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[justicereigns]

For those who knew her, Grell Sutcliffe has been sent home. She will be missed. [At least by him. For those who were her victims... well.]

For New Feathers, I'm Captain Smoker. [Commodore. Whatever. He doesn't acknowledge that. Especially in Luceti.] And I train jitte outside the barracks. For those already learning, lessons are not disrupted. For group sessions, anyone can drop in and join, those are run through most of the afternoons. I also offer one on one lessons and kickboxing.

We're also still looking to assemble anyone with police enforcement experience, so don't be afraid to speak up.

On a more leisurely note, Ginia, what do you say to having a poker game once a week at the Cloud Nine? [Because he really needs another addiction on top of the others.]

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[justicereigns]

Exactly.

Hn... probably. Maybe just a small one. Couldn't hurt, right? Better than fruitcake. [Because fruitcake is lame.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

What's wrong with fruitcake? Or with no cake at all.

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[justicereigns]

Fruitcake can't even decide what it wants to be. It's like jello, alcohol, syrup. It's ridiculous.

And you can't have no cake at Christmas. [Pssh. Come on Ikki. I mean really.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

I've had more Christmas without cake than with one and I'm still here, so I don't see what the problem is.

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[justicereigns]

It's just better that way. Like waking up with coffee. Sure it can be done without it, but why bother.

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[uccellodifuoco]

[Hello, I'm Ikki, I wake up without coffee and what's this.]

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[justicereigns]

[Don't give him that look Ikki. You've seen Smoker without coffee. It's not pretty.]

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[justicereigns]

Fine. You don't have to have cake if you don't want it.

[He'll just give it to Hyoga. Problem solved.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

[He has seen it, he still doesn't care, one person not being able to live without it doesn't mean everyone is the same. He nods in agreement.]

Don't even think of giving it to Hyoga.

[He knows what you're thinking. Don't you know sweets are poison for canines?]

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[justicereigns]

[Curses.]

I won't, I won't. Maybe I'll actually go a Christmas party or something, and get cake there. [No one hold their breath waiting for that.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

Should I let Selphie know that? I bet she would love to drag you to one of those parties.

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[justicereigns]

[Shudders.]

All this for cake? Too much work.

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[uccellodifuoco]

You're the one who mentioned the party to get cake.

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[justicereigns]

I changed my mind.

Although now I really want cake. Without the wait. [See what you've done Ikki? You and your cake-hating ways.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

[He laughs.]

Want to go to the restaurant and see what they got? Or just the bakery and eat it here.

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[justicereigns]

Yes. Restaurant. We can have drinks too.

[AND THUS the entire conversation thus far was made that much more ridiculous and contradictory.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

[Ikki chuckles and shakes his head.]

Let's go then. Just make sure to order the cake and the rum separately.

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[justicereigns]

Right. [Grabs his jitte and slides it into the loop, and actually zips up his jacket for once.] I make a better rum cake than them anyway. Probably.

[It "better" is higher in alcohol content, then yes.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

I bet you do, the one you make smells nothing like cake though.

[Too much rum on it. And Ikki doesn't need a jacket, or a coat. He's the Phoenix, he can go shirtless even in the poles.]

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[justicereigns]

That's what makes it good.

[Smoker could too, but he got a bunch of people fussing at him last year. So zipping up this year. Ikki and Marco can be in the shirtless phoenix club though.

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[uccellodifuoco]

[Fortunately no one has bothered Ikki with that, so he goes just as he is. Of course, Hyoga follows them both happily, no way he's going to be left behind while those two go outside with the snow.]

I still find amusing you were so adamant in getting me to not drink so much given your own appreciation for alcohol.

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[justicereigns]

[Grunts.] What makes you think I'm not dragging you along so you can make sure I don't go overboard?

Back home I have to deal with Tashigi's disapproving looks every time. It makes it a lot less worth it.

[Besides Ikki, even Smoker doesn't overboard as often as you were.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

Is that so? In that case I will return home and wait until you discover another stack of defective stones.

And yet I bet she never handcuffed you to make you stop.

[Lies, stones don't get defective that easily.]

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[justicereigns]

Oi...

[Snorts.] Tashigi's not strong enough. She'd more likely trip and fall on me with seastone. [Which would still work.]

Fine fine, I'm dragging you out because you're also my roommate. [And best friend? Don't push his tsun too far... he's Tsun.]

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[uccellodifuoco]

Wouldn't that still work? Or the seastone just seals your powers but leaves you capable of fighting normally?

[Ikki chuckles again and shakes his head. Who is pushing the tsun?]

Why don't we just leave it at us both going in the same direction rather than it being dragging the other? I don't like being dragged around, by anyone.