[ Naegi had agreed to come by early to help set up, so he probably did that. Why...is everything red, black, and white? This is so Monokuma-esque, Souda, what the hell. Why did you choose those three colors, even with varying shades. Naegi kind of side-eyes the choice even when helping set up and just kind of glances around every so often vaguely unsettled later on, but okay. He forgoes a party hat mostly for this reason.

For the most part Naegi seems content to kind of hang out at the edge of the group and people-watch, though he's friendly enough to chat with anyone who wants to. Kirigiri's the only person he's known for longer than like a week, though, so he occasionally feels a tad out of place. Still, anyone who glances his way gets a smile. ]

How are you tonight?

[ On the roof, Naegi's a bit more at ease, having had time to get used to the assortment of people. He has some (hopefully non-spiked) punch and leans against the railing, watching other people set off fireworks.

Eventually, though, he'll light a sparkler of his own, just sort of idly tracing patterns before holding it down to watch it go. ]

Now it really does feel like New Year's.