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]

[Daisy turns to Fuuko. It still feels strange to be labelled "hero", and "good person".]

I do what is necessary... But thank you, Fuuko.

[At the very least, those are traits that remark her humanity.]

Being an officer has benefits. But it doesn't feel right. It's common where I'm from. Many soldiers would refuse to go home if it means their squad would still be out there.

[She grabs a knife and a pair of forks, and slowly cuts through the frosting and the fruits. Upon cutting the first part, she puts a slice over Fuuko's plate -- and a wide portion of Daisy herself.]

This is better... At least for me.

[starfishlovesyou]

If it's better for you then you should do whatever you need to in order to make sure everything is just right for you.

[Nodding. It's hard to enjoy life when things aren't going your way after all. Picking up her own fork, Fuuko sections off a piece of the cake with a cherry on top and eats it, holding the fork in her mouth for a moment as she enjoys the sweet taste.]

Do you enjoy doing what you do Daisy-san? It seems like a very difficult job to keep up with. [Quickly adding--] Don;t worry if you'd rather not talk about it, Fuuko understands! [She's just being curious.]

[daisy023]

[She almost freezes upon being asked if she enjoys what she does. It's not because of the fear it causes her to listen to fireworks and believe battle is near, and the helplessness of being driven towards a fight that is not there.

It's because she likes it. Down to the sight of a dying enemy and the moment of victory. Because fighting was the only thing her life amounted to before Luceti.

Her voice is quiet as she answers.]

It's the challenge. [She pauses, thinking of ways to word it.] Knowing that you think, survive, and go beyond your limits feels great. Sometimes it's too hard. Sometimes you see things you don't want to. Sometimes you're in places that you just want to leave.

[Harvest.]

But the knowledge that you're doing something to help people, that your friends watch over you go through hard times... [And just now, another thing she never expected to have waiting for her.] And that your loved ones are waiting for you to return... It's what drives me to it.

[Daisy notices she hadn't laid a single bite over her cake. Instead, she serves Fuuko some of the milk.]

But sometimes I want a quiet life. Like Nagisa's. Like yours.

[starfishlovesyou]

[Keeping quiet and nodding her head along to every that's being said. There are feelings and descriptions there that Fuuko can't associate with, such as going beyond your limits and perhaps even surviving. But she understands from the way Daisy talks that she feels a great deal about her job.]

Friends seem to be a pretty strong driving force behind most things people do. [And how. She loves Tomoya and Nagisa and she always will, no matter what. Knowing they were happy and with her in one way or another was always a happy thought.

Grasping her glass with both hands and sipping some of the milk.]

Enjoying a quiet life like Nagisa-san's is very refreshing. [Not so much like her own however.]

[daisy023]

[It always is, Daisy thinks. Sometimes, it's the fear of letting your teammates down what keeps together an entire unit.

The Chief doesn't fail to notice that Fuuko did not include herself in that description. Why? Fuuko, Nagisa, Kotomi, and Tomoya were all civilians from the same place and age. There was nothing suggesting there would be something technological or supernatural in them.

Worried, she looks at Fuuko, wondering if she wants to speak about it.]

[starfishlovesyou]

[Staring off into space for a moment, not taking notice of Daisy's expression until she turns back to her milk.

Shaking her head.]

Fuuko's life is pretty quiet too, but it's not something Fuuko would like other people to enjoy.

[There's no way she could hope for anyone to enjoy a life like hers, that would be like wishing an illness on someone.

Bobbing her head down towards Daisy's cake. Better eat up and enjoy it sooner rather than later.]

[daisy023]

[Daisy does not understand what Fuuko may mean by that. then again, few would with what she lived. Whatever may have happened to the girl beside her is something she worries for. It saddens her a little how many of the friends she's met have lives not devoid of tragedy or loneliness.

But for now, there is peace. For this moment, she remains near Fuuko. Eating the sweets shared between them, and watching the fireworks.]