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[smell_no_evil]

So I am still trying to understand this strange human holiday called Valentine's Day

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[handyhistorian]

It's really quite simple...

[Terezi, prepare for a long lecture involving Roman saints, various factions of the catholic church, and greeting card companies.]

[smell_no_evil]

Do you see this facial expression?

Try to guess what it means!

[handyhistorian]

Probably that you are still confused.

[smell_no_evil]

That is correct! So correct, that you are awarded an infinite number of correctness points, which unfortunately can't be traded in for any kind of prizes.

What do specific dead people have to do with present romance?

[totallynotaspaz]

I dunno, I'd say there can be some pretty brutal repercussions if you're not prepared.

[smell_no_evil]

On Alternia, failing to fill your filial genetic pails means you get slaughtered by imperial drones.

[totallynotaspaz]

Oh...kay?

[He can't tell if you're trolling joking or not.]

Didn't know imperial drones cared that much about, uh, genetic pails.

[smell_no_evil]

They do! Romance is the most serious of businesses on my home planet.

[lifesmegassweet]

Aw, it's just a goofy little holiday for girls to give chocolate to boys. I wouldn't think so hard on it.

Whatchya find confusing about human love anyway?

[smell_no_evil]

The whole thing where it's all about what gender you are! Humans have entire words to describe things like girls who only like other girls! What's up with that?

[lifesmegassweet]

Well, I don't really know about all that, but it probably has something to do with the fact you need one of both sexes to reproduce. Well, currently anyway, who knows what science can develop!

[smell_no_evil]

Oh right, Kar said something about that once, I think!

That must get confusing!

[idkmybffchupon]

I must admit that your good ol buddy Ultros is quite the master of the human and cephalopod romances. I'll teach ya if ya ask nicely~

[smell_no_evil]

Is cephalopod romance much like human romance? If anything, I'd expect you to be more like trolls than humans!

[idkmybffchupon]

Oh we're much more open about it than humans, for one thing. Th' prudes are so uptight sometimes!

[smell_no_evil]

With only one quadrant of love to go around, I guess they get a bit possessive of what's left!