"Mmm, soba." Sorry, Ringo. Some things took precedence. Sure, all Kathy had done was eat since they'd gotten to the festival, but she still had plenty of room for more. "Hmm--what? Oh, yes, kissing! Supposedly whoever you share a kiss with on New Years is who you'll be with for the rest of the year. You'll stay close, you know? And not sharing a kiss means a year of loneliness, but I'm sure that's not true."

She slung her arm around Ringo and pulled her in for a hug. "I've never shared a New Year's Eve kiss yet, but I haven't been lonely in a long time."