Thirty-sixth Lotus

[spandexisyouth]

There is something everyone should know.

It is now Spring!

And after talking with Flame, she and I have determined that because Spring is the best season and it is good to start the year off well,

this should mark the beginning of the year!After all, it is not like we know why years start the way we are used to them starting! Why not say that

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[iattractmushi]

The year begins in Spring, huh?

[Pause]

Not a bad idea.

[Just. No comment on the hug thing. :|]

[spandexisyouth]

Then you are for this?

[iattractmushi]

Spring is a good season. A time of beginnings, of new life.

[Little pause.]

It seems right, too.

[spandexisyouth]

Splendid! Welcome to spring!

Join me for a celebratory hug?

[iattractmushi]

[...that's a lot of sparkles. Cloud stares at them, a little fascinated--he can kind of understand how ink and other liquids get copied from journal to journal, but how the hell do things like that get duplicated?]

Thanks.

The Tree's been giving me enough hugs. Its way of declaring Spring is here is a little too... enthusiastic for me.

[spandexisyouth]

You are welcome!

I give better hugs than the Tree does. And they are short instead of clingy and making you start to worry about getting free!

[iattractmushi]

[Quite frankly, he'd rather accept hugs from a giant octopus than from you, Gai. And he does that, regularly.

...well, he should probably be as blunt as possible about this.]

No.

Thanks all the same.

[spandexisyouth]

Oh.

Maybe one day! Hugs are delightful things!

[iattractmushi]

Uh-huh, sure. [Maybe.]