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?

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[daisy023]

[She noticed. Daisy turns, at first not knowing what to answer.]

Fuuko? [...] The fireworks just startle me.

[It happens when you fight for so long it's all you hear.]

... They make me a little nervious, ma'am.

[contentedly]

We'll have to look through them later. [A "small stash" huh? Well. At least she can think of a way to occupy them for the rest of the night...

She finishes pouring the tea and brings it over to the table.]

What time do you think the fireworks will start?

[menial]

['And somehow I am not surprised at Kaname's answer. In the same sense that I'm not surprised when I start doing homework and then fall asleep. Even if you didn't go in realizing that would be the result, after the fact it is extremely obvious.']

Yeah, well... Barring a sudden leap in my power level, I don't foresee it happening. Maybe I should just steal your resolution, Kaname-san.

[godbent]

[He? What's He got to do anything. HMPH. She tries to pick up her pace to overtake him at the actual approach to the hill, but it's more flustered and faux-annoyed than anything. She smiles a little]

[menial]

['....Did she really pause to think about that?']

Well, then, don't sleep that much. Though that would take some years of concentrated sleeping to achieve, I imagine.

[ex_affability656]

[He glances at the wall clock--just after eleven.]

Probably closer to midnight, I'd think--eleven forty-five, or sometime around then. It might just be a matter of waiting until we hear them.

[contentedly]

Would you like to start looking through the pictures until then? [Since they decided to stay up and all... unless he's got other ideas of how they should be occupying their time...]

[ex_affability656]

[He takes a sip of tea--perfect as always--before practically jumping at the idea and already heading back to the desk in the living room where he's got them cooped up.]

That's a wonderful idea! Hang on, I'll just--

[Come back with packets and packets of pictures now.]

[menial]

['Is she walking faster now?

...Well, she has short legs anyway. Not that she couldn't lap me five times in a race, but this isn't a race. I can keep up with this pace, and hey, compared to my normal hill, this isn't bad.'

And so he follows suit, about half a step behind her.

'...Wait, what's she smiling about now? You know what, whole fleets have been launched to answer such questions in the past, although about Helens rather than Haruhis. I have no such command. Better just wonder internally for the time being.'

He actually hasn't been to these trees since the time she originally pointed them out to him, so he looks around with curiosity -- not that it's easy to see anything.]

[contentedly]

[...oh my.]

When did you even take all of these?

[ex_affability656]

[When he makes it back to the table and starts to uncover them, it becomes quite obvious that the subject matter of many of the pictures is, of course, Elicia.]

Oh, you know, just here and there when I saw something that needing a picture taken of it. The snow sets a nice stage for a lot of photo opportunities!

[In fact, they could probably fill the book with pictures of just Elicia playing in the snow.]

[contentedly]

Let's see if we can keep it to one or two photos from the same day for now.

[She smiles and starts looking through them with him...] Oh, look, it's the snowman army.

[daisy023]

[Daisy enters after Grune, lowering her head before crossing through a door too small for the giant.

Once inside, she sits on the nearest sofa, and sighs. She can still hear the fireworks outside -with her senses, it would be hard not to-, but it's better than hearing them outside.]

I'm sorry for this, ma'am.

[shadedsunlight]

Tall tales and lies, always welcome spices and additives to a story if used properly.

"Normally I'd insist it's no problem and that we have all the time in the world, but tonight, you're right." She smiles apologetically and gives a small bow of her head. "I am the hostess of the evening and I have a duty to uphold. However, I hope we can speak again later."

[most_unwanted]

That's true, so in a sense the spirits are just enhancing what you already have... So how did you make that Phoenix, is it a very involved spell for it?

[shadedsunlight]

It's what happens when everyone gets together for a good night.

Can I get you anything? Something to drink?

[action] ehehehehe it's a fun one to reference XD

[most_unwanted]

No, I didn't and for the record have never in my life screamed like a girl. [A mini-pause.] And I've never quoted the opening to Shaft either.

[most_unwanted]

That's the dilemma. I'd think that you'd need all the conditions from home to make it happen here... [But the Shifts can pretty much make anything happen, a troubling prospect, and they can always just bring in people if other people need to be involved.] Warning her could prevent it, or at least make things better on everyone involved. Or it changes everything entirely and makes it worse. Or... if we're really stuck in a universe that's tied to fate, knowing won't change a thing.

Then there's another consideration. If we forget everything when we're sent back home... it might not make that kind of a difference. Unless there's some small fragment of a memory deep down which helps...

[daisy023]

[That actually gets a laugh from Daisy.]

Neither am I. [Well, she was wrong that time... There were even more ways to make it warmer. She leans her head on Keimi's side, closing her eyes once again in a smile.

She is cute. Daisy felt comfortable forsaking her military demeanor around her.]

I'm glad I get to spend New Years' with you, Keimi.

[Another new year of Earth. Nine days until she made a full year in this place. Somehow... It feels longer, and shorter at the same time. And not in a bad way.

She breaks from the hug, and looks up... seeing a strange plant.]

[thenightmarebegins]

I wouldn't know.

[It's not like he thought to ask anyone... or go at all, at first.]

[inabook]

Probably not.

[and with that... she grabs Luca's hand!] Let's go find a better place to see the fireworks, then!

[inabook]

I really like most of the holidays Luceti celebrates. We have some celebrations in the winter, but it's not quite like this.

[geniustheveil]

That's the trouble. If she was aware of it... everything that made those situations is already here.

[The princess is already separated from the prince, and that's what led her to those lengths that led to the end of their world.]

[emp3thy]

Not from the city?

[because this isn't much compared to a usual day at the mall.]

[de_bel_survivor]

[And he follows along next to her. After a bit, he decide to hum a tune on a whim.]