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

[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. ]

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

...We like, haven't kissed enough times for you to know what you're doing yet?

[ His tone is as trolly as ever but he's feeling a little awkward himself... Regardless, he reaches to gently brush a few strands of hair away from her face and leans down a little closer. ]

[naicha]

Why do you think I always make you go first?

[ Her question is barely audible toward the end when he leans in. She stays completely still, nervous and her face as flushed it usually gets. ]

[encored]

[noisily

sets down a can of pink paint on the counter]

See, this is exactly what I meant when I said you would bring Nena's wrath upon yourself. [where did he even come from none of the windows are open or broken, the doors all seem in place....

but hey while he is here he'll just help himself to the kitchen yeaaah] Where do you keep your wine?

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

[ Oh well, that's ever so slightly ruined the mood.

Eyes promptly open again and he hurriedly pulls back. Wtf Charles?? ]

Charles? Like, where'd do you come from?

...And what's the paint for?

[naicha]

[ She pulls back as well and stands up to attend to Charles the babby bat who ruins everything!!! ]

There's none. [ Taiwan's not very fond of drinking. She waves her hand dismissively in reply to Hong Kong. ]

Oh, hehe, it's nothing! I just... like pink a lot, you know! Hahaha! Thank you, Charles! Though I really wish you would knock first...

[encored]

[you're welcome!! gosh, who knows when rabid gundam pilots could be lurking in wait. he probably just saved some lives today.]

You ought to have known I would be heading over. You were the one who asked me to get you the paint, if you recall. They didn't have quite enough to cover a house, though.

[oh no drinks... he looks pretty disappointed and somewhat disbelieving because it's not like a house can exist without a wine cellar or liquor cabinet of some sort. starts poking around in some cabinets...]

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not like we were doing anything... [ T-Turns to Taiwan again. ] Right?

[ Because Charles you are too young!! Turns back to him. ] Like, why don't you sit down and we'll find you something else? [ Yep, definitely a babby. ]

[naicha]

[ spaces out for a bit ] ... Ah? What? Doing things with Hong Kong? That's silly.

Yeah! Come on, Charles, come on. [ Tries to tug on his wrist like a babby hehe. ] I'll even let you help me paint later! How about that, huh?

[encored]

[what what. shakes her hand off!! he is an old man okay he knows worldly things!]

What just happened here, did I suddenly regress in age without being made aware of it? Will you be offering me finger paints next and telling me that all babies are born from flowers? [no that's just England...]

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

[ Blinks ]

...Do you want finger paints? [ LMAO. ]

[naicha]

[ charles is mean. ;o; she combs her bangs down with her fingers. ] Babies can come from flowers if you really want them to...

[encored]

[yes he is, this is what you get. but wow thanks Hong Kong you are getting a very irritated look]

No, I don't. [scooting the can of paint over to Taiwan... maybe if they have something to do they won't be so awkward!] What's truly sad is the fact that I can't tell whether you honestly believe that or not.

[scentofbauhinia.livejournal.com]

[ Hong Kong shrugs, suit yourself Charles :/ ] She probably does.

...Ah, Charles, you're like, not gonna tell anyone about this, right?

[naicha]

[ threatens Hong Kong with a gesture to pour a can of paint over him as she picks it up from the counter ] Wei!

Charles won't tell anyone. We have a treaty. [ she said it... ]

[encored]

[the first rule of the treaty is we don't speak of the treaty slaps a hand over his face....]

I wasn't aware that it included keeping sordid romances under wraps. But that's just common decency, so you've nothing to fret over.