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26th.

[rockymountaindie]

[ Michael doesn't hear from Alex for...a few days. That's probably normal, it's the holidays, right? But, on the 26th, he receives a text. ]

Check outside, there's a thing for you

Thank you
I love it

[ It's...simplifying his emotions on it, how when he had time to just stop he sat with the portrait for a long time. But putting it in words is a bit harder for him.

Nevertheless. Outside is a wrapped gift, a rather large one? Upon opening it, Michael will find a deep-friar, with a note: Experiment, but don't leave me out. There's also a...little cactus thing? With another note: It's called a diffuser. It's like a candle but without the fire. A lot of people find them relaxing to sleep with, hint hint.

And...last, but not least, there's a card. Hand-drawn so it's...ech, not great. But it's inscribed with a star and the words MOST IMPROVED DEMON AWARD.

...It's most definitely not the sort of thing done in jest. ]

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[eudaimonikos]

[Michael takes a little while to respond to this. Part of it is just that he's busy, of course; they all are. But he knows thank-yous are important - you can get a hundred different minor tortures for not doing them - so he doesn't let himself dwell on finding the correct words for too long.]

Thanks for the gifts.
I love the card.

[rockymountaindie]

[ Alex gets this text and heaves a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, he was worried for a bit there. ]

I'm glad
That's the part I really hoped you'd like

[eudaimonikos]

Humans are so sentimental.

[He says, in an obvious bit to cover up his own overwhelming sentimentality.]

Church showed me how to make latkes earlier. I'm gonna try them in the deep fryer.
I'll bring you some.

[rockymountaindie]

Latkes??
Oh those things
He thought it was Hanukkah too huh
Hell yeah, I'd love to try some

[eudaimonikos]

He did. I'm not sure how a robot is Jewish, but I thought it would be rude to ask.
Besides, the latkes are delicious.

[rockymountaindie]

You'd also probably get a weird answer
I asked how a robot could drink the entry water but he just kind of said he could

[eudaimonikos]

I guess you could just pour it in there somewhere?

Which holiday do you like, Christmas?

[rockymountaindie]

How'd he not get shorted out is the big question
If you mean which holiday I celebrated, Christmas

[eudaimonikos]

Merry Christmas then!
I hope you had a good one.

[rockymountaindie]

It's been different but
Not bad at all

[eudaimonikos]

I'm glad.
I know these things are important to a lot of humans.
Can't say I get all of it, but gifts are fun.

[rockymountaindie]

There's a bunch of big religious reasons why?
But I don't really get all that stuff, mostly it's a time for families where I'm from

[eudaimonikos]

Two things demons do not have!
Janet and I decorated for Christmas-Hanukkah when we were on Earth, but we didn't really have the time or space to do much more than that.
Pretty much everything we had went towards the humans.

[rockymountaindie]

Then this is your first one for yourself, isn't it?
Merry Christmas-Hanukkah Candle Nights, then Michael
I hope it'll be a fun one

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, thank you!
I hope so too.
I know holidays are very important to humans - they talk a lot about Christmas in particular. Don't really get the religious aspect, but the rest sounds nice.

[rockymountaindie]

Do you have any plans for the actual day?

[eudaimonikos]

Well, I guess opening the presents is part of it.
And then you're supposed to eat a special meal?

[no he has no plans]

[rockymountaindie]

So, first tip: Do something dumb with your friends
Just spend time together, make your own tradition!

[eudaimonikos]

How dumb?
Florida dumb?