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He grunts.

"I think tha's redcap for 'he didn't think of that'" Nadeen says looking at the redcap a little cooly

"Whatever" Dirk says intelligently

"Whatever, yeah."

Nadeen sighs then "I imagine the lodge will look lovely as snow becomes more common."

"I would not even be surprised if some ancient spirits of the land stirred with the shift" She adds

"Spirits of the land?" Dirk says "you mean like the ro..." He's bout to mention the glome, klump

Dirk gets a LOOK.

"Like elves and shit. Christmas."

"Oh" He says "Okay"

Yes, he actually bought that

Nevermind he was bout to bring up the glome

"Bet there's real nasty chimera on Black Friday, though."

"oh...ugh." She ssighs "I suppose truly mythic chimera are out of the question? something harkening to older wilder dreams?"

"It's gonna be Santa everywhere, I bet."

"Don't know how much you remember. Santa only goes to real kids."

"Oh yeah, mugging them is fun" Dirk nods 'they all wear red hats"

"mugging a santa? this is what yule is now?" Nadeen shakes her head "I think I may go to bed. I once had a world where the spirits of earth fire and stone bowed to me... now, fat santas that need mugging?"