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[presidium]

[Goliath wakes with a roar, a little early than last night, but he's STILL adjusting to the time here. The stone slides from his skin and rains across the Keep grounds below. Soon after, you may see the Gargoyle gliding across the sky toward the kitchens for food.

Dinner/breakfast is eaten quietly and flips through the journal. After a moment, he plucks up his quill to write:]

What is this holiday?

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[70ftandcounting]

U-um...

Valentine's Day!

[presidium]

Valentine's Day.

[Goliath may have heard it mentioned once or twice among the humans. But as far as he could remember, this was nothing close to the holiday they celebrated. He'll make a note to look this up in the library.]

What exactly is its purpose?

[70ftandcounting]

I think to show love to someone you really care about!

[presidium]

Hm.

[He thinks almost immediately of Demona. And how much he misses her. To finally have her returned to him and then snatched away hurts. It really does.]

[70ftandcounting]

It's...nice. At least, I think so.

[presidium]

It sounds very nice.

[Aside from the massacre thing.]

[70ftandcounting]

It has been so far!

[wolvesxeyes]

Valentines Day is a day for people to give gifts and such to their family, friends, and lovers. In the human world it's a big corporate thing, something to make money off of.

It's also the date of a massacre of some sort, though I don't know much about that part.

[Wolf doesn't know much history, Goliath, sorry.]

Humans love it; guess it just appeals to all the romantics.

[presidium]

Why would humans celebrate a massacre?

[Yeah, they celebrate some weird things but a massacre? That would be like him celebrating the destruction of his entire clan.]

[wolvesxeyes]

Eh, most people these days don't think about the massacre. They just concentrate on the lovey-dovey aspect and go with it.

[Humans are weird; who knows.]

The only reason I even know is because my eldest brother liked to drill every mistake humans have made into our heads. So most don't even realize.

[presidium]

That...sounds very familiar.

[Demona-familiar.]

[wolvesxeyes]

Eh, he was paranoid. Not that I can blame him; humans back home weren't exactly friends to us.

[And they'd killed him and given her her scar, but she won't mention that.]

Humans can be good and bad, just like any other species; I know that from experience.

[presidium]

This is something I understand all too well.

[wolvesxeyes]

[Wolf shrugs even though he can't see her.]

Eh, no sense in dwelling on it. I'm sure Valentines day is supposed to be much more fun and frivolous then it is here; sorry to ruin it with dreary talk.

[presidium]

No it is fine.

[He pauses.]

Gifts can be exchanged among friends can they not?

[wolvesxeyes]

Okay.

[Wolf grins a little.]

Yup! Far as I know, at least. S'why I did the chocolate thing for everybody; thought it would be nice.

[presidium]

Then please allow me to return the favor.

[but what to give her...?]

[wolvesxeyes]

What?

[She totally didn't expect that.]

Oh, no, Goliath, it's okay! Don't worry about it. I don't expect anything back!

[presidium]

I do not mind.

[He sounds happy. It's a rare tone for him to take.]

[wolvesxeyes]

Um, sure, okay.

[She's flattered, honestly.]

If you want to, I guess, sure.

[presidium]

I do.

[He smiles. He'll just have to figure out what to give her.]

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

Another stupid human holiday we're supposed to celebrate.

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[presidium]

I am not surprised to hear that coming from you.

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

*He grunts.*

So far none of their holidays have gone well here.

audio

[presidium]

Still hardly any reason to remain so pessimistic.

[The humans have treated his kind terribly for years. But he still hopes.]

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

Stay here a few perigees and see if you can still tell me that.

*Sollux may still hold a grudge against humans, but this is more of a grudge against the keep thing.*

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[presidium]

Perigees?

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

Ugh.
Moon cycles. Months. Whatever word you use.

audio

[presidium]

You are far too easily frustrated. Explain your odd words beforehand and I will not have to ask.

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

Excuse me for thinking the terms I've used all my life are the normal ones.

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[presidium]

But is it fair to assume everyone here knows what they mean? Especially considering we are not all from the same place?

[You're excuse btw. c:]

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

It doesn't make any more sense to assume every uses the human terms...even if that seems to usually be the case.

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[presidium]

I never said that.

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

I know YOU didn't.

*He's just being grumpy about being a minority again.*

[audio]

[morningfeather]

Valentine's Day. It always seemed kind of asinine to me, but that may be because people commercialized it so much in my world.

[audio]

[presidium]

[Yes he's since relocated to the library and looked it up.]

I suppose love is a noble thing to celebrate. That is one thing humans and Gargoyles have in common.

[audio]

[morningfeather]

Well yes, but I don't need a holiday to express my love for those I care about.

[audio]

[presidium]

No. Neither do I.

[audio]

[morningfeather]

Either way, it's hard to enjoy this holiday with everyone acting crazier than usual.

[aerospace]

A human tradition where people eat one another's hearts in a declaration of love.

It's kind of a stupid thing if you ask me.

[presidium]

[....Goliath will just ignore the first thing you said.]

Having the affection of another can mean quite a lot.

[aerospace]

[But that was the best part!]

Bah. It's a load of nonsense.