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[symmetrophile]

Everyone, we're coming up on a very important day, the last of its kind before we turn over to a new year.

As with all such momentous occasions, I think we at the Villa should host a holiday party. On that date, precisely.

[This is actually a message intended for other Villa residents, but whatever, the rest of the bubble will get to enjoy the rare sight of the young reaper looking, dare we say, a little jolly? A little affected by holiday spirit?

Actually, more like he's being a fanboy.]

Of course, I'm speaking of December twenty-first, being the last day of the year that is a perfect palindrome, the numbers of the month being a mirror-image of the date.

[Good old 12/21.

Death the Kid's fingers, gloved and interlaced, tuck up under his chin as he exhales with contentment (and a little longing, that total weirdo), letting out a plume of steam. The moment is abruptly shattered by a snowball planting itself against the side of his head, startling him out of his reverie.

It's a good thing the SFC cuts out when it does. No one should witness the Snowball Retribution Apocalypse (Shinigami Version).]

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action forever!

[keepsthefire]

HA!

[And the culprit (and eventual victim of the Snowball Retribution Apocalypse) is none other than Rin Okumura, grinning in his temporary triumph.]

Man could you be more of a dork? We don't need ANOTHER party in December, do we?

ACTION 5EVERRRR

[symmetrophile]

[Kid stands up abruptly, causing Pip to leap down from his lap and the remaining clumps of snow clinging to the side of his head to crumble off onto the shoulder of his white parka.]

If I could have my way, there would be eight parties! Eight is a magnificent number! You couldn't possibly understand!!

[Being a young god is hard.

Being a young god is hard and GOD DAMN IT RIN WOULD KIND OF UNDERSTAND, YOU'VE RUINED IT.

Kid stoops, gathering up snow between his gloved hands, packing it into a very precise sphere.]

You're going to pay for that, by the way.

[keepsthefire]

[Rin just... stares back at him, tossing a snowball up in the air and catching it in his hand.]

... mine and Yukio's birthdays are this month too, y'know. Just sayin'.

[Not that it makes it anywhere close to eight parties. Nor does Rin understand, either. All he can think of is 'fuck, that's a lotta prep. I'd be worn out after two parties...'.

So he just shrugs in an uncaring manner, grinning as soon as the threat is issued.

Oh.

It is on.]

You gotta catch me first.

action!

[darkasnight]

Ah, that's right... You're into that sorta stuff aren't you?

[Just standing here innocently, don't mind him, Kid.]

action!

[symmetrophile]

I beg your pardon! That sort of thing is better described as a taste for the finer things in life!

Perfection of aesthetics! Absolute symmetry! Can you think of no greater pleasure?

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[heartandsoul]

We are not having a party for something that's not even a holiday.

[For god's sake, Kid.]

[video]

[symmetrophile]

Absolutely not!

We should hold our holiday celebration on December 21st! It's a much better date!

[He's so goddamn demanding.]

[Voice]

[needsmoregreen]

But it's just like a normal day like everyone else...right?

[Sorry Kid, she doesn't understand the palindrome]

[Voice]

[symmetrophile]

Just a normal day?!

[This is HERESY.]

Twelve-twenty-one! Just look at it! Perfectly identical on the left and right! That is no normal day, but the last beautiful date of the year!

[crabbygenius]

Is it? If I remember correctly, that is also the date of the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year.

[symmetrophile]

Yes! Don't you see? Even the season knows to bow its head in reverence!

[KID, PLEASE.]

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[lucentpalisade]

[ And lo and behold, a pigtailed girl pops up on the video feed. ]

Is a palindrome that important? [ It's just numbers, Death, gosh! ...although it makes her wonder something. ]

Can letters be palindromes too?

[ Video ]

[symmetrophile]

Sentences and words composed of the same letters of the right reflected on the left are also palindromes. Letters, too, can share this symmetrical quality.

Take, for example, letters like w or v. Split vertically, they are exactly identical on either side, even capitalized. Not only are these letters valuable to written language, but this aesthetic quality extends to every possible manifestation of beauty!

[In short, really important--Oh.

Oh, her hair is.

Rather fetching. Yes, that's a good style.]

[VIDEO]

[bethehugejerk]

Who the hell cares about palindrome dates, you colossal dork? Aside from you, as I do not need any further introduction to your neuroses. The twenty-first isn't even for anything, is it? It's not your earth Christmas, it's not the end of the year, and if it's any other kind of holiday then no one has assed themselves to tell me.

[VIDEO]

[symmetrophile]

It should be a holiday, or at least given the respect it deserves.

[And Kid is not about to be discouraged by a crab in the proverbial bucke-- any trolls raining on his parade!]

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[toheirishuman]

[Yes, yes good. Party at the villa on an important day! Surely, surely he means Christm-- what the actual fuck, Kid.]

What kind of party would you even have for something like that? The 21st isn't actually a holiday.

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[symmetrophile]

[Seriously. What the actual fuck pretty much describes daily life for this guy.]

Don't be unreasonable, people celebrate even on days that aren't officially sanctioned holidays.

Take birthdays, for example.

[video]

[demonicbookworm]

A party... for something like that?

[video]

[symmetrophile]

And why not? A celebration for a the last palindromic date of the year!

[Video]

[shippingmath]

That is a ridiculous reason to have a party.

[Hi, Kid, he's here to rain on your parade again.

He's totally laughing inside about the snowball thing, though. The smirk might even show on his face.]

[Video]

[symmetrophile]

[Without hesitation:]

You aren't invited.

[Wow, haughty head-toss and all. Dirk's graduating to thorn in Kid's side status. It's not ridiculous, palindromic dates are totally awesome, shut up is why!]

[mysterious_groper]

.... Hrm.

Now that I think about it...

[symmetrophile]

"Now that you think about it"...?

[This is your cue to elaborate, now that Kid's attention has been momentarily arrested.]

[machiavellingly]

Interest in things like that, have we?

[Lelouch is thoroughly amused by this boy, who-ever he is, regardless of how strange he looks.

Why the interest in symmetry?]

[symmetrophile]

Naturally! Symmetry is my aesthetic of choice, after all.

The visual appeal of an even balance on both the left and right sides of anything should be universal.