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 Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:12 pm
"That's good to hear," Arlen said. sitting down at the bar.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:16 pm
Lily poked Arlen's shoulder, then giggled and slipped of her stool, only a few carrots left in the bag. She started to walk around the room, every once in awhile twirling in a circle before resuming.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:23 pm
"Some water would be nice," she said, taking a bite of the moshi. "Oh, by the way, is anything going on for Yule?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:26 pm
"Not quite yet, but I think a party would be fun, don't you think?" Tomo asked, walking back to the cabinet. He filled a glass with water from the tap and set it on the bar in front of Kaen.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:35 pm
"A party would be fun," Arlen said. "Lily, there's something I've been meaning to show you, could you get a candle or something?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:36 pm
"That would be fun," she said, nodding in agreement. "I haven't been to a Yule party in so long."
Rose looked up with some rice stuck to her mouth. "What's Yule?" she asked, looking from Tomo to Kaen.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:39 pm
"Party! Yay!" Lily chirped, then scampered into the kitchen, rumaging in one of the doors until she found a candle. Dutifully, she brought it to Arlen with a smile, handing it over. "There you go!"
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:41 pm
Tomo paused and sat down on a barstool, "Yule is a holiday to celebrate the days getting longer again. Sometimes people exchange gifts and there are a lot of other holidays going on at that time as well."
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:42 pm
"Thanks," Arlen said chuckling a bit as he fished a book of matches from his pocket. "You might like this too Rose." he added as he struck the match and lit the candle.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:46 pm
((i need to go get the last of my laundry....back in a few))
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:46 pm
Ears all a quiver, Lily watched with rapt attention, green eyes wide. "Whatcha gonna do?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:55 pm
"Oh..." she said to Tomo, though her attention was averted by Arlen and the candle.
"Yule here sounds a little different than the Yule I'm used to. We didn't have the gift exchange, except between two who were to be married, since most marriages were after the first thaw," Kaen said, watching Arlen as well.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:01 pm
Smiling Arlen pulled his sleeves back and waved his hands to show that he had nothing hidden. Then he took his thumb and index finger and slowly ran them up the candle until he pinched the wick right below the flame. With a bit of a flourish he lifted the flame straight off of the candle so it was poised on the tip of his index finger.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:03 pm
Giggling, Lily clapped, then leaned in to kiss Arlen's cheek. "Getting the hang of your own magic, I see." she told him, smiling brightly.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:04 pm
"Lots of people do it differently. Ritsuko-san and I used to turn on all the lights, stand outside to look at the bright building, then turn them all off. We'd use candles the rest of the night."
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