open | happy (earth) new year, everyone!

[genice]

WHO: Any and all!
WHERE: 2nd residential floor lounge
WHEN: OOCly 12/31; today.
WHAT: Victor's ICly claimed the day as being the 31st, and subsequently celebrating the "New Year" with anyone who comes by! After sending out a post on the network inviting any of the new arrivals via anomalies to attend, people are welcome to come enjoy a probably very random seeming New Years celebration.
WARNINGS: There is food and alcohol here, beware!

The lounges are interesting spaces, and Victor didn't hesitate to roll up his sleeves and rearrange furniture in this section of the middle floor lounge. A cheery wave to anyone wandering through earlier on the 31st (by his calendar, he's quite cheerful in acknowledging how arbitrary that really is) while he goes about arranging things to his satisfaction, before he jets off again to finish preparing his olivie salad.

It's nowhere near fancy, but he's shown up again with a big, borrowed bowl from his work, containing the closest approximation of olivie salad he'd been able to manage working with the supplies he found on board. There's a tablecloth tossed over the table he's appropriated for holding the foodstuffs, along with simple plates, utensils, cups and bubbling wines (three, okay, that's toeing the line of careful financial management). He's even figured out how to get music playing, though it's hard to say if there's any unifying theme to what plays.

Perhaps the most ridiculous part of any of this is how he's constructed a small cone cap for the brown, fuzzy creature that had been delivered to his bunk last week. That it's a shaved ice cone inverted with the words "Happy New Year" written on it amuses him. The unidentified creature simply coos and purrs and wears the cone hat, not moving off the smaller table it's been set on.

"Happy New Year!" he says to just about anyone walking by, tipping his (oh so classy) cup their way with a smile. Welcome to the party. Bring something to contribute to the table? Very welcome to the party!

[ ooc: please tag in with your own top levels and enjoy a relaxed, informal celebration of the new year (per Victor)! ]

Comments

[finethanks]

The type might depend on the country you're celebrating in, but that's right.

[He chuckles, gesturing towards himself.] But for the sake of my health, I shouldn't have any. [His health and not just that he's 18... sure.]

[realists]

[ countries????? ugh pre-spaceflight is so weird. ]

Your health, [ jyn repeats, looking over him curiously. he's thin for his height, sure, but he doesn't look ill. at least not to her. admittedly she hasn't spent much time with sick people, they tended to be left behind. ]

[finethanks]

I have such a weak constitution that my body could give out any day now.

[Bluntly... Educating Jyn about those of weak health! Hooray.]

[realists]

[ her eyebrows lift a fraction. there wasn't much left of saw at the end, but he was old, hair shot through with so much white it was more grey that black. this kid is... well, a kid.

but jyn doesn't do pity, so instead she offers a shrug. ] That sucks.

[ jyn erso, bastian of compassion and sympathies. ]

[finethanks]

[Eichi honestly appreciates a lack of pity, so there's a small rise in his smile that's a bit more genuine.]

Well, I can't deny that. But it's all the more reason for me to give it my all each day, and to celebrate whenever possible. I hope you're able to have a fine year, despite the situation.

[realists]

[ whenever possible drums up a question in her mind, sounding a tiny bit like she doesn't even want the answer. ]

How many Earth celebrations are there in a year? [ because there is this and cassian had mentioned something prior to her arrival which weren't all that far apart. ]

[finethanks]

I couldn't possibly count them all. Depending on your culture, different people celebrate different things. Some may even celebrate a separate 'New Year'.

[Crazy right??] Are you not from Earth?

[realists]

No, I'm not. Vallt's in a different galaxy entirely. [ a planet she is only from technically. ]

[finethanks]

A different galaxy! What a long distance that must be. But you're familiar with Earth existing? Does that mean space travel exists where you're from?

[realists]

[ she shrugs a bit because distance can be relative. ]

Yeah, for ages. It's the only real way too travel. Unless you stay on the same planet your whole life.

[ which ??? is weird ??? ]

[finethanks]

To think that there could be many planets that could sustain life is something wonderful. Everyone would be so amazed to hear it. Fufu, I want to travel to other planets myself, some day. I hope we'll be able to here.

[realists]

Seems like part of the idea of this place. [ ships just can't float around indefinitely, at least in her opinion. ] I'm sure you'll get your chance.