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NYE Party- Caritas- Monday

Did it feel a little weird to be throwing a New Year's party on the first day of school? A little, and Kitty didn't envy people who might have to teach tomorrow. But regardless, a party was happening. Signs had gone up around town to advertise, the bar was decked out in gold decorations (semi-tastefully, Tino had done a lot of it) and there were party hats that everyone was expected to take, even if they didn't wear them.

They were festive, and looked good in pictures.

So come one, come all, because it's a small town and your hostess was unaware of anything else going on!

[Open all-ages party, yay SP!]

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Hera followed a little later, having had to corral the bitey bits at the scrapyard. They'd been good lately, so she'd let them out, and then they'd started bouncing all over like mad things.

She looked around to find Kanan, smiled, and headed over.

"Hi there. Chopper wants it known we owe him one for watching Stance and the ship tonight."

"Well, hi there yourself," Kanan replied, smiling over at her and toasting her with his drink.

You know. That Coke in his hand.

"I'm sure Chop will be fine tonight. I had nothing better to do most of the day besides run Stance ragged, he'll probably sleep right through the countdown anyway."

Since, you know, some kid had stolen his radio broadcast. He was still sore about that.

"I'm sure they'll both be fine," Hera agreed. "Get me one of those drinks?" You know, another Coke.

Kanan chuckled and flagged down Tino for a Coke, yes.

"So, a whole new year," he added, once Tino had rolled his eyes and deposited a bottle in front of her. "I never really pay much attention to that sort of thing back home, but here I am, about to ask you if you've got any particular goals in mind for this one coming."

"Just the same as always," Hera said. "You?"

"I think I'd be doing you a disservice if I went with the same as always," Kanan noted, smiling wryly. "Maybe you can help me come up with a good one?"

"I can think of a few things, but you need to figure out your own," Hera protested. "I'd just say pretty much the same as mine."

Kanan broke into a little laugh, then.

"Maybe I'll just follow your lead, then," he teased. "That'll be a definite step up from my own usual."

She'd seen his own usual.

"You really don't have to," Hera said, "but I'd be honored."

"I think I really do," Kanan said, voice dropping down into a slightly more serious murmur. He smiled crookedly as he reached for his Coke. "You gave me a reason to be a better man, Hera. You deserve me at my best."

"You deserve you at your best too, you know." Hera bumped her shoulder against his. "But I'm happy to have you."

"And you do. And you will. I'm not going anywhere."

Never would. Would walk beside her from beyond death, as one with the Force itself, if he needed to.

"I..." Was going to lean into that word for a few seconds, contemplating more, before chickening out. Thoroughly. "I intend to stand by my captain."

"Thank you." Hera smiled. "I'm really happy to hear that. I hope we'll see the end of all of this together." She wavered, steeled herself, and kissed him on the cheek.

And if anybody needed Kanan, he wasn't going to be present until probably mid-2019, now. Because that? That had been Hera. Kissing him. On the face. Right there. And his mind had stuttered to a complete halt and a ridiculous little smile went and crept across his mouth and he totally missed the crowd in the bar as they began counting down from ten, because the floor had gone tumbling away from underfoot and he was pretty sure somebody was setting off fireworks in his chest.

"Hera, I--"

And then the room was filled with noise and jubilation and cries of 'Happy New Year,' and what Kanan was left with in that moment was a dizzying mixture of feelings and, after a few seconds, a desperate need to just lean forward and press a return kiss to her forehead.

It didn't need to be said.

He loved her. She knew.

Hera smiled and maybe leaned into that for just a moment, wrapping an arm around him. It was the new year, at least here - anything could happen, right? Maybe they'd actually manage a free galaxy.

She could always hope.

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