Text/Pictures. - backdated Feb 3

[nrgsvr]

Valentine's Day isn't the only holiday in February. Today is Setsubun! \(^°^)/ Here's a comic about it.
[ He displays a comic drawn in a cute
shoujo manga style. There's a written explanation for Setsubun done in calligraphy. He shows soybeans being thrown at oni, and the tradition of eating an entire maki roll. He also mentions eating a number of roasted beans equal to a year more than a person's age.]

Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!
(Oni out! Happiness in!)

Disclaimer:If any oni are in Genessia, leave them be. This tradition is symbolically driving out misfortune.

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[gamerrep]

I should maybe go buy some beans then and throw them about my apartment.

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[hopeschild]

Ah, I had completely forgot about this holiday. I mean when you have a housemate like I do it's easy to forget.

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[stillsmiling]

Setsuban is very effective...

[He's a curse. He knows.]

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[weavemyownfate]

[Huh. Cute comic.]

Are you planning to make any maki rolls today?

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[nrgsvr]

Yes! We need all the good luck.

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[nrgsvr]

My housemate isn't Japanese or even from Earth, so that's understandable.

Is your housemate more interested in Valentine's?

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[nrgsvr]

Is it?
Are you an oni?

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[nrgsvr]

Yes!
I'm nowhere near as skilled as my brother, but I learned the basics.

Are you going to eat one?

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[hopeschild]

She is. I don't mind though as that is just who she is.

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[weavemyownfate]

[Is he inviting her over? She can't really tell.]

If you would have me; I am not busy.

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[nrgsvr]

My brother is a shoujo mangaka, so he's really into it.

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[nrgsvr]

[ He was originally just asking if she was going to celebrate Setsubun at her own house, but now he thinks inviting her is a good idea.]

Feel free to come over.

[ He gives the times he will be home.]

[stillsmiling]

Kind of.

Setsuban gets scary when the kids get too excited...

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[hopeschild]

he's into it because of his job? I assume sometimes he'll have to use it in his work, right?

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[weavemyownfate]

[She'll be there with bells on. Minus the bells.]

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[nrgsvr]

Yes. The different types of packaging and chocolate are good references.

[nrgsvr]

That could be scary. I guess it's a good thing that you're not in Japan now, so the beans are easier to avoid.

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[nrgsvr]

[ His home will be ready with the maki rolls.]

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[hopeschild]

very deicated to go into tha much detail.

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[gamerrep]

We do for what the world throws at us.

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[nrgsvr]

(　^ω^）b

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[nrgsvr]

His readers would be disappointed if he wasn't. Especially in romance.

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[hopeschild]

People really read into the details?

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[nrgsvr]

Some people are very passionate about their manga.

His current editor pays attention.

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[hopeschild]

I guess that people can be like that.

Well I guess your brother learns a lot in having to do research.

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[nrgsvr]

Yes.