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Merry Christmas, everyone. I must confess I hadn't expected any gifts at all, but I'm very grateful for the ones I recieved.

[He does sound a bit amazed, really, but at the same time very happy.] Neither of you had to. I hope I can get each of you something in return soon.

On that note, it appears that most if not all of us have been given pokémon eggs. I never did believe in Santa or an entity such as him, but I suppose unless no one steps forward to claim responsibility for this, now might be a good time to start.

[And on that note, that feed ends. Anyone interested in action will find him anywhere in Violet today, enjoying ... life, as it is. And also trying to find gifts, which I will update with later! Anyone who gave him something will get something in return. ♥ ]

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Merry Christmas to you too, Cooper! [He smiles.] I'm guessing that my gift reached you safely, aru?

[He's holding his own egg with his free arm. It's being kept warm by a red fleece blanket.] As for the eggs, I don't know who gave them out, but I'm kind of happy that they didn't leave anyone out, aru. [He wouldn't know what to do if his brothers didn't get one as well.]

Yes, Yao, thank you! It seems I'm getting enough scarves to last a lifetime. And you're spoiling me with coffee. I tried it - damn fine.

_{[He really appreciates all of it, and you can probably tell. There's a very palpable air of excitement about him.]}

It doesn't happen often, but I'm glad the world is fair at times. Especially around the holidays. It certainly lifts your spirit, doesn't it?

Haha, I knew you would like the coffee, aru. It's a good thing that I'm one of the manager's favorites, or else it would've been difficult to get them.

[He nods.] Yes, and I'm glad that I got to celebrate Christmas in a bigger way this year, aru. In China, we usually just give out gifts and it's not a legal holiday either.

Sounds like you went to great lengths for me. _{[Not being entirely serious in the tone, there's still a hint of amazement in it.]} I'd like to get you something back. Is there anything you'd like in particular?

_{[And he nods at this, smiling still.]}

I'm glad you have the opportunity to do it on a grand scale this year.

_{[He hasn't celebrated properly for years himself, and is in a sort of surprised-amazed-happy-excited mood at this time.]

_{(ooc: -totally gonna abuse this new smiling!Coop-avatar why do you ask)}}

I guess you could say that, aru. [He just smiles. He looks surprised when he's asked for something he likes.] Green tea, would be great.

So am I. Now I wonder how New Years will go, aru. I hope it'll be as good as Christmas was. After all, New Years is an important holiday for every country, aru.

(ooc: Haha that's fine~)

Okay.

_{[He pronounces it like 'okei' and that pretty much means he'll get right on to finding it. So happy today. Christmas spirit like this is such an old feeling it's almost new.]}

It is. I'm really looking forward to it. You don't celebrate it when we do normally, do you?

In some parts of China, they also celebrate it on January first. However, the date of the Chinese New Year changes every year. Last year it was on February 14 and now this year its on February third, aru.

I wonder if there'll be a festival for Chinese New Year too?

If there isn't, perhaps you can arrange one, or at least a minor celebration.

Perhaps. I'll talk to Hong Kong about that one, aru.

[His mind goes back a few days before Christmas.] Thank goodness that blizzard cleared up before Christmas, huh? It would've been bad if we were all snowed in on Christmas day.

It would...

_{[Oh hey that triggers something. Cooper frowns.]}

Yao - do you recall the instance where we all lost three days? I had a dream shortly after. You were trapped in a blizzard.

Err... I think so, but it all goes blank when I try to dig deeper, aru.

However, I've noticed that Lien-Hua has a scar on her front and I know it wasn't there before those three days.

_{[Cooper goes quiet for a while. He's always had a special relationship with dreams - he never thinks they're lying to him.]}

I think you told me about her name. I distinctly remember there being blood.

_{[He doesn't look happy about this conclusion.]}

B-Blood? [He gets an image of blue hands stained with red blood.] Now that you mention it, I think I...

[He stops. Her name.] Lien-Hua? It means "lotus flower," aru. Unless... no. [There's now way he could know about the other Lien-Hua, could he?]

She was named after someone important to you.

_{[His speech has picked up a bit in speech as he's thinking.]}

You told me many things, Yao. Something about red and silk. The details elude me.

_{[He looks a bit frustrated at this point]}

I knew there was more to this than memory loss.

I see, so you do know. Lien-Hua was my favorite nursemaid and the only one I could really talk to, aru. She always wore red and she was the one who taught me how to sew. [Yes, it was slowly coming back to him. The freezing cold, the blood, and the--]

I also knew that what they were telling us had to be a lie, aru. No one can fall asleep for three days just like that except Spain, maybe.] By the way, wasn't there a blue bird?

Yes - your nursemaid. I remember. I think you stitched up the wound of your pokémon and that's when you told me about her.

_{[He thinks, anyway. He nods in agreement and then his frown deepens at that last question.]}

Yes. It attacked you.

I thought so, aru. It's was huge yet beautiful at the same time. I started having nightmares that it would come back to get me and my pokemon, but they've stopped coming.

[Then he remembers something else.] So, if all that really did happen. Then that means I really did see Vietnam, aru. [He looks a bit upset now.]

_{[Cooper's look turns sympathethic at the mentions of nightmares. He always keeps eye contact - it's like a trademark - but the manner of it tends to change. And now, we're back with a sort of questioning frown.]}

There were an unusual amount of people those days ... Maybe something between this world and every other caved in.

Maybe, aru. There was also this blond child that I had never seen before, but I could tell he was English by the way he was speaking. What was his name again... Alois, I think?

[He sighs.] Still, I kind of wish that Vietnam really was here. We may have had problems in the past before, but she's my sister nonetheless, aru.

_{[Cooper gets a sort of vacant expression at this as he decides not to think about family.]}

It's not impossible that she might show up sooner or later, Yao. If you're lucky, you might see her sooner than you think.

[He was never comfortable talking about his family either, but since he was now separated from half of his siblings he was beginning to miss them.] Hopefully, aru. She's been through much, but she still has a good heart.

[He laughs nervously in an attempt to clear the tension in the air.] We should probably keep this conversation a secret, no? They might wipe out our memory again if they find out, aru.

_{[Cooper isn't uncomfortable about his family - it's just that he misses them. He breathes out slowly, releasing a bit of the tension in himself by doing so, and nods.]}

I doubt we are the first people having a conversation regarding the matter. But I suppose you can't know for sure. I'd like to know who 'they' are.

I don't know, aru. Though I finally remembered what happened during those three days, I can't recall the ones who wiped our memories out in the first place.

I expect that would be their intention.

_{[So not happy about that whole thing, can you tell? He's a bit more resigned now though.]}

I'm glad to see you're okay despite the events that occured.

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