二十一 ❀

[naicha]

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Um, um, _{how do you say this?} ... What does it mean when you have a lot of magical potential? How do you use it?

And if someone were to hypothetically open up a secret establishment thing - hypothetically, okay! - where's a good place to set it up? _{[ yes as if it's not... obvious... ]}

Also, if you're a quiet and mature blonde who likes skydiving, you should talk to me right away! Or if your name's um... _{[ oh but if she reads the name out loud, it will be too! obvious!!! ]} ehehe, I think I'll look for this guy myself. That's all!

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_{[ Someone's practicing her swings at the ball park again. Without Yamamoto around, it's been pretty lonely. But that! Is okay! Because pitching machines exist. Taiwan's a little out of it, though. Which is strange. Have a baseball flying at you right... now. ]}

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_{[ At the library, she's putting those books on making clothes to good use. On her sketchbook, she is drawing costumes and coloring them in while quietly humming pop songs, and maybe anime themes, yes... You might recognize some of them. ]}

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_{[ Returning to her house at 1245 Williams Road from... shenanigans, Taiwan gets to work in the kitchen to test the waters, so to speak. If she wants to open up a restaurant, the food has to be quality. What's that smell? Someone got a little too excited with making tonight's dinner. Seriously, this meal is fit for five kings! ... Four kings now, she supposes, without Chizuko around. Taiwan sets the last of her dishes down and gives herself an applause. ]}

Yay, I did it! _{[ at like 5 pm ]}

Oh no, I guess it's too early... Well, at least I'm done! Hehehe. _{[ Not that early. Feel free to follow the smell of chicken, pork and egg drop soup wafting out of the window. ]}

Comments

[imoutos]

Hmm, school isn't all that hard here.. Especially most of the teachers who aren't drones are usually very nice, ehehe.

So it's okay, Taiwan-san. I'll handle this much.

[naicha]

If Nadeko says it's okay... _{[ Rolls her head left and right on the edge of the backrest, hnngh. ]} Ahh, I was expecting it from the very beginning, but school's so easy here, isn't it? Aiyo, I'm so jealous of you guys, you know! I wanna go to school, too.

[imoutos]

[ o-oh, now she actually.. feels a little bit bad.. ]

I-if there was any way, I'd let you go in my place if you wanted to go to school that badly, Taiwan-san.. I want you to be able to have fun too, it's a little sad if you're left out.

[naicha]

_{[ she lights up! ]} Really!? _{[ and deflates. ]} Ah. I mean, you don't have to... But won't you get caught? Hmm...

I'll come up with a really good excuse for Nadeko.

[imoutos]

A-ah, yes, that's still the problem.. [ she nods, a little nervously. ]

If you go in my place, they'll definitely notice, s-so we'd need something to solve that.

[naicha]

I can do Nadeko cosplay! _{[ wow it's as if nadeko's an anime character oh wait ]}

[imoutos]

C-c-c-cosplay?!

[ oh god the very idea of someone cosplaying her is enough to make her flaily all over again.. ]

D.. do you really think they would fall for that..?

[naicha]

Maybe not... But it sounds really fun, don't you think!? We're almost the same height, too, so everyone will just say, "Wah, Nadeko! You've gotten a little taller, haven't you?" _{[ chuckles. The more she talks about it, the more she wants to do it... ]} And while I'm at school, Nadeko can pretend to be me!

[imoutos]

Hmm, it's maybe a little fun, but..

[ Yes, it's definitely a fun idea, but she's so scared of being found out.. ]

I'm not sure if I could be a convincing Taiwan-san..

[naicha]

Oh, that's easy! You just have to be really happy and stuff! Say things like, hmm, let's see... "S'okay! Everything will be all right, you know!" Try it.

[imoutos]

[ She nods all determined!! And then she changes her voice just a little too, probably to try and mimic Taiwan.. Even though her fumbliness doesn't suit Taiwan at all. ]

'S.. S'okay! Everything will be all right, you know..!'

[naicha]

_{[ O-oh... Taiwan repeats herself exaggeratedly in an effort to correct her. ]}

"Everything will be all right, you know!"

[imoutos]

[ right, right, taking a deep breath, standing up a bit straighter.. she can do this.. ]

'Everything will be all right, you know!' [ she flashes a smile. ]

[naicha]

_{[ gives her an applause! ]} Yaaaaay! Hahaha, Nadeko did it!

Ooh, I wanna try being Nadeko, too.

[imoutos]

I did..! Thank you, Taiwan-san..

A-and, um, that's.. ... Hmm, then just try saying something like 'don't worry, I-I'll try my best'!

[naicha]

_{[ Taiwan changes her voice to sound like Nadeko's and attempts to look a little shy, but she ends up being barely audible. ]}

H-hm, don't worry, I... I'll try my best!

[imoutos]

[ O-oh, the shy act is pretty convincing, but.. Nadeko is sure she couldn't really hear it. ]

U.. um, sorry, but I didn't really hear it..

[naicha]

Aiyo! Um...

_{[ She forces herself to say it a little louder, but some of the Nadeko-ness is lost in the process, and she sounds more panicked. ]}

"Don't worry, I-I'll try my best!"

[imoutos]

W-wait, that doesn't sound too much like me-- n-no, that's not what I meant, that sounds too rude, what I mean is that.. um, maybe it's a bit too scared..

[ panicking over judging her isn't going to help your argument, Nadeko.. ]

[naicha]

... Ahahahaha! _{[ She tries to stifle her laughter. ]} I'm sorry, I think it sounds just fine.

[imoutos]

.. H-hmm, if you say so, Taiwan-san, then I definitely won't dare to doubt your ability to imitate me..

[naicha]

I'm confident that we'll both do a super good job at it, you'll see! Trust me! Oh, I should get a hat...

[imoutos]

H.. here, you can borrow mine, Taiwan-san..

[ And she takes her own hat off (yes, she even wears it indoors every now and then) and gives it to Taiwan with a small smile. ]

[naicha]

Oh, no, I couldn't...

_{[ But hesitantly, Taiwan takes the hat. ]}

... Thank you. Um, then, you can borrow this, too!

_{[ She takes off the flower accessories Chizuko gave her last Christmas and gives them to Nadeko. ]}

[imoutos]

A.. ah..

[ She stares at them with big eyes as they lie there in her hands. She's a bit in awe, yes.. ]

Thank you, Taiwan-san.. For me to be allowed to borrow something that pretty and important, I'm really, really happy.