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[thebestnose]

You Previous and your...holidays. Is there anything that you don't celebrate? Are there months that pass when you don't have to force your beliefs on the rest of us? [There's an annoyed little sigh.] And before you start, I know that it's the Admiral and that most of you don't want this to happen. But this does get old. [There's the sound of

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[iam_aghost]

Thank you.

Do you think anyone did?

Re: private

[thebestnose]

I want to say no. I really do.

Re: private

[iam_aghost]

But you don't quite believe it?

That's alright. And I understand why you... didn't want to talk to me.

Re: private

[thebestnose]

No, I don't.

But that's not what I wanted to say. [A pause.] I wanted to apologize.

[Private]

[19centconstable]

I'd be delighted to!

[Private] - Spam/Assume?

[thebestnose]

I'll meet you on deck this afternoon?

[Private] -Let's spam to celebrate LJ working again. *For now.

[19centconstable]

[Being Canadian, George looks entirely at home in and very pleased by the snow.]

I hope you're well.

[Spam] - WELL DON'T JINX IT

[thebestnose]

[Jane doesn't look pleased, but mostly because she rarely looks pleased. But the walk would be pleasant enough, even in the snow.]

I'm...better now. That coma was not what I wanted to go through.

[notiaraincluded]

I was about to say that most people don't celebrate funerals, but that'd be a lie since I know there are people who do.

Do you guys not celebrate anything?

[thebestnose]

...funerals? Why not?

And not like this. Nothing like this.

[notiaraincluded]

It was a religious thing. They believed the person was in a better place so they celebrated.

What are some examples of things you celebrated back where you're from?

[thebestnose]

Birthdays, to an extent. Hockeyball wins. Winternox.

You believe in that afterlife?

[most_feared]

Bells are a frequently used religious symbol. In a lot of religions.

[thebestnose]

Really? Why?

[most_feared]

A long time ago, people figured out they could bang one hard thing against another and make a noise that would scare off most large predatory animals. They're not going to like it. They put it in a cone shape, they're going to make it louder. Not only does it scare off animals, but it's a loud sound that can get the attention of other people far away, get them to come toward it.

So, eventually it becomes a superstition, a symbol of safety. Reassurance. You ring this loud thing, you run the stuff that's bad away. You bring the stuff that's good closer. That's the oversimplified version anyway.

[thebestnose]

That...actually makes a lot of sense, thank you.

But what does that have to do with religion?

[warrenwhite]

Cheer up, lady. At least you get free stuff from Christmas.

[thebestnose]

What do you mean?

[warrenwhite]

Santa is going to give you presents. Maybe.

[thebestnose]

Who is Santa?