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

[phantasmgap]

[The one way to get Yukari outside in the middle of winter is for a festival of some sort, and that's certainly what she's found herself as part of. Of course, since Yukari is the basically embodiment of every bad Gensokyo habit around, she's pretty much instantly gone for the drinks. Not the tea or punch, no, she's got herself what looks to decidedly be a couple bottles of sake, though she's by herself for the moment.]

[makeitquick]

[And one slayer is walking down the street, observing what everyone else is doing and then... this. It smells interesting, and not quite like other things she's encountered here before. she blinks, and then looks to the woman sitting there]

What're you drinking?

[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.

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]

yeah, getting used to being unable to track threads or get replies in just an inbox

[phantasmgap]

I take it you're not from Japan or a place with Japanese influence, then.

[She considers.] Think of it like the bridge between beer and vodka. It's made like beer, but with rice. And unlike most alcohol, actually doesn't taste like the underside of a mule when it's heated up.

[And after that, she downs the entire saucer she has, before giving a happy sigh afterwards.] Ahhh~! Perfect thing for a night like this.

Shame that

[makeitquick]

[...Sniff, sniff.

And then, gingerly, she lifts it and tries to sip. When she does, he wings (with the left one pieced with a silver clip) and she stumbles back. Wow, flavor. Jeez she needs to get used to it here]

Not bad. Yeah.

[phantasmgap]

[A bit of a chuckle.]

Careful, it kicks like the harder stuff. You won't have as much of a hangover, getting drunk off of this, though!

[She pours herself another cup, sipping it.]

Yukari Yakumo. I don't go outside too much, especially in this weather, but the festivities warranted it. Who do I have the pleasure of making the acquaintance of?

[makeitquick]

[Wow she talks a lot. But hard? This is liquid- oh. she means like... okay. Melaka sniffs it again before taking another little sip. She has no idea how she is supposed to hold this... cup? Bowl? Whatever it is. Sob. But she can feel it already. Jeez, she wasn't kidding]

Melaka Fray. I get out sometimes.

[danmakuboundary]

[Talking a lot comes from being from a medium with dialogue boxes insead of scripts or comic panels. Yukari notices the unfamiliarity the girl has - pretty understandable if she's not from Japan - and demonstrates, cupping the sakazuki in one hand.]

It's a pleasure to meet you. Like this, think of it like a saucer of milk, or one you'd rest a teacup in.

[Except with booze.]

[makeitquick]

...Teacups got handles.

[phantasmgap]

[A laugh.]

Not the cup itself. I meant the saucer that the teacup rests in.

Tell you what... next celebration, I'll bring the more traditional sake cups. These are more for special festivals.

[makeitquick]

[Sip.

Wow man she's totally going to be gone if she has any more of this. Damn future and it's not quite alcohol alcohol. She shakes her head and then smiles a bit]

Pretty straight of you.

[danmakuboundary]

It's only fair; parties are for having fun, aren't they? Even if it's the quiet, personal kind of fun.

[makeitquick]

Yeah, that's the idea. Still, just met and you're offering that?