[ well, now that he's made his obligatory well-wishes known, he's going to have a little of the punch, and be mildly disappointed that it's nonalcoholic.
there is an animal nosing around his shoes, which looks rather like a potbellied pig, only with longer ears. it is light brown with darker spots, and exceedingly friendly -- and Jade occasionally looks down at it as if he doesn't completely understand how it came to be there. ]