A thought

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

Does anyone else in the castle celebrate Chanukah?

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[soldarius.livejournal.com]

I do.

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

That's good. I mean not that you -- that there's more?

Last year I placed the menorah in the library.

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

I haven't met any other Jews in the castle.

I had a menorah in my room but when the First Gens ransacked the castle, they broke it. Been meaning to get a new one.

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

There's a few? But you're right, there definitely are not that many.

[Willow frowns slightly at the reminder of the destruction]

Mine survived, but that was because I kept it at the shop.

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

And the castle doesn't tend to celebrate it. But that's alright; I wouldn't trust it with a nice, quiet lighting of the menorah.

What kind of shop?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

I like that it is sort of meddle-free, from the castle standpoint.

I own the Magic Box, in town. I sort of inherited it from a friend when she left.

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

A miracle, huh.

Sorry to hear that. Do you actually sell magical devices?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

Devices? Not things that are especially -- device like, no.

I sell herbs and supplies. We have a large collection of texts, too.

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

Do you sell them to just anyone?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

Not just anyone tends to do the buying?

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

What is Chanukah?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

A holiday that is important to my family, where I am from.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see! What does it celebrate?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

The re-dedication of my peoples' temple after a battle. There should have only been enough oil left to burn for one night, yet it burned for eight nights. We celebrate that now.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

That sounds amazing! How was it able to burn for so long?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

Faith. A miracle? Maybe it was something about the weather, or where the light was placed.

What matters? Is the happening. That it did.

[huffythedragon.livejournal.com]

Hona-what?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

[Amused]

Chanukah.

[huffythedragon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that. What is it about?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

Well, after a temple was red-dedicated after a war? There should have only been enough oil to burn for one night. But it burned for eight.

I always like being reminded that things can be more than they seem. Or people think they are capable of.

[huffythedragon.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhh, I get it. Even if you think you can't do something, you might surprise yourself and manage it, right? You still gotta try?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

[One Willow grin]

Exactly. There always needs to be the trying.

[gevurah]

I do.

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

That's good. I mean not that you -- that there's more?

Last year I placed the menorah in the library.

[gevurah]

I haven't met any other Jews in the castle.

I had a menorah in my room but when the First Gens ransacked the castle, they broke it. Been meaning to get a new one.

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

There's a few? But you're right, there definitely are not that many.

[Willow frowns slightly at the reminder of the destruction]

Mine survived, but that was because I kept it at the shop.

[gevurah]

And the castle doesn't tend to celebrate it. But that's alright; I wouldn't trust it with a nice, quiet lighting of the menorah.

What kind of shop?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

I like that it is sort of meddle-free, from the castle standpoint.

I own the Magic Box, in town. I sort of inherited it from a friend when she left.

[gevurah]

A miracle, huh.

Sorry to hear that. Do you actually sell magical devices?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

Devices? Not things that are especially -- device like, no.

I sell herbs and supplies. We have a large collection of texts, too.

[gevurah]

Do you sell them to just anyone?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

Not just anyone tends to do the buying?

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

What is Chanukah?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

A holiday that is important to my family, where I am from.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see! What does it celebrate?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

The re-dedication of my peoples' temple after a battle. There should have only been enough oil left to burn for one night, yet it burned for eight nights. We celebrate that now.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

That sounds amazing! How was it able to burn for so long?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

Faith. A miracle? Maybe it was something about the weather, or where the light was placed.

What matters? Is the happening. That it did.

[huffythedragon.livejournal.com]

Hona-what?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

[Amused]

Chanukah.

[huffythedragon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that. What is it about?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

Well, after a temple was red-dedicated after a war? There should have only been enough oil to burn for one night. But it burned for eight.

I always like being reminded that things can be more than they seem. Or people think they are capable of.

[huffythedragon.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhh, I get it. Even if you think you can't do something, you might surprise yourself and manage it, right? You still gotta try?

[its-worthdoing.livejournal.com]

[One Willow grin]

Exactly. There always needs to be the trying.