It's basically Christmas. [They're nearly to the tavern. It's late enough in the afternoon that there's a light haze of activity on the street, patches of sound filling up silences with warmth.] Last year we'd just come back from a mission. It was a success in every way. People on base were generous.
[So...lots of gifts. It was a happy time. Erika looks puzzled for a moment as something comes to mind, vaguely self-conscious about sharing it.] ...Maya made me this...party hat. With a spider. I didn't know what to think about it.
[Is that the kind of good story you tell someone?? Is it revealing of anything, she really has no idea.]
[The puzzlement hangs there for a moment. Then drops, rushing out of Erika like air from a balloon as she chuckles too, looking unused to making sounds like that. She folds her arms against the sudden aura of fluster about her, which mostly just makes her look even more flustered.]
I - guess. [She guesses. Is that really how that works?] I mean - yeah. She always takes new things in stride. That's what I've seen.
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['Last year, I was dead,' is a thought that Mia doesn't voice. She lets it pass, looking back up at the road they're on.]
Is it much like Christmas? I'm not as familiar, but I know Maya's all about it this year.
[Perhaps for the fun of it, but she suspects it's also for the chance to cheer everyone up.]
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[So...lots of gifts. It was a happy time. Erika looks puzzled for a moment as something comes to mind, vaguely self-conscious about sharing it.] ...Maya made me this...party hat. With a spider. I didn't know what to think about it.
[Is that the kind of good story you tell someone?? Is it revealing of anything, she really has no idea.]
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Is that right? Sounds like her, enough.
[Another little chuckle.]
We didn't really have chances to celebrate Christmas much, back home. I guess the spiders just add to the appeal of celebrating something new...
[She doesn't sound TOO convinced, but it's not like she hates bugs herself.
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I - guess. [She guesses. Is that really how that works?] I mean - yeah. She always takes new things in stride. That's what I've seen.
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[Admits Mia, looking ahead]
She's... inspiring.
[Is what Mia settles on, it would seem.]
She's unstoppable, even when she's afraid. Or... when things are very, very strange.