01: December 21st

[topgun_textiles]

So the maids finally quit trying to dress me after I told them a bunch of times to cut it out. I know I'm supposed to be a prince or whatever, but do they seriously not know how to put on their own freaking pants in real life and stories? That's bullshit!

Besides, I like my damn privacy. Other people dressing me makes it feel like I'm lazy or something.

But one of them said something strange the other day. One of them told me I should keep on my best behavior, or Santa will give me coal. Santa. I asked around and, holy shit, there's a North Pole here with Santa, elves, reindeer and everything! So I wanna check it out. I wanna see the North Pole for myself!

If I pack now, I can make a trip up there and be back in time for Christmas.

...But would Santa get pissed if I went to check his place out?

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[topgun_textiles]

O-oh. [He paused, frowned.]

...Yeah. That about sums it up for me, too.

[He ruffled his hair a little, mumbled an apology - dark subject - and sighed. He paused, pushed out of his chair and closed the journal before tucking it under his arm.]

I, uh, should get goin' on... somethin', head into town for some stuff. You need somethin' from the market?

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[pishirogane]

[His apology only received a head shake. It wasn't necessary for him to apologize.]

[Watching him stroll past, one eyebrow rose.]

No, but should you really be going to town after the last reception? [They didn't really... approach him after all.]

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[topgun_textiles]

Probably not, but there's stuff I need. [He appeared a little surly. He didn't like the reception he'd been given, but...]

I finished my cloak. I can draw up the hood and hide my face. Maybe it'll help if I'm quick n' quiet with my purchases.

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[pishirogane]

... [She knew he didn't like the servants, but they could go... or her. Still, arriving, nothing had happened. He could control himself.]

... Message me should there be an unavoidable confrontation. [Hopefully before the anger goes past fangs] I'm going to practice out in the gardens while you're gone.

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[topgun_textiles]

Sure. I know what I'm lookin' for, so I should be back before it gets dark. I'll let the others in the castle know I'm steppin' out.

[thankfully, she wasn't the only one thinking about his anger lately. He couldn't change. He just had to relax, that's all. He couldn't let the whispers of 'Beast' and strange looks get to him.]

...Maybe there'll be a book on faerie magic in town, too. I'll take a look around.

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[pishirogane]

Very well.

[That would keep them from being alarmed. Well, hopefully. She stared at him, not having considered the possibility of there being a book on Faerie Magic. Spellbooks, maybe, but Faerie Magic, she didn't know if that was cataloged or if its methods had somehow been recorded. Didn't sound like something that would be.]

Please do.

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[topgun_textiles]

[He nodded,, tipped his head and departed to get ready. There was another place he had to look into as well- the domicile of Beauty's father, if anything at least to peek around and see if the man was still around. While Beast visiting the home wasn't part of the story, it was Kanji who wanted to make sure everything was square.]

[They had an evil faerie to be wary of, after all, and if the stories were true here, they were capable of anything.]