二十五 ❀

[naicha]

✿ action

[ 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. ]

✿ phone

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 ]

Comments

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

...Sure. See you in a bit.

[ Annnnnd he hangs up. Oh god that was hideous.

Anyway yeah, he's just gonna try and prolong the time that it takes to walk to Taiwan's place as much as possible but oh no, Baozi knows where they're off to. He remembers the way to Taiwan's house and this is all very exciting and he's going to strain on his lead to walk faster the whole time ;o; Yip, yip, yip.

He's still yipping when they arrive ;o; ]

[naicha]

[ Taiwan is sitting on the doorstep, waiting for them glumly, but the sound of Baozi yipping cheers her up! ]

Baozi! [ She stands up to scoop the cute dog up, wah. ;u; ] I haven't seen you in a while. Did you miss me? Ehehe...

[ Blissfully unaware that Hong Kong's there for the time being... ]

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

[ Well, he's kind of grateful for that... But he's got to say something some time, so eventually he speaks up. ]

...Well, I'll like, just leave him with you then.

[ Wow Hong Kong, are you really just going to walk off :| You are dumb. ]

[naicha]

[ You are so dumb, you are really dumb. Taiwan grabs his wrist just in time before he manages to do that. ]

Wei!

[ She... didn't really think this through, either. It was a reflex! ]

... Don't you want to come inside?

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

...Uh, sure.

[ It's not like Hong Kong of all people is feeling awkward about all of this after all... Cough. ]

[naicha]

[ So she drags him in, gets him some snacks, the usual. They should be in the living room right now, with Hong Kong's dog roaming around on the floor. It's... strangely quiet.

Baozi yips! ]

Ah! Um... Is the tea good? And stuff?

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

[ This is so awkward... He n-nods. ]

Mm. [ Pause. ] For something you made I guess, piglet.

[naicha]

[ HITS!!! I mean punches gently. And weakly. And hesitantly. ]

H-hmph! [ puffs her cheeks up and looks down on her drink. but that would be getting them nowhere. ] Actually, there's... something I want to talk to you about.

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

[ Wow, that really didn't hurt in the slightest. Something really must be on her mind.

Oh god.

Maybe it isn't too late for him to run away? He could smash through the living room window, that's how Jackie would escape, right?

No, no, that would be wrong. He can do this. ] ...Mm, like, what is it?

If it's about the grass jelly again... [ Hong Kong you know it's not about the grass jelly... ]

[naicha]

No! No, it's... not, um.

[ Okay, Taiwan, you can do this. If only you actually remembered what you were going to say. Taiwan did tell Canada she was going to do this, wasn't she? What was it... Oh yeah. ]

I want to kiss you again. [ Beat. ] If that's okay.

[ ... Some ideas sound a lot better in her head. She waves her hands in panic. ]

Ah! Wait, that's not it. Ah! Ahhh...

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

[ Wait.

WHAT. ]






...You're kidding, right?

[naicha]

No. I mean, yes? I mean, wait, I said it wrong - I mean, it's true! But it's not what I wanted to say and stuff, wah!

[ Panics because oh my god what do you do in a situation like this! ]

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

[ Deep breaths, Hong Kong... Wait, why am I even saying that? He looks as calm as ever, just isn't on the inside. ]






...I wanna kiss you again too.

But like, I probably shouldn't, right?

[naicha]

You shouldn't? Why?

[ She has a feeling that she already knows what he's going to say. ]

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

Lots of reasons.

I have a girlfriend. [ Who happens to be psycho. Sigh. ] And even if I didn't, like you said, maybe it's not okay for us to kiss and stuff? Teacher maybe wouldn't like it. Or our bosses. Even if they aren't here.

[naicha]

If you knew it was wrong, why did you do it? Stupid.

Teacher wouldn't like anyone to like me anyway. But you already have someone else. It's not fair.

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

Because...

You said all that stuff about us maybe being goners... And like, you looked so sad and stuff...

I wanted to kiss you.

[naicha]

... Would you still want to if everyone else will hate you for it? You know what people think of me. I'm fine with it, you know? But if it doesn't make Hong Kong happy... h-hm, I don't want to make you sad, so...

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

...Well.

I like, kind of want to kiss you right now... So yeah, I think I still would.

1/2

[naicha]

[ Looks at him for a moment. ]

[naicha]

[ And chuckles. ] What's with that "kind of"?

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

'Kay.

Maybe not 'kind of'.

...Maybe definitely.

[naicha]

--wait, you mean, now now?

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

That's generally what 'now' means, dork.

[naicha]

Oh.

Um.

So I just-- [ Awkwardly. Moves closer. ] --uh.

[ She's not looking at him... Or well, she tries to, but she always finds herself glancing at the side. ]