[Even without being able to read Firo's thoughts, Nihuang feels the corner of her lip twitch.] Naturally, to scare things off.

Traditionally, we set them off to ward off misfortune and evil spirits, especially those that linger at the beginning of a new year. But they do make a celebration more exciting when constructed well. [But their fellow members are so different and strange that even if they could have acquired black fire for this event, it was too unpredictable. Another thought occurs to her.]

I hadn't encounter a gun before today. They're common where you're from?