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[boutant]

You know, I don't think I've had these since I was in sixth grade. Remember the Valentine's Day parties they'd make you have in elementary school? I was always more excited to make the box for the valentines than for the rest of it, though sometimes the candy was okay. Halloween was better for it.

[ Ariadne pauses, frowning at the small pile of candies she's gathered. ]

Well, these aren't normal, anyway. As usual, considering the City. I wonder how many misunderstandings these will lead to.

[ private to Jack, Roxas, George ]

Hey, I think I got something of yours.

Comments

[onlyholey]

Some of my what?

[boutant]

Have you had any of these?

[onlyholey]

The sweets? No, I haven't. Can't say I have much of a taste for them.

[boutant]

Well, I don't blame you. [ She pauses, frowning. ] Try one.

[punchedhitler]

They even had these when I was a kid.

[boutant]

Did they taste chalky back then, too?

[punchedhitler]

They were terrible. We used to get them at the orphanage.

[boutant]

They haven't improved. They're cheap and you get a lot, though.

[punchedhitler]

I never really got many valentines.

[ voice ]

[the_dawnster]

Ohmigosh, we used to make little mail boxes for our Valentine's at my school too! I loved that. The crafty stuff was always my favorite too. Why are we almost the same person, Ariadne?

[boutant]

I mean you get a lot of the hearts in a box.

[boutant]

One year, I had this problem where my box was really cool looking but then I realized I couldn't actually get the cards out. There was some pretty creative problem solving involved.

Maybe Tony has a type that he likes to hire.

[punchedhitler]

Well, I guess today, they're just raining down.

[boutant]

Yeah, they are.

Have you had any?

[punchedhitler]

I ate one, and then I stopped.

[boutant]

Probably a good idea.

[punchedhitler]

Did you?

[the_dawnster]

You know, I bet as a future architect that mini-you was like a genius at making Valentine's Day card boxes or those Christmas wreaths made of construction paper or whatever other crafty type things the teacher could come up with at the moment.

It's possible! He does like pretty girls, I've noticed. And you and I are pretty cute.

[onlyholey]

Alright. So what of mine did you get? Did my socks end up in your laundry again?

[ TEXT ]

[notelegrams]

There, there. As I am certain an endearing group of first-graders can inform you, losing the compulsion to place objects of unidentified origin into your mouth is an onerous task.

private;

[wouldnotkindly]

[It takes him some fumbling, but Jack does figure out how to switch the privacy setting on.]

I think I got something of yours, too. [He sounds uneasy.]

[boutant]

... Yes, actually, but that's not what I was talking about. It's the hearts. Have you noticed what's written on them?

[boutant]

Three.

[ Curiosity is a strong motivator. ]

[boutant]

It was my favorite part of school, until they stopped having us do crafts and pushed us toward book reports.

Oh yeah he does. We know what we're doing, too.

Mycroft ilu

[boutant]

[ S I G H ]

Good afternoon, Mr. Holmes.