Out with the old....

[sundead]

Who: Everyone
What: New Year's.
When: Dec. 31st, New Year's Eve, to Jan 1st, New Year's Day.
Where: Everywhere
Summary: It's New Year's, and the people of Luceti have a lot to reflect upon, and to look forward to. And on a more meta level, new journal names.
Rating: We'll see...

New Year's brings images of crowds, and songs, and fireworks; staying up til midnight and watching balls or bells being rung. But Luceti is a different time and place. Whether you're partying with friends or watching the sunrise, what are you doing today?

Comments

[repudiate]

[ casually pointing at the nearby rainpipe on the building. ]

Just climb. It's not that hard, is it? You should be able to do this much. [ it's how she got up there, after all.. ]

2/2

[i_am_not_cute]

See, that makes everything sound a lot better! I'd probably listen to her more if she put things like that. [She laughs.] Maybe you should've been my caretaker instead of her.

that's sexyfine with me bb

[i_am_not_cute]

Hey, Spada, Happy New Year! Did you like the cookies I made?

:Db

[i_am_not_cute]

Oh...Grune! [Sorry, she's a bit busy admiring how that dress looks on you.] Ah, um, I think I'm okay here, thanks. [Just wiping tables down is all!] If you want to help, you should find Miss Ginia and ask what needs to be done. [Frown.] But that's such a nice dress...you might accidentally ruin it.

[shadedsunlight]

[She laughs as well.] Sometimes it's all in the phrasing. But really, Pao-lin, being a proper young lady isn't about what you wear or having perfect manners. It's being able to handle everything with grace and composure and making yourself heard and known without making a scene.

[repudiate]

[ Becoming happy no matter what.. So that's what she's finally reached here, after being miserable and lonely for so long? Well, it does feel good - nice and warm, and.. better than she's felt in a long time. Better than any time since her family died. ]

... Yeah. Any name.. is fine at all. [ and it's more symbolic than that even to her - giving up the Ushiromiya name means finally leaving the past for what it is, accepting that her family is gone and moving on to something new - and probably better for her, too.

She takes a deep breath; it feels almost corny and cheesy saying this, not like her at all, so she can't help it when the blush creeps further up on her face. ] So, if it's yours, then.. I guess if taking it on someday might happen, I probably wouldn't mind by then.

[ even if such a thought is still far away. ]

[avaricious]

[Wow! Okay! That was kind of uncalled for. Good thing Ling can't read that.]

Both sounds good. I'll just go with the second page of the menu tonight.

[shadedsunlight]

It's a beautiful display. Lights up the sky and seems to go on forever. A sight to see. And lots of boozing and revelry too.

[breaks_destiny]

[He wonders if he has been able to make her even a bit happy, but he's not in a rush. He plans to work on that forever after all, one day he will get there if it hasn't happened yet. And thus he never asks.

He tries to not look disappointed when she answers, saying that any name is fine at all. Well, it's not as if he expects her to say she would like his or anything like that but, maybe he expected her to say that she had a preference and just no expand on that. But anyone would do, huh? Maybe he should take that as a signal that he's not making her very happy yet. He's about to answer when... She continues.

And the world stops as he just stares at her. Surprise wrote on his face before slowly realization dawns in and a smile climbs up his facial expression accompanied by a small laugh. Good job Ange, now you have your boyfriend grinning, laughing and blushing like an idiot.]

I-I see, I see! You wouldn't mind that, yeah. I wouldn't mind it either, you taking it, you can take all you want, I probably wouldn't mind either way. Not that it's something to really worry about now, right?

[Laughing a bit, he tries to take a sip to make himself shut up. He flinches.]

OUCH! How the hell did I manage to make it so hot?! I made hot cocoa, not lava cocoa!

[Guess who forgot again to blow at it.]

[inkdrops]

[The fireworks are probably all but little smoldering, dying embers in the sky once Haruhi arrives, and Miyabi's taking that long glug from her sake dish, sighing and coughing just a little. Ah, good...it kinda still burns but it's good. A breath of air escapes her as a pleased sigh, and she opens her eyes to green the dark of night.

It's hard to see anything in the gloom with her vision impaired to only black and white, so she doesn't see the oncoming approach, but her hearing's improved some, to compensate. It's a hunch, but she stands a little straighter and looks out again.]

...Hello?

[Sorry, I'm hating the lack of on-site notifs on my non-posts right about now]

[phantasmgap]

[Yukari looks up, then smiles a bit crookedly.]

You've never had sake? Warm sake is the perfect thing for a winter night.

[She holds up a small dish.]

Brewed rice wine, if you were wondering.

[catches]

[moe moe]

For starters, they're way cooler than animals. I'll take a guess and say they're cooler than Godzilla too.

[folklorist]

[ Helios chuckles. Boozing indeed. ] Never was particularly fond of, well, booze as you put it. I guess times of celebration do call for it though, don't they?

[kamiyandisease]

[Putting a hand over his head and starts to tear up. Why, God, why?!]

What are you talking about!? It's just my general misfortune...! The stars were simply aligned for this event to happen!

[immamartillo]

[ Firo nods and follows after him. A drink sounds pretty tempting right about now. His face darkens at the remark about the Malnosso, and he grumbles quietly to himself. ]

Well, as far as we know they're not messin' with it...

[ He doesn't want to rain on the parade, though, so he tries to dismiss that thought with a quick smile. ]

Really? Sounds like fun. How big is Dahngrass?

[menial]

['Is she trying to confuse me on purpose?']

Right, Miyabi, whoever that is.

yeah that would be awkward for those that use those

[makeitquick]

...What.

[But. Okay. he takes the dish - which is hard not to spill, weird. sniff it]

[godbent]

She's this fairy who works for Amaterasu as a messenger or something.

[menial]

You say that like it's so normal.

[godbent]

Someone's there?

[...Wait that voice is Miyabi. Oh. She nods]

It's Haruhi.

[And now she's glancing around too. Either for the small glowy thing or the bigger version]

[kineticcajun]

[Charming smile goes here.]

Hard not to, wit' good food an' good company like this. Not workin' too hard, are you?

[godbent]

Well, I met both, so..

[menial]

Yeah, I know. It's still a little surprising to see you take something like that... calmly.

[godbent]

Oh! Yeah, well... whatever.

[Sniffle. and she sighs. at least the hill is in sight now]

[geniustheveil]

[Please don't call her picky, Usagi. Ami shakes her head; even if she doesn't recall all of it vividly, she's known Keiichi for awhile here. It's probably alright by now, isn't it?]

Keiichi-kun, then.