✿四十一

[scentofbauhinia]

[ A phone ]

So it's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day in like, almost a week. On the 1st of July. Just thought I'd put that out there for my older family members 'cause I know that your memories aren't what they were, y'know. Remember to check the taps are turned off and that you have your keys before you leave the house.

Also

Comments

A

[gonnamarrydaddy]

...Does that mean it's your birthday?

[Took her a few seconds to parse all of that.]

[scentofbauhinia]

[ doesn't really blame her. ]

Yeah, that's right.

[gonnamarrydaddy]

Awesome, happy early birthday, then! You want anything?

[scentofbauhinia]

[ YES. ALWAYS WANTS PRESENTS.

but he doesn't know her that well yet so he'll be polite. ]

From you? If you want to get me something that'd be cool, but you don't have to y'know.

B

[hwamei]

[ suddenly in the boat, right next to him ]

Arr, we'll just have to take it from 'em landlubber's grubby little hands... or... something! [ yeah!!! ... oh right ] Arr!

[scentofbauhinia]

[ gives her a look ]

...What are you talking about?

[ yeah he's too old to play pirate games Taiwan, gawd

...not like it was his favourite when he was a babby or anything. ]

[hwamei]

No, no, no, you're supposed to be in character! You're my first mate, so you should talk like one, you know.

[scentofbauhinia]

[ wait

what ]

I'm the first mate? But like, this is my boat.

I should be captain.

B

[politerudeness]

[ walking up to

with a frown an while folding his arms, looking like a disapproving mother... ]

... Yes. Yes, it is.

[scentofbauhinia]

[ sees your disapproving mother face

and raises you one petulant teenager face ]

To you maybe.

[ pause. ] I'll lower it to $8000 then.

[politerudeness]

Aaahh, this spoiled child... surely even China-san could have done a better job than this... [ wow japan you are the biggest hypocrite in the world ]

[scentofbauhinia]

Blame England, he raised me.

That's what I always do. [ yeah not even gonna debate the spoiled thing, lmao brat. scribbling out the $10,000 and replacing it with $8000. ]

A

[sellchelles]

Starfish can be removed by hand if you're careful.

[scentofbauhinia]

[ momentary pause because oh Seychelles, he didn't know you were here. ]

Yeah, I'm trying, but it won't let go.

And I don't want to hurt it, y'know.

[sellchelles]

[ they're climbin' in yo windows, snatchin' yo nations up ]

Did you need some help?

[scentofbauhinia]

If you don't mind, I guess.

I got a tank of them back from the Post Office.

B

[fuckyeahsealand]

[Managing to park his car in the driveway without running anything over. Look he is almost good at this now. Anyway, hopping out and examining the boat because what is privacy.]

What's this for?

Re: B

[scentofbauhinia]

[ As long as you don't hit his Rolls-Royce, Sealand he is cool with awful driving. He's really good at driving badly himself. ]

This?

It's a dragon boat. We have a festival for them back home in early June and there's racing and stuff. [ it's very hard to tell with his blah voice and lineface, but he is a little wistful while he says this. ]

Re: B

[fuckyeahsealand]

[He hasn't hit anything major yet! He is improving.]

You could put it in the lake? Or there's a pool, I think.