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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[folklorist]

[ Helios is helping out with the fireworks and festivities. A crackling ball of light between his hands is key to this. It'll erupt into a million different like strings of light which dance and explode into beautifully colored displays.

Some of them will flit around the night sky as if they have a mind of their own, and then some might take shapes of animals and creatures that people may recognize. Helios is enjoying himself and the new year as well. Feel free to poke him while he's doing a light show, or when he's taking a break at the tables latent with food. ]

[shadedsunlight]

[Ginia's seen a lot of firework displays over the years. Davenport had one ever year that rivaled some of the displays in the big cities, but she's been all around the world.

This? This is easily the best one she's seen. She can't help laughing and applauding at the display in the sky.]

[folklorist]

[ The applauds and laughing get the headmaster's attention as he turns to find Ginia there. He smiles as a burst of light erupts from his palm, banks down to almost the floor, and finds it way to circling around Ginia up back into the night sky. ]

Happy new year Ginia!

[shadedsunlight]

[Ginis laughs as the light dances around her, following its moves up to the sky. She beams at Helios.]

Happy new year, Helios! This is amazing!

[folklorist]

Happy New Year to you as well! [ Helios has a big derpy smile on his own face. He is enjoying this quite a lot, and it shows. It's been awhile since he's celebrated with friends. Albeit...someone is missing, Frederic. ]

I'm glad that everyone is enjoying themselves.

[shadedsunlight]

I am too. It's such a wonderful way to end and begin a year, don't you think?

[folklorist]

It...it is. [ Though his smile does falter just a bit. The whole thing with Giles acting this way towards him and he only just figuring out why earlier today. Well it's been...an interesting start to the new year to be sure. ]

The ball dropping is usually how they celebrated in America isn't it? Have you ever been to Time Square and seen it before?

[consultmybooks]

[Giles will probably be sitting and watching the fireworks show. The light shows in Luceti never cease to amaze him, and that's even before he knows that Helios is at the helm of the performance.

Once he does? The applause is a little more enthusiastic. And it's an effort, it's still a very great effort and he doesn't know why, but Giles forces himself to take a deep breath and steal up to Helios during a lull.]

M-M-Magnificent, as always.

[folklorist]

O-Oh. Giles. Um th-thank you. [ There's a very apparent smile and it looks true nothing forced. After knowing what's going on with his best friend he can't help but still be worried. ]

Are you enjoying yourself thus far?

[consultmybooks]

O-Oh, um, y-yes. [He nods without thinking, before looking up again at the last few fading sparks of the latest batch.

He is. It's just...a feeling that's hard to deal with, right now.]

I m-made it.

[folklorist]

[ Helios' eyes widen for a second and then he nods, that smile waning but still apparent on his features. ] I-I'm glad you did. I'm glad that you...you c-came. I'm not sure it'd be the same if you didn't, honestly.

[ Because what's a celebration without friends, right? A new year, a fresh clean start. He's just hoping everything works out this year. ]

[consultmybooks]

[What's a celebration without friends?

And at least Helios is still his friend.]

Oh, d-don't be ridiculous. Things would have been, um, j-just fine without me. Th-They, um, they generally are.

But...th-thank you.

[For everything.]

[folklorist]

No. No they wouldn't have been. They weren't...they weren't last year.

[ There's the unspoken - when you left. But Helios' look is quite telling and conveying of what he means. ] It wasn't the same at all.

[ Helios shakes his head and holds up his good hand, the hand that can actually flex all the way to an open palm and not leave him seeing stars. ] Please Giles. You don't have to thank me for anything. If it were me I'm sure you'd do much the same actually.

[lostinmyway]

[Sup, Helios. Have a Grune in a brand new coat and pretty dress, being very impressed at you.]

Oh, my, your fireworks are so lovely, Helios!

[folklorist]

[ Well don't you look lovely? Helios blinks turning back around and managing his biggest smile back at her. ] Thank you Grune! I-I figured I might as well help in someway.

[ Its kept his mind off of things at least. ] Are you enjoying the countdown towards the new year?

[lostinmyway]

The new year?

[Guess who has absolutely no idea what's being celebrated right now.]

[folklorist]

Oh! Yes. All of this celebration is basically for when the new year begins. It typically happens on January first.

[ Helios will teach you Grune! ]

[lostinmyway]

Oh, does it?

[Hopefully he doesn't mind repeating the lesson a few dozen times....]

[folklorist]

Yes! It's like the start of a new year. So people tend to make new year resolutions and the like. But really it's just another time to sit around with good friends and enjoy the festivities.

[ Maybe have a little wine and count down the seconds till the next new year. ]

[semper_cogitans]

[Robert could watch Helios forever.

Those beautiful light displays are mesmerizing, so it's no wonder that the scientist is spending a significant chunk of his time using his nanocomputer to take in the sights. But when he gets a moment to speak to the headmaster himself - preferably with the constant din of the crowd at the minimum - he pipes up, holding his nanocomputer against his chest.]

Your magic never ceases to amaze me, Helios...

[folklorist]

[ Helios turns bright and happy, looking at Robert with an amused smile on his face. It's...been a hard week considering what's been going on between him and Giles. But they reached an understanding and it was getting better like he thought it would.

Still there is some underlying sadness in his expression but it quickly turns to curiosity as he eyes Robert's nanocomputer. ] Ah it's nothing really! But, th-thank you f-for the compliment. Are you enjoying yourself?

[semper_cogitans]

Of course... [Smiling wider, Robert sidles over closer to his friend, tring to shelter him from the elements - not that it's that bad out - as well as reduce the distance between them.]

... This is a... very different sort of ceremony, though... Terra does not have such a widespread celebration.

[folklorist]

[ Helios notes the other's closer proximity but it's fine. He doesn't move, though he does shift and he makes another light firework appear. It's just a glowing ball and it undulates in his hands before he throws it up into the air. ]

It is? You never celebrated the New Year back on Terra? No year end parties or even little get togethers to reminisce about the year?

[semper_cogitans]

[Don't worry, he's only here to watch - and get a better view. That lovely glowing ball of light is so fascinating to watch...]

... Ah... well, no... [Suddenly sheepish, Robert tries to explain.] Years are, er... rather very much the same sort of... thing. It is... er... as s-significant as celebrating any other orbital period, I... suppose...

[... And yet it doesn't seem to be as such here.]

[folklorist]

I suppose you're right. But it's more about personal achievements being met and new goals being made. [ Helios smiles. ]

It was something to celebrate back on Earth but, well, lots of people didn't either.