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

[happyends]

Still, I don't think that's a bad resolve at all.. A lot of people would be really happy if they got out there, I'm sure. [ a small smile. ]

U-um, as for me.. I guess that if I could become a little more helpful this upcoming year and make a lot of people happy, that would be enough, so.. that's my resolve.

[menial]

['And somehow I am not surprised at Kaname's answer. In the same sense that I'm not surprised when I start doing homework and then fall asleep. Even if you didn't go in realizing that would be the result, after the fact it is extremely obvious.']

Yeah, well... Barring a sudden leap in my power level, I don't foresee it happening. Maybe I should just steal your resolution, Kaname-san.

[happyends]

[ isn't stealing a bad thing-- hmm, she probably shouldn't comment on that, that'd be rude.. ]

That's okay. If you want to have the same resolution, then.. hmm, it's really alright. It's good if as many people as possible as made happy, after all.

[menial]

[Darn, and he was hoping for her to say something about it, too, so he could snark about it.]

Sounds right.

So, Kaname-san, what ways could you be made happy, besides seeing other people happy?

[happyends]

Make me happy? [ blink. ] Well.. I guess being useful to other people would make me really happy too. I know I'm nothing special, so when I could be of use to people even with that, that's great.

[menial]

['I mean, you have pink hair. That's kind of special. Mostly alien interfaces and Tsuruya have weird-colored hair, where I'm from, after all.']

How about something that doesn't involve other people?

[With a heavy load of sarcasm.]

Maybe a snack? I hear people like snacks.

[happyends]

Well, I'm not sure if a snack would be enough to make someone happy.. ah, maybe if they were starving..

[ this is material for thought - also what is having a sarcasm detector. ]

Um.. I guess being with my family or friends would make me happy too, but that involves other people too, doesn't it?

[menial]

Maybe if it was their favorite snack in the whole world. That their beloved grandmother used to make for them.

['Those were the days...

Uh, wait.']

Rack your brains, Kaname-san. I'm sure you've wanted something for yourself at least once in your life.

[happyends]

Ah, that sounds nice.. Someone finally reunited with that snack they've been longing for so long, it almost sounds a little like those tv shows in which they reunite people.

[ there's a long silence though at that last part - sure, she wanted to become a magical girl sort of but that thought ended up backfiring horribly.. and.. hmm.. ]

I guess there was a new CD back home that sounded nice.. I wouldn't mind having had that one, ehehe. I still needed to save up a bit more.

[menial]

['...A new CD. Poor kid. Not that I can afford CDs at home, with all the Brigade expenses.']

Hey, well, that's something, at least.

['...Also, was that a joke from her? I don't know why I'm so surprised.']

You should make that TV show, Kaname-san. Or commercial, more like. A girl and her Pocky, united at last.

[happyends]

Really? Do you think it would make people happy to be reunited with their food..?

[ Kyon, some spoilers: she's totally serious on considering this. ]

It seems a little odd, but.. if it's to make people happy, I wouldn't mind doing it at all.

[menial]

['...Note to self: keep her away from Mairu Orihara.']

...I guess it might help a little?

Yeesh. Kaname, you need a regimen of focusing on yourself sometime.

[happyends]

.. Huh? [ she blinks at him. ]

What do you mean..? Did I do something wrong?

[menial]

Well, you worry too much about other people.

Your mission should be to go to the hot springs and enjoy yourself for a day without pausing to help any stray kittens or lost orphans.

[happyends]

Is.. worrying about other people a bad thing then, Kyon-san? I didn't know.. I just thought it would be nice if everyone could be a little happier.

[ do you see that slightly dejected expression, Kyon? do you? ]

[menial]

Like everything else, it's good in moderation, Kaname. But you can't subdue human nature forever.

[happyends]

Subdue human nature, huh.. How do you mean that?

[menial]

Humans will always end up serving themselves, on average, even if individuals are like you... They'll try to satisfy their own desires. Just for the sake of sanity, one has to cultivate a bit of it for one's self.

[happyends]

Hmm, I guess it could be good for people.. a-and their sanity, yes. But is it really that weird that doing something for other people would make me happy..?

[menial]

It's more the way you never seem to think about anything else.

[happyends]

... A.. ah, so it's weird after all, isn't it.. [ a little awkward now, so she opts to stare at her feet instead. ]

[menial]

...Perhaps so, Kaname, but if so, it's weird in a good way. But I assume you might be happier if you were a little more like us normal people.

[happyends]

Hmm, but.. I think I'm already happy as-is, even if that in itself might be weird too then in that case..

[menial]

Well, if you're happy, then I suppose I certainly have nothing to complain about.