[Accidental Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

[It's late in the evening after a busy day of work at the tea shop, cooking and chores, and animal-wrangling that Emil finally sits down to flip through his journal and catch up on the events of the day.

He's taken to using a certain Christmas card that Buffy gave him a couple of years ago as a bookmark in the journal, both to keep it from getting lost or damaged and because it's bulky enough (being one of those musical cards) that it makes it easy to find his place right away. It's never occurred to him that sticking something that plays music into a journal that can broadcast things to everyone else whose journal is open might not be the best idea-- he always keeps the card closed, and besides, he's been doing it for a long time without any issues.

Today, however, he's so tired and the couch is so comfortable that he ends up starting to doze off as he pages through the journal. Everything is fine for a while... until he rolls over a bit, dislodging both journal and card from their places on the couch beside him and sending them toppling to the floor, the card landing half-open atop the also-opened journal. Of course, this immediately triggers the card to start playing music....

So Luceti, enjoy the very tinny version of "Jingle Bells" that is currently being broadcast over the journals. Emil has no idea his journal is even on.]

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[Voice]

[de_bel_survivor]

[It's late in the evening, which means Kouki was mostly just chilling around with a sketchbook on his chair, sketching. His journal is on the table in front of him, currently open for possible audio posts. His pencil stopped when he heard...Jingle Bells?

Blinking, he lowers his pencil and sketchbook to look at his journal. Kouki resumes sketching as he speaks, which his journal can easily catch and record.]

Hey, are you celebrating Christmas really early?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

[At first, the only response is a sleepy, confused sound.]

... huh?

[Voice]

[de_bel_survivor]

[The faint sound of his pencil is hard to hear under the song's tune.]

Something's on your end is playing Jingle Bells.

[Action] 1/2

[accepted]

[Oh no. Oh no, Emil. Emil. It's happening again. The elves have come back. What if they never left? What if they've been hiding in the house this whole time and they've just waiting, biding their time to come back so they can play their cheery Christmas anthem to mark their return? It's not like he could keep his eye on all of them. There were so many. Too many. Just give them all the orange soda they want and let them leave man, just do it!

Today is a dark day.]

[Action] 2/2

[accepted]

[Caius slowly creeps out from his room to investigate the music, being incredibly relieved to find no signs of any annoying elves spreading a message of good cheer or anything else like that. What he does find however is Emil flopped out on the couch with that Christmas card of his blaring away...

Right. Maybe he can have a little bit of fun with this.]

Hey, Emil, wake up! You're going to sleep right through Christmas.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Emil is well and totally asleep-- it's the only reason why he hasn't been awakened by that obnoxious melody repeating itself endlessly so near his head.

He stirs and mumbles a bit, but it's going to take more than just that to wake him up. By now he's probably semi-awake enough for the music to start filtering into his subconscious, however...]

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[magicmaestro]

[Frederic was working on another composition in his room when he hears the music. Admittedly he likes the music, but he does wonder who is celebrating Christmas so early.]

That's a very nice tune. But isn't Christmas a few months away? Unless you're planning on celebrating early.

[ voice ]

[knightofratatosk]

Frederic?

[Oh god how many people heard this?]

I wasn't celebrating... it was an accident. But I guess I could keep playing it if you like it...

[ voice ]

[magicmaestro]

Hello Emil, I apologize for awakening you.

[He means that too.]

I always do enjoy the sounds of Christmas music. It brings a type of joyful feeling.

[rather_be_surfing]

[...what the hell? This is July, right? Or has the bi-monthly madness started early this time around?

Derek will peer at his journal for a few minutes to figure out what's going on. He can see the edge of the card and the hint of flashy lights if he looks at it just right.]

...Think you dropped something over there on your end, whoever you are.

[knightofratatosk]

I'm sorry! I didn't know my journal was open... well, actually, I didn't know the card was open either, since I fell asleep while I was reading my journal... I guess I must've knocked them both over and started the card playing.

[He sounds duly sheepish over the whole situation.]

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang had been woken from his sleep by hearing the music faintly playing and peers into the journal... and basically he just starts bobbing his head cheesily along with it.]

[Video]

[knightofratatosk]

[Emil is just reaching to pick up the card when he spots Aang dancing to it and just sort of... stares.]

Um...

[Voice]

[niceguypose]

Ah! It cannot be...!

Is Santa-sama returning already?!

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Not unless he heard that music and got mixed up too...

[Voice]

[windandrain]

[There's an audible tapping on the desk accompanying the voice that follows. Saori'd just been reading, but music tended to draw her attention, so she follows along with it.]

That's a sweet tune, but I think you're very, very early.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

[Well, at least some people like the music. That makes this a little better.]

Thanks... um, not that I was playing the music or anything. It came from one of those cards that plays music when you open it.

[voice]

[untrueheart]

The holidays already? Or are you the sort to celebrate early?

[voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Not on purpose... at least people seem to like the music, even if it is out of season.

[Voice]

[tailasoldastime]

[If not for being in Luceti for two Decembers by now, he wouldn't even recognise what song was ringing from his journal. But after recalling how familiar the tune is, and that he never hears it outside that month, that time of year is immediately what comes to mind.]

Ch... Christmas?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Yeah, it's Christmas music, but it's not really Christmas. Sorry about that.

[Oh dear, he hopes he hasn't confused Beast too badly with this or anything like that.]

[voice]

[presumablyalone]

[It's definitely an unexpected tune to hear when he opens his journal but it makes him practically beam anyways.]

Are we celebrating Christmas early this year??

[voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Judging from the responses, I don't think people would mind all that much if we did. A lot of them seemed happy to hear the music.

[Voice]

[bubblywishes]

[Hey, Emil, guess who also had a long, exhausting night at work at the bar? Yep, this girl right here! Norma's tired, but she's also extraordinarily hungry. A few minutes or improvising with what's in the house, and she has a makeshift pita-pizza creation that she's biting into. It's a robotic kind of scene, as Norma eats, sips some water, and flip through her own journal. It's only when she comes across Emil's entry, and the sudden onslaught of music, that she jumps with a squeak. That's one way to break the monotony.]

Whoa! What the... [Pfft. Oh, Emil.] Hahahaha! Jeez, is it gift-giving time already?! You better be planning to get me something real good, Antennae!

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

[Sob. He should've expected at least one person asking him for gifts, really. Although at least this is pretty tame compared to what Caius did...]

What? No! I'm not getting presents for anyone! It isn't even Christmas yet...