( he shouldn't be surprised at how she cuts to the chase, and he's - not, really, but there's still an almost amused tick of his lips when she does. )
Surprisingly, ( he says sardonically, something sharp-edged in it ) my holidays were quiet "this time around." I wouldn't call it a first, but it was something of a change.
( terrible things happening on christmases, maybe it's some kind of a joke; and now he's left dealing with his memories, as broken and unreliable as they are, and trying to find a way to live with them. )
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Surprisingly, ( he says sardonically, something sharp-edged in it ) my holidays were quiet "this time around." I wouldn't call it a first, but it was something of a change.
( terrible things happening on christmases, maybe it's some kind of a joke; and now he's left dealing with his memories, as broken and unreliable as they are, and trying to find a way to live with them. )