Disclaimer: Not mine. But I share the Master's view point.
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"What's the point?"
Lucy looked up from the telly she was watching with her family to the man that she had been dating for nearly two weeks. "Point of what?"
Harold Saxon gestured to the gathering of her family and her ratty nieces and nephews. "This. Heralding the 'coming new year'. To a Time Lord it's just another day. Another day closer to the end."
Lucy nudged him with her elbow. "Come now. No end of the world."
Lucy bit the bottom of her lip. "Well, the idea of welcoming in a new year with friends and family. To forgive that have wronged you and hope that those you have wronged forgive you. It's a time to start over with the hope of little more kindness in the world."
Harold nodded.
"That was. Exellenct, Lucy," Harold said softly and sincerely.
Lucy's eyes widened, startled, before she ducked her head and smiled. "Thank you."
"But you do know that the real reason is because it is just an excuse to get drunk and make a racket until everyone is deaf, correct?"
Lucy's pursed her lips like she had bit into a lemon. "Well it is not all bad."
All around them, the party screamed out backwards from ten.
"Give me one redeaming factor of this silly celebration."
"Five"
Lucy leaned in.
"Three"
"This."
"One"
Lucy gave Harold a soft kiss.
"Happy New Year!"
Harold and Lucy broke apart.
"Happy new year, Lucy."
"Happy new year."
"You do know when I rule the world I will ban this, right?"
Lucy gave him another kiss. "Good."
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Happy New Year.
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