me what I've missed!

[viiru2alert]

What do you mean, what you've missed? I rushed my ass for like two weeks to get here in time, I didn't have time to follow whatever was going on!

[timelymaid]

Sollux, you've been here a lot longer than me! I'm sure you have lots of stories to tell. ...And anyway, you just admitted you rushed here! So you're absolutely not going to just duck out and sulk about things now. Or if you do leave I'm coming with and we're doing something festive, so shush.

[viiru2alert]

I do not, unless you're interested in badges or KK and Vanitas' love life. [He rolls his eyes, pulling at the sweater Kanaya made him as if it will somehow disguise him as he flees from this conversation. But Aradia does still have her hand on his arm...] Besides, I don't know what else to do in here.

[timelymaid]

[ She does, because she's not about to let him ollie out just yet. ] I'm interested in badges if they're ones you've gotten. I don't think Karkat and Vanitas' love life is any of my business!

Did you want to go outside for a little bit? Maybe you just need some fresh air.

[viiru2alert]

...Maybe I do.

[He shrugs, but fishes out the gloves he got from Vanitas and pulls them on.]

[timelymaid]

Then we'll go outside! Oh, we should make a snowtroll!

[ Aradia's already got on the time-themed sweater from Kanaya, and she doesn't seem to feel the need to put on any gloves or extra layers, just propelling Sollux towards the door. ]

[viiru2alert]

[If Sollux were at all in the mood to pull against Aradia's advances, he doesn't show it. He's opposed to building a snowtroll, but then again, with the mood he's in now he is opposed to everything.]

...Do we have the stuff to build one?

[timelymaid]

Well, there's plenty of snow! And I'm sure we could find other things, if need be.

I really need to get a book on astronomy here. [ That's said when they're outside, with a gesture upwards. Not that it's late enough to see stars, but. ] I keep forgetting.

[viiru2alert]

[...]

[Casually, Sollux adds that to the giant list of Christmas gifts Aradia will be receiving in the mail soon.]

I can't imagine that the mechanics of outer space would be that much different.

[timelymaid]

No, but the constellations would be, silly! Even the earth ones are different from ours.

[viiru2alert]

Oh.

[He stares at the stars.]

...I never saw stars in the city, so I guess I never thought about them too much.

[timelymaid]

Well, you know that they were visible at home, for me. [ Country girl and all that. ]

Don't you ever look at them here, though?

[viiru2alert]

Yeah, I saw them when I was out visiting you or someone else, but I obviously didn't do that too much... I guess it's just a force of habit, but I don't really pay attention to them here either, no.

[timelymaid]

Well, I did live pretty far away. [ That's why she'd been surprised when - well. ] And you're definitely going to look at them while you're travelling with me, then! We're going to stargaze. And learn the names of them! Or make them up.

[viiru2alert]

Make them up?

[Sollux looks up. That bait was too tempting for him to just leave.]

I can just see how well that's going to go over.

[He clears his throat.]

Well, yes, Dirk, that constellation over there is one we like to call the Constipated Barkbeast of Death because of its striking features and unique stellar placement...

[timelymaid]

You're just trying to get out of being allowed to name things! [ And she's elbowing you for it. Enjoy that. ]

But if you see a Constipated Barkbeast of Death, I'm certainly not going to stop you from calling it that. That's the fun part. You can even make up constellations to troll Eridan. You can't say that wouldn't be fun for you!

[viiru2alert]

If I didn't want to name things, I just wouldn't. You're going to be doing a lot of constellation christening, AA. [When he names things, they end up as either random series of letters or random series of curses.] Besides, Eridan doesn't give enough of a shit about constellations for me to troll him with them, either. You need to make people care about something first, before you crush it mercilessly before their stupid thickly-bespectacled eyes.

It's a very delicate balance.