"To another year!" He thrust his bottle at Saori's glass with a loud clink, thankfully not breaking it. It was a dull and unemotional sound: this clink clearly indicated that the feeling behind it needed work.

Not that the Barkeep cared. He had his beer and Saori was starting to behave like she was at a party. "No reason not to try dancin', Mary or not." He took another swig.

"...Who's Mary?" He hadn't been to the Christma...no, Starlight Celebration party, but he took a guess that she was one of those guests.