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[justdora]

[Dora still has her new year's tiara on, and a little noise maker in hand. She hasn't had much sleep, which could explain her irritability...]

So, here's something I've noticed... And I just-- let me know if I'm wrong, kay? But there's a lot of emphasis this time of year on bloody kissing traditions with all these holidays. It's kind of stupid, yeah? Mistletoe: Kiss. Midnight of the new year? OH, better have your loved one, or a complete stranger, to kiss!

It's ridiculous.

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[creepyfreezone]

I thought kissing people unless they were 'more than a friend' was wrong..? But there does seem to be a lot of this during the winter.

*Sky has, in fact, noticed the same. And she doesn't really understand it either. She isn't bitter though, just really confused.*

[justdora]

[.... Dora's just bitter. She sighs and shakes her head.]

It usually is? Just not in December, apparently. Then Valentine's day is just around the corner.

[ensared]

No, you're right. There's a lot of it.

[ Granted, Gale did kiss Lydia when the mistletoe was around, but it's still kind of ridiculous. ]

[creepyfreezone]

Technically if you're suppose to kiss them as the year changes it continues into January.

Valentine's Day?

[justdora]

Oh gods, that makes it even worse...

Valentine's Day... February 14th, and it's all about being with the person you're in love with or whatever. It's dumb, is what it really is.

[justdora]

It's annoying.

[.... Just don't tell her that. She only made out with a straight girl and a gay guy under the mistletoe.]

[creepyfreezone]

I'm sorry?

*She didn't want to make things worse.*

But if you're in love with someone shouldn't you want to be be with them every other day? Why do you need a day specifically about that?

[ensared]

Yeah. Is it an annual thing, in the Greek camp?

[ It's rare that things like this happened in New Rome. ]

[justdora]

I'm not usually at camp in the winter, so I'm not really sure. I have a feeling it's not out of the usual, though.

[ensared]

[ ...He forgot it's usually just a summer camp here. ]

If you hate it so much, maybe you should do something to change it.

[swayer]

Someone doesn't sound very romantic.

[ audrey blinks. rapidly. smiles thinly. because wow, nothing wrong with kisses.

even if she's never had one.

shhh. ]

[burnblonde]

Oh come on, you seemed to be enjoying yourself when we had all the mistletoe up. Why the sudden blues now?

It's just for fun, besides, I think a lot of those traditions are phasing out.

[justdora]

That's exactly the point. They just make everyone that's single feel like they have to be out with someone that day.

[justdora]

It's not just camp tradition. Even if I wasn't at camp, I'd still have to deal with bloody mistletoe and new year's kisses.

[justdora]

[Dora just stares. Blankly.]

Romantic is not kissing anyone on a whim because of traditions.

[justdora]

When you only kissed straight girls or gay guys under the mistletoe? And no bloody new year's kiss while everyone else seemed to pair off without a hitch?

It's a bit to be irritated with.

[somatophylax]

[Hey, Dora. He didn't get any New Years kisses either, if it makes you feel at all better about that one.]

It's all a bit presumptuous, isn't it?

[swayer]

Princesses get kissed back to life by men they've never met, and somehow that's so much better?

[lefthandedgenius]

The wonderful thing about all of it is that it's entirely optional. At the end of the day, no one has to kiss anyone, much less anyone they don't want to.

[creepyfreezone]

That seems rather rude, whose idea was that?

*Is this why father dislikes Aphrodite so much, and isn't 'more than a friend' with her even if they are married.*

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[busy]

You're not wrong. What's so great about kissing in general? It's not sanitary.

[angeliaforos]

I really don't see what the problem with all the kissing is.

[He's sitting on his bed for once instead of the roof of the cabin, doodling idly on a piece of paper.

He might be good with colors - it's a rainbow kid thing - but he can't draw for shit.]

It's fun.

[burnblonde]

I can understand being irritated, but you shouldn't put so much emphasis on traditions like this. I'm sure not every one paired off. Our gender proportions are way off for that.

[unstinting]

It is, a little. [An Aphrodite child, agreeing with this stance? Oh dear.]

[justdora]

Whoever makes the most money off it, I'm pretty sure? Hard to say, it's been like that for a while.