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[earloffancybutt]

Christmas at Downton. Oh what fun...

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Oh, hello

[thequitecontrary]

Is that sarcasm?

I have always enjoyed Christmases at Downton.

well hello there!

[earloffancybutt]

[Oh. He hadn't expected anyone to hear that. Let alone his grandmother.]

A bit. Forgive me, it's just been a long day.

[thequitecontrary]

[Mary as an old woman would probably be like the Dowager Countess before her: formidable. But as it stands, the woman talking to Sebastian is still young.]

You'll have to forgive me as well but I do not recognize you. When have you been to Downton?

[intitleonly]

I say we skip it, charter a jet, and go to Monte Carlo.

[earloffancybutt]

[It's strange meeting her like this and he's really not sure how to react. Time is a very weird thing. And, maybe this is just a dream from too much food and wine. How can he possibly explain to her that this is his home and he grew up here without seeming like a crazy man?]

I'm...God, this is going to sound like the most insane thing, I'm your great-grandson.

[Yeah. He figures he'll just go with crazy. He's not the most creative when it comes to making things up on the fly.]

[earloffancybutt]

God, it's so tempting.

[Normally, Sebastian would be preaching about the importance of putting on a good show for family, especially when it came to Christmas. But, this year, he could't find it in himself to give much of a damn.

For one, there was the small matter of his recent breakup with his longtime girlfriend. A breakup which he hasn't announced to mother and father as of yet.]

[intitleonly]

[Liv wishes she felt bad about that, but...well...his girlfriend was kind of a c-word. Majorly.

Buuuuut he seemed to like her and it did suck that he was sad. Especially at Christmas. So maybe...maybe a little time away was just what they needed.]

Then let's do it. You and me. No parents. No romance. Just a week of sibling shenanigans. Come on, Bas....pleeeeeeeease. Pretty please. For me?

[thequitecontrary]

[Her eyebrows furrow and she cocks her head slightly. She too has experienced the oddity of time here, so instead of protesting or saying he's mad, she's going to take advantage of this situation.]

Are you? How odd this is, though I am not a stranger to such things in places such as these. Did you grow up at Downton?