A whole world meant for helping others! Mana had truly found the place she was meant for! By noon, Mana had helped two households with cleaning, helped organize wreath-making, and volunteered to hang decorations. This girl seemed to have boundless energy, and was a social butterfly, chatting up anybody she could while working. Her skin was practically sparkling with stardust by the time the celebrations truly began in earnest.

And that's when Mana really got going in earnest. With the knowledge that one of the lion dancers twisted their ankle, how could Mana just sit back and let the show go on with a man down?! Of course she volunteered, doing the steps...pretty awkwardly and out of step, but nonetheless putting on a wild spectacle and cheering up and entertaining the crowd.

By the time it was all over, Mana was exhausted, and had to sit down and take a break in her full lion dancer outfit. Of course, there were people crowding around her, trying to talk to her, asking her about her performance. Mana looked all the worse for wear, and like she might finally keen over amid all the queries and attention.

Help her out?

Thankfully, Mana has had time to rest by the time it's time to go looking for the cattle. She makes sure to bundle up before heading out too, putting on a pink coat, stocking cap, gloves, and mittens. She doesn't know much about herding cattle, but why think about how to do something before agreeing to help when you could march forward with absolute confidence?

Absolute confidence got Mana pretty darn far, to be fair.

Mana eventually did find one of the cattle all by itself, but it was clearly distressed when she came upon it. Mana tried to get it to move, but the cow wouldn't budge. "What's wrong, girl?" she asked, frowning as she pushed against it, gently. "Are you afraid or something? Or is it something...else?"

Mana raised an eyebrow as she took notice of a pair of smaller hoofprints leading away from them. Hearing footsteps approaching, she looked up, and seeing another person approaching, she raised her hand in greeting.

"Hey...! I think this poor lady lost her calf! Do you want to help us find it...?"

With a job well done (well, multiple jobs well done), it's time for fun! Mana practically takes the nearest person by the hand out onto the slopes with her, smiling on the way, crying "Let's have a great time!" as she gets them ready to hit the powder.

Just like she does with many things, Mana takes to snowboarding like a duck to water. She's not fantastic, of course, but more than competent. Whether or not her new friend can keep up, she makes it to the bottom of the slope pretty gracefully, and if they have an accident, she'll be there to help them quickly to help in short order!

Later, Mana is pretty eager to get on the sleigh rides, so she's going to grab the arm of the nearest person. "Come on, let's go on a ride together!" she says cheerfully. "It'll be fun!"

Inside the lodge, she's content to just relax, bringing hot cocoa to everyone who wants some. "Let's all tell stories!" she says, encouragingly. "I bet you all have really interesting ones, since we all come from different worlds! I wanna hear all about where you come from!"

un: heartoflove

Kindness resolutions? That sounds wonderful! I resolve to do whatever I can to help anyone in need, and to give my all to anyone who needs my help! I'll work even harder than I have before!

But I need to do even more than that. I need to make sure I listen to what my friends are telling me, especially when I push myself too far. Being kind means being kind to yourself too, after all!