十九 ❀ 七夕

[naicha]

phone

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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That's putting a rather large amount of faith in your own talents, is it not? It wouldn't be beneficial to anyone involved if you lit false hopes and made promises you couldn't keep.

[that might be a bit of a warning, but he doesn't look very serious and slides the box over right after.] Ah, but I've derailed myself. This isn't what I came here for.

[naicha]

_{[ Always! Think! Positive!!!! ]}

Huh? _{[ She looks at the box, then at him. ]} But if you're not here to make a wish... Hmm, I wonder what it could be.

[encored]

[optimists are the first to go!!]

Several months ago I promised you a cake, did I not? [take that, Holland, see he gets around to fulfilling his promises eventually.]

[naicha]

_{[ gaaaasp HOLD THE PHONE. ]}

You made one...

_{[ oh my god oh my god oh my god no one ever keeps their promises to her ever oh my god exciting... ]}

[encored]

I happened to have a sliver of free time over the weekend and our eggs and milk were about to expire, so I figured now would be as good a time as any to use them before it became necessary to discard them. [except they were actually fresh but shhh no one must know.....]

But I refuse to carry it so if you'd like it, you'll have to come retrieve it yourself. Feel free to do so at your leisure.

[naicha]

_{[ stands up! ]} Can I get it now? I can get it now! I've been here aaaall _{[ moves her head around while she says that ]} day, you know! _{[ ... it's probably still like... late morning, isn't it... but that's how bored she is ]}

[encored]

[it's not like this was part of his plan all along or anything!!]

Fine, fine. You had best find a safe place to put your box while you're gone. [because obviously there are hordes of curious people hiding in the bushes nearby just waiting for her to drop her guard]

[naicha]

Oh, um. _{[ ...stashes it under the table no one will know. ]} There! Now let's go, let's go!

_{[ starts walking to Charles' house with a spring in her step yaaaay cake. ]}

[encored]

I suppose it's a good thing there are only two wishes in there. [HAHA. sets off after her, though he's moving at a much more leisurely pace.]

[naicha]

_{[ n...no charles shut up. Walking way ahead of him. ]}

After I eat my cake, it'll be two hundred in less than a second!

[encored]

[so slow he is the slowest.]

Will all two hundred of those be you wishing you either had another cake, or that you hadn't eaten the entire thing all at once? [the sad thing is, he really believes she could actually do that if she tried. just look at Hong Kong, his stomach is a black hole...

as soon as they turn down his street, Charles crosses the distance between them in the blink of an eye.]

[naicha]

_{[ She has her chin up high. Shush, Charles, don't underestimate her! ]}

If I ate two hundred cakes, I'll end up like America, you know! I'll eat it slowly and treasure each moment, ehehe... Cake, cake♪ Ah! Besides, the wishes won't be mi-

_{[ When she turns around, she... is suddenly met by a babby bat thing. ]}

-ine...

Don't do that, it's creepy!

[encored]

I shan't change the speed at which I walk for the sake of your comfort. [and he does it specifically to get a rise from people most of the time so don't be a party pooper!!]

But it's good to know you've more restraint when it comes to cake than you do when it comes to involving yourself in troublesome things. [to the door he goooes]

[naicha]

Hee hee, shan't. _{[ Skipping as she follows him!!! ]}

Japan said you shouldn't eat too much sweets, you know, or you'll get a tummyache! One time, I ate all the melon bread and I was soooo full that I fell over and Japan had to carry me to my room and stuff.

[encored]

Have you a problem with my manner of speech? [:| gosh let him keep pretending it's the early 20th century...

leads the way into the kitchen! there are snack bags and food everywhere since this house is filled with fatty dingdongs, but off to the side of the oven is a simple and elegant small cake, frosted with peach buttercream.] This is yours. Try not to eat too much of it because I certainly won't be carrying you anywhere if you fall over.

[naicha]

<sub>[ if she had a dollar for every year he hasn't caught up with, she'd buy like ten Jay Chou albums

but oh Charles this cake is so cute... Her eyes flicker between him and the cake, clearly filled with so much joy and flowers and sparkles and oh my god he is the best babby bat thing. Wait, what is she even waiting for? Without warning and certainly without letting him end his sentences, she hugs him and loves him and never lets go. COME TO JIEJIE abububu. ]</sub>

Xiexie, Charles, xiexieeee!

_{[ carries and spins him around, and when she puts him down, she rubs her cheek against his face w;A;w ]}

[encored]

[oh no what is even happening suddenly the world is spinning this is a frightening reaction. the entire time he's just frozen in a stunned silence because how do i shot displays of affection and wow he is pretty sure no one has ever thanked him for anything so enthusiastically.

just

give him a second to recover, which he doesn't do very gracefully since he is too busy being flustered and trying to push her away.....]

It's just a cake! Honestly, one would think I had given you a small animal carved from a diamond with that sort of reaction.

[naicha]

But it's a cake you made!

_{[ It's a cake made with his love and affection. *_* At least she thinks so, and it's pretty fucking moe if you ask her. Everything is adorable and nothing hurts. She's still holding onto him. ]}

It's like how America and Hong Kong make dimsum! They have the same name, but the ones Hong Kong makes are extra special 'cause he made them and he's family and I like the ones he makes a lot more anyway.

_{[ Because... she doesn't like Americanized Chinese food lmao... anyway she lets go of Charles and proceeds to take a slice of cake! ]} Do you want some, too?

[encored]

[sweet freedom he kind of backpedals a bit as soon as she lets go in case she's seized by another hugging urge or something. but somewhere deep in his shrivelled black heart he is very pleased by her reaction. ;u; yay someone appreciates his gifts......

to her question, he simply waves a hand dismissively.] I've no desire for something sweet right now, and all of it is yours to have. [since obviously you can eat all of it] Go on, take a bite.

[naicha]

_{[ okay okay she's eating now jeez why doesn't anyone appeciate this insane amount of honesty nowadays ]}

Mm... _{[ takes a few more bites. like, seven. ]} It's good! _{[ she has frosting on her lip :| ]}

I bet Charles will make a good husband someday. Then his wife can have all the good cakes in the world! _{[ conveniently forgetting a lot of factors that would determine the possibility of this happening AT ALL... ]}

[encored]

[it is terrifying, that's why

and wow he actually does expect her to be able to eat the entire cake now....] Of course it is, I made it. [conveniently disregards that last bit because he's in a pretty good mood right now and sometimes it is nice to pretend he will one day not be stuck as a twelve year old until his dies among other things.

shoves a napkin at her!!] You're a person, not a pig. Don't eat like one.

[naicha]

But moooom, I'm a country, not a person!

_{[ Yes she went there. Now on her second slice. Whoops I mean halfway through. Whoops I mean she's done. :( She takes the napkin and wipes her mouth with it. ]}

Do you bake for everyone everyday, too?

[encored]

[o-oh no why, he looks embarrassed for a moment.... there is only one way to counteract this!!] You certainly eat enough for an entire country. [all the insults this is what you get.]

Of course not. Why would I do that when there's a perfectly capable cook living under the same roof?

[naicha]

_{[ CUTE... ]}

Huoo, then that makes this cake extra special. It's like the James Dean of cakes! _{[ She's been watching too much 50s TV... ]} Hehe, I bet Hong Kong can't make a cake like this.

_{[ no she's just humoring him, he probably can, who knows... ]}

[encored]

[he just looks thoroughly confused by that comment who is James Dean he doesn't sound like he'd make very good cakes.]

Well it would be a lie to say I haven't a good deal of talent with all things, including baking. [wow can his ego get any bigger] At any rate, this was just something I scraped together since I had already taken so long to make it. Don't think I put a great deal of effort into it.