Ales stood on his toes and stretch his arms as high as he could while lifting the glass in response. A second of wobbling later, he stood down and took a sip of his own. He clasped his small hands around the glass and drank half of the small cup of punch. The night had been full of dancing and talking without the aid of alcohol, and he was already getting a dry mouth.

"Hm?" He kept his gaze fixed on Sephiroth in case he was choking on the strong whiskey, but he appeared fine. "Of course. That's why we have celebrations - to delegate time to goofing off and focusing on the topic of celebration. Friendships and gift-giving, in this case." A vague theme for a holiday, but Teensies only needed the smallest of reasons to throw a party.

"And the new year is coming up soon. I'm looking forward to getting more work done and researching crystal energy in the new continent." Imagine all those library they must have!