[018] they should never give a license to a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves

[notafuckingnut]

[Anyone paying attention is treated to a good thirty seconds of humming -- "Jingle Bell Rock" at first but then "Do They Know It's Christmas" -- but it stops abruptly when he actually finds his train of thought.]

..Is there a word for when you get a song stuck in your head, but every time you get to one part it turns into something else?  And it keeps looping because you can't remember any more of it?

There's probably one in German.  They're always good for that.

But seriously.  I'm getting sick of it; it ends up on that one about whether or not people know it's Christmas and it's just fucking depressing.

[He looks guilty for all of ten seconds -- he's probably not supposed to be cursing, at least not out loud because it's impolite, but whatever.]


[A/N: AU!Richie is the adoptive son of William von Graham and Hannibal.  He's a little misguided, and has a tendency towards Bad Life Choices, cursing like a sailor, submitting to peer pressure entirely too easily, and impulsive decisionmaking, but he's generally not a bad kid.

Although you might not want to leave him in charge of your pets, plants, or small children; he tends to be unintentionally neglectful of them.]

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wiki is full of useless info. like tyler.

[veryspecialwill.livejournal.com]

The term you are thinking of, Richard, is "ohrwurm". Rough translation, "earworm". I will overlook your cursing slip-up, as it is much improved from when you first arrived. Good job.

[feels-no-love.livejournal.com]

[Have a slightly slurry voice; Damian Stone, local fresh-widowed piano player, is drunk even earlier than usual today.]

The only way to get one piece of music out of your ears is with another one.

[He sets his communicator on the piano and breaks into a rendition of "On The First Day After Christmas".]