The year was passing sooner than everyone realized, partially since the first day of December was a Sunday, thereby causing Advent to begin almost immediately. Because of this, there was plenty of goings-on for getting ready for Christmas, much to the annoyance/detriment of some people. But December was also a time for learning new things.
For those whose religion didn't have Christmas, such as Adi, there was plenty to learn about. But there was also plenty of 'secular' things going on during Christmas that left Adi more confused than ever.
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Perhaps one of the funnier things that happened was when Mercy was showing her "route" that avoided a lot of Nightwatch Sentinels. While some of it was a little cliché, there was one scene that ended up being both embarrassing (for Mercy) and hilarious (for everyone else).
Mr. Smith was called over to see something involving Mercy, but when he got there he was a little confused, especially with college-age students taking pictures of the side of the apartment building she had been caught in.
"She didn't manage to escape, did she?" Mr. Smith asked a nearby person.
"Nope." said the passer-by. He then pointed out something on the side of the building while saying "Stuck again."
When Mr. Smith saw it, he clearly laughed when he shouldn't have. Mercy had clearly been showing that she had crawled in through a side air vent and had gotten stuck due to her now larger (and more traitorous) Animalian derrière, thereby leaving her entire lower body outside. But when she tried to back out, her new bustline had wedged her into the air vent and had gotten her even more stuck. Fortunately, another passerby had a winch and cable that was able to get her out, but not before becoming a minor internet celebrity for the event.
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Beacon and Allura were finally beginning to tone up when a PR-MD agent managed to track them down with two pieces of surprising news.
"Apparently another well-known political commentator, writer, and lawyer got a video of you two gorging yourself at thanksgiving dinner to back up a claim he made, and I can guarantee it wasn't nice." said the agent.
"Oy!" cried Beacon in exasperation.
"Fortunately," said the agent, "An ichthyologist knew better, called him out on his lies, and requested that the lawyer request a refund for his primary degree due to his lack of knowledge."
"Ooh, ouch." winced Beacon, much to Allura and Xena's confusion.
"But there's something else as well." said the agent, "Beacon, you're parents are coming over for Christmas." That generated a surprising reaction from Beacon because she began urging Allura to begin doubling down on their weight loss.
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A final funny thing that happened during the week was the announcement that "Jezzie" had finally been caught. While Annie didn't "slap her silly", she did give her a long lecture before introducing "Jezzie" to Stuart. Her reaction eventually ended up in a homemade Mastercard commercial made by one of her clients who had decent skill in video editing. What made it even funnier was that it was made according to older Mastercard commercials since it tallied up the cost of a wedding, reception, and honeymoon; the final line was "Having karma bite an old enemy of yours in the butt: Priceless."
What was even more surprising, to "Jezzie" at least, was that she was going to get a conversion to get her HIV treated. While she did chose a cobra, her motivation for it was a little surprising. She said that she was 'casting off the oppression of her parents like a dead skin', which meant that either she was still a little messed up in the head, or that her parents were worse than originally thought. Anyway, the 'karmic retribution' on "Jezzie" was satisfying enough for Annie, but her clients (some of whom were now members of Pi Eta Tau) were planning on giving her a "welcoming" that was clearly inspired by old-time college hazing. While most hazing was considered illegal, Miss Vivian and some of Annie's clients were able to get a waiver signed since part of it was inspired by punishments inflicted on Heather Wilcox.
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With two more weeks until Christmas, things began doubling down, but not to the extent of other places in America.