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Last year's christmas day, we all took barbecues out to the picnic table over by what's left of the old playground in our complex. Pete was baking potatoes, Hat was grilling turkey pieces, Del brought out some fresh bread, and Lucy and I had gone and picked up about 2 dozen boxes of slightly-expired instant stuffing at a warehouse sale over at Obern. The kind in the box, salty but we had a ton of it which is great. Lots of others brought out bits and pieces and plates and cups and all that. Even a few elfs came and hung out for a bit, and were showing us this game with tied on cord that none of us had seen before. It was like some kind of competitive jump-rope dueling thing. And you know, even the centaurs came around and weren't jerks for once, and they brought a whole wagon full of booze, which sure helped things stay merry. They had another wagon with toys for the kids. And I guess that's why we never go all out against them even though they usually bully and smack us around - there's always just enough good stuff that we remember and keep hanging on to. Such as it is with many bad relationships, I guess. Anyways, last year's Christmas day, it was a really good time.
But that was last year, and this is this year, and now we're all hunkered down in our houses and gazing out the windows at the slush and ice covering the common area. The centaurs are out there, cussing and yelling and having a knife fight tournament or some other stupid-ass thing.