Twenty-One Coins [Audio]

[u_n_asplode]

...is it Chinese New Years, today, or is it 'Valentines', or both? Or...neither?

...I miss Meiling.

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[loyal_cube]

It's both, actually.

[u_n_asplode]

It is? Why is that?

[Her voice sounds faintly sad--though she is trying not to let it come through, she's not so good with this 'communicating with others' thing yet.]

[loyal_cube]

Well, Chinese New year goes by a different Calander than the Gregorian calendar. It just so happens that the first day of the lunisolar Chinese calendar this year is on Valentines day.

[u_n_asplode]

Meiling mentioned something like that...

...what year is it, for Chinese New Years?

[harkonnenorbust]

Valentines...? O-oh! Th-that's today? I think it's both...

[u_n_asplode]

[Flandre does not understand your discomfort!]

What do you do for Valentines? Someone told me you give presents, like for Christmas.

[harkonnenorbust]

I-I don't think you have to give presents for Valentines Day... it's supposed to be a day where you show those you love that you care and spend it with them. U-usually a s-significant other... I-I think.

[u_n_asplode]

[It is a long time before she responds.]

...oh. That sounds nice.

Voice

[mintroyalcowboy]

Both I zhink. Zhough it is Valentine's zhat seems to 'ave everyone's attention, non?

Voice

[u_n_asplode]

...it seems like it, though I've never really heard of it before. Meiling always came to see me on Chinese New Years, though.

[Clearly, this is the more important holiday!]

Voice

[mintroyalcowboy]

Zhis Meiling was a friend zhen, non? Is zhat person not 'ere?

Voice

[u_n_asplode]

Yes, and...yes.

She's our gate guard, so she was busy a lot.

[witchoftheweek]

Both.

I would not mind to see her myself

[u_n_asplode]

...I wonder what she's doing...she always came to see me, on Chinese New Years.

[witchoftheweek]

Well, time is strange in this place.

But if she was here, I think she would be trying to cultivate a festive atmosphere.

[u_n_asplode]

[...]

[Another attack of the ellipses, sorry Patchy.]

[baka_jyanai]

She was that woman that watched the gate, right? She was super tall!

[u_n_asplode]

Yes.

[baka_jyanai]

I liked her! She was nice to me and Rumia and Big Sis.

[u_n_asplode]

Meiling is a nice person~ She visits, a lot, and she would sing to me.