New Year,New Disasters

Cast (in order of appearance): Calvin, Calvin's mother, Calvin's father, Hobbes, Andy, Sherman, Socrates, Jack

Summary
Calvin and Hobbes celebrate the arrival of the New Year.

Full plot
Calvin is on the phone calling the post office when Mom comes in with the mail. Calvin asks if he got anything, such as cash or grenade launchers, so imagine his surprise when he has gotten a letter. He rips it open to find a New Year's party invitation from Socrates. Mom is excited, as is Dad, but Calvin notes that the invitation was only for Calvin and Hobbes. The two decide to go and help with setting up the party. Once at Socrates' mansion with Andy and Sherman in tow, Calvin steps up as party coordinator. Later on, the gang all talks about what they accomplished over the past year, but Andy can't come up with anything except the plots of episodes of Red Dwarf. The next day, Calvin, Hobbes, and Socrates all set up for the party while Andy expresses his disdain at people trying to do good in the world. Later that day, as food gets brought into the party, Andy says he will show the world and do something good in the last few days. Two days later, Mom and Dad are exhausted from drinking so much cider from the Cider Festival as the mansion is finished with decorations. Meanwhile, Andy is almost giving up hope for doing something big. The day of the party arrives. Calvin and Hobbes arrive at the mansion, to find it fully decorated and ready. The guests pile in, and as a surprise, Jack shows up and grabs a soda. Finally, Andy and Sherman show up. Socrates instructs Jack to get the party going, which he does. Hobbes suggests Calvin go talk to Elliot, Socrates' owner. Andy searches for something he can do, before trying to fix a broken cotton candy machine. Both fail at their tasks as Socrates rounds the entire gang up and talk about their New Year's resolutions. Calvin resolves to upgrade his inventions, Hobbes resolves to break the tuna eating record, Socrates resolves to prank four billion different people, and Sherman resolves to invent something useful. Finally it's Andy's turn. He finally resolves to pay Calvin bail if he should end up in prison. Andy says all that matters is the present right as the New Year rolls around.

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