THE NEW YEAR | OPEN LOG

Jan 26, 2009 20:30

When; January 26th, nightfall
Rating; PG
Characters; The Tianzi [justasystem] & Anyone & Everyone
Summary; On the night of the Chinese Lunar new year, the lights are on in Xanadu and many volunteers have worked hard to ready food and entertainment for anyone who wishes to attend. A dragon dance through the gardens and lanterns all around make for a splendid setting, and the Empress is doing her best to meet everyone who comes.
Notes; Aaaaaaanyone who wants to can participate in this log. Tianzi pretty much invited not only anyone she knew, but anyone she knew's friends, and "any good people", so. Come and have fun if you want! If you want to just grab a specific person, specify "to: ____" in your comment subject, or just leave it blank or put it "open". I'll try and pretty much tag... everyone in between my Tokugawa hw and company, and hey- it's a good chance to meet new people and make new friends, right? Have fun!

Log; It had been a long time in preparation, this one day. One day, she thought, hoped, would make people happy- would give people something to do, to meet new people, to make new friends, to enjoy themselves and not have to think about the deities, the curses, or the demands. And she thought maybe, maybe she'd succeeded.

Everything was beautiful. Xanadu on its own was a beautiful place, but now it was decked in festive crimson, lanterns adorning the trees and lit tables bearing good and trinkets reading to be surrounded by people- happy people. She, herself, was decked so- red silks and ceremonial garb befitting the Empress of China, young as she was, and picked out in advance- when Xing-ke was still here. He wasn't here to see it- all the traditional foods, but not just that, new things, too, because she'd asked people to bring anything they wanted, anything that was good to eat. And firecrackers, too, paper for cranes, and- everything was perfect.

After Yoite had taken her home, after she'd cried and cried more when she found the apartment empty, she'd pulled out the clothes, the last of the preparations. Stood on a stool and struggled to try and make what she'd promised to try and bring. Alone. But she hid the red of her eyes in the red of the New Year, and because people were coming- the guests, the good citizens... she put on a smile, and a wave of her small hand.

"Happy New Year!"
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