[The Guide turns on to its regularly scheduled programme of Koala Town Children's Time, and today it's the Valentine's Day special! The show starts with the customary introduction sequence, with happy puppets dancing around the screen in time to the opening song. All is fine and dandy, until the actual live recording starts up-- it's all downhill
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The poor pre-recorded children. How disappointed they must be.
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[Holmes is swiftly putting on a few disguises so that his employer won't notice him ditching the broadcast-- good thing he works at a puppet theater, where props are plentiful.]
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[Oh, Holmes. Nice false nose, by the way.]
Your nose is on crooked.
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[He rolls his eyes, and then reaches over to find something that looks like an adhesive so the nose will stay in place.
This may or may not be a huge mistake.]
Better?
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And here I thought that puppeteering wasn't my strong suit.
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Is that true?
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[Not really, but he's convinced that that's the truth of the matter.]
I'm sure you've heard stories to the contrary.
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In other words, pretty much like every other human holiday. Celebrating some 'aspect of life' that most people think positively of, though it loses its meaning over time.
[Objective Minato is being objective.]
[Also, why he is watching a children's show is unknown.]
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[Not that he really cares about this particular brand of surprise, of course.]
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Oh well. Whatever gives people reason to celebrate something, I suppose. I don't care about it too much, myself, but I'm not about to argue against the free chocolate and other food I can get sometimes from the festives.
[He knows what's important.]
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