Two Peas in a Pod Part 2
"You've got an odd look on your face."
Duo turned to see Heero casually lift a celery off the party platter and start munching on it, watching from afar the strange festivities of their fellow agents cavorting merrily with an agent in a Santa suit. "It's an odd spectacle."
"Hmm." The celery was good cover.
It had been Duo's excuse for putting a bit of distance between himself and the rest of the office party as well. "I was just wondering... what it would be like. Being a kid that could actually believe there was such a thing as Santa Claus."
"What would you have thought?"
"I'd have thought... I'd probably have thought of him the same as God. Old guy we can't see, always watching us to see if we're naughty or nice. Rewards us if we're nice, punishes us if we're not. Would kinda make sense if he were just some metaphor or something for God, it supposedly being the birthday of His kid and all. Anyway, I never had much of a positive relationship with God, so I don't expect I'd have thought much of this Santa guy."
Heero finished off the last of his veggie stick. "Santa punishes children?"
"Well, doesn't give them gifts, I guess, aside from the occasional coal. Which, I dunno, would have seemed pretty useful to me. Coulda kept myself warm with it or something. What about you?"
After a moment's thought, he snorted softly. "If there were someone always watching us... let's say we would have shot first and asked questions later."
Duo stifled a laugh. "I can't tell you how glad I am that I'm not the only messed up person in this room."
"Not even close."
"Say, I think we've done our duty here, don't you? Put in enough time? Shown our faces?"
"What are you proposing?"
"I'm proposing we get out of here. Find some place that's not playing non-stop holiday music and, I dunno, get some real grub? Whaddya say? Dinner?"
"I heard they would be bringing out a karaoke machine soon."
"I'll take that as a yes. Come on."
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