Seventh Post: Video

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[Once more, Engineer is making a video post, but this time he has Imoen's guitar in his hands, strumming away. It's not just random chords, though; it sounds rather familiar. After a moment of playing, he begins to speak.]Now, you folks that celebrate Christmas probably already know about Saint Nick. Yeah, Santa's one heck of a saint all right,

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[voice; texan]

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Yup! Reindeer.

[voice; texan]

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It's been around for a while, but I reckon it's most popular in the States.

[pissedkitty]

...How can one man ride around the entire world in one night? And how did his nose glow? Magic?

[voice; texan]

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Saint Nick's got Christmas magic, pardner, and the whole North Pole's just saturated with it.

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[pissedkitty]

That's...

Then why go on a sleigh around the world? Couldn't he just move the gifts where they're needed with his magic?

[voice; texan]

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Because he's got ta check each kid off the list he makes. It requires a personal touch.

[twotails9lives]

[Claps]

[voice; texan]

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Thank ya kindly.

[voice; english]

[twotails9lives]

You're welcome.

1/2 - [voice; English] I couldn't help myself. ;;

[bokuwadoctaaa]

[WHAT IS THIS AMAZING STORY THAT I HAVE JUST HAD THE HONOR OF LISTENING TO.]

2/2 - [voice]

[bokuwadoctaaa]

THAT'S THE BEST STORY EVER!!

Where is the North Pole?! Does Rudolph still live there?! Why does his nose glow?! How can he fly?! Are there reindeers with other colored noses?! Do theirs glow too?! Do you think mine could glow?!

[voice; english]

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Easy, lil feller, easy!

The North Pole is the North Pole! You know, it's the northmost tip of the world.

I reckon he lives there still, since Santa's there. His nose glows for the same reason the reindeer can fly: Christmas magic.

No, he's pretty unique; one of a kind, even.

As for your nose glowin', why don't y'all jus' lemme take a looksee?

[voice -> video]

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I have never heard of the North Pole though. I think maybe we don't have it where I'm from, or I just was never told about it.

Uwoooaaa, Rudolph is really lucky that he gets to live with Santa. It must be really fun there. [...] Christmas magic. That's so coool.

Maybe it can glow when I'm older. Or only red noses glow. Mine is only blue. [Yeah, he's too excited to care about how you'll react to what you see, and he turns the video on and there's a close-up of Chopper's curious face. A hoofed hand goes up to point out his blue nose.] What do you think?

[quietnorth]

[Give him a moment, he's looking for the moral.]

So, Rudolph saved the day? Was there a pixie in his nose?

...'n the guitar is a nice touch. Is this a folk story?

[voice; texan]

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That's right. I doubt it somehow. I always figured it was Christmas magic there, but I could be wrong.

Thanks, pardner. Folk story? Nah, every word is Gospel, son.

[voice/English]

[quietnorth]

Christmas magic? Is that an elf thing? ...Maybe a nisse?

Of course. Just as much as instrument as the voice. ...Which one? [Assumes he means the Christian Gospels. Even though he doesn't remember any reindeer...it's been a while since he's read them all.]

[voice; texan]

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I reckon it's a Christmas thing.

No, son, not the Christian Gospel. Where I'm from, the word Gospel is also used to mean 'truth'.