Day 2 | Voice; Forward-dated to 2/14, afternoon

[exceptfebruary]

Sunday, February 14th, 2016.

I had hoped to help you all celebrate today. But unfortunately, I'm a bit tied up at the moment. [ Literally, thanks to a couple of bat and spider-themed interfering do-gooders. But he can still use the network mentally. ] This will have to do.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
How do you cope,
When your loved ones aren't here with you?

[ Calendar Man's tone is cool but vicious. He's completely taking out his anger on the Network. So he's going to dig in deep and aim for the heart. ]

I wonder, how many of you are missing your sweethearts? After all, the Porter is usually disinclined to bring your Valentine with you. Perhaps she did. Perhaps she will. But who knows how long that's going to last?

Or maybe you found someone to be your Valentine here. How lucky for those of you who did. If it is lucky. If they are from your world, you won't remember the relationship when you return. And if they are not, it's almost inevitable you'll be torn apart by a machine you cannot control. Separated by universes.

Today is reserved for love. Find yours. Spend the day with them. Remember to tell them you love them while you still have the chance.

Unless you don't have anyone, of course. Are you better off alone, unloved? You might not have a Valentine today, but at least you won't get hurt.

Happy Valentine's Day, imPorts.

Comments

audio;

[dragony]

You sound lonely.

[ Dry, and indifferent, though not inherently insulting. ]

perma-audio

[exceptfebruary]

[ Slightly bitter and mostly annoyed: ] I am content with the day itself.

video;

[helpline]

[ How many of you are missing your sweethearts = Calendar Man is missing his sweetheart = this is the reason why Calendar Man is sad = the Doctor has a PERFECT PLAN to stop the sadness. ]

Out of curiosity, are you doing anything tonight?

Permavoice;

[exceptfebruary]

I had plans, but they fell through. [ Julian sounds upset by that. He really had wanted to commit a crime today. It was to be his opening night. ]

voice;

[enigmaestro]

One might think that you don't use "tied up" recreationally.

permavoice;

[exceptfebruary]

No. January 15th was last month. I ran into two of the usual problems.

[voice]

[wizzardly]

[Rincewind considers if he has any loved ones. ...Well, the Librarian goes for drinks with him sometimes. Not exactly a loved one, but a friend, surely?

...But then again, the Librarian is also literally an orangutan. Hm.]

Why is today such a day for love, exactly? Seems just like every other day of the year to me. I mean I get it's a holiday, but usually that means something different is supposed to happen, right? People are usually always finding reasons to, er, kiss each other, so I don't get what makes this day so special.

Permavoice;

[exceptfebruary]

[ And now an opportunity for Calendar Man to be his second-favourite thing, beyond a supervillain: a know-it-all. ]

Valentine's Day has a long and varied history. It is named after a Christian Saint, but which Saint is unclear. There are three options, all martyrs. But though the stories vary, the consensus is that the Saint who named the holiday died for love. Even before that, it had roots in a fertility festival, on the ides.

Since then, the holiday has been tied to love, romance and the heart. The usual gestures take on special meaning today. A push to be more romantic than mere kissing.

voice;

[iamtetsuo]

[If you were expecting some reveal on misery, or further moping, or even salt.. get all three in the most unhelpful way possible.]

Shut up.

Permavoice;

[exceptfebruary]

[ By contrast, this response seems to have amused him. At least it's a reaction. ]

Is there a problem?

voice

[dreamshades]

My, how subtly ominous.

[ Pan himself sounds calm and completely unbothered. If anything he's impressed. Clearly, these words are to leave wounds that can't be so easily recovered from.

Pan has no worries of such wounds. After all, love is weakness and he has no time for it. ]

permavoice

[exceptfebruary]

I am tired of being called that. [ Ominous means that something's is going to happen, and Julian would have really preferred that he had already made something happen today. He wants more than words. ]

not here

[infomodder]

[stops eating chocolate long enough to wash his hands and check the bail money fund]

[acclimatized]

[ it doesn't have to be valentine's day to make john miss having his loved one here. luckily for him, he has a photo in his wallet and is good at one-handed exercise and bitching at gotham villains. ]

I'm guessing you got stood up?

[exceptfebruary]

No, but it would have been better if I had.

voice.

[glowsferatu]

Don't sound so bitter, Mr. Day.

[ Still, it really is on hell of a month for Rose to go. ]

What sort of celebration are we missing?

permavoice.

[exceptfebruary]

Something special. I had it all planned.

text

[kinesia]

[ Oh! This is one Grey remembered on his own. It's bittersweet, for a number of reasons, but he remembered it. Still, he's pleased to see Calendar Man is keeping his promise. ]

no one is better alone

you wont get hurt but
you will always be hurt .

happy valentines day calendar man

permavoice; using the network mentally and texting is hard

[exceptfebruary]

[ This gives Julian some unintended splash damage. He likes Grey, though, so his tone is more cool then vicious. ]

Happy Valentine's, Grey. Are you going to be alone today?

text

[wonk]

why r there so many ppl whose speech rhythms r so weird how do u get so emphatic so many times in the same post

Permavoice;

[exceptfebruary]

Why are there so many people who type in a ridiculous manner? [ In his experience, brightly coloured text usually meant a troll, or one of their friends. And he's familiar with trolls, even if there were only a couple left. ]

permavoice;

[nostalgiabomb]

Oh, man.

Someone get this guy a hug. Stat.

permavoice;

[exceptfebruary]

International Hug Day was on January 21st. I already had one. [ He's being completely serious about both points too. ]

[beneathbluerafters]

Why bother with any of that nonsense? Wait another day, and all the candy is half-price.

[exceptfebruary]

The point is to celebrate the day. In the end, the chocolate doesn't matter.

[text; id is bat symbol]

[chiroptophobic]

Perhaps in the future you should avoid Hallmark holidays.

Permavoice;

[exceptfebruary]

There's more to Valentine's than greeting cards.

voice;

[shutterbugged]

Aw, did Bats and I hurt your feelings? I'm sorry, next time we'll just leave you to your holiday-themed mass trauma and property damage. Oh, wait, that's not happening ever.

Permavoice;

[exceptfebruary]

You can't prevent me from work forever, Spider-Man.