[Fifty Second Cord]: [Accidental Audio] [About 11:50 pm December 31st]

[sakedrinking]

[whispering, silence, more whispering]

Nii-chan... nii-chan, wake up.

mmng... wu...?

It's almost New Years.

Nn... what time is it, Haku? Who's... is Lance with you?

uhuh! We know you can't have any alcohol, but we brought sparkling cider for you!

... I'unwanna wake up.

Aw... nii-chan, please? Just for a few minutes? I don't want you to miss a new year coming in!

[long pause]

Okay... you sure I can't have a beer instead?

No!

[laughs]It was worth a shot.

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[dudeyrgttin-ame.livejournal.com]

[brings in a beer and drinks it in front of Greg]

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

... [brb, kicking Dell out. :| ]

[onisensei.livejournal.com]

[And there goes Onizuka leading a parade of patients down the hall screaming and hooting and cheering]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[He's got party poppers and he's exploding them in every room...every so often waking up irate older people. There is a squad of pissed off nurses trying to stop him but the swarm of patients following him won't let them through.]

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

[Haku and Greg stare]

Did he just...

He did.

We should ignore him.

... uhuh.

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

[pretending not to laugh quietly at Onizuka in the corner with a glass of cider]

Cheers, Greg.

Maybe this year we can work on the survival-impairment thing.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

[pour a glass for Greg and herself]

You can't be repaired, nii-chan.

Can so. Just... slowly... [sits up]

Not in the same way.

... I know...

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

*shoves a couple of pillows behind Greg's back*

If you strain yourself too much, old man, I won't need to kill you for being a dumbass.

[whoshotsherlock.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to strain myself... you two are the ones who woke me up...

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

In my defence--it was Haku's idea. [teasingly] I just came along to make sure you didn't do something stupid in the ample opportunity of the ten minutes that you have.

[whoshotsherlock.livejournal.com]

I figured as much. And what the hell am I going to do? Fall out of bed?

You could!

... is it midnight yet.

[looking a bit dismayed]... soon.

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

[mumbling] So much faith in me.

I was kidding. [sigh] Still need to work on that, I guess.

Here. *offering Greg a cracker party favor*

[whoshotsherlock.livejournal.com]

Lance... chill. I'm about half awake. The words I'm saying don't make sense let alone some dry humored joke... [takes the party favor]

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

[snort] Excuses. You're making perfect sense.

[now faintly amused] And face it, if you'd slept through New Years' you'd have complained about missing it.

[whoshotsherlock.livejournal.com]

Eh. 2010 doesn't quite have the same kick being stuck in another world...

But you're with your family. That's something, right?

... yeah. [reaches over and ruffles her hair.] Thank you, Haku...

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

*shrugging* Neither does Halloween, and you kicked up a fuss about that.

*holding out Greg's class to him with a faint half-smile on his face* Get ready.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

But it's my favorite holiday... [takes the glass]

Iee! [looking up at the clock excitedly] Are we going to count down together?

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

Eh ... I might pass on that one. But go ahead.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

Pft. Stick in the mud.

[Haku is just pouting]

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

[laughing slightly] If you keep arguing, you'll miss the countdown.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

iee!

Okay, okay. Get ready.

[Both count down excitedly, yelling "Happy New Year!" when they get to zero. Haku hugs Greg, and Greg fires the popper in Lance's direction, hitting him in the face with confetti.]

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

*tries to dodge, utter fail, almost drops his glass*

[spluttering] Gre-eg!

[whoshotsherlock.livejournal.com]

[laughs] Sorry, man. Couldn't resist.

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

[grumbling, but tone is fondish] Last time I get in your line of fire.

*he runs a hand through his hair to shake it off, a la rain of confetti*

... Damn. Now it's in my drink.

[whoshotsherlock.livejournal.com]

Heh. Here. [hands him his drink] Really don't want it right now.

Are you feeling okay, nii-chan?

Just a bit tired is all.

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

Ehh, thanks. *takes glass*

You should go back to sleep. [dryly] God only knows what the wardens would say if they found out we woke you up for something as 'trivial' as New Years'.

[whoshotsherlock.livejournal.com]

[already has his eyes closed]

It's a hospital, not a damn prison, Lance...

[tamerofdragons.livejournal.com]

Same difference.

Night, Greg.

[whoshotsherlock.livejournal.com]

[mutters something, but dozes off a few seconds after]

[hugs] G'night, nii-chan...