The Gregorian Heist (meta)

The Wei triplets plan to sneak Mako Mori out of the Shatterdome for the fireworks. 
==Prompt==
shmoo92: I'm stuck for a new year's-y Meis prompt for the exchange. Got any ideas?
pickle-plum: 'meis' being mako and the triplets?
pickle-plum: and 'new year's being jan 1 and not chinese or japanese new year?
shmoo92: Yup!
shmoo92: On both counts
pickle-plum: ....
pickle-plum: triplets sneaking lil!Mako out to see fireworks even though it's /waaaaay past her bedtime?
shmoo92: Ooooo, I like this
pickle-plum: \o/
shmoo92: And they have to sneak her out of Xiong's quarters, too!!
pickle-plum: even /more of an adventure!
pickle-plum: and there's always all the cats and AGNIS to worry about, too.
pickle-plum: and then Liu once they're outside.
shmoo92: And as it turns out, Xiong waived curfew for anyone over the age of 7
pickle-plum: whoohoo!
pickle-plum: (even though it's not in the request, if this is january 2017, they could drag Chuck and Max along, too)
shmoo92: Also /loving bringing max and chuck along
pickle-plum: yay!
==Midnight==
shmoo92: hey, is canada the only place that celebrates new year 'early' by saying, for instance, 'Atlantic time is two hours earlier! let's just celebrate then and go to bed earlier!'
pickle-plum: that's not how things work here, generally. everyone watches the party from the east coast on TV, then parties for real at local midnight.
shmoo92: hmmm
shmoo92: that puts a plot point at risk
shmoo92: basically, in the fic exchange ficlet, xiong, mr xiong, and fei yen leave the festivities early because it's fei yen's bedtime whiiiich is basically their bedtime because she wakes up so much
shmoo92: so i was hoping there would be an earlier new year's to celebrate and then excuse themselves
pickle-plum: but hong kong and canada are basically both commonwealth?
pickle-plum: and this /is xiong in hong kong; she could politely /request the festivities end early and they probably would.
shmoo92: maybe i'm overcomplicating this: the xiongs leave when it's fei yen's bedtime, promising to be back before midnight
shmoo92: duh
shmoo92: >headdesk<
pickle-plum: that's certainly a simple solution.
pickle-plum: XD
==Departure==
shmoo92: my fic exchange, i belive, is almost done!
pickle-plum: whoohoo! yay!
shmoo92: how do i imply/foreshadow mako's allowed to leave the shatterdome?
pickle-plum: she has her own ID pass for the gate?
pickle-plum: !!!!
pickle-plum: she has a subway/train pass of her own!
pickle-plum: she mentions someplace in the city she's been that she likes?
pickle-plum: she says something like 'we went there /last time?
shmoo92: All of those are great and i will save them for later
pickle-plum: 'that place doesn't allow dogs so chuck had to wait outside'?
shmoo92: SNORK
pickle-plum: \o/
shmoo92: In "Gregorian Heist", I mention that Nang's changed the curfews, but I don't know how to slip in that Mako has permission to leave on new year's without outright saying it/implying that every preteen on base is allowed to leave without their parents permission
pickle-plum: 'since the curfew's changed chuck can come along!'?
shmoo92: ... i think that knocked something loose
pickle-plum: yay!
==Typo==
shmoo92: is it my best work? no
shmoo92: am i happy with it? mostly
pickle-plum: excellent!
pickle-plum: (these are living documents; /always time to revise when the ideas arrive)
pickle-plum: skimming it now. there are a couple of typos, shall i fix?
shmoo92: yes please!!!!
pickle-plum: DONE.
shmoo92: YOSH
shmoo92: THANK YOU!!!
pickle-plum: you're welcome!
shmoo92 sent a GIF
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