Always learning new things, meeting new people. It's the whole reason I don't entirely mind being stranded in this new universe, away from home. You're another reason.
[ She says it so loosely, so casually, that it almost — almost, but definitely not — belies how important that admission is. But it's true. Every time the world's gone to shit over here, Anathema's found herself at Sal's or vice versa. It's a rock-steady foundation, a comfort. She makes her feel better. It's as simple as that.
So, like stepping out onto shaky ice, Anathema explains while they walk. ]
It's typically a romantic holiday, you know. Couples give gifts to each other, like anniversary presents, and/or take each other out for a special evening. Date night. Dinner, a movie, cooking for each other. Chocolate, flowers. Spoiling each other rotten for a day. Things like that.
[ Then, because Anathema is Anathema, she continues— ]
There's some disagreement on what the ancient origins of the holiday are, of course. Some people think there's a connection to the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which was a pastoral celebration to avert evil spirits and release fertility. Goats and dogs were sacrificed, priests were anointed in blood, and then they ran through the city naked. We don't do that.
Lupercalia was celebrated around the same time of year, but there's been no real evidence linking it with Valentine's Day, though. Valentine's started off as a religious feast day, and then the connection to romantic love is more likely due to the influence of a 700-year-old poem.
[ beat. ] Anyway. I did a doctorate in history. I, uh, talk a lot.
I FUCKED UP I MEANT TO SAY PUERTO RICAN, PRETEND I DID
[ She says it so loosely, so casually, that it almost — almost, but definitely not — belies how important that admission is. But it's true. Every time the world's gone to shit over here, Anathema's found herself at Sal's or vice versa. It's a rock-steady foundation, a comfort. She makes her feel better. It's as simple as that.
So, like stepping out onto shaky ice, Anathema explains while they walk. ]
It's typically a romantic holiday, you know. Couples give gifts to each other, like anniversary presents, and/or take each other out for a special evening. Date night. Dinner, a movie, cooking for each other. Chocolate, flowers. Spoiling each other rotten for a day. Things like that.
[ Then, because Anathema is Anathema, she continues— ]
There's some disagreement on what the ancient origins of the holiday are, of course. Some people think there's a connection to the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which was a pastoral celebration to avert evil spirits and release fertility. Goats and dogs were sacrificed, priests were anointed in blood, and then they ran through the city naked. We don't do that.
Lupercalia was celebrated around the same time of year, but there's been no real evidence linking it with Valentine's Day, though. Valentine's started off as a religious feast day, and then the connection to romantic love is more likely due to the influence of a 700-year-old poem.
[ beat. ] Anyway. I did a doctorate in history. I, uh, talk a lot.