slightoverkill | 3rd Form

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[Mihawk is currently standing to the side of the main crossroad near the Good Spirits Bar, absently looking around and watching people fuss about their way what with the holiday spirit and such.]

Does anyone happen to have an estimate of how long will this glittery, colorful, over the top... celebration is going to last?

[Because he's seriously considering hitting the forest for a while until you people and your lights and trees and holiday cheer are done making him vaguely ill. And given how disgruntled he sounds, you can totally tell by his tone alone.

Congratulations, Luceti, you have a Grinch among your ranks.]

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[He lives right next door to Perona. Both Perona and Zoro currently function as those obnoxious teenage children parents are never ready to handle.

That and he's not really greedy. Just an asshole. That hates Christmas. Mostly.

Yeah, Mihawk is not really impressed by that story of yours, man.]

That... makes no sense at all?

I'm giving you the abridged version here, it's a long story. Plus only one of the most renown authors, whose works are considered to be classical literature, wrote it. You probably don't know him.

[He sighs.]

Anyway the story is famous because it teaches the lesson of not being a huge selfish asshole during the holidays and to value things that money can't buy. If you are a huge selfish asshole, chances are you're going to die a horrible death and no one will mourn you.

I don't suppose I do, that is not very familiar to me, but so I've been lead to believe that what I consider familiar might not be so in this place.

[Mihawk makes a small thoughtful sound in the back of his throat.]

What I still don't understand is how you make the leap between not liking this holiday and being a huge selfish asshole, as you so colorfully phrased it.

It's just a common saying for anyone who acts like Christmas is a huge inconvenience. Not like the bright lights are going to kill you.

Hn.

[Maybe he just likes stars better, huh? Ever thought of that? All these lights make it real hard to see the stars you know!

...yeah, okay, he's mostly being cranky for the sake of being cranky, so your Scrooge point actually works. BUT JUST SAYING, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS TO CONSIDER, YOU KNOW.]

[He'll take that 'hn' as a victory.]

Well, hey! Like I said, you only got until the 25th. And I don't know if anyone here celebrates New Years or not. Just chin up and enjoy the eggnog until then.

[Except for him. He's going to explode fireworks.]

[Quietly.]

It makes more sense to celebrate the New Year than this.

[Guess who does in fact celebrate New Year? Yeah.]

Does it? Well, I guess so since we restart with January. Didn't think this place celebrated New Years.

I find more sense in taking stock of the past year and what has or hasn't been accomplished, than pointlessly hanging lights out of anything that will hold still long enough.

See you're doing it again, you're being a scrooge. Don't be That Guy. The one who ruins the fun for everyone. No one likes him.

Besides, nobody uses New Years to reflect on the past. They use it to get wasted!

[Psh reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the next. PSH.]

I fail to see how I am ruining anyone's fun.

[Honest, he's just pointing out the weirdness in the system, how's that mean?]

Why would one need an excuse to drink if that is what they want to do?

[Your alcoholism is showing, Mihawk.]

[It's mean because Christmas :'|]

Some people just want an excuse to get wasted. Makes them feel better about themselves.

[He understands Mihawk, you have a kindred soul in Howard.]

[Rude, maybe he doesn't believe in Christmas! Have a deadpan to knock all deadpans off their feet:]

If you need an excuse to get drunk, you should not be drinking alcohol.

[And before anyone claims hypocrisy, he has reasons, not excuses. There's a difference.]

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