十九 ❀ 七夕

[naicha]

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Hi, everyone! It was Qixi yesterday, you know. Qixi! _{[ She pronounces it more clearly. ]} Qixi is like, hmm... like Tanabata or, or Valentine's Day! Yeah, that's more like it. It's a day when everyone gives everyone else chocolates and flowers and chocolates and, and other neat things and chocolates, and they go on dates under the full moon and it's like that Teresa Teng song and then they kiss and say I love you and-

Oh! Hehe, right. Anyway, on that day, people usually write their wishes of love down and hang them up so that they'll be granted love and happiness! Or something like that. _{[ Suddenly, she is sad. ]} I didn't want that day to pass with a lot of people being lonely...

_{[ Back to her usually cheery self! ]} So I thought that everyone should get another shot at it! Drop by 1245 Williams Road and I'll see what I can do.

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<sub>[ Taiwan has something set up in front of her house. There is a table with a box in the center with piles of strips of paper and some pens in front. The box is covered in cute heart stickers and labeled WISHING BOX. There's a small slit at the top for people to submit slips of paper to. If you plan on stealing any of these things, tough luck. Taiwan will be here all day, manning the place, smiling sweetly at you all the while. Yeah...

Everyone make wishes so she can go read them in the evening and play cupid already. ]</sub>

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[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

[Nina is walking by when she spots the box. She'll stare wistfully at it for some time, before she looks at Taiwan.]

Can you wish for anything at all?

[naicha]

No, that's for Tanabata... _{[ pats the box with both hands and concentrates on it ]} This is for love-related wishes only.

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

Love? Really? [Nina's smile becomes wistful.] How sweet. It's nice of you to do this for everyone, Taiwan.

This is from your home, isn't it? Would you might telling me a little bit more about it?

[naicha]

Oh! Yeah, sure. There's a good story behind the Qixi festival, you know. Teacher told me about it. It's a love story between a princess and a cowherd! Do you wanna hear it?

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

I'd love to!

[naicha]

Okay, so once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who was also in charge of weaving clouds for the sky 'cause she was the seventh daughter of the Jade Emperor who lived in heaven. She'd go to Earth with the help of a magical robe to bathe and stuff. One day, while she as taking a bath, a cowherd saw her and fell in love with her instantly! So he stole her magic robe!

He was kind of a jerk for that.