Video~!

[0perator]

[Why hello yes that is an Alia wearing a face-eating pair of heart-shaped shutter shades and a very glittery pink feather boa. She grins into the video feed.]

Greetings, Haven!

[The feed pans out to take in Knock Out as well, red paintjob shinning red even more than usual for the occasion. He has some v-cards on his hand and a mischievous grin on his face. Alia waves.]

Valentine's Day is coming up, and for all the people who will be missing the festivities this year, Knock Out and I have scienced [shut up that is a verb now] a perfect solution for all your romance needs! We have perfected a one hundred and twenty percent accurate matchmaking algorithm, perfect for bringing some interest and excitement into your love life!

Now, if you're not up on your Earth cultural traditions, don't sweat! We have you covered!

[Knock Out nods and then chimes in.] Now, what’s that entire Valentine’s nonsense about, you might wonder? Valentine’s a human mating festivity that mixes different courting techniques. One of the most common ones is the exchange of little notes with romantics statements.

[Knock Out clears his throat and starts to read some of the cards. To help everybody to get into the spirit of valentine day, Alia and Knock Out left one v-card in front of everyone's room door. In fact, just to get into the real spirit of the holiday, all the v-cards conveniently sport the forged signatures of random people around Haven the best match according to that very scientific matchmaking algorithm. Feel free to find yours and thank them.]

Enjoy all that love in the air! 'Cause if you can't get laid on Valentine's Day, the other three hundred and sixty four days aren't looking too good either.

Comments

[deadlydoctor]

What what do you do on valentine's? [He's having a hard time trying to imagine Albert doing anything romantic.]

[tearsofsteel]

...you don't wanna know.

[deadlydoctor]

You know what? I think you are right.

[tearsofsteel]

It's complicated.

[There's too much pain, talking about Hilda...]

[deadlydoctor]

Isn't it always?

[Poor Albert. Knock Out has no idea, though.]

[tearsofsteel]

Why do you want to know so bad?

[deadlydoctor]

No reason. I like to know more about people. [Knowledge is useful after all.]

[tearsofsteel]

Some things aren't worth knowing...it's bad enough with me.

[deadlydoctor]

It ended that bad? [He knows a lot about bad endings.]

[tearsofsteel]

As a matter of fact, it did.

[deadlydoctor]

Let me guess, your partner left or died?

[tearsofsteel]

...












One of the two.

[deadlydoctor]

[Sigh. Albert what is he going to do with you.

There's a long pause and then...] Wanna go to the bar with me so we can get overcharged and forget we even had this conversation?

[Not the best way to handle the problems but at least he's trying. how do you FRIENDSHIP? B|]

[tearsofsteel]

[Wait a minute is he really respecting his problems and offering to get wasted?]

...you really want to go to the bar?

[deadlydoctor]

[Knock Out offering others to go get wasted with him is the equivalent of giving a comforting hug for normal people.]

Yeah. [He often wants to do that, in fact. But unlike Glit, drinking and working is a huge NO for him.]

[tearsofsteel]

...why not let's go.

[Anything to forget, right?]

[deadlydoctor]

Should I pick you up or you can walk all the way there?

[There are worse ways to spend the night.]

[tearsofsteel]

I prefer to walk, just give me your location.

[deadlydoctor]

Alright. But if you are late, I'm starting without you. [And he sends the coordinates.]