Twenty-Seven Spools of Thread-[Action]

[so_shik]

[Thanks to the help of one Minato Arisato, the front of All Passions is now decorated with a bunch of garland and fake snowflakes and such. Sitting on the porch is a large tree (where Shiki got it from...don't ask) decorated with brightly-colored ornaments and standing on her ladder is Shiki herself.

Today's she's busy hanging up a new sign in the front window.

Now taking special orders for Christmas.

Dare you say anything?]

Comments

[so_shik]

Well no, there's a bunch of other stuff to it, but a lot of people just recognize it for the holiday shopping.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

[Blank look.]

[so_shik]

...well it's true.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Strange holiday then.

Though I suppose I shouldn't be one to talk, since I rarely celebrated them.

[so_shik]

Why not?

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Didn't I tell you? I wandered around a lot before, so I never really stayed long enough to celebrate anything. [And even if he did, he normally hid inside a house or something and didn't join the festivities.]

[so_shik]

...yeah, constantly traveling would probably put a damper on the whole thing. But hey, you're here now, right? Might as well enjoy it.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

That's true.

So are all those special orders for clothes?

[so_shik]

More or less. I can't really make anything else. I'm just hoping people take advantage of it.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Why not? You make the best clothes around here. I'm sure people would love this.

[so_shik]

Hee...thanks. This ought to get the word out, at least.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

...

Say, I think I might actually try for it. I've been thinking about this gift-giving thing for a while anyway.

[so_shik]

Oh? What do you have in mind?

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

I haven't decided yet, but I'll head back here when I figure it out.

[OOC: Randomly, since I'm about to run off for hiatus, is it okay to assume whatever Ted would ask was made by Shikki? :o?]

[so_shik]

Sounds like a plan.

[ooc: fine by me!]

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

All right! In the meantime, how have you been? It's been a while since I've seen you around.

[so_shik]

I've been okay. Just sort of busy with stuff, you know? But it has been a while. And you? How have you been?

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

I'm fine, though the winter chills make it hard for me to come out more often. It's been a while since I've experienced winter.

[so_shik]

How long is a while though?

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

A few years?

... I think.

[so_shik]

...yeah, that'd explain everything.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Does it?

[so_shik]

Probably. I think it does, anyway.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Did it always snow in your home country?

[so_shik]

Not always, but we did get snow during the winter months.