xxxiii λ christmas

[assassino]

It has been a good day!

[He's a touch tipsy :')]

I rather like this Christmas. You see, in my time, gifts are usually only given between landlords and their tenants, so it is sweet to see that everyone is so generous in the future.

However, I rather prefer it as Novena, in which we have fun for eight days, and into the New Year.

Also, the man who first created la presepe -- a nativity scene -- was an Italian! He may not have been a Florentine, but Italian will have to do. Yet one more thing you should thank Italia for! We may as well have invented Christmas for you all.

And while we are on the subject: why have I not see any presepe here? You should get on that, fellow residents, it is not too late! At worst, if we cannot find any sculptors amongst our lot, we can just have some dress up in costume and pose for some time in the lobby.

[Yeah, tipsy.]

But even so... to my friends, grazie per la tua amicizia in my first year in Paradisa. I hope there will be more to come!

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[assassino]

[A delighted laugh]

Yes! Buon Natale! You have it, dolcezza!

[secondchances]

Is this happily tipsy Ezio? I like this Ezio.

[assassino]

I am very pleased right now.

Plus your Italian is getting better! It gets so lonely hearing nothing but this ugly Common Tongue everywhere instead of beautiful Italian.

[secondchances]

That's what I like hearing.

Oh, oh! I can say more.

Dove posso trovare il bagno? [How beautiful, asking where the bathroom is... but hey, useful phrases!]

And counting, I've got that down. Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci!

[There's some mispronunciations in there, but she might have listened to a few audiobooks when bored.]

[assassino]

[He laughs.]

That question will not get you far in Venice, they will just tell you to go around the nearest corner. But your voice is good! Who has been teaching you?

[secondchances]

My friend, the library. I doubt I'll be fluent anytime soon, but at the very least I can learn some basic phrases and blurt them at you.

[assassino]

I rather enjoyed it when you would suddenly blurt "fica" or "cazzo" or "una cosina veloce" at me.

[secondchances]

Hey, thag won't be happening anymore! I am careful with my Italian.

[assassino]

So careful you propositioned men for a "quick one"...

[secondchances]

Excuse you, that happened once, with one man. Totally your fault!

[assassino]

How was it my fault? I did not instruct you to ask him that.

[secondchances]

No, but you taught me the words!

[assassino]

You remembered them! How is it my fault that you have a taste for dirty things?

[secondchances]

You're dirty, and planted a dirty seed of dirty words!

[assassino]

Ah, my devious plan, uncovered.

[secondchances]

The worst influence I've ever encountered.

[assassino]

Soon I will have you skulking around in a hood and playing with knives.

[Which reminds him:]

What do you think of the gifts I got you?

[secondchances]

[This is almost a girlish squeal!]

I love them! [The gloves and necklace are ugly as hell, but--] I've never had my own sword before, let alone have an honest opportunity to learn how to use one. You know me way too well.

How about you, huh?

[assassino]

Good! They come with lessons, of course.

I liked your gifts. I will make good use of them.

[secondchances]

I'm going to be so badass. I feel more badass just having a sword leaning against my wall.

[Not for use against people, of course, but strange creatures? Hell. Yes.]

[assassino]

And when you take it out in combat?

[secondchances]

Ultimate badass!

[She totally tossed her arms up in the air \o/ ]

[assassino]

[Cute :')]

When you learn how to use it effectively!

[secondchances]

I'm all yours. You know I'm a quick learner, especially with stuff like this.

[assassino]

We will start when I am sober, then!