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[Today is Valentine's day, and its craze seems to have hit the Chalice in full - all around the ship people seem focused on being with their loved ones, or drowning the sorrow of not having them in various ways.

Samus, however, doesn't really seem to have so much as noticed the occasion - or if she has, she certainly seems to think it has absolutely nothing to do with her. She's in the gym, training as she does every now and then, doing some little exercises to keep limber and balanced. Nothing to really break a sweat, more of a rythmic, harmonious routine to center her body in the same way she centers her mind... though it has to be said that Samus's "little exercises" seem to imply a lot of things an Olympic gymnast would be hard pressed to do by making a serious effort, and many things no normal human could do at all. But she exudes a downright contagious vibe of perfect peace and equilibrium as she goes through the motions.

She did not particularly intend to meet anyone, but those who want to escape the festivities a bit might well find the bounty hunter there, and want to enjoy the calm in the air as a respite from the atmosphere in the rest of the ship!]

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[Samus lands from the rings she was hanging from, and turns to meet Lily with a nod.

She looks on the given heart with her usual stoic expression, though. She's not taking it yet]

Why?

Well, I don't entirely get this day, but one of the customs seems to be giving chocolate to friends and acquitances!

I see. I was told the custom was giving such to your loved ones, not acquaintances.

W, well, them too, but I don't think I have anyone like that on the ship, so...

Neither do I. Hence my surprise when you offered me this.

Well... You are a friend, right?

I do not think I could call myself such. Friend is a powerful word.

Well... Do you think we could become friends at some point in the future, at least? Maybe?

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[Small nod]

I cannot see the future. But perhaps, yes.

Please take this gift to make sure it happens, then!

[Samus looks at the offered chocolate. She doesn't like chocolate at all, but her nose and instinct tell her this particular chocolate is probably somewhat toxic to most species, not just cats. She looks at Lily with a more piercing look]

Are you certain this is just chocolate?

O, of course! I only used the ingredients from the cookbook!

I see. What would you suggest has caused it to have a shade of purple that none of the ingredients involved in the mix should have, then?

Um, I wonder. Maybe the cooking process...?

[Samus merely keeps looking at Lily stoically, obviously waiting - for her to elaborate on said cooking process]

Well, I had to make a lot of chocolate, so cooking it manually would take too long! So I used a beam gun instead.

Wouldn't the energy radiation and sudden energy spike denature the proteins in the mixture into something entirely different?

M, maybe...? I'm pretty sure it's safe, though! I scanned it for radiation and everything!

Safe perhaps, but it is unlikely it keeps the same taste as the recipe.

[Shrug]I never liked chocolate in any case.

But... What if its taste changed to something you like?

Worth a try, I suppose.

[Samus takes a bite of the heart, nonplussed. Hyper-resistant physiology has its advantages]

Still not much to my taste, but better than last time I ate chocolate.

Well... What do you like then, Miss Samus? I'll make it for you next time instead!

[At that, Samus looks somewhat surprised, and then thoughtful.

Now there's a question she has not spent much (or any) time thinking about. Ever since she left the Chozo, she mostly eats for nutrition, with taste being secondary, and she's not really gone around tasting varied cuisine. So she's, for once, stumped, and so she stays silent for a bit.]

You... don't like anything?

I never thought of it.

[She thinks a little, calling memories]

I liked some things back home, but since becoming a bounty hunter, taste has not been a priority.

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