[voice]

[madeitsquare]

[Groan, groan, groan.]

Alright, the lads won't get off my back unless I do this, so...

Merry Christmas. [My God, these are likely to be the most begrudging-sounding Christmas wishes you've ever heard.

Also, there's a pause during which you may hear some younger voices - until Scrooge chimes in again.] ... What? NO, of course nobody's getting anything-- Five cents?! If I gave even just one cent to everyone in that doggone community, I'd be on my way to the poorhouse!


[Text addition, a couple of hours later]

To that one Japanese girl... Naoto, was it? Sorry I couldn't show up at your party. I had some last-minute business to take care of.


((Tags will come tomorrow, since I'm off to bed now. Alsoyeahhemaybefakingsomeofhisgrouchiness.))

Comments

[dime-is-mine.livejournal.com]

Those brats really have you on a leash.

[You might have gotten a present... it's not much because LOL POOR. But, simply, chocolate coins (dimes) but only because you recommended that stupid book.]

[madeitsquare]

Oh, shut up.

Did you send me those chocolates?

[dime-is-mine.livejournal.com]

...

They're not enchanted, if that's what you're thinking. I just hate having to owe people - it's for the book recommendation, for Poe.

[madeitsquare]

I know they're not. That dimwitted nephew of mine shoved them in his mouth before I could stop him, and since nothing happened to him...

[dime-is-mine.livejournal.com]

...

I'm not getting you anymore.

[madeitsquare]

... Thank you.

[dime-is-mine.livejournal.com]

... You're welcome.