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The classroom was set up like a call center, several reindeer somehow managing to get headsets around their antlers and lights. "Welcome to telling people what they don't want to hear, but in a nice way," began the man not known for ever telling anyone anything in a nice way.

"A properly diplomatic tone can smooth over any number of situations, even when it would be more satisfying in the short-term to knock head together," Ahsoka said in the tone of someone who'd been witness to many such occasions.

"That's why this exercise is over the comms instead of in person," Anakin said. "As long as you control your voice, your face can do whatever it wants."

including judging you, as shown by Ahsoka's as she continued. "You'd be surprised what you can get away with if you sound sufficiently mysterious and wise."

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Students today had been instructed to meet at Ghanima's classroom today, where there were trucks and trunks of winter gear. Snow suits, boots, mittens, hats, scarves... if you could dream it, she had it, in your size.

Brand new, even, as if perhaps some winter fairy had gone shopping with each person in mind.

"Suit up," Ghanima said cheerfully, doing her best to wrangle mittens on to a reticent Trebor. "We're popping off-campus to go play outside -- to go sledding!"

"A lot of Earth media about winter or winter holidays has a scene in it about sledding, also known as sledging or sleighing. It is a winter sport typically carried out in a prone or seated position on a vehicle generically known as a sled. It is also the basis of three Olympic sports: luge, skeleton and bobsledding."

"The practical use of sleds is ancient and widespread. They were used as vehicles to transport materials and/or people, often in icy and snowy conditions. Early designs included hand-pulled sizes as well as larger dog, reindeer, horse, or ox drawn versions."

"In the modern day, the term 'sledding' refers to traveling down a snowy hill using a flat sled, sometimes made out of wood, but flat plastic or aluminum discs and improvised sleds such as baking trays, cafeteria trays, sheets of cardboard, car tires, and so on, may also be used.

"Dress for warmth," she warned, "as we will be outside for the next hour. However, if it gets to be too much, you can always come back to the classroom to warm up."

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“The reindeer,” Stark said with a sigh, “are not attacking even if you think they are because you were once attacked by an inflatable reindeer that tried to eat you.”

He paused. “That was almost certainly just my experience. Never mind. In any case, the reindeer are not trying to hurt anyone.”

Probably. But who knew, really?

“So. I was frightened by that, briefly.” But he had not shot any reindeer, he'd just jumped and screamed a little it was fine.

“Sometimes, things you don't expect can come up. Like reindeer running towards you. Or anything else that might remind you of a negative memory. Winter is like that for me. Cold weather and snow and ice often have me remembering things I'd rather not spend too much time thinking of. A…a lot of things happened in the winter but we're not here to talk about me. Not really. We're here to talk about other things. Like…are you all all right, with the newest things happening on our island?”

“If you're not, is there anything I can do to help? Besides the snacks, of course.” Snacks almost went without saying. Almost.

“Were your sweaters all right yesterday? Or the falling candy? Or the bears? I like the bears but they could be frightening if you weren't expecting them.”

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Kitty was trying to arrange some stuff for the New Year's party in her downtime.

Tino was riding a lit up reindeer outside. She told him they could just put lights on the mechanical bull and he wouldn't chance getting thrown down any stairs, and yet.

Also now she had to get lights for the mechanical bull for the holidays.

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*sounds of the happiest barking in the world*

Hey there Fandom--no, no, Ray, I don't think the squirrels wanna be friends, I'm sorry, we'll go to the park afterwards okay?--wait, where was I? Oh, right, what up, Fandom. It's me, ya girl, Arden Finch, and today is kinda a family affair. I've got Raiden and Gray here in the studio with me, but you won't be hearing from them much--

*more excited barking*

--Well, you won't be hearing from Gray much, because he's a sloth. And currently asleep. But anyway, yes, radio notes and then I promised someone W-A-L-K-I-E-S, so let's blitz through these.

School! Still happening, even in the face of ugly sweaters! Mine was all the birds from 12 Days of Christmas, so...yeah. Busy. But anyway, Flight and Flying had Professor Solo-Fel giving us defective Z-95 Headhunters to practice on. And in case anyone was wondering, she was in a sweater that had Santa being abducted by aliens. Professor Sims showed up to Cryptozoology in a sweater with kittens in stockings - aww, that sounds cute, but the squirrels are assuring me it was hideous - and talked about krampus. DON'T GET INTO THE BAG! Or, uh. You know. I heard. Anyway, How Not To Drown's class was cancelled because all the wetsuits turned into sweaters and...yeah sure why not? The real tragedy is that the squirrel who covered that beat - Jimothy - didn't write down what the sweaters looked like.

And you call yourself a journalist.

No Dorms, but in Town, the Magpie Emporium gave Vi an ugly sweater - a cat getting stabbed? the hell? - and Saffron was also in one, but I'm not reading that in case it's equally as traumatic. Professor Vess was in a purple sweater with the 'tits out' at Infinite Consortium and cranky about Erasmus being a raven - oh no! - before heading home to meet up with Mr. Scientia - in a green sweater that said 'I'm only here for the food' - so they could decorate their tree together, complete with special ornaments. Oh, that's so sweet! And Professor James was at the Clinic with an appropriately crab-festooned sweater, while Stabby rocked a sweater with knives. Which, yeah, sounds about right.

And fortunately that's about it, because I think Ray's enthusiasm is about to run away with him and me, so this is ya girl, Arden Finch, saying bye to everyone! And enjoy Mary, Did You Know by Pentatonix! Bye!

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Stark had woken up in a new sweater.

At least it was warm? And he thought the other clinic staff might appreciate it.

Stabby had his own tiny sweater with extra arms. The pattern was knives. Of course.

The nurses had a variety of sweaters and so when Stark arrived with the coffees there were several minutes of admiring each other's unavoidable knitwear.

The clinic was open, kinda cozy, and the alien was in.

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"We're almost finished with our swimming unit," Anakin began, "which is good because the weather outside isn't exactly swimming weather."

"Everything's swimming weather if you're not a wimp," Steve muttered.

Anakin stared at him.

"...and you have the correct gear," Steve amended belatedly.

"Hypothermia is no one's friend," Anakin said, "though that's more Dr. Blake's area of expertise."

"It does lead us to our class topic today, though," Steve said with an enthusiastic smile, "the gear that keeps you from dying when you're dropped into a cold ocean from a helicopter in the middle of the night."

Anakin went back to staring at him.

"It's a real thing," Steve said, frowning.

"Hopefully nothing you'll need here, but it's better to be prepared," Anakin acknowledged. "Gear up."

They'd notice all the wetsuits were ugly holiday sweaters annnnny second now.

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Jaina, in her offending Christmas sweater, was at the front of the class in the Danger Shop. It once again looked like a hangar, but there were four of the same ship rather than an array.

"Today we're going to look at the Z-95 Headhunter," she began. "It's a starfighter from my galaxy, predating the X-wing that I know you know. It's equipped with weapons systems, navigation, shields, and an astromech droid, which plugs into the ship as an assistant of sorts. Today I'm going to have you fly out of here, and then something is going to go wrong with the ship. I want you to work with your droid to figure out the issue and solve it. Once you get that done, come on back here. You have till the end of the period."

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Jon was looking a bit disgruntled today, and it probably had something to do with the absolutely hideous sweater he'd been saddled with.

"I'd intended for this to be next week's cryptid, but who knows what the island may throw at us then, so I've decided to give in and do it this week instead." He put up a picture. "Krampus is...not entirely a cryptid, perhaps, but it is a folkloric creature, and relevant to the current season.

"For those of you not from this world or time, Christmas, which is a major holiday of the dominant religion of the area, is coming up. One of the widespread figures associated with it is called Father Christmas or Santa Claus. He supposedly breaks into houses, generally down the chimneys, and rewards good children with presents."

He was trying not to roll his eyes. He might not be successful.

"In some areas, however, notably around the Alps, there is another figure called Krampus. He punishes bad children. Because why teach children reasons for good behavior when you can simply frighten them into submission."

He wasn't bothering to hide his displeasure at that.

"In some legends, he's a sort of 'helper' to Father Christmas. In others, he's a separate entity. He's generally a horned humanoid, with other goat features cropping up here and there to some extent."

He shrugged. "There's not really much to discuss about this creature, so instead I thought we'd watch a film. It's probably rather bad, so feel free to use this as a free period. Or nap."

Look, this was Jon. You didn't expect even his movie days to be free of lecture or pedantry, did you?

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Morning, everyone. This is Jaina with Sunday's notes, and also a stupid Christmas sweater. I feel like they could have skipped the Santa, he's a creep and I'd rather not have him on my person, but what can you do?

Anyway. Yesterday gave us the polar bears and related, a pair of twins hopped up on caffeine- thanks, bears- which was new and strange for Gregorith at the museum, and not new for Rey at Stark's, though she apparently hadn't expected to get accosted by multiple bears.

Anywhere else that would be a weird thing to say.

That's all the notes, so I'm off to class. May your sweaters be less itchy than mine is.

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Vi was not overly a fan of the sweater the island had saddled her with, especially as despite it's seemingly shoddy construction, the arms were quite firmly attached and quite impossible to remove.

Still, it could have been worse, as the island had also decided that Saffron needed a sweater of her own, and she was extremely displeased by this turn of events. Save her, Snuggle Human, she was trapped!

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While the exterior of the mansion was, in fact, creepy and intimidating as ever, inside was nothing but festive warmth. Most of the decorations had already been put up, save for the one big main centerpiece, which was far too important and certainly did require a full afternoon and evening to take care of: their Christmas tree. Brought in directly from Nell's Soulwood property by Gladio, it was a full and impressive evergreen that infused the air with the fresh scent of pine, mingling perfectly with all the notes of cinnamon and peppermint already lingering in the wake of Ignis's flurry of food preparation, so that he and Liliana would have plenty to nibble on and sip at as they dripped its branches with holiday elegance and accoutrements.

Of course, his timing with everything had been impeccable, leaving a nice moment where he could just sort of enjoy his hard work through the day with a very strong mug of coffee spiked with both mint and alcohol. Listening to the orchestral sweeps of music and the crackling fire, waiting for Liliana to get home from the Consortium. Which, considering he'd insisted they wait until she'd finished with her work, he suspected would be sooner rather than later.

And another great part of it? Ignis didn't even have to look at how ugly anyone's sweaters were today, although he could certainly have done without the island apparently compensating by making the sweater he was stuck with feel almost as wretched as it no doubt appeared.

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The shirt she was being forced to wear was really stretching the definition of 'sweater' practically to the breaking point, but it had two things going for it: the first, it was fuzzy and soft on the inside, which she appreciated. The second...well, she couldn't say she didn't see how the island might have been inspired to give it to her. It's not like she didn't see the resemblance.

"Honestly, this holiday would be vastly improved if we celebrated with topless women rather than angels everywhere," she said with withering disdain to the raven that had followed her into work today. "As a reminder, bird," she added, with less disdain and more disgust, "if you do turn out to be a message sent by the Raven Man, there won't be enough of you to stuff a pincushion."

The raven croaked at her. Had she told him something similar every time he startled her by coming into her field of vision? Yes. And she would continue to do so, thank you.

"You're lucky your parents are attractive," she muttered. "Otherwise I would have left you to fend for yourself in the school."

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Rey loved polar bear day. They were adorable and friendly (which they were not in the wild, a fact she pretended didn't exist since it was unlikely to be an issue) and she strolled up to work with a Coke in hand.

There was a different polar bear out front, offering her another bottle. She tried saying she already had one, but he did get a little pushy about it. He wasn't aggressive, but she was made very aware that he was trying to give her something and she was supposed to accept it, what do you mean you already have one?

...so she strolled into work with two Cokes and a guilt trip.

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The unexpected arrival of a polar bear(!) in the museum startled Gregorith. It startled him. And it concerned him. He would freely admit to being afraid if he was afraid but he wasn't. Yet.

He dropped his disguise, much the same way a red panda might rear up to appear larger.

The polar bear blinked at him.

Gregorith stared.

The polar bear stared.

Then the polar bear extended a paw and offered him a bottle of coke.

"Oh. Uh, thanks."

The museum is open.

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Yes, the island is still on its (real and metaphorical) horseshit this week.

Monday, December 8th: Everyone's shirts turn into hideous Christmas sweaters
Tuesday, December 9th: Full-sized reindeer rampage through the streets! Luckily for everyone, they're made of lights and are just here to make things pretty.
Wednesday, December 10th: Cold water taps around the island dispense mulled wine (alcoholic or non), warm water taps dispense peppermint mocha.
Thursday, December 11th: Aggressive mistletoe stalks you from above, attempting to menace you into kissing whoever you're with.
Friday, December 12th: Snow paints you! Yes, it's snowing in Fandom, and every little fleck will stain your clothes and/or skin in festive colours.
Saturday, December 13th: Snow continues! Except this time it's marshmallows, and there's a distinct... blizzard-esque quality to it. Better huddle up inside and only go out if you've got a mug of hot cocoa in hand.
Sunday, December 14th: Sparkly pine trees pop up all over the island. In backyards, in the park, on the lawn, maybe even in your house. The sparkles sound like chimes.

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The Cattle that Stands in the Way.

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Diplomacy, Tuesday, December 9, 2nd period

Reclaiming Your Childhood, Tuesday, Period [12/9]

Dealing With Other People's Trauma, Tuesday 12/9

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Fandom Radio, Tuesday, December 9th

Fandom Clinic, Monday 12/8

How Not to Drown, Monday, December 8

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