[video: on the eve]

[10_20_15_5_50]

[Once again, Sam's addressing her fellow Haveners through an open broadcast; this time, from her own apartment. She's sitting on the couch, rolling a glass back and forth between her hands.]

Okay, so! The clock's rolling over in just five more minutes, so I need to know: who's at home and awake? If you're a friend of ours and not awake, I'll apologize now because we might be waking you up in the next couple of hours. Depends on your door.

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[a_little_red_in_the_face]

You know? That's kind of a neat concept.

[Usually he'd tease her for just being weird, but...no really, that's a cool tradition.]

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[10_20_15_5_50]

Thanks. I always thought so, too. Greeting cards are well and good, but it's a lot more fun to boot through someone's door and yell that you want them to have a good year with this or that especially.

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[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[He chuckles] And people appreciate the yelling, huh? [amused]

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[10_20_15_5_50]

What, don't you?

[Have a brief raspberry as a piece of punctuation.]

New Year's, everyone's supposed to be up late and loud. There's noise-making at midnight, supposedly to scare away evil spirits.

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[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[He just laughs at the raspberry.]

Evil spirits huh? Sounds kind of hokey.

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[10_20_15_5_50]

I know. But, it's as good and excuse as any and it may just make a difference, so... no reason why not. It's like Pascal's wager on a small-time scale---and now my mind's caught up with my mouth and I'm asking if you've come across that argument, or should I explain before I bail?

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[a_little_red_in_the_face]

You'll have to explain, because I've got no idea what you're talking about.

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[10_20_15_5_50]

The wager boils down to 'If I don't believe in and so ignore this juju-y thing, and it turns out to be legit, I'll lose out. If I don't believe in this juju-y thing, and there's nothing to it, I'll just stay where I started. If I do believe in and so observe the thing, and it's nothing, I'll still stay where I started. If I believe in and so observe the thing, and it is legit, I'll benefit. Conclusion: I might as well observe the thing!'

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[a_little_red_in_the_face]

Huh, makes sense. Guess it's worth doing then.

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[10_20_15_5_50]

That's what I always thought. What's it gonna hurt, right?

['Rabbits.' 'Rabbits' is the answer, but Sam's going to overlook that right now because first-footing is, at least, harmless.]

The morning after New Years' is widely regarded as a write-off anyway.

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[a_little_red_in_the_face]

Yeah.

[He's not even thinking about rabbits to comment on them.]

Write off how?

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[10_20_15_5_50]

Well, you have a large portion of the population partying from one night and on to the next day. The majority are gonna be sleep-deprived, hungover, or both, and the people who aren't are probably standing by, shaking their heads. Nobody's getting a whole lot of anything done New Year's Day, unless their 'something' to do is sleeping.