"Pleasure to meet you, Maeve! I'm Anthony, of the musical Lively family." Anthony performed a theatrical bow. "Are there any party traditions i should be aware of -- snacks that should be observed rather than eaten, or ornament scavenger hunts, or..." He paused, struck by the idea. "Or could I start such an activity?"

"Pleasure to meet you as well!" Maeve said, returning the gesture. "I'm not the best at remembering traditions, as we are transplants here, but Kaelin is well versed in those sorts of things--or at least well enough versed to tell me when I'm wrong. But tell me, what do you like to play? I see you have your plus one over your shoulder."

"Left to my own devices I like a little bluegrass fiddling," Anthony answered. "But my violin and I are game to tackle any sort of tune. Once we even tried to mimic the music of the stars, which I admit was cheeky of us, but imagine if we had succeeded..." He smiled and shook his head. "What sort of music do you fancy?"