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[brotherofagod]

I know there are serious things happening but focusing on that has never been something I'm good at. That said, Thanksgiving just passed by. [Not that Jacob has a good track record for celebrating or understanding most holidays but it got him thinking.] Not sure who has thanksgiving or who celebrates it.

It's a pretty strange holiday.

[Jacob remembers it as a holiday dedicated to overeating.]

But it also reminds me that Christmas is coming up too. I don't remember doing much the last time I was here. [He thinks he gave away wooden carvings but then that might have had no relation to Christmas, Jacob's memories were still a bit fuzzy.]

Anyway, I wanted to know what sort of traditions people had.

My traditions changed a lot after my parents passed but when I was very young I remember a lot of cookies and a lot of pie. Along with a great deal of decorations that I had to help with or, I wouldn't get the aforementioned cookies and pie.

What about you guys?

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I guess I do, but I got brought around for it a lot. It was a thing with his family, inviting me for stuff.

Each of the sides of a dreidel, they have a letter on them. Everyone antes in, then on their turn each player spins the dreidel. Depending on the side that comes up, you either get or give to the pot.

You play until someone's won it all.

[brotherofagod]

Sounds pretty cool.

I could make you a few dreidel's if you want. No charge. It'd be a gift.

[It doesn't matter what holiday people celebrate, Jake likes to give people gifts.]

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[Wait, really? Tommy is a bit shocked at that the offer would be made.]

I- I think I'd like that. To remember people by.

[brotherofagod]

No problem.

How many do you want?

[It's an easy thing to make and Jake likes doing what he can to help people. It's something that he recently learned from his older sister.]

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I mean, I don't need more than the one. And I don't think there's any other people from the faith here, so it's fine.

[brotherofagod]

Okay. I'll have one made and drop it by once it's done.

[I will only take him a few days to finish something so simple and he can get it done with spare wood so it'll only cost him a little bit of time.]

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[Tommy tries not to be so stupidly happy about that. While he was dismissive of a lot of stuff, he had been trying to learn it all properly.]

Thanks, man. You’re pretty cool for a new guy.

[brotherofagod]

Thanks.

[He likes the compliment.]

I'll talk to you later.

[Jake hangs up with his polite goodbye.

It'll take a week before Tommy gets a delivery from the woodshop.]

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[Well that will be a nice thing. And hours later there will absolutely be a small ‘thank you’ basket of cookies outside of Jacob’s apartment.]