"Funky New Year"

This post is part of a series: Part I, “Foundations,” Part II, "Slow," Part III, "The Great Divide," Part IV, "Chasing Pirates," Part V "Yesterday."

Fiya comes from her room into the kitchen to start making nachos. Bunny comes out when she hears the microwave beep. 

Bunny: Snack time before the New Year?

Fiya: Always. It's this weird tradition I started when I was younger and so if I'm in a house, doesn't matter whose place it is, I will make nachos. Want some?

Bunny: Yes please. Makes it easy that we’re here.

Fiya continues to make nachos for both of them by adding onto the plate.

Fiya: I didn't see any champagne for later, did you want me to put something in the fridge?

Bunny: No. I'm not drinking tonight. We can toast with juice. You can drink. I just won’t be.

Fiya: Nah. Juice is good this year. Is that starting today? 

Bunny: Yesterday. I wanted to be able to say I stopped drinking in 2020.

Fiya: Is this a forever thing? 

Bunny shrugs and takes chips from their shared plate.

Bunny: We'll see. I had this dream where we "went to a party just last night." I think it is because I "wanted to bring the year in right," but that's just not a thing. 

Fiya: That would be awesome. What happened in the dream?

Bunny: Don’t really remember much. I "woke up this morning" and was sad and "I don't know how" to deal with that feeling. Like obviously we can't go anywhere, but I want to and "last night I was a happy" person. "Man, but the way I feel right now." 

Fiya: It sucks. Well we still have 4 more hours to just shake off this crap year. It won't stop that "it's gonna be a funky new year." We can just try to move into it knowing that though. Half the battle right there.

Bunny: That's a good description. A "funky new year."

Fiya: Want to talk about it?

Bunny: Not really. The only thing I want to say is that I "can't remember when I ever felt worse" than this year. 

Fiya: There's a light on the other side, but it's still quite a-ways-away. 

Bunny: I'll be so happy after we get to be real, in the world of people again. Now it just feels like "nothing matters and everything hurts."

Fiya: We just have to think about non-depressing things. I know you're not drinking, but sitting at a bit table with everyone we know "passin' round the bottle." It would "[make] me feel brand new."

Bunny: That will happen! Let's daydream about that. Which restaurant would you want to eat at first?

Fiya: That is so hard.

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