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[timesbureaucrat]

[Narvin is in one of the common rooms decorating. To those unfamiliar with Gallifreyan culture, the decorations look like abstract symbols. To those more familiar, the symbols represent the old Gallifreyan gods--Death, Pain, and Time. Except Narvin, as a bit of Barge scrooge, is mostly only using the Pain symbols. But he takes a Death ornament

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[Private]

[expectremorse]

Yeah?

[He's in the best of moods. He has a new room and a Christmas Tree lamp and now-the potential for work.]

...I'll be right there. Do I need to bring anything?

[Private]

[timesbureaucrat]

No, nothing. Just yourself.

[Private]--- > [Spam]

[expectremorse]

[Hoffman takes his time to dress. You don't show up in front of the brass casual. At least he didn't. Tie, shirt, suit jacket. May as well look the part and it didn't hurt at all.

So he stuck his hands in his pockets, straightened, and...knocked. nervously.]

[Spam]

[timesbureaucrat]

Come.

[Narvin's door slides open at his command. He would appreciate Hoffman's professional attire. But Pandora does not. The humans are all inferior apes to her, no matter what they wore.

*Useful* inferior apes. Narvin smiles.]

Please, have a seat.

[most_feared]

I would definitely volunteer for this.

[Private]

Did you see Arthur go?

[timesbureaucrat]

We can divide up the volunteers by floors. Each working individually, of course, to they aren't...ah...distracted by the mistletoe. And announce when and where the scouring of mistletoe is taking place so others know to avoid those areas until the volunteer has left.

[Private]

Yes, I saw his post cutting out. Do you think he'll be back?

[Private]

[most_feared]

Dunno.

[This is Kay being sad. Sad Kay is sad.]

[Private]

[timesbureaucrat]

He was...very professional. His skills will be missed if he doesn't return. [This is Narvin attempting to be comforting.]

[sharpememory]

What happens when you try to take it down?

[timesbureaucrat]

Last year, nothing, so long as you didn't get close to anyone while you had it.

It sprouts back, however. Not always in the same spot, but it always sprouts back.

[sharpememory]

That's interesting. Are there any particular hotspots for it that you know of?

[timesbureaucrat]

I know last year's hotspots. [Back then, Narvin was obsessively gathering the stuff for experimentation.] They haven't been here long enough yet for me to observe whether they'll be the same as last year, however. Or if there will be any hotspots at all.

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[shortsghtedlove]

[Rassilon does not approve of this decoration :| That should be his seal, dammit.]

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[timesbureaucrat]

[Narvin may not like religion, but he's *definitely* not going to hang the seal of Rassilon everywhere. The god symbols he can at least just dismiss as nonsense and old superstition.]

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[shortsghtedlove]

[That only goes to show that Narvin has absolutely no taste.]

[rass_bestie]

That could be even riskier, considering how well attempts to harvest went last year.

[timesbureaucrat]

[Narvin inwardly flinches at the reminder of last year's harvesting attempts.]

But surely with proper organization... [Narvin is very bad at letting things go.]

[rass_bestie]

…on the Barge?

[timesbureaucrat]

...

Occasionally members of the Barge have been able to carry out coordinated activities. For a while.