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024th Shattering * Audio

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Have you ever ice-skated? We could go to the lake, I don't think it will snow today despite how the sky looks.

[Open to all]

While I appreciate the effort from the Malnosso to bring in the Christmas mood... I still would have preferred to be able to decorate the house myself and decide what lights it has and all that. Guess we could still do it despite this.

How many of you are spending Christmas here for the first time? Or even hearing the term Christmas for the first time, I guess there are many of those. If you're curious, Christmas is basically a winter holiday, it has religious background but it also has a pagan tradition. Back on Earth many different religions and countries have it or an equivalent holiday. In simple terms it's a way to celebrate the end of the year and the start of the new one, also there's a tradition of giving and receiving gifts on the 25th, which is Christmas day. Or getting them from Santa Claus, or the Malnosso like last year.

It's a holiday to spend with friends, family and loved ones... Does everyone have someone to celebrate it with?

[Filtered to Brigade members, Hughes family, Winry, Arisato twins, Loki, Rosa, Shiki, Ami, Usagi, Naoto || 100% Unhackable]

By the way, anyone has some advice to share regarding what to do for a special girl on Christmas? I don't mean regarding gifts, I have that covered, but... You know, getting her somewhere or doing something special, I suppose. It doesn't have to be necessarily romantic, it's preferred if it's not too romantic, even.

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If we stay here long enough we may be able to have that here at least.

[He laughs a bit, but it's hard to tell if it was a joke or not. He looks at her in resigned agreement but lets the topic drop as they arrive to the clothing store. After all she's right, and there's no point in worrying about it.]

What's your shoe number?

I can find them by myself just fine, you know.

[ There's totally not slight embarassment here over the idea of being able to live with Keiichi like that. Nope. Not at all. What do you mean, she's just normally stomping into the store to find a fitting pair. Nothing strange here. ]

Eh? Okay...

[No, it seems a bit strange, okay? Now he wonders if he said something bad or did something wrong. Anyway he will wait a bit, trying to figure that out.]

[ You still have much to learn about tsunderes, Keiichi. But a little while after that she manages to have gained a pair of iceskates, and her embarassment tantrum seems to have died down a little. ]

... Ah. Let's go. I'm ready.

[This is why dealing with Rena was easier. Or even with Bernkastel, but he won't mention that so ssssh.]

Okay! Uhm... Let's go back home, I can pick my bicycle and we can go to the lake faster that way. Sorry I didn't think of that.

[But then again, they sort of have to pass through there so it's not so bad.]

[ Wow, does he find dealing with a witch who could kill him at any time easier than with a tsundere.. ]

It's fine. A little exercise never hurt anyone, or whatever they always say about that stuff. [ ... wait. he mentioned his bicycle, but.. ] Are you sure it can hold the both of us at the same time though?

Well, it's not the travel there what worries me, it's the travel back. And of course it can, I wouldn't suggest it if it couldn't. I made sure it had a seat big enough for two.

[She will have to hug him quite tightly, though.]

[ was that hugging thing all planned. :| ]

Then it's fine. As long as you're okay with it, I won't complain, I guess.

[No, but it's a nice extra.]

Then let's go, we're going to the one at the south of the village anyway so we can pass by easily.

[ it's only so she won't fall of the bike, okay.. d-don't think too much of it.. ]

Hmm, let's hurry up then, before we've wasted an entire day doing almost nothing.

[It's okay, he doesn't think more of it. He'll just enjoy it.

And thus they go back to the house, grab his bicycle and ride the rest of the way to the lake. Fortunately, when they arrive, they still have a lot of time to enjoy there.]

Fewh! Was that fast enough for you?

[ That's good, because she'll silently enjoy it too. But never admit it. ]

Yeah, you're nearly a race car on that thing, Keiichi. Soon they'll ban you from driving it around Luceti for everyone's safety. [ deadpan jokes all over the place - she's used to Amakusa's horribly reckless driving, after all, so just this is rather nice. ]

Don't worry, I think I still have enough leeway to run over three more squirrels before they ban me from driving my bicycle.

[Maybe too dark of a joke? Anyway he parks the bicycle against a tree.]

One of the good things of this place... You rarely have to secure things. It still feels odd to not put a lock on it so no one steals it, though.

[He returns to Ange's side as he talks, eying the frozen lake with critical eye.]

[ Ange is the queen of morbid humor, so she doesn't even blink at it, really. And you know, Ange is already walking off a little to test it - did I mention she's pretty reckless? Yeah.

So currently she's tapping one foot against the ice to test it, although she's still standing on land with her other foot. She's talking as she does this. ]

It's only to be expected, right? There's no way someone could steal a bike in this place and not be found out about it with such a small community, so nobody would even dare to think of doing something like that to start with.

[He hurries after her, no wonder Bernkastel had fun with you, girl.]

Besides, a bicycle isn't something that special. A bit rare around here yet, but nothing great.

... You are the type that checks things by herself, huh? That's good. But don't worry, by time time of the year the lake is already frozen. And anyway we won't go too far into it.

[He sits and starts putting on his ice-skates.]

I just want to make sure. Falling into ice cold water or getting stuck under the ice isn't exactly what I'd call a fun afternoon activity, after all. [ then again, what would Ange call fun out loud..

But once she sees him starting to put on the skates, she just sits down as well after shrugging to do the same. ]

I'm telling you, it's all safe. You think I would bring you anywhere that can be dangerous without making sure the chances of that happening are as small as possible? The biggest danger you're in by being here is falling and hurting your bottom.

Hey, that's still a pretty big risk. Maybe I'm a really frail kind of girl who can't take falling on her butt on the ice, then what would you do?

[ It mostly seems to be joking though, as she's tying the shoelaces on her iceskates. ]

Then I'll just make sure to catch you before you fall anywhere. But I know Ange is a strong girl capable of taking that and much more so I'm not worried.

Ah, you caught on to me. I guess I can't hide anything from you.

[ She just shrugs - maybe slightly amused, considering it was all fairly obviously a joke - before she's done with her iceskates and puts them on the ice, even though she's still sitting on the side. See, the difficult part about this is managing to stand up without tumbling over again. ]

Don't be silly. You have dealt with things much worse than this, it's obvious you're strong.

[Hello Ange, have a Keiichi sliding in front of you and offering you two hands to help you up.]

Don't worry anyway, I've your back. I won't let anything hurt you.

Great. Just bring on the dragons, then. [ an almost amused sound.

There's a slight moment of hesitation, but then she does grab both of his hands to be able to hoist herself up that way - and now she actually is standing on the ice, even if it's still a little bit shaky. She has to get used to this, and hey, at least she's not falling yet. ]

They better be ice dragons, or this whole place will be melted in no time.

[He grabs her hands firmly, helping her up and keeps holding them tightly so she stabilizes herself.]

Don't worry, I'll never let go of your hands.

[You're not going to fall or anything and he's going to stay right where he us until you get used to be standing on the ice.]

[ you know, if he's going to say stuff that will make her (nearly) blush then there's just a higher chance of her falling down.. ]

What sort of corny line is that supposed to be out of context, Keiichi? [ HOLDING BACK THAT BLUSH AT LEAST but she can't help but not say it with her full usual deadpan. ]

What? It's not a corny line, it's the truth!

[He sounds confused and a bit hurt.]

I don't want you to fall, if out of context it sounds bad then don't take it out of its context. If I wanted to say something like that in that tone, I would have said something like that you don't have to worry, because I'll always be there to catch you even if you fall, no matter how high or how far you do.

[One of his hands lets her go and sneaks around her waist as his tone gets serious and he makes her slide closer.]

It's not a matter of never letting go of your hand, I can't promise that and you wouldn't want that either. I'll let you go as many times as you want to go, but I'll be still there for you whenever you need me, even if you don't ask for it. I'll always be there to catch you or fall with you, always by your side, but never tying you down by grabbing your hand and never letting you go.

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