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[peaceful_shadows]

 You know, I hate sounding like a broken record but...

[Nikola sighs as he pulls his phone further away to show off an apartment decorated for a holiday he knows nothing about. All around his kitchen table are books that range from children's Christmas books to books discussing Christmas to even the King Jame's bible which he found somewhere.  He's been trying to do a little research and really, he's just gotten himself more confused.]

What I don't understand is why is there a holiday celebrating some baby's birth in the desert that somehow translates to the fact that for one night some jolly fat man in a red suit is allowed to break into people's homes through their fireplace and leave questionable presents for those that live in the home. 

Or why people try to appease this man with milk and cookies and what makes it okay for him to determine what child is nice or naughty.  Isn't something like that supposed to be the parent's job? Or why this holiday requires lights and a dead tree covered in trinkets. 

[...There is a LOT Nikola doesn't understand about this. ]

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but, I really could use a civilized explanation..

[He pauses for a moment.]

And Rose, unless you're being serious, please don't try and tell me one of your ridiculous holiday tales about candy and monsters and one of my coworkers. 

Comments

Re: [video]

[bigbadrose]

There is. But you might want to make sure you get quality stuff yourself, otherwise you're leaving it in the Doctor's hands, and that's a risky proposition.

Re: [video]

[peaceful_shadows]

Rose, I make the wine for Torchwood to disperse within its eateries. If The Doctor goes anywhere near a wine bottle, I will make sure the poor bottle does not stay within his hands for long.

I refuse to let him pick any wine for any occasion regardless of whether I attend it or not.

Re: [video]

[bigbadrose]

[LAUGHS.] Yeah! That's the spirit!

[Get it? SPIRITS? Why do you put up with her?]

Re: [video]

[peaceful_shadows]

[Facepalming so hard at that joke. Really?]

Sometimes I wonder why I put up with this job.

[He doesn't have an answer for either of those questions.]

Re: [video]

[bigbadrose]

Because we've got fun! [Yes, she sang that, you're welcome.]

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[peaceful_shadows]

[Why did she sing that?]

Fun isn't quite the word I would use, Rose. Strange, unsettling, even unconventional and interesting. But, fun.. isn't among the mix of words I would use.

Re: [video]

[bigbadrose]

[Giggles.] But you described what fun is!

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[peaceful_shadows]

You have a very strange definition of fun.

Re: [video]

[bigbadrose]

You think?

[Chews a nail.] I did set the fear field too high they said.

Re: [video]

[peaceful_shadows]

I'm almost afraid to ask exactly where you applied the fear field to and wonder whether it's a place I should avoid.