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Liu Kang:
✧ Quietly watching everyone enjoy themselves
✧ Soft smile all night
✧ Makes sure that nothing gets too out of hand
✧ Will indulge in a few drinks and dances
✧ Overall, the chaperone of the event
✧ "Another year we get to live.”
Kung Lao:
✧ Competitive for absolutely no reason
✧ Turns everything into a challenge (drinks, games, countdown)
✧ Gets a little too into the celebration
✧ Slightly tipsy, slightly louder than usual
✧ Refuses to admit he’s having fun
✧ “I’m just better at celebrating than all of you.”
Raiden:
✧ Genuinely excited about everything
✧ Treats the celebration like a new experience
✧ Easily impressed by lights, music, and traditions
✧ Participates in everything enthusiastically
✧ “It is quite a lovely night!”
Johnny Cage:
✧ Self-appointed host of the event
✧ Treats it like a full red carpet production
✧ Forces everyone into photos and videos
✧ Loud, dramatic countdown leader
✧ Has a playlist that somehow fits every mood
✧ “This is going on my feed. Try to look cool.”
Kenshi Takahashi:
✧ Calm and composed throughout the night
✧ Dry commentary on everything happening
✧ Lowkey amused by everyone’s antics
✧ Enjoys the atmosphere more than he admits
✧ Stays out of trouble but sees everything
✧ “I can already tell how this night ends.”
Bi-Han:
✧ Did not want to attend
✧ Stays in a corner judging everyone
✧ Minimal participation, maximum presence
✧ People avoid him instinctively
✧ Secretly keeps an eye on everything
✧ Leaves the moment it becomes “too much”
✧ “This is unnecessary.”
Kuai Liang:
✧ Reluctant at first, but stays for the group
✧ Observant, keeps things balanced
✧ Steps in when things get too chaotic
✧ Slowly relaxes as the night goes on
✧ Ends up helping clean afterward
✧ “Enjoy it… just don’t lose control.”
Tomás Vrbada:
✧ The emotional glue of the group
✧ Makes sure everyone is included
✧ Big on traditions and countdown moments
✧ Also esily excited over small things (sparklers, music, etc.)
✧ Probably the one organizing group activities
✧ “C’mon, it’s not New Year’s if we don’t all do it together!”
Syzoth:
✧ Slightly overwhelmed but curious
✧ Sticks close to familiar people
✧ Observes more than he participates
✧ Fascinated by human traditions
✧ Slowly warms up to the environment
✧ “This is… different. But I like it.”
Havik:
✧ Was not even invited, yet somehow shows up
✧ Treats fireworks like a personal experiment
✧ Finds chaos in everything and enjoys it
✧ Unbothered by injury or destruction
✧ Somehow calls it “celebration”
✧ “What? It adds character.”