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[spooktalk]

I believe this is what most would call overkill, but I'm sure that no one minds an overabundance of Christmas spirit.

[Minagawa sure as well doesn't, especially since he's been walking around with a santa hat that his cat seemed to have brought home this morning. At the moment, he's sitting at a table inside of Cafe Alpha, contemplating putting

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[subshiki]

Originally it was a plant that blessed a man's fertility when kissed under.

[spooktalk]

Such a scandalous thing to promote in these parts.

[subshiki]

Maybe it doesn't know.

[spooktalk]

A naive thought, and yet so easy to believe as well.

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[orz_mypaycheck]

[So Toku's only coming over because he's exhausted with today and just got off at the bar. Might as well say hi, right?]

I like your hat!

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[spooktalk]

[For that, he twirls the hat around on his finger then tosses it over to Toku.]

You should try wearing one. It would suit you, Toku. Living in a constant cycle of giving and never receiving anything in return.

Want some cookies?

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[orz_mypaycheck]

[Toku catches it and while he's putting it on--oh man now he feels kinda awkward.

Just... gonna... smile... okay...]

I like Santa, though.

Cookies? Yes! [And he hurries closer to steal one.]

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[spooktalk]

[All Minagawa does is grin and push forward a plate of cookies.]

[masukukunai]

[Yousuke is busing tables tonight! And also giving everyone a wide, wide berth... Well, at least the male customers.]

It's like this every year.

[spooktalk]

[HAS TOTALLY NOTICED what is thissss. But acts as casual and careless as can be.]

Oh? How odd for them to have such a typical tradition.

[masukukunai]

Typical? [Yousuke clears a table into his tub, dishes clinking together noisily.] It's sadistic. What if you get stuck under it with a another guy?

[spooktalk]

[...wow this isn't going to take long to figure out at all]

There is always the choice of simply saying no and turning away.

Unless...?

[pursuestruth]

[Hi hi Souji is visiting, taking his break from the bar.]

Nice hat you got there.

[spooktalk]

Sukekiyo also found one with antlers on it, but I thought this one suited me more.

[pursuestruth]

Haha, really? Then Sukekiyo should have the antlers. You two would look great.

[Looks like even the cafe is infested with mistletoe. He treads carefully.]

Are you feeling better, Minagawa-san? You're not still sick, are you?

[spooktalk]

If only he would stay put long enough to let me put that red nose on him, but he wouldn't agree to that at all. Such a shame.

[As he has been doing the whole day, he notices the caution around the mistletoe but says nothing about it.]

Souji-kun, I'm not that fragile. My health actually happens to work out for me more often than not, and I've been doing just fine lately. No need to worry.

[eroslegy]

（　someone is lurking as well as you can lurk when you're sitting at a table.　）

[spooktalk]

[well that's not glaringly obvious at all]

[eroslegy]

（　she's kind of bent down so that only her eyes and nose are above the table. watching.　）

[spooktalk]

[going to... just... eat these cookies I made now]