naicha | 十三 ❀ in which i almost completely forget about this thing

_{[ phone; filtered from Nena Trinity because she doesn't want to die sob ]}

Um! Um, so I heard about this prom king and queen a long time ago, and I thought really long and hard about it... There were a lot of factors I considered, and um, it was a difficult decision to make, but now I've decided!

_{[ AND SHE TAKES A DEEP BREATH ]}

Taiwan is running for prom queen!

There's some tough competition out there, but I'll work hard and give it my all, you know!

_{[ action ]

[ A Using her door-to-door saleswoman job for something other than selling makeup again jeez Taiwan. After she rings your doorbell, she hides her campaign posters behind her back and smiles sweetly at you. ]}

Hi! You're going to the prom, right? For girls, it's a night that they'll remember for the rest of their lives, you know? It'd be really nice if you could make that night something special...

_{[ N-no she already has a date, but please vote for her... ]}

_{[ B So she finds out that everyone voted for everyone else already! Life is unfair! Why is life unfair! Life is so hard, she makes frustrated sounds and

FLIPS A CAR OVER

then sits on the sidewalk all hunched up as she pouts at everything. Don't worry, she'll be fine in a while, just let her sulk for a few minutes. ): ]}

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[Quizzical eyebrow... Why do people always sound so agitated when this happens? :? It must be because they never think of these things first. Yes, that makes sense.]

It doesn't seem like the activity has a point as a whole. The only way that this has meaning is if it is contested. No one believes that elections in nations that are run by despots are fair, representative, or meaningful; if that person 'scares' everyone into voting for her-- and I can't imagine how they would-- then she has successfully demonstrated her skill at winning, through one way or another, a rather pointless popularity contest of some kind.

[She shrugs.] And... aren't you rather old for a high school prom anyway, Taiwan?

_{[ She points at her. ]} Don't bring age into this! I'm not even five hundred yet.

Nena's only getting votes because she's not afraid to shoot anyone who doesn't vote for her. And she's got really big boobs! But I'll show them I can with without either of those things!

Five hundred? Hmm, so you date yourself from... sometime after 1500 CE---Do you base it on the Dutch establishment of a colony there, then? Did you ever call yourself Formosa?

I'm sorry, I don't know who Nena is. That does sound like an effective strategy, though. Both of them.

Still, I suppose your confidence is a good thing, Taiwan. So you came here to ask me for my vote?

It's a pretty name!

Um, _{[ She shows her the flyers she prepared for this. Now with less Engrish... ]} yes! Even if Sasaki doesn't want to go, can she at least stay long enough to vote? Even if you do think it's pointless... I don't!

Quite literally, as it means 'beautiful'.

I'm unlikely to go at all, Taiwan, but I suppose if it's being conducted by ballot, it wouldn't be much trouble.

Ooh, thank you very much! _{[ And here comes Taiwan, pulling Sasaki into one big hug. She's a touchy-feely person... Nation... ]} Yay, yay!

[Sasaki kind of stands there limply like a wet noodle, that is, itself, part of cold soup.]

Ah... you're welcome, of course. Shall I write it down and give it to you?

_{[ Give her two more seconds! Alright, Taiwan lets go. ]}

Yes, please! _{[ She gives her a big nod. ]}

[She clears her throat and uneasily shifts around. It's not quite as if she doesn't know what a hug is, but she's just not sure why this action merited one.

But she goes to the table, picks up a piece of paper and looks questioningly at Taiwan.]

And what do I write?

_{[ Because Sasaki is helping her and Taiwan wants to show her gratitude? That's common sense, right? Taiwan doesn't need to explain it!

She places her finger in the air and moves it down as she goes through her list: ]} Taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwan. Every person gets to spend three votes each.

[NOPE does not compute, sorry. It's so minor! She starts writing.]

Hm. Such systems always lend themselves to a certain degree of oddity. This one, of course, attempts to measure both the depth and breadth of someone's support; and yet it lends itself very strongly to tactical voting of a more obscuring kind than average, I would say. I've always preferred the single transferable vote system, and it would be particularly fitting in a situation as this, by establishing an ordering on all the members of the set of candidates. After all, why just pick one winner when you can also decide the ordering of the losers? Doing so publicly seems to be the goal.

_{[ Just... just vote, Sasaki. ]}

_{[ Her tone is a little sad. ]} There'll only be one winner, while everyone else... _{[ Cheers up. ]} Well, I'm sure most of the candidates won't take it too seriously! I mean, a prom queen doesn't do anything but get a crown, you know. I can't imagine getting upset over that! _{[ Says the one who flips a car when she can't get any votes later on. ]}

"Won't take it too seriously"?

Are you sure you have the same idea of high school as most high schoolers, Taiwan?

[She finishes writing and hands the paper to Taiwan.]

_{[ She takes the paper. ]}

I don't go there, but I get the feeling Mayfield's high school is a little different!

Judging by the ruckus that's been raised about this event, I would say it's tragically similar in at least some ways.

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