#but idk if I knew how the charas celebrated for real it could be easier

[disownedbytiime]

Someone left me a comment on jttou (to which I haven’t replied yet but I’ll try to do it tonight if I can use my computer) about something like a Christmas special and ngl that sounds great. Obviously not done by Christmas this year, but it gave me the idea that when I finish the whole thing, I may do a couple of extra chapters with some special events for them, and Christmas sounds like a cute thing for parents-children (and just having experienced having my nephew and niece spending their Christmas at my house gave me a better idea).

But I really have no idea how to do it exactly. I’m not sure if Christmas exists at all in the game. Yes, they have ‘holidays’ and winter vacations, but I’m not sure if the festivity actually exists. (And not even as a Christianity thing, just… like the gift giving and stuff). And if it exists, how do they celebrate? While it’s a Japanese game, it’s not really set in Japan (even though they do celebrate the new year similar to Japan), so I don’t think it should be celebrated like they do over there. And tbh there are a lot of things in the game that seem more western-like. (Like the school year.)

But ‘western countries’ is too broad and obviously the traditions are different in each place. How I celebrate where I live is very different from USA and Canada for example. Hell, it’s different from the south/center of Mexico where they don’t really do any Santa-related thing and it’s more about Jesus. I’m sure the countries in the Southern Hemisphere celebrate way different since it’s summer there. I guess it’s different in Europe but idk about that.

Now you’ll say: well, every country in the game is supposedly based on some real-life country (or several of them), but I didn’t set my story on any real place in the game haha. Ig it’s supposed to be on a ‘twisted w/onderland’ neutral, sort of place where everybody can move around between countries if they want? So idk.

#am I overthinking this? definitely. but I like to do things right #like I spent like a day researching camping tents for one (1) chapter. do you think I won’t look too much into it? #i gueeeesss I can sort of use the NA approach (bc after Mexico. that’s the most well versed I’m in) #but adding like stuff from… germany/kenya/tanzania-ish as if the dads bring their traditions from home #I say those countries bc of the movies/stories being set (loosely) #but idk if I knew how the charas celebrated for real it could be easier #I could try to keep it vague too #also anyway. it’s hard to speak about Christmas without getting into religion but I really don’t wanna get into religion here and just #make it about family stuff and gift-giving I guess?? #i guess it’s good I’ll still take my time w the following chapters because it’s already giving me a headache #aidé.txt