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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[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.

[timelymaid]

That sounds like a lot more effort than I'm actually willing to expend in that direction. [ Which is basically none, re: trolling Eridan or thinking up new ways to do it. ]

Well, you can just learn the ones I pick out, then.

[viiru2alert]

It is a lot of effort. But you learn to appreciate the art eventually.

[...Damn, now he can't use the same excuse for learning all of those constellations. Still, he'd try to do it anyway. Because Aradia.]

You are on.

[timelymaid]

[ If she were going to troll him, she'd just make tongue twister constellation names. As it is he will probably be treated to stars dedicated to Troll Indy and various other obvious picks. ]

Deal! So, what do you think of the humans?

[viiru2alert]

I think they're still completely pan-dead. [Which is Sollux code for "I still haven't gotten to know any of them because new people are freaky and I want nothing to do with them."]

[timelymaid]

You need to try talking to them, you know. [ Which is Aradia code for "TOUGH LUCK, you're getting to know them anyway".

okay it wasn't really that hard to decipher. ]

[viiru2alert]

You're not the boss of me.

[timelymaid]

[ she's giving you a look ]

[viiru2alert]

[He's giving you a Look.]

[timelymaid]

I'm your friend! Isn't that worth enough to try to talk to my friends?

[viiru2alert]

I did try to talk to your friends! I talked to the one with the shades earlier, when they were doing the snowball fight or whatever.

[timelymaid]

[ Oh, okay, that gets him points and a smile. ]

Dirk? I think we've got three Striders with shades running around, but I know you know what Dave looks like.