sirenspull | [video] after morning sirens

It's been more than a year since I got here. To be honest, I completely forgot the date. It's not really the kind of thing that you remember, when you have other things on your mind-- like why you keep waking up on the same day. [ Sheepish smile. ]

I've met a lot of people this past year, and I've seen a lot of things. I could disappear from the Port any time-- maybe years from now, maybe tomorrow-- but I hope I get to remember everything, even if I do. Until that happens, I'll just have to keep moving forward. There's still a lot for me to learn.

[ Judging by the way Yako pauses, that seems to be all she has to say about that. A lot has changed, and though she isn't normally one to mark anniversaries, enough has happened in the past few days that she thinks it deserves noting. Instead of her office, she's making the post from her kitchen-- she hasn't left home just yet.

Absently, she tucks a bit of hair behind her ear, moving it out of her face. ]

I've seen a couple of people post about Valentine's Day, and I know not everybody celebrates it, but... if anyone wants me to, I could show them how to make chocolate and bake some things. It won't be anything fancy, but a gift's always different if it's hand-made, right? I was just thinking of doing it at my house, but it might be easier if we could find a bigger kitchen to work in.

One more thing: if anyone's looking for a place to stay, we've got a couple of rooms we're looking to rent out. Contact me on my NV if you're interested.

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[ she might not be able to see Chane's face, but Yako can guess, based on her limited knowledge of the other girl, what her reaction might be.

unfortunately, without knowing how exactly Chane is reacting, she can't make her responses as reassuring as she'd like them to be. ]

Well, he's your fiance, isn't he? [ or so he's introduced himself, anyway. ] It's perfectly normal if you want to get him something.

He...

[ There isn't a good word for what he is to her. Self-professed fiancé in name, but they have an agreement that just about contradicts the 'normal' standard of what being engaged is about. The Valentine's hype in the city hadn't made any connection, in her mind, to what she has.

Realising that she's left Yako hanging for nearly a minute as she processes this with difficulty, Chane gives another honest answer. ]

I have never celebrated Valentine's Day before. I don't know what I should do. Whether I should do anything.

[ Yako's not exactly some kind of love doctor herself, and she can't remember experiencing any particularly romantic Valentine's Days, so she has to scrape up long-unused knowledge: namely, vaguely-remembered snippets of Kanae's relationship woes from her high school days. ]

I think most people like using it as an excuse to surprise their significant others, or to do something special for them. It's just a day, though. It doesn't have to mean anything if you don't think it should.

Have you made any plans with him?

[ Significant other. That's a good term; she'll remember it. Yako's explanation reassures her a little (to have that pressure put on her, if even for a moment, was terrifying), and with the questioning element mostly gone Chane direct her attention to answering rather than deliberating on the topic of her fiancé any more. ]

None. But he might come up with some on the day, if he chooses to do anything... [ unknowingly swerving into gossip territory ]

[ she can't help it if her curiosity is a little piqued. ]

What about you?

[ The answer feels too obvious to admit. ]

I can't come up with interesting ideas like he does.

Does it have to be something interesting?

I suppose not. But then we would continue as normal.

I think it's the thought that counts. If he's usually the one that comes up with ideas, taking the initiative might be enough of a surprise to count as something different, right?

That's...

[ After a moment of pondering this; it's a fair point, but-- ]

Is 'different' just as good as 'interesting'?

I think so! There's no harm giving it a shot, right?

What if it changes things?

[ Only after she writes it does she realise how deeply that thought rests in her. Things changing. Maybe she doesn't want to be the catalyst for that, doesn't want to be responsible for it yet. ]

I don't think it will change what matters the most.

What matters the most...

Thank you, I think.

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