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[mouflon]

Ugh, who cares about Valentine's Day?!

[...Apparently, Rin is sick of the Valentine's-related posts and has decided enough is enough. As the video starts, she immediately launches onto the offensive, her body language growing rather...energtic.]

Seriously, don't you people have anything better to worry about? I can glance at the news for two seconds and see story after story about how people want us rounded up and tagged like cattle, and you're sitting here prattling about dates! Am I the only one who sees how ridiculous this is?

Comments

[mouflon]

I guess so... I just haven't worried about holidays in years.

[By which she means school life has left her feeling frustratingly restless and idle, but that's a somewhat more private admission.]

[youcouldbemine]

You're not supposed to worry about them. [Yes, she's taking that literally.] You're supposed to enjoy them. What do you do for Christmas or New Year's or anything like that?

[mouflon]

[She's going to let that go, since it's either a dreadfully earnest misunderstanding or a terrible joke and Rin can't tell which.]

...Nothing?

[youcouldbemine]

You don't have a nice dinner? Or sing songs? Eat cake? Dress up nice?

[mouflon]

We don't celebrate. There are usually other things on our mind. Is it that strange to you?

[youcouldbemine]

No. I never celebrated anything before I came here. What about weddings? Birthdays? Anniversaries?

[mouflon]

Wait, then why are you acting like I'm the weird one?! I've never been to a wedding, and there were never any anniversaries for me to celebrate, and I haven't celebrated my birthday in [wait, how long?] ...years!

[youcouldbemine]

I've always wanted to celebrate them, but it was really hard to, so I didn't!

[Wait. Wait. She gasps.]

You don't even know how long?

[mouflon]

Um, it's probably four or five now?

[Is that... better?]

[youcouldbemine]

Oh. That's not so bad then...

[You are having the biggest birthday party ever as soon as possible.]

[mouflon]

[Whew. Somehow, she feels like she's dodged a bullet...]

Right. It's not like I've never done anything fun, I've just had more important things to worry about lately.

[youcouldbemine]

I understand completely! After all, there's so much to do and to learn. Who really has time for organizing huge parties and buying new clothes for them and baking cakes and that sort of thing?

[mouflon]

[. . .]

You sound like you've got a whole script already written out in your head.