Valentine's Day CMO

[hurricane_chris]

Valentine's Day edition!

Call out one of the muses listed above and give me a prompt, or ask for one, and we'll go from there! Remember, all of them must incorporate Valentine's Day in some way!

Comments

[infinitejustice]

[Athrun simply sits and listens to Yumi talk about calligraphy. The sight of her talking passionately about something she loves is a very endearing one, and Athrun can't help but smile as he listens.]

I can really sense your passion for it from the way you talk about it. Going by that, it really must be something to behold. I hope I can see some someday.

[Though he might not properly grasp it without a little help.]

[justgessen]

[ Try as she might, she can't hold back a swelling of her pride. It's not often she gets to talk about her interests like this. Or rather, the normal ones. ]

I'd like that as well. I'm certain you could create a beautiful display of visual poetry. You have that air about you.

[infinitejustice]

Ah, I don't know about that.

[Athrun is pleased to get such a compliment, but at the same time he has a sheepish look on his face. Not in a bad way, just surprised and a tad embarrassed.]

My mind is more inclined to the likes of research and mathematics than it is to art. But we'll see.

[But there's no harm in trying, right?]

[justgessen]

[ She shakes her head slowly, but with the smile still bright on her lips, it's far from one made at his expense. ]

Nonsense. [ She waves her hand a little to further dispel such a notion. ] Math and art can go hand-in-hand if you study in both. Leonardo da Vinci created stunning works of art with mathematical precision, for instance. If anything, I'd say being excellent in mathematics or scientific fields would mean you could create something truly beautiful.

[infinitejustice]

That's true. I hadn't thought of it that way.

I don't know if I can compare to da Vinci, though.

[He's being humble. He's a Coordinator; if he's not as brilliant as da Vinci was, he's at least nearly as intelligent.]

[justgessen]

Well, maybe at this level of artistic ability, you can't, but who knows what you might be capable of if you kept at it. [ Believe in her who believes in you, Athrun. ] I don't profess to want the esteem and skill of Wang Xizhi, but perhaps I enjoy calligraphy as much as he did. That's enough for me.

[infinitejustice]

Yeah, I think I see where you're going with this. It makes sense.

[Athrun figures that what Yumi is getting at is gradual improvement over time simply from working at something. Do something enough, and one will inevitably improve -- it's just the speed at which improvement comes that differs for people.

In addition, this is when their food arrives. Athrun places his napkin on his lap and prepares to dig in, though he waits for Yumi to begin eating first.]

Good timing. I don't know about you, but I'm very hungry.