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[diverged_fate]

Okay so... I'm curious. I've heard a couple people mention it... What's this 'Valentines day' holiday about?

I can kinda remember back when I was a kid... [Creasing his forehead trying to do that.] Bringing stuff to school, and you had to hand 'em out to all your friends. Something like that. So is it another kid's holiday? Christmas definitely

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[ttlyisabard]

What I read of the history seems weird and I don't know why it's connected to what it is ... but holiday's change.

It's an excuse to tell someone who you like that you like them. Or to reaffirm your love with someone you already love. At least that's what I've figured out ...

You're not from Earth either?

[diverged_fate]

Yeah, they do. Or they get wiped out entirely sometimes...

Okay... [This is interesting. He's getting a slightly different answer each time.] Sounds like this holiday counts for a lot of things.

I'm from Earth. It's just... not a lot like Earth used to be.

[ttlyisabard]

Are you from before or after most of the people here? Or is it just different?

[diverged_fate]

After... maybe not. Actually I kinda hope not. They're probably from their own Earth in some other dimension.

[ttlyisabard]

Oh? Did something really bad happen to your world?

[diverged_fate]

You could say that.

[ttlyisabard]

Did you want to talk about it?

... OH, and my name's Katherine by the way.

[diverged_fate]

Honestly? Not really...

I'm Keats. Nice to meet you... are you new, or have you been here awhile?

[ttlyisabard]

That's alright ... Almost a year actually. Only now getting used to everything really.

[diverged_fate]

Wow. That's a long time... I met one or two others like that so far.

Funny thing is, I got used to everything pretty quick.

[ttlyisabard]

Eh ... my world doesn't have electic lights and elevators and CDs and movies ... The whole multiple worlds thing was easier for me than other people though.

[diverged_fate]

We don't have most of that stuff anymore. A few places run generators, but even then it's lights and heat. Not something like an elevator or a movie.

Yeah that one... kinda threw me. For a minute, but I didn't think it was impossible. Just weird.

[ttlyisabard]

OH ... did the gods punish your world? That happened to ours a long time ago ...

[diverged_fate]

... Maybe. Some people believe that.

[ttlyisabard]

Well, whatever it was, I hope you don't blame yourself or anything like that.

[diverged_fate]

For what happened to the world? ... I was eight years old. Not much I could do about it at the time.