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[Right now, if she were at home, Quinn would be planning out her Thanksgiving strategy: eating just enough to be polite, but not enough to make a pig of herself and gain weight like most people do. Or in Dad's case, end up with heartburn.

She'd also be awaiting a visit from her grandmothers and aunts, a novelty which would wear off once the fighting started. Rita and Mom screaming at each other until Mom was unbearable to be around, Grandma Ruth criticizing Mom at every turn, Dad ranting on and on about Grandpa, Daria and Amy sitting off to the side grinning and eating popcorn. And if Brian and Erin came, twice the tears and twice the screaming.

But they're her family, and she misses them. It's been two years since she's had a proper holiday with them, geeky and embarrassing as overbearing "family days" are. Plus, the weekend after Thanksgiving always has some of the best sales! (Then again, it's a little hard to get excited about fifteen percent off when everything here is free.)

Right now she's decorating her and Daria's place with cute little brass leaves and colorful candle holders, and she's made some potpourri with dried cranberries. Cranberries always smell so good, and they're such a fashionable shade of red, too!]

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In the meantime, what are you getting me for a present?

[More baiting? You bet. Actually, what she really needs are some ideas for what to get Quinn... She's definitely not fashion-conscious enough to know what Quinn would like for clothes or hair or makeup, and she doesn't really know Quinn's other interests well, but she wants to get something meaningful.]

Ah-ah, Daria! No fair trying to trap me. I've got your gift all figured out, but I am not telling you what it is. [Which is sort of true. She knows what she's getting her, she just...needs to make the actual choice between the three items she's picked out.]

I'll give you credit for working ahead this year.

Do you have a color-coded Christmas list for yourself? [Yep, shameless angling for some ideas of what to give.]

Daria, of course. When have I not color-coded my Christmas list? [But this year she's only coded it by basic colors. In the past she would have coded it right down to the last shade of green. So she's learning not to be super picky! ...well, sort of. She still hasn't figured out it's easier still to do it by basic basic colors, and that cranberry's not a color.]

Good. Send a copy my way, unless you're waiting for the elves to do it. [She... hadn't been consciously thinking about those. Guess Christmas coming up is getting to her a bit.]]

Elves, Daria? Really? [Quinn rolls her eyes.] I'll have it to you by tomorrow, I promise.

[Alright, time to see if she can convince Quinn. For the lulz.]

Elves. That's what they use here. It's another one of the weird things in this place. Maybe one of them can even take your list to Santa.

Really?! Wait, I didn't hear about this. Is this supposed to be a secret? [gasp!!] Are they going to capture and torture us for knowing about it?!

Well, they call it market research for Santa's workshop instead, but it's pretty much the same thing.

[She's not sorry.]

Wow...how did you find out about th-

[And then she narrows her eyes]

Waaait a minute.

What? [Look at that perfect innocence. She could not possibly have been leading this conversation at all.]

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Very funny, Daria. [Not the first time Daria's ever tried to trick her. At least this time she caught on sooner, right?]

What age did you finally stop believing in Santa Claus anyway?

[Um, Miss Met the Representations of Several Major Holidays? You have no room to tease here.]

When I was-oh, ha ha, Daria, you're still trying to convince me he isn't real? [Okay, she's on the fence with this one. The Santas running around the malls definitely aren't, but...well, it's like guardian angels. She wants to believe in something!]

[Quinn, you are way too old for Santa. Really.]

You know the presents were put there by mom and dad, right?

[Duh, but that doesn't mean he doesn't exist at all! He just exists for little kids!]

Obviously! I mean, how would Santa know my size when I ask for a new cashmere sweater or designer jeans? He's a guy!

[Quinn, your logic...]

But Quinn, aren't there male models, too? [Daria is doing this oh so very intentionally.]

So? Look at how fat the guy is and how he dresses, what would he know about fashion? [Sorry, Santa, you may have given her a lot of nice childhood memories but it's true.]

Probably even less than I do. [Not that Daria's known for a range in her wardrobe, either.]

So obviously he only exists for small children. He's got a reputation for knowing toys better than fashion.

[Well, if she were going to believe in something like Santa, anyway, that idea makes sense.]

I wonder if they'll try to claim Santa comes here anyway.

I wouldn't put it past them. They like to mess with people's minds.

So do most institutions. This one just happens to have us stuck here.

It really makes me miss Ms. Li. How sad is that?

I don't miss Ms. Li, but in a theoretical, hypothetical universe, it might just be possible there's worse.

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