[The corners of her lips begin to curve into a smile with his observation, her hand rising to cover it out of habit. Maybe it seemed like they would be granted better privacy, but who knew really?

She could try to clarify just why the turn of the calendar might hold such significance though, or try to.] In my world, other than being the only celebration everyone held, it was seen as a new opportunity for hope and prosperity, a new beginning and a chance to start over. Or so I'd noticed.

[The Score might have made it moot in the end, honestly. But put in such a way, one could argue it was that much more important to celebrate because of oncoming dangers.]