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A Well Earned Celebration

[The battle was over and the god Reshiram defeated, driven away by the aid of Union and its allies. The city was safe, by and large, and as the news spread throughout the peoples of the tundra, they began streaming back into the settlement in droves. Dirty, ash-coated faces were filled with relief and gratitude when they saw that it wasn't just a rumor and that their home had indeed been spared. Not everyone was so lucky, but they'd weathered worse, of course. The people of Glacier endured, as they would always endure, and they were also a people that repaid their debts. And they most certainly all agreed that they owed their rescuers a debt.

So, as night fell after the battle, a great celebration was prepared in the center of Glacier. A wide square was cleared away in a matter of hours, and the people gathered what they could in a show of thanks. Tables of food, bonfires towering into the night sky to keep out the autumn chill, and throngs of cheering wellwishers lined the area. Warriors of glacier, men carrying swords and women all bearing axes offered enthusiastic handshakes and claps on the back. Music of all kinds was played, though tribal tunes full of horn and percussion, chanting and yodeling, and even some brass groups dominated the soundscape.

A platform for various elders was set up, and they offered speeches, of course...but those were somehow dwarfed by the presence of the divine beings that were waiting silently for the proceedings to end. Some of the gods that had come to the aid of the war parties had apparently decided to stay, though their reasons were as mysterious as they themselves. The humans would have their time, and the Servants would mingle freely throughout the evening.

Food, of course, is set out in piles. Meat, fish, arctic berries, and various pastries and the like line table after table. A smorgasbord of Glacier specialties, each with a new and unique flavor all their own, and some (such as the stew) possessing a smell that only a native could probably endure. Akutaq in particular seems to stand out among the worst offenders, but the Glacier natives seem rather fond of it, and offer it to their rescuers with great gusto.

And the rewards do not stop at simple meals. either. As the speeches begin to wind down, a woman some might find familiar walks up onto the stage carrying a singularly massive trunk and dropping it down onto the wood with a heavy thud.]

Southerners! You have done a great deed this day! We, the people of Glacier, would like to thank you and honor your sacrifice! Few would do as you have done, coming to the aide of strangers against the might of that dragon...and you have accomplished something we did not think possible. To that end, we would like to present you with the first of many gifts, a token of our gratitude and a promise that should you need it, we will come to your defense in a time of need!

[And then with a sharp kick, she cracks open the trunk and reveals a veritable treasure trove of three different stones to be distributed by her subordinates.]

Rest well, and enjoy the festivities! You are welcome here, for as long as you like! Eat, drink, and be merry within our halls!

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That had to of been at least three shots worth-!

[And he's a lightweight too. That's enough to do him in, in about ten minutes.]

I haven't even really gotten to eat much yet either!

Then...we need to feed you.

[She turns and snaps her fingers to get Hestia's attention. A quick bit of instruction and the Blissey is waddling off and then returning with a tray of steaks and fried finneon.]

Eat. Fill up. [A pause.] Hestia, go get us some water, if you please?

Bliss-Blissey!

[Did the human boy overdo it?]

Yes. But we're taking care of him. Please go get it.

Bliss!

[Waddle waddle...]

[Yosuke gladly takes the steaks, but he doesn't touch the finneon. He doesn't even look at it.]

Let's hope this does the trick-! Before something really wrong happens...!

[He grabs a fork and knife, and tries to cut it, but his vision is starting to become only the slightest bit blurry, and he's found that his hand-eye coordination is already staring to suffer. He tries to cut the meat, but it looks a little pathetic.]

[For a moment she's tempted to laugh, but her overprotective, big sister nature kicks in just in time. Yukiko reaches out and grabs the knife out of his hands, starting to slice it without pretense.]

You just...eat. Okay? I don't want you slicing your hand open because I made a mistake.

[This is her fault, after all.]

Yukiko, you're making me feel like an old granny over here.

[He watches on helplessly as she takes the knife out of his hands. Man, he could cut it just fine... (not)]

Well, I accidentally got you drunk. Would you rather I left you alone to make an ass of yourself?

[She's done quick enough, passing the knife and fork back and taking the finneon for herself.]

[That silences him for a moment. Dang, Yukiko...]

Okay, okay, you made your point! [He takes the fork and knife back carefully, sticking the fork into a piece of meat and sticking it in his mouth. It was good, appreciating a good steak.]

You can really be cold sometimes, Yukiko...

Sometimes.

[She'll admit that, and give him a little smirk as she chews a bit of finneon.]

But only because I care. I don't want to have to patch you up again. Especially because I made a mistake.

Things don't get that crazy when I'm drunk.

[He's just Easily Embarrassed.]

Stranger in a strange land. You might accidentally offend someone.

[Like the lady with the axe...]

By the way things have been going, everyone's made me feel like I already did that.

[Refusing the creepy food.]

Well, no more than usual. You haven't started an incident, at any rate. So eat. The steak is getting cold.

[Even if it is venison, it's seasoned well.]

Gosh, Chie must be in heaven.

[He does as he's told, and eats more of his steak rather than to continue to run his mouth.]

[For a small period of time.]

Of course she is, there's so much meat around here that I can't believe she hasn't gone full on beast mode and ravaged the entire feast.

Well...

[Yukiko looks over at her bestie, sitting with Morgiana and smiles.]

She's preoccupied, I think.

[He leans over and grins. That will never not be kinda hot in his book.]

Damn right she is, hehehe....

...don't be lewd. Are you going to gawk every time Fuuka and I look at one another as well?

I wasn't gawking! [Yes he was.] I just didn't know she had it in her.

[Admittedly, he is surprised to see Chie with a significant other to begin with.]

You mean Chie didn't have it in her? What are you talking about? Of course she does!

Man, Yukiko, yeah. I can see that now...

[His eyes dart over to the two of them sitting and chatting with each other.]

I just didn't think she was into girls...

No? Why not?

[That doesn't compute for Yukiko. She...definitely figure that out pretty quickly with Chie.]

I mean...did you think I was, either?

Well, because! [He just didn't think Chie could get a date. Not like he can really talk on that.]

And you've never done anything that made me think you were into girls! To tell you the truth, I didn't know you were into anything at all.

Why would you think that? I mean...I wasn't interested in dating you, but then we didn't connect the way Fuuka and I did?

[Yukiko shrugs.]

I don't much care if the person I'm with is a boy or a girl, I think? I mean I've met boys that I think are attractive, but what I really want is a companion and I feel like Fuuka's that companion, I guess.

She's just...cute. and kind, and so eager. We've been through a lot together, too.

Though I'm still new at all this. I just know that she makes me happy. And I make her happy, and I think that's what matters more than gender or anything else.

[That is a nice thing to hear, despite his raging teenage hormones. It's a nice side of Yukiko to see as well, and he at least smiles brightly back.]

Well, I mean that's great! I'm happy you two hooked up and everything! [He really is. For various reasons.]

I just always thought romance was something that totally went over your head, that's all...

Well...[Yukiko manages a weak, self deprecating smile.] It kinda is. I don't have a clue what I'm doing. But that doesn't seem to matter much right now. Clueless or not, I know what I want, now that I've seen it.

[Her eyes find his, meet his, and she nods. She's appreciative of everything you did, too.]

The radio kit was a good idea, by the way. Thank you for that. We had fun putting it together.

[...Oh. Well, he's wasn't sure what he expected out of saying something like that, but there it was. At least she knew, he guessed. All Yosuke can do is smile back warmly, at the thank you.]

Hey, no problem! Anything to help a friend out! [He winks at her. She's happy, that's what's important right? And maybe he'll get to see them kiss again. All's right with the world.]

You guys'll be okay, I mean, it's not like it's hard to be with Fuuka, right?

[It's a reflection of his own experience also- it's not hard to be with Mami, really.]

A Well Earned Celebration

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