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

[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!

[repudiate]

[ oh no, this again, it's the Battler special technique.. ]

Isn't that just some convenient excuse? Next you'll say the stars just happened to be aligned for you to rob some bank or whatever too.

[kamiyandisease]

Now that's just stupid. Why would I have to rob a bank whenever I have an ATM card and a bank account filled with money? I don't have intentions in becoming a millionaire anytime soon, so I would say that I'm pretty satisfied with myself.

[repudiate]

[ for a moment she just stares, since.. well, it's so like him to give such a serious answer to something she's just deadpanning over. ]

Good to see you at least aren't planning on becoming a criminal anytime soon, Kamijou-san. Even if you look up girls' skirts.

[kamiyandisease]

How many times do I have to tell you that I'm not a skirt chaster! [Even if it was a good sight, yes.] Good to see that you're wearing something mature under there at least!

[repudiate]

You know, if you're going to judge a girl's underwear in nearly the same sentence you're saying you're not a skirt chaser, nobody is going to believe you!

[ WHY ARE THEY DISCUSSING HER UNDERWEAR she does not like this conversation topic, okay. ]

[kamiyandisease]

Idiot girl! You're the one who's jumping to conclusions by believing that! [SIGH WHY DO THINGS ALWAYS END UP LIKE THIS... At least she isn't "biri biring" right now.]

C.. can we discuss something else? This topic is already dangerous ground for me.

[repudiate]

Maybe you should pick your topics a little more carefully then if you don't want to throw yourself into a minefield, Kamijou-san.

[ but fine, she's nice enough to comply.. ]

Got any New Year's resolutions?

[kamiyandisease]

Right now? I guess a resolution would be escaping from this place.

[repudiate]

[ That actually makes her think, because.. a month or two ago she might have said the same. But now, honestly, she isn't so sure anymore - actually, she would mind leaving more than she would mind staying here. There's her boyfriend, after all, and in a way her friends too.. and what does she have left back home either way?

Not that she shows any of it, just answering casually. ]

How ambitious. Do you have any plans yet?

[kamiyandisease]

[It's not that he hasn't grown attached to people here, but he still has things to do back home. Mainly, apologize to his friends and Index for being MIA after World War Three. Being stuck in another world isn't really helping things on his end... Even if events are frozen for the moment.]

Not at the moment... But I'm working on it. That's for sure.

[repudiate]

And if it's Kamijou-san.. I'm sure you'll come up with some sort of plan.

[ and with 'some sort of plan' she means 'something probably really ridiculous and crazy'. in the most friendly way, really. ]

[kamiyandisease]

I'll certainly find a way! No matter how long it takes, I will do it.

[repudiate]

So you're saying in that case the rest of the village should just rely on you, the hero who will save the day?

[kamiyandisease]

I never said anything like that and I'm not a hero. [JEEZ HE GETS THIS FROM ACCEL...]

If people want to stay here, then I won't stop them. But if others want to come with me, then that's fine as well.

[repudiate]

Didn't you say something about stopping a World War before? That sounds enough like a hero to me.

[ ... ] Yeah, I think there's.. plenty of people who don't really want to leave.

[kamiyandisease]

Eh? What's with this unusual change of pace? You sounded so adamant on leaving a while ago.

[repudiate]

[ Well, she doesn't exactly want to leave her boyfriend.. But she hasn't told anyone that, and the thought of telling Touma of all people about that now is incredibly embarassing. So for a moment she's quiet, and it's actually as if there's something awkward about her for once. ]

I just.. changed my mind a little, that's all.

[kamiyandisease]

[He is... horribly confused about this. Touma is not exactly the sharpest knife in the shed, so he just simply tilts his head to the side and scratches his chin.]

...??? Did something earth shattering happen to make you change your mind?

[repudiate]

Yeah, something pretty earth shattering happened. [ that's what getting a boyfriend amounts to for her either way, even if it's not in a bad way.. is that enough of an answer for you, Touma? ]

[kamiyandisease]

[It's more than enough for him! He won't pry anymore since... this is Ange. He almost never expects a straight answer from her, anyway.]

I see. Well, whatever the case.... I hope you're happy with the results it's given you. Even here, everyone deserves to have some happiness.

[repudiate]

[ thank the cosmic forces for rescuing her from yet another possible embarassing moment.. ]

... How idealistic, Kamijou-san. [ but she's almost smiling a little - not quite, but there's something fainty content rather than it being scolding. ] But thanks. I.. am happy, yeah.