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[nihilo]

Mr. Saxophone and Dolly Parton
[ There's just the sound of jingling car keys. Oh boy, is it already Christmas again? ]


At least the furballs vapourized.

It's a shame, all this perfect snow and not a snowman to be seen.

[ And true to her word, she will be all bundled up outside crafting a snowman as tall as the average man. Beside her is a bucket, with carrots for the nose and cherries for the eyes. No coals. ]

Comments

[onlyanapple]

No. sorry. I have a rule about playing in the snow.

As entertaining as it would be to watch you try to make a snow snake.

[nihilo]

What rule and how do we break it?

[onlyanapple]

We don't break my rules. Though I appreciate your enthusiasm.

[nihilo]

Do I get to ask why?

[onlyanapple]

Because I'm a contrary bastard. That's why.

[nihilo]

That's not a bad thing to call yourself.

[onlyanapple]

I've always felt it has a nice ring to it.

[nihilo]

I see I won't have to worry about that title.

[onlyanapple]

Seems you don't.

[nihilo]

Speaking of, I believe you owe me a crate of wine and bragging rights.

[onlyanapple]

Oh, that I do. Where shall I send it?

[nihilo]

My room. Terrere tower, 2015.

[onlyanapple]

Then ghosts will be whisking your prize to you shortly.

[nihilo]

Oh? Don't I get to drink wine with the Serpent too?

[onlyanapple]

Well, that wasn't part of the original deal, but if you're offering...

[nihilo]

I'm asking and offering.

[onlyanapple]

Then I'll be on my way.

[nihilo]

And I'll be eagerly waiting by the door.

[onlyanapple]

I bet you will.

[And, fashionably late as always, he eventually shows up with a knock at her door]

[nihilo]

[ Waiting eagerly by the door is a fatuous concept anyway, she reaches it as soon as if she were standing two steps away from it, swinging it open with the widest grin. ]

And look who's here. Come in.

[onlyanapple]

[And he has a gift basket of wine, too, just as promised. He's a demon of his word, after all]

Don't mind if I do. Hullo.

[nihilo]

[ She opens her hand to take that basket from him now, thank you, stepping aside to let him in as she does. ]

Ah, you seem unassuming for a serpent.

[onlyanapple]

[He'll hand it over, giving her a grin with teeth far too sharp to be human]

Oh? You were expecting something a little more obvious?

[nihilo]

[ Alice sets that basket on a nearby table and starts unpacking it. ]

I at least expected scales. Isn't it fancier than this silly human skin?

[onlyanapple]

It is, but it's far easer to have legs and hands. They're severely underrated limbs. Besides, I can always be a snake, if I want to.