A Valentine's present for Over the last year or two we've amassed quite a collection of small stuffed animal friends, although there is a distinct pecking order to them. The ones here are our favorites, from left to right (I tried to represent them as accurately as I could although they're not all the same size and the strawberry doesn't actually have a face...): ^_^

Tofu - acquired at A/X 2005, Tofu is the mascot for Tofu Records, which represents L'arc~en~Ciel in the US, hence the rainbow. He likes Japanese music and relates well to the wukis, with them being from Japan and having the same eyes and all...

Wuki Minus and Wuki Plus - We got these at E3 2005 for playing a demo of some Pokemon game... Yes, I know they're pokemon characters and have names like "plusly" and "minun" or something similarly awful-sounding, but we decided to rename them. ^_^ They're best friends, completely inseperable, and love each other very much.

Strawbee-bear - You've met him before in [link] Our stuffed strawberry is pillow-sized and looks more like a tomato most of the time, but we love him still. He has a very strawberry-centric view of the world. ^_^

Pyoro - named for the Wario Warez bonus mini-game and acquired at a Starbucks during Easter of 2004. Pyoro is the smartest and most knowledgable of all the friends. For instance, he knows that Valentine's day also involves the gifting of flowers, and that Cupid plays a vital role when he shoots his arrows into unassuming hearts.

Caribou - yes indeed, the same Caribou from [link] appears, and yes, he still has no arms.

Piggu - our piggy bank, fat and heavy with coins. After he gets full he generously donates all his money for us to go on a date.


And that is our collection of Good Friends. Please be nice to them. ^_^