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[Hi, Community. Have the stressed face of a mid-twentysomething man peering intently at you.]

How would you break it to an - er - very good friend that you've picked up a Christmas shift and need to cancel plans?

[Look, he'd ask someone else--

He just has no one else to ask. Don't judge him. :T]

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Christmas shift? Is that a Muggle disease?

A shift at work, I mean.

[BAFFLED]

I'm working on the holiday.

Ah. What plans did you have to cancel?

Just dinner. Still - I'm afraid he'll take it hard.

Can you not have dinner after your work?

It's two to midnight.. I guess we could have lunch before it.

Or even the next day.

If he is a good friend then surely he will understand.

He's a very, very good friend.

I hope you're right.

A very, very good friend should forgive you then.

That's what I'm banking on. [A sigh.] I'm really going to have to do something special to make it up, though.

Just tell them. It's useless to just tiptoe around the subject, it'll probably just cause misunderstandings and make things worse.

[ she says it pretty bluntly, her own face a near pokerface. ]

You're probably right - I just don't want to upset him.

I think this is just one of those cases where it's inevitable. Besides, they'll understand if they're supposed to be such a good friend.

He has a bit of a temper sometimes. [Ryo sighs.] Not that I don't deserve it.

You're afraid he might snap because of it?

[ there's a moment of silence, but then she shrugs. ] Well, a Christmas shift is a Christmas shift. There's not much you can do about it by now.

I'm afraid he'll be angry.

[A pause. And then -- a sigh.]

Except now he's found out.

Oh, he has already? ... Well, I guess then there's no use discussing it anymore either. Now all you have to do is deal with the consequences.

It's been a while since I've had to consider someone else like this.

[Especially for holidays. Agh.]

Why? Never had much contact, or something like that?

[ ... ] Although, I have to say.. it's sort of the same for me right now.

The more you try to skirt around the issue, the bigger of an offense it'll seem.

Don't be overly casual about it either.

Make it up to them on New Years!

Making it up on New Years..

That's really not a bad idea.

[Nasuti appears on the screen and shakes a finger at him.]

Just whatever you do, don't pick up a shift on New Year's!

[Ryo actually blushes. :| That's what happens when women chastise him, okay.]

A friend of mine needed to fly out to see his family! It was a last-minute thing.

[And chastising is something Nasuti is very good at, believe me!]

That's all well and good, but two broken promises is often unforgivable!

[Ryo blinks at her. What.]

Unforgivable?

Unforgivable.

[Maybe girls from action-oriented continuities tend to throw that word around a bit more often than normal.]

[Look, Ryo is from a yaoi action cop-drama.. romance. That is not a word oft thrown around. :T]

New Years Plans will be iron-clad, then.

[And Nasuti is from what is considered the 'rite of entry' series to yaoi doujinshi! They're a perfect match~!]

That's what I like to hear!

Any ideas?

[They are! She made need to smack some sense into him every now and again. :T]

I'm not sure. I don't have a lot of experience with planning holidays with friends.

Well! Lucky for you I'm having a New Year's party! So if you two want to drop by either before or after your date, that'd be great!

I never said it was a date!

[Oops! Nasuti blushes.]

...sorry about that! Either way, invite still stands!

[-- and he's blushing a little bit, too.]

I'll let him know.

Ryo, you didn't... [Words cannot describe how disappointed and upset he sounds at the moment]

[Oh. Shit.]

Dee!

[No, he - can't even come up with a good excuse right now. He's just startled.]

You weren't supposed to see...

When were you gonna tell me, Ryo? [Never mind the fact that he knows now and that's kind of what this whole post was about anyway, Dee's upset]

Tonight. I just found out today.

[He can tell. :(]

Was it assigned to you, or did you agree to it?

[I'm sorry, Ryo :( He was really looking forward to your first Christmas together as a couple]

I agreed to it. [He exhales a breath, realizing that he doesn't have a leg to stand on.] It's an evening shift.. we can have lunch. And we'll still have all of Christmas Eve.

[Dee looks hurt]

We don't have to do anything if you don't want to.

I want to!

[It comes quick, sharply.]

Dee, I'm sorry. The rest of the week, I'm all yours.

[He flushes a little as he says that - it's still really weird for him to admit out loud.]

[Dee's torn between wanting to continue to be difficult to let Ryo know that he's upset, and wanting to get over it and plan something anyway]

You sure? You're not going to make other plans on me for the rest of the week, then? [Best of both worlds]

You can even stay over some nights, if you want.

[He's doing his best to compromise, Dee. ;;]

Bikky's not going to start bitching about me being there? [He's still very put out, I'm sorry, Ryo. You're going to have to make it up to him]

I'll deal with Bikky.

[Ryo is aware, but -- while Dee's feelings still seem to be very bruised, at least he seems to be receptive. He smiles a little at him, hopefully.]

I'll see you soon?

Yeah. You know where to find me.

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