五 ❀ action / phone call

[naicha]

<sub>[ So basically, this is a day in the life of Taiwan. ]

[ A Morning. You're out on the streets, right? Then you see a flash of pink speed by. Your imagination? Nah, she's not that fast. It's Taiwan on her pink! motorscooter with a matching pink!! helmet. You should move out of the way if you know what's best for you. ]</sub>

Woohoo!

<sub>[ Sorry about the coffee on your shirt or whatever. ]

[ B It's lunchtime. At the diner, she's reviewing her notes for her English lessons! Squinting from time to time. Is she reading this right? Well, whatever. They are going very smoothly... Haha... She is reading so loud. ]</sub>

Hello James I am here how are you I, _{[ squint ]} I am waiting for long time...

<sub>[ Eats a french fry. She is concentrating so hard. ]

[ C Afternoon. brb ringing your doorbell. If you answer right away, she's clutching her case of products awkwardly. ]</sub>

Hi! Um, so I'm supposed to be selling you this really tacky makeup right now, but I kind of feel sorry for whoever has to buy it. The colors are too bright and I like a more natural look, you know? So I don't get to use the samples much even if I could. But if you want a makeover, I can give you one. Leave it to me! You have to pay, though, or I'll get droned. _{[ total lie ]} Ah, but what I'm really here for is... I mean. I wanna know more about Mayfield. Do you have some time?

<sub>[ You can interrupt her spiel anytime. ]

[ D Nighttime. She is in her room, in her pajamas, eating pudding with a spoon. Singing J-pop and K-pop songs out loud. Like this one. Or this one. Even if it's a summer song. Man she wouldn't know it's cute okay. Jumping on the bed, aww yeah! The spoon is her makeshift microphone. Being bored in the fifties is hard. Neighbors might hear her and may chuck things at the window... Oh yeah. She forgot to close the curtains. Maybe they can see her dancing to Gee.

Or maybe they can hear her singing in the phones, too, because she totally knocked the phone over while covering a KARA song. ]

(ooc: Also! Also also also. CR chart is up, but incomplete. I'll be getting around the rest who replied to me on the CR meme, but feel free to comment so I can have your character added. Comment with the icon you want me to use, too, if you like. ;u;)</sub>

Comments

[naicha]

A makeover is something you give to someone when you want to make them pretty. _{[a beat.]} Or handsome.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

So . . . Um. They're for people who . . . aren't those things?

[naicha]

You can make a pretty person prettier, you know! There's always room for improvement!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Is it OK if I like the way I am already? I don't worry too much about that kind of thing, usually.

[naicha]

_{[ A-aww, Lucas. How could she say no to that? She bends down a little and looks at him in the eye. ]}

If you're happy with the way you look, then why should I make you change that? Besides, Lucas will always be Lucas on the inside, you know?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas blushes a little and nods. Lucas should be Lucas on the outside, too, shouldn't he?]

Thanks, Miss Taiwan.

. . . So you said you wanted to know more about Mayfield? What kind of thing did you mean?

[naicha]

Everything, I guess. I really want to know more about how things work around here. And... anything about the Smiths would be a great help, too.

_{[ A small smile. ]} Can you help me with that?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Everything and anything? I can try to help. I've been here almost a year now, I think.

Would you like to come in?

[naicha]

Sure! _{[ She walks in and hangs her coat herself. ]} Do you have cookies? _{[ ;u; Let's talk about it over some snacks. shut up she's 12. ]}

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Um.

[Lucas runs to the pantry and rummages for a few seconds before he comes up with a package of chocolate chip cookies. He places them on the kitchen table.]

I hope they're not stale. Do you have any specific questions first, Miss Taiwan?

[naicha]

Um, do you know anything about _{[ She opens the pack. ]} the Smiths?

I only know about Lucy. _{[ is what she would have said, but she's too busy chewing for any of it to make sense. ]}

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

((Automated Response: Back from hiatus! If you'd like to suspend this thread, please feel free to do so.))

[Lucas slowly takes a cookie, too, but waits until he's finished talking to start eating it.]

The Smiths are the only drone family that have never been replaced. We know the mom, Jane, used to be called Samantha Achewood. She was brainwashed a long time ago. The boy, Billy, seems to have been the same way, and everyone knows Lucy seems to be in charge or something. And we're not sure about the dad at all . . .

[naicha]

_{[ She's already on cookie #9, but she's doing her best to listen. She's not a loud eater. ]}

You've never seen him? _{[ Another bite. ]}

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

It's not that. But he was changed with another drone a while back and nobody really knows why.

[naicha]

Ehhh, that's weird. But that happens to a lot of people here, too, doesn't it? Switching families.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

It doesn't happen with drones. Especially in an important family like the Smiths . . .