"You have a what, now?"
"A Yule goat."
Law merely nodded, face impassive. "That is made out of straw."
Nami grinned, continuing wrapping a bulky box that rattled ominously when moved. "It's traditional! Everyone knows the last sheaf of grain gathered in the harvest keeps the spirit of the harvest and should thus be made into part of the Yule celebrations. Goats used to draw Thor's carriage, you know."
"I know about the god of thunder, yes. What I don't understand is this particular Yule goat and why you are so fond of it."
"It's a nice goat. It's just a tad bigger."
"It's 15 meters tall. That's not a tad bigger, that's gigantic."
"Weeeeell…" Nami dragged out the word as she finished the bow on the by now expertly wrapped package and scribbled a hasty 'Chopper' on the small card attached. "It might also have something to do with the more current tradition of betting on when it's going to burn up."
Law sighed. "You don't think there are some… perverse incentives baked into betting on when it's going to burn up?"
Nami looked scandalised. "Of course not! It's just a friendly wager."
"You are basically calling for people to commit arson."
"Don't be silly. There are stringent security arrangements in place."
"…you are still calling for people to try and get it to burn on the date they bet on."
"They can try but they cannot succeed."
"You have that much trust in a few surveillance den den mushis and some sort of inflammable coating on, I say it again because I don't think it's been said enough, straw, which is very flammable indeed?"
"I trust the security implicitly. And I rigged the thing ages ago. Trust me, it will burn."
For a picture of the goat in question, please visit my tumblr or search Wikipedia for the Gävle goat.
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