Prompt: Write a love story with a Valentine theme. Anything related to Valentine's day.

Saki & Lobelia once again + my other characters from Metanoia!

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"According to my database, today is a holiday humans once celebrated in the past called Valentine's" An ashen haired android muses, sitting politely on the sofa watching Lobelia draw, John stare into nothingness, and Saki was elsewhere in her little place working on some tech.

"And what's this Valentine's all about?" Lobelia pauses from what she was doing.

"It is a day of love, where people often celebrate with their significant others by giving gifts. Roses and chocolates would increase in price because sellers would exploit the rise of demand in them."

It was hard for Lobelia to imagine. She didn't have chocolate, never seen one. Never experienced flowers being alive, and the last sentence just sounded sad.

"Why don't we all take part in this celebration? Lobelia can draw, John can cook, and I can... Present ideas! And then we'll surprise Saki."

"She'll just get irritated if we disturb her."

"Shut it John. I like that idea! Let's do it!"

For the next few hours Metanoia, the android, rambles about Valentine's in history while the artist gets to work on drawing a portrait of Saki. John made golden toast. It wasn't spectacular but to them it was.

During most days they'd be such a mess that not burning the toast to crisps was difficult. Even following a set of instructions the android couldn't do it.

"I have done this portrait purely by my memory of her face and I— you know what I don't care anymore I give up." Once finished, Lobelia resists the urge to grip the paper in her hands and crumple it. But no, she'd be more upset to throw away her hard work. And if Saki found it she'd nag all day.

"Should I go call her now?" After an approval from both friends Metanoia hits the hidden button that leads to Saki's room of gadgets and weapons, where she often isolates herself.

The cyborg was tweaking a gun this time around.

"Saki? Are you busy?"

"Always. Do you need something?"

"Lobelia, John and I have prepared a surprise Valentine's celebration."

"A surprise? You aren't supposed to tell people when you plan to surprise them or it'd no longer be a surprise, silly android."

"My bad."

Saki sets aside her tools and the gun she was tweaking and returns to the main room where instead of a 'surprise!' it was Lobelia arguing with John over how he chose to make toast for their friend.

"Really guys?" She rubs her temples. "I'm just going to head back to what I was doing—"

"Wait no! I made this drawing for you!" Lobelia scrambles to get the paper and frantically hands it to Saki. "And uh, John made decent toast! I know it's not much but I hope it's fine..."

"Of course it is." Saki sighs. "You didn't have to argue with him about it in the first place. Oh and another portrait of me? Your art gets better every time Lobelia. Thanks you guys!"