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[These decorations have been up for a few days now, and while at first Katara thought they were pretty they have now succeeded in making her grumpy. Yes. Very grumpy. Grumpy enough to make a post about it, in fact.]

How do they expect us to sleep with all these lights in our window? I've put a double curtain over it, and the light is still keeping me awake. Does anyone have any ideas?

[You might catch some muttering about: "Moving to sleep down in the basement" or "It's not too cold to camp out in the forest" before the journal shuts. She'll get back to it in a little bit, she just needs to finish making the grocery list.

Once she finishes with any replies that she may receive, Katara heads into town. The lights really are pretty. And so are the wreaths and the snowmen and the... unfamiliar sprigs of green over the doorway to the grocery store really kind of... isn't. Why is that even there? Katara pauses underneath it to examine it more closely...]

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I never even thought that some people might have trouble sleeping with them around. They're so much a part of this season for me that I'm not sure that I could sleep without them.

[Oh yey, Alexis! And double yey, for someone who can maybe clear this up.]

Why are they part of the season?

... You know, I never really looked it up. I just always took it for granted that colored lights were part of Christmas decorations. Back home, it's probably one of our biggest holidays. We spend a good month or so putting up decorations, celebrating, buying gifts for people, and generally just basking in the spirit of things.

Oh, I remember learning about Christmas!

...but you'd think the lights would have an off switch.

I can see where that would be nice.

...is this part of the same tradition that made you make that omelet?

Omelet? [It takes a moment before the memory clicks, and then Alexis laughs.] No, that was one of my dad's infamous traditions.

Oh. [A wry smirk.] I just thought the lights and the omelets might be more of the same.

[Since. You know. They're both horrible.]

[She chuckles.] The lights cannot be as bad as that omelet.

I haven't gotten a full night's sleep in days.

I'm sorry. There's something called a 'blackout curtain' that you might be able to find in the item shop.

[She perks right up at that.]

A blackout curtain? Does that do what it sounds like?

It's supposed to. Dad used one during some research binge or another and he never complained.

What does it look like? Is it just a black blanket?

They can be any color, really. They're special thick curtains, made with several layers.

...so they're just layered curtains?

[Her hope appears to be fading. Because. She tried that already.]

They're specially made. They even have a thermal layer. It'll be a lot better than putting up a couple layers of regular curtains.

Oh! That sounds better. [...] Do you think they'll be layered?

They might be?

I hope I can find it... maybe they'll be in the furniture section? If we even... have it.

Yeah, that's the thing here. We should be able to come up with something.

You want to meet up with me and help me look?

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