naicha | 二十五 ❀

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[ Tiny Taiwan is walking around or on top of a ladder covered in Christmas lights and tinsel as attempts to hang them on the front of her house at 1245 Williams Road. On one hand, she looks like she could use some help! On the other, she looks like she's having so much fun... She doesn't celebrate Christmas, not like this, but cold weather and recent events have gotten her in a Christmas mood.

The cafe isn't open around this time yet, but passerby may notice the sudden addition of a pair of plum blossom trees in her front yard. ]

Look, I'm a Christmas tree!

[ Chances are she's talking to Pops, Nadeko or Homura, who are inside the house, but feel free to approach her while she's decorating, too. ]

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Hi, um, I have a question!

[ You can just tell this isn't important. She is all about the trivial things today. Oh well, they easily take her mind off the events of last week! ]

Are nations allowed to kiss each other? Is that okay? If your nation kissed another nation, would that be okay with you? [ A beat. ] What if they weren't a nation?

I really want to know! Because I don't want to not be a nation if it's not allowed... Thank you!

[ TAIWAN WHY DIDN'T YOU FILTER THIS SCREAMS ]

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If you can't love anyone, huh... That sounds about right. It does sound weird, doesn't it? Losing something made from love because of love.

...I suppose. Did you kiss someone? Is that why you ask?

Mmmm... [ She doesn't want to say yes, and it'll be too obvious if she says no... ]

...You don't have to be upset or hide it.

But it's embarrassing. It's a kiss!

But you felt something right? Then why should it be embarrassing to admit you had feelings?

Why? Why... Well... [ She doesn't have an answer to that. ]

I confessed to someone and they didn't return my feelings. But I'm not ashamed I had them. I don't find them embarassing...You shouldn't either. You can't help them. Isn't it nice to think they are just part of you?

But Japan and Teacher always say that it isn't smart to show how you feel... even if I don't like hiding them.

...Well in Japan you aren't suppose to. People would find it scandalous to...back home. But after being here...I didn't want to regret not saying what I felt.

There's that, huh? Regretting something you didn't do is awful, isn't it...

But I don't want to lose other important things to me.

Do you really think you'd lose something important by admitting feelings or talking about the kiss?

Oh! No, I guess not! Ehehehe, that's silly...

...What's really worrying you then?

Well, I don't know if it's alright to feel that way. Teacher might get mad if he finds out, it's really complicated...

...I can only suggest to follow your heart.

[ chuckles ] That sounds kinda corny.

But it sounds like good advice to me.

[Giggles] Sometimes the only advice to give is the corny stuff. Honestly you have to do what you feel is best...Not what anyone else does.

[ Do what you feel best, huh? It's scary, but she's willing to give it a shot. She takes in a deep breath. ]

I'll remember that. Hey, I'm Taiwan. What's your name?

I'm Koharu. One of Japan's citizens.

Koharu! I'm Taiwan. You know a lot about this stuff, huh? Even though I've lived longer... Wah, that's kind of embarrassing, too...

Not really...I just confessed a little while ago and was turned down. I don't regret doing it so it must have been the right thing to do right?

Right! I hope I get to be that brave someday...

You can. I...didn't mean to. Do you remember the um...time everyone was confessing things?

Ah, yes! I said a lot of things I shouldn't have, then... Koharu, you...?

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