A Christmas tree lot on the mainland- Tuesday

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After two years as a couple, there were almost too many options for where to spend the holidays, and after some deliberation Clint and Kitty decided that they'd stay in Fandom for once. And if they were going to stay here, then Kitty figured they at least had to do it right, which meant there was going to have to be a tree.

Besides, Kitty was kind of glad to get off island, because while she'd had the foresight to bring an umbrella for the snow, there were still patches of her clothes that had been turned colors, thanks a lot, Fandom.

"I thought we'd be cutting it close, but this is still a lot of trees," Kitty said, looking around.

[For the shopping partner.]

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"Mmm, a manly candle. Or something you put in a car to hide funky smells," Clint said. He went over to another tree that was thinner, but a little taller. "This one smells nice too. And it doesn't look brown at all." He brushed his hands over some of the branches to see how sturdy they felt.

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"It's cute," Kitty said, considering it. Yes, she called a tree cute. "Are you leaning towards taller instead of fuller?"

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"I don't know if I'm leaning towards anything. I just feel like... I don't know, it should be tall? Taller than me?" He wasn't going to point out that most of the trees fit that criteria, shhh. "I'm already thinking about how to keep Lucky and Rook from getting into it too much, so maybe less full would make it harder for them to run into."

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"So like a six foot one?" See, she was even being generous. "I think as long as we don't put anything breakable on the bottom branches it'll be fine. If we had cats there'd be trouble but the dogs'll probably investigate and lose interest right away."

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Kitty really was the most generous girlfriend ever. "I hope you're right," he said. "I'd like our first try at this to not be a disaster."

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"If it is, at least we can get a good story out of it to tell our friends," Kitty said, looking at a fuller tree. "I don't think we can suck too hard at this."

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"No, not with trees that look nice," Clint said. He slipped his arms around Kitty's waist as he looked at the tree with her. "This one looks healthy."

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"Yep. And I don't think the dogs can do too much damage to it," she said, tilting her head to consider it.

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"It'd fit nice in the corner of my living room," Clint agreed. "And it looks sturdy enough that even if one of the dogs tried to mess with it, the tree would win."

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"Is it wrong that if that happens, I'm probably going to find it hilarious?" Kitty asked, looking over at him.

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"You can laugh but you're helping me with the cleanup," Clint said. "Or at least helping me try to look stern at the dogs and not immediately forgive them the moment they look cute."

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"Every adorable living being we'll ever be in charge of is gonna be so spoiled," she said, shaking her head. "I guess I can look stern while taking pictures..."

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"You know, when you say 'spoiled' like that, it sounds bad, but it never seems bad in the moment," Clint said, looking around. "I'm assuming we have to talk to someone to get the tree, and not just walk out with it? Assuming you want this one, I mean. We can keep looking..." Really, they were going to end up with whatever tree Kitty wanted.

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"You know what, I think I love it," Kitty decided, smiling. "And yeah, we should probably, you know, pay for it."

She was, after all, potentially years away from stealing stuff just because she should, and in related news Axis is stupid.

[so_hawkward]

"And get someone to help put it in the car. Or on the car?" Why did he not research this before coming out here?

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"On." That much she knew. From TV. "And then we're on our own when we get to- oh god, Fandom has stairs."

[so_hawkward]

"...I don't suppose we know anyone with telekinesis? That we like? And that likes us back?" Clint asked.

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"Not on island," Kitty said, thinking about it. "We'll work it out. It might mean airwalking the tree to your place, but we can do this, I think."

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"I'm glad you have so much faith in us," Clint said, flagging someone down to pay for the tree. "Do you have any ornament preferences? I only know like, the shiny ball type."

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"I don't know about preferences, but there are a ton of different kinds. Obviously Lucky and Rook need some kind of dog ornaments."

Obviously.

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Clint snickered, but nodded because yes, that was obvious. "And one for you too. Maybe it'll be a surprise."

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"Then I should probably surprise you with one, too," she countered, already thinking of a couple things.