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It is a few hours into a projected 168 of them. Haru is trying to get back to sleep while his mother holds him, because 168 hours is going to feel a lot longer if he can't figure out how to sleep while lonelier than ought to be humanly possible.
Suddenly not having his mother holding him is certainly a way to ruin the attempt.
"Name doesn't sound familiar but I don't remember who it was instead because I didn't pay much attention to politics when I was eight."
"Why that in particular? - Okay, I see why, actually; good question and I also want to know."
"Is that a country? I don't recognize the name but if it's a random town that's not big enough to get lots of dungeons I wouldn't."
"Like who didn't just jump timelines. It's not," airquotes, "PC - uh, that means 'politically correct' - but I didn't want you to feel bad about having said it."
"Me too! Uh, the latter, and also not exactly half. But I've never been, whereas he like grew up there."
"...I'm struggling to imagine 'bigness on Christmas' as a national stereotype for any country full of humans instead of Whos. - does this timeline have Dr. Seuss."
"Historical coincidence has nationally-significant events occurring at Christmastime; combined holidays lead to increased exuberance of celebration in both; several Aldovian carols and modern Christmas songs achieve standout popularity; the country's small enough - and despite or perhaps because of economic mismanagement, comparatively competent at keeping appetizing sabotage targets outside their borders - such that much of the world forgets about it the rest of the year."
"Stereotypically! That one's less offensive, though. Like us being polite, maybe?"
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