You know what it is? [ That's Masaomi finally speaking up, an almost awed note in her voice. Who on earth knows what that weird mixture that Elda creates is. Sure he likes it, but at the same time he sort of knows it sounds gross in his head to a modern not-British sensibility?! Still, he sort of lets that hang in the air as he laughs at that next part, and h adds more for Mikado than anything, ] Haruki-nii'll beat you up for it, and Linda might too.

H-hey, no he won't! And Linda doesn't- care that much either! [ Huff. And he's ignoring that look Masaomi, focusing on new years. ] Mmmhm! And the little money we all get as kids, the mochi, and then a lot of the older people do a shrine visit early in the morning. Masaomi tends to join them.

[ Mikado isn't a morning person though. Plus that's just... he can do his Firsts elsewhere. ]

Hey, don't make me sound too superstitious, it's not like I'm ringing the bell 108 times!