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RAPR Piece #7: Valentine
"They do what?" red eyes stared at the large monitor. Beside Red, Purple furrowed his non-existent eyebrows and pondered the new knowledge.
Zim nodded, clearly excited to have his Tallests' interest. He scooted closer to the screen, "It's how they show their…affection to one another. Candy and giant hearts and many pink things. But it's only for this one day, my Tallest"
Red crossed his arms," Very good, that will be all." Zim saluted and the screen went black. He turned to Purple," Doesn't that sound…strange?"
Purple tapped his cheek, thinking," I don't know…Candy is good, but I don't see where they could be getting giant hearts from…" he paused," Do you suppose they have giants on their planet?" Red nodded," They must, to get hearts that big."
For a moment, they got quiet. Far on the other side of the room, workers shifted and murmured over blinking monitors. Purple turned to the large window, eyes distant. Red closed his own eyes for a second, thinking, and shoved his hand into one of the many pockets his robe had. He pulled out a lollipop and looked it over wearily. It wasn't pink, but…
"Hey Purple." Purple turned, looking mildly surprised when Red shoved the candy in his face," Wha…."
"Be my…er…va-…vathingy?" Red winced at his own words. "Crap. I mean--what the hell was it called- that thing that…" he trailed off, frowning as Purple started to giggle.
Purple took the candy from Red, still giggling, and tugged his fellow Tallest closer. "You're so silly, Red. I'm always your…ah…vathingy."
Happy Valentine's Day. Because even if we don't all have someone to share it with, we can feel the happiness through others.
