knightofratatosk | [Accidental Voice]

[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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You should be able to find them in the library or the rec center-- that's where I found the ones that I watched. They've got a pretty good selection by now, I think.

Ooh, really? Thanks! I'm definitely going to check around for them.

Yeah! There's even a whole movie about Rudolph, that red-nosed reindeer from the song. Oh, and Frosty the Snowman, too!

Wow, really? I think I've heard about them in books! They must be really fun.

I'm sure I could find them again if you wanted to watch them!

Thanks! That's really nice of you. Which one's your personal favorite?

My favorite?

[He doesn't have to think about that for long.]

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It's about a reindeer who has a nose that glows red. The other reindeer all make fun of him for it, but he ends up saving the day by helping to guide Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve when it's too foggy for the other reindeer to see.

Huh. That sounds like a really great story! His friends shouldn't have made fun of him for it. Having a red nose sounds like it would be fun! I hope the other reindeer learn to be true friends with him.

Yeah, everyone liked him once they saw that it was useful and not just strange. You know the song, right?

I think I did hear it once last year! I'm... really glad they decided to be his friends in the end. It's really not nice to exclude others like that...

Me too, especially because it's not like he could help being born with a shiny red nose.

That's right! [And he couldn't help being born as the Avatar.] So it's a really good thing they all came to see the better part of it. Everyone should learn to be that understanding.

I think so too. That's why it's my favorite Christmas song and movie. It'd be nice if that was always true in the real world...

I know. Things would be a lot better if people were just... more accepting and fair to each other.

That's what makes Luceti so amazing. I'd never met so many nice people in one place before I came here, but everyone here has been really kind to me.

I'm glad to hear that. I've known all kinds of nice people, but I guess I can say that this place has a lot more nice people all in one place than I'm used to.

So... what's your name?

Huh?

[... dammit, he did it again.]

I-I'm sorry! I always forget to introduce myself to people... I'm Emil, Emil Castagnier. What's yours?

Don't worry about it! It's nice to meet you, Emil. My name's Aang!

It's nice to meet you too, Aang! I'm sorry I didn't tell you my name right away. I guess I just get so caught up in conversations that I forget to ask.

That's okay! I didn't tell you my name right away either, so it happens. And it was a great conversation, too!

... you really think so?

[Even after five years, Emil still gets flustered to hear that people enjoy talking to him.]

Of course! Why wouldn't I? You're a fun guy to talk to, Emil.

Thanks, Aang. It just still feels a little strange to hear people say that, that's all.

Well I hope it stops feeling strange for good. Because it's the truth.

I hope so too. At least I actually believe it now.

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