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[shockinglycool]

Thinking back to last time I was here... the scientists kinda did weird stuff on Christmas and New Year's and a couple of other holidays, didn't they? But maybe they'll be overcome by love this time and it'll be nice instead of weird. I hope so. This will actually be my first Valentine's Day. Believe it or not, monks don't usually celebrate it

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[kan_chyan]

I was told last year one of our gracious hosts gave everyone chocolate.

[shockinglycool]

Well, that's nice of them, at least. Especially if it was good quality chocolate that can be recycled.

[kan_chyan]

I'm rather looking forward to it, if they do it. Chocolate isn't something I've had much of.

[shockinglycool]

To be honest, I don't have much of a sweet tooth. But what I'd really like is chocolate for baking, y'know? Chocolate cakes and things. Is chocolate one of those things they didn't invent until the modern age?

[kan_chyan]

Invent is a bit of an odd way to put it. More like the introduction of it has only been recent. You can get it from western style cafe's sometimes, and there are a few other places that make things with it but it's really expensive. A lot of people still prefer traditional sweets as well.

[shockinglycool]

Well, I like traditional sweets, too... I guess it's true that the more "modern" things become, the more Western influence there is, though.

[kan_chyan]

I suppose that is true.

[shockinglycool]

We get a lot of tourists at Kouya, too. I don't think it's bad, and there's definitely old stuff, and I like western things, but I guess it is a little unusual.

[kan_chyan]

I don't mind western things, but sometimes it's a little sad to see things change. But life is about change right?

Lets just focus on things hopefully being fun during this holiday thing.

[shockinglycool]

Really. Although I don't know how "getting chocolate from cute girls" can't be fun.

[kan_chyan]

You're suppose to get chocolate from girls? Someone told me you just gave gifts to people who were important to you.

[shockinglycool]

Oy. I get it from other people, but you're Japanese, y'know. You should know this already.

Valentine's Day is a day where girls give chocolate to the boys they like. It can be giri-choco or friendship chocolate, too, but it's mostly a romantic day. Couples celebrate it.

[kan_chyan]

Well, last I checked there was no such holiday in Japan. The only holiday that I can think of round this time ain Febuary is kenkoku kinen-no-hi. Which isn't the sort of thing anyone here would be celebrating.

[shockinglycool]

So it's a modern holiday... I didn't know that, either.

[kan_chyan]

There's a lot of things you seem to not know.

[shockinglycool]

Mean.