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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Forever late.

[seakingbait]

[Keimi leans back in her wheelchair, her eyes never leaving the sky. This sight is amazing. All the sound! And lights! It's nothing at all like the celebrations on Fishman Island, and all the festivities around her brings her back to her childhood, staring in wonder at the human-made lights shining in the distance on Shabaody. Her smile is small, but filled with wonder. Slowly, she was beginning to remember why she was so intrigued by humans in the first place.

She squirms lightly, finding a comfy spot under her blanket, her eyes fixed on the explosions in the sky.]

[daisy023]

[Daisy looks for friends as well, but for a different reason. While she guessed in her early childhood she would have had the same fascination for fireworks, now they made her uncomfortable. A part of her doesn't want to bother anyone, and another wants to simply hide until it all blows over.

But she seeks for company in a time like this, and finds Keimi. In spite of all she is feeling now, remembering the evening they spent curled up together inside blankets makes her smile on the inside.]

Can I stay with you?

[Daisy is still concerned about her size. She is big. And hopes her blanket may be as well.]

[seakingbait]

[Keimi turns and smiles happily at the Spartan. She picks up the blanket and stands up out of the chair so Daisy can sit down.]

Of course you can, Daisy-chin.

[daisy023]

[She can't help but smile when the mermaid gives way.]

Thank you, Keimi.

[The taller girl leans down on Keimi's chair to sit. As with all chairs, though, she sets her legs sideways to keep her knees low... but the cold forces her to sit straight anyway, and stay below the sheets.

She easily lifts Keimi a little so she can sit on top of the bigger girl, and curls with her. Once the blanket covers the two of them, Daisy instinctively holds her.]

I feel guilty using your chair.

[seakingbait]

[The tiny mermaid smiles happily, curling into Daisy's warmth.]

...But you gave me a comfier one. This blanket just wasn't warm enough on it's own~.

[daisy023]

[She cannot suppress a laugh.]

So you're calling me your couch, now?

[Her long blonde hair meets the mermaids' green head. On the other hand, every is always so light under her hands.]

[seakingbait]

The best couch I've ever met!

[She giggles happily, lightly nudging the Spartan's cheek with her own. After getting comfortable, she sighs contently, looking up into the sky.]

It's so pretty tonight... humans come up with the neatest things.

[daisy023]

[Daisy laughs, hugging her. There's something so comforting about her height simply being a part of herself rather than something she used to be ashamed of.

Her cheek remains locked onto Keimi's, a wide smile she cannot take off, her long hair draping over the mermaid. Even as a sense of caution is lightened with the fireworks, and her heart beats faster, she is well. It's a strange feeling of closeness.

Of course, Keimi is a mermaid. Daisy strangely notes from the words she hears. Even as the Spartan was well-aware that over half her friends were not human, it's something she had just stopped thinking about after a while. With so many looking like humans and nonetheless willing to help her, and many of them being from mythology, it just turned into a useless label.

It's strange. But it's part of how much she had grown in this place.]

Sometimes it's the simple things that are neater.

[Or the ones not invented by humans at all. Being so close to someone you can feel their heartbeat, or even their voice when they whisper to you.

She inclines her head sideways with Keimi, drawing a big breath.]

[seakingbait]

It's the simple things that make life fun~.

[She smiles softly, warmly. Daisy's long hair tickles her face, but it's a comforting feeling. This was a closeness that she wasn't used to, but laying there in the Spartan's arms, she just felt safe.

She turns her head, her gaze meeting Daisy's blue eyes.]

[daisy023]

[Daisy doesn't take her eyes off Keimi when she looks at her, letting out a soft giggle with a reddened expression the longer time passes.

It's a different kind of warmth. She can't quite explain it. But she's felt it before. In a movement Daisy cannot explain her reasons for, her forehead touches Keimi's.

Her heart beats faster.]

[seakingbait]

[The mermaid's face reddened to match Daisy's. Unlike the more experienced Spartan, Keimi had never felt these feelings before. Not like this. The whole situation felt so strange to her. Daisy is a human. Should she even be feeling this?

Her eyes are locked on Daisy's gaze. She can't bring herself to look away. In this moment in time, there is nothing more beautiful. The world is silent, save for the occasional booming of the fireworks above them. Keimi's lower lip quivers; her heart is nearly beating out of her chest.]

[daisy023]

[For a Spartan, romance alone had always seemed something impossible. Strangely, the thought of falling for a non-human doesn't feel as far-fetched to her.

Granted, many non-humans here were of human appearance, and Keimi is a creature of romanticist mythology where Daisy is from. Guess it was the reason she grew to accept them quickly. And in some cases, like them.

Daisy does not look away. Even the fireworks sound like something without matter. She can feel Keimi's heartbeat.

She is silent for a long moment.]

Can I kiss you?

[seakingbait]

[Those words nearly catch Keimi off-guard. She feels light-headed, and her heart is pounding so loudly in her head that she can nearly drown out the booming fireworks. Still... she nods her head, slowly, her eyes never leaving Daisy's.]

Uh...huh.

[daisy023]

[She takes a long sigh - and there's another feeling she recognizes. The air smells like perfume.

The mermaid's heart is beating almost as fast as hers is. The taller girl wraps her arms over Keimi's back, careful not to touch her wings. It is done so to calm her... or to shift her a little forward, as she feels Keimi's breathing.

Daisy smiles once again, before she kisses Keimi.]

[seakingbait]

[Keimi instantly returns the kiss, her body instinctively curling into Daisy's warmth. All the doubt and fear she had just a moment ago was washed away the moment the Spartan's lips touched hers. She couldn't believe it. Her first kiss-- and with a human, no less. Still, in Daisy's warm embrace, she knew she made the right decision. The mermaid's kisses are shy, and awkward. She isn't sure what to do, or how to return the gentle kisses. Still, the only thing on her mind is making Daisy happy. For such a powerful warrior, Daisy's lips are incredibly soft...]

[daisy023]

[The taller girl is just as shy, but she has a little experience with kissinf, as small as it is. Without an objective to focus herself with and feeling this way towards Keimi now, she is as nervious.

But Daisy has not regretted any kiss she had ever made.

Keimi is going to be the third person Daisy has kissed in her lifetime. Her first two were the product of shifts, but even then... they all tasted like this. It's warm. Lips are always so soft, and so warm.

She likes kisses. She never imagined she would like them so much.

Daisy's arms rise a little to press Keimi to her while leaning back.]

[seakingbait]

[Feeling the shifting weight, Keimi starts leaning in towards Daisy. Her arms daintily wrap around the back of the Spartan's neck, keeping them together.

She never wants to let go.]

[daisy023]

[Her left hand goes over Keimi, forearm caressing one of her wings. Even now, the taller girl is aware, and careful with them as she reaches out to caress the mermaid's hair.

Her heart hammers her chest as she feel Keimi's chest over hers, in a lock Daisy dares not to break. Her right arm stays on her back, and lowers a little.]

[seakingbait]

[Keimi squeaks softly when her wings are touched. She doesn't have to remind anyone of how sensitive they are. But when the shock of the touch is over, all that is left is the gentle ebb of pleasure from Daisy's touch. She has never felt so vulnerable, or so safe.]

[daisy023]

[It's a strange feeling, being now with Keimi like this... caressing eachother. Daisy keeps her eyes closed, in a strange sense of union she had only felt with other Spartans, and Valvalis, before her.

A hand lowers a little to lift Keimi towards the bigger girl, and moves a little forward. Her white wings spread a little.

After a while, Daisy's lips disconnect from Keimi's... and form a wide smile, unable to contain a giggle.

It's a strange feeling, to feel so vulnerable and so safe. And yet she's happy.]

I'm even later, no worries... also the other thread is SO CUTE ;w;

[semper_cogitans]

[It is beautiful, isn't it?

Nervously, Robert approaches Keimi's familiar wheelchair, stopping just outside its perimeter to smile shyly at the occupant. It's been awhile since he's had a chance to really talk to Keimi.]

... Have... have you e-ever seen fireworks before, Keimi...?

[... He's not sure if he can bring himself to say that they're extremely basal, for him.]

We've been waiting forever for it to happen ;w;

[seakingbait]

[Keimi smiles happily up at Robert, before wheeling herself closer and giving him a gentle hug. It's true, they haven't had a chance to talk for quite some time, and Keimi always enjoys their conversation, even if some of what he says goes over her head.]

Never! They don't have anything like this on Fishman Island.

<33 I can see why~

[semper_cogitans]

[Oh, a hug - he doesn't get those often. It's a nervous moment before he returns it, a little stiffly but genuinely.

It definitely has nothing to do with Keimi's... Keimi-ness.]

Terra has... nothing of the s-sort, either... though, er, f-for different reasons...

[... Namely, because it'd be considered polluting.]

[seakingbait]

[Keimi smiles warmly, releasing the hug. She's long gotten used to Robert's nervousness. To her, it's just him being him.]

Mhm. I think the heat might pop the bubble. And that would be really bad.

[semper_cogitans]

[It's a good thing, because Robert wouldn't want to be offensive...]

... The bubble...? [He assumes it's a structure of Fishman Island, but is more curious about Keimi expanding on the concept.] I presume it is... an i-important structure...?