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

it's always something!

[subsultive]

[Definitely regretting not trying to be more athletic right now.]

It isn't that hard.

[But he sees Spada's point and shuffles over to them, a small frown on his face. He said that but - nnno climbing isn't hard. He'll even prove it by climbing up without falling.

Look, look, Luca's not totally hopeless.]

you can't prove that

[forgiatura]

[ If he wants a round of an applause, he's not going to get it, and instead Spada follows suit as soon as he thinks the other's not going to kill himself trying to get onto the rooftop, expecting Luca to have moved and if he hasn't he'll be shoving him to do so. ]

You complainin' just to complain then?

suppose i can't

[subsultive]

[He's moved, thank you! No shoving needed! Although he'll shoot Spada a withering look and turn to watch the fireworks.]

A little, I guess. [If he remembers right --] Helios is doing the fireworks this year, I think. At least, that's what I saw when I was walking [and drinking] earlier.

[forgiatura]

[ The name rings a bell or two, but he's not all that familiar with him. ]

Helios ... Guy that talks a lot, right? Didn't know he was any good with fireworks.

[subsultive]

Me neither. We were talking about a possible snow or ice sculpture competition with a day at the hot springs as a prize for the winning group before... I don't know if we'll actually do it this year, but it's nice to think about, right?

[Maybe next year-- his toes curl at the thought of being here next year, not entirely for happy reasons. Time doesn't move back home, but he still had to...]

He warned me about a lot of the stuff that happens here around Christmas too, like mistletoe and its properties. I'm glad I didn't get caught under any...

[forgiatura]

[ Mistletoe's far more interesting than ice sculptures, and he leans over with a grin. ]

You know, no one'd be able to blame you for kissin' a girl if it was just 'cause of a mistletoe.

[ hummn. His grin turns a little softer, fonder. ]

Last year — or last cycle, I guess, we actually got presents for Christmas. [ and his was dumb but it made him plenty happy anyway. ]

[subsultive]

[No one should blame him for kissing a girl anyway, he likes girls!]

What was yours?

[forgiatura]

A picture of all of us from Ashihara. [ He falls back on the roof, onto his arms, gets a better look at the fireworks and pretends it's less sentimental that way. ] I dunno how Bil figured it'd be a good idea but it made it with me through two apartments. Dunno where it went after I left.

[subsultive]

[Oh, that's-- unexpectedly sweet, and Luca edges closer and probably into blocking his view of the fireworks.] I'm sure it'll turn up if you look for it.

[Unless he doesn't want it.]

[forgiatura]

[ Yeah, he's blocking his view of the fireworks and damnit, Luca, Spada will be swatting him out of the way. ]

Seems like a 50/50 deal with whether or not your stuff disappears. Some people don't leave anything behind.

[ And with a little laugh: ]

'sides, what's the point of gettin' a picture when the gang's all here, right?

[ Barring Ricardo, but ... ]

[subsultive]

[What if he swats back? -- No, he won't, just take to laying back beside him and frown at the fireworks.]

... Yeah, I guess you're right. It'd be nice to have something from home though. Aside from friends, I mean.

[Maybe it's because they could disappear at any time - the Malnosso sending them back or whatever - but. Bluh, this is a bad line of thinking to a new year.]

[forgiatura]

[ Right on that train of thought ... ]

I guess it's somethin' the Mallies can't take away, huh? Maybe I'll go lookin' for it one of these days.

[ ... Well, they technically still could, but he doesn't see why. ]

[subsultive]

It'd really be a nice find.

[Luca's just overly sentimental, though. And he's kind of missing home again.]

[forgiatura]

[ And he considers that before grinning in Luca's direction. ]

Maybe I oughta hand it off to you.

[subsultive]

[Pbbhhbbtbbt he's been caught.]

I'd, um... I think I'd like that. If you wouldn't mind?