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[parodeity]

DAVE STRIDER

consider this your warning about stairs. itll just keep happening bro. im telling you man

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[windeity]

[He's pleased but also he definitely didn't think this through because on instinct:]

He sings a love song as we go along, walking in a winter wonderland.

[...fuck off he's not blushing you're blushing. Either way he takes a reprieve from the song and just plays without singing again.] You should know that this is the nicer version of caroling. When we went to bother Yu it was sort of a disaster. [This is mostly to Natalie but he's also biting back a grin.]

[robitussin]

[She... is absolutely smirking too once she looks towards him and notices the blush, sorry John. Regardless, she switches to match with him, just playing the melody without starting to sing the next verse.]

I absolutely need to hear that story before we move on.

[parodeity]

[ yeah sorry dave is laughing he picked the song specifically to mess with john and also just because he wanted to hear it? ]

I expect the full song at this supposed solo rendition? Also John is just upset he doesn’t have my talent for picking songs. [ dave you basically picked memes ]

[windeity]

[FUCK OFF DAVE!!! That's so rude?]

Yeah, we'll see. [He rolls his eyes.] It's not a talent I want, trust me. I think we are just lucky Yu is pretty easy-going. Never let Dave pick Christmas carols. Ever.

[robitussin]

[She smiles, looking towards Dave.]

Okay, but now I need to know what song you picked. Are we talking, like, Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer level of awful?

[parodeity]

Whatever, sunshine, you’d still let me pick. Also nah John just has no taste. It was like Christmas Conga and stuff like that?

[windeity]

Stop using Chiyo's nickname on me, that doesn't work. And it's not that I don't have taste! It's just that I do not think most people think of Cyndi Lauper when it comes to Christmas. Right? [Nat, back him up here.]

[robitussin]

Well. I've literally never heard that song, so in order for me to form a solid opinion, I think we all know what needs to happen.

[Please serenade her??]

[parodeity]

Whatever you want, darlin’. [ he flips nicknames with a low, slow drawl so enjoy that, i guess. to Natalie: ] Want to trade places, then?

[windeity]

What happened to being on my side? [Glad that John's plans are blowing up in his face, but sure, go ahead and swap, guys.]

[robitussin]

Sure thing.

[She shifts away from the keyboard so Dave can get there, moving to where he's standing.]

[parodeity]

My side has better benefits. [ and he’ll go to take natalie’s place, automatically placing his hands on the keyboard. ] Well, John?

[ you lead. ]

[windeity]

Lame. [He sticks out his tongue, but okay what if he just starts playing the opening for Christmas Conga?] You're lucky I actually know the music for this.

[robitussin]

[Even hearing the opening melody is enough to make her softly put a few fingers over her mouth.]

Oh, no.

[parodeity]

Please, as if you can’t play pretty much any song I’ve ever thrown your way.

[ dave starts to follow along, then grins. ]

I wish you joy that never ends...

[ his voice continues to be actually excellent even when he chooses stupidity so there’s that ]

[windeity]

[And this is how John Egbert spontaneously combusted.]

Happy times with all your friends--

[But yeah, Dave's not wrong, John seems to be able to play along.]

[robitussin]

[She stays silent for the time being and just listens to the two of them, though the banter does get her to grin a little.]

[parodeity]

[ is it. dave can help make things worse always and so he swings his hip into john’s annoyingly to set up: ]

Come on and hold my hips a little longer.

[windeity]

[That actually gets him to laugh a little so the next line's a little jumbled.]

As we do the Christmas Conga. [There's a pause.] I'm not saying "bonga" on repeat. [Mostly because he can't even say it the first time without cracking up.]

[robitussin]

You should absolutely say bonga on repeat.

[Natalie, no.]

[parodeity]

She’s right, dude, it’s your line? You have to Bonga Bonga for us. It’s the law.

[windeity]

I will bonga you right into the snow. [Yeah he can't take this seriously.] Bonga, bonga, bonga, bonga, do the Christmas Conga~

[robitussin]

[The more times he says bonga, the more delighted she looks?? But other than that she's falling silent again to listen.]

[parodeity]

I will bonga you right back, babe. [ what does that even MEAN, dave. (it probably means shoving snow down john's shirt if he shoves dave into the snow ever) ] The old white tree still looks good - and Grandma's angels got me thinkin' -

[windeity]

Don't even start. [Don't shove snow in his shirt wtf. But he grins at Dave first before he glances back at Natalie, apparently still getting into it as they play along.]

String up the new lights, brighten the cold nights, and get those baubles blinking...

Hey, do you think this counts as caroling even though my partner changed?