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[naicha]

[ A girl no less than seventeen years old and in a sleeveless floral dress appears on the feed, giving everyone her sweetest smile. She looks pretty happy despite being taken to another world. ]

Hm~ If they're gonna give me something to talk to others with, that must mean there are others here like me, right? Ehehe, wei! How is everyone? Being kidnapped isn't a very nice thing to happen, so if it happens to you, you should kick him right away. That doesn't sound like a good idea right now, so you shouldn't do it. Aiyo, but I need to get back home soon, you know. There's a game I have to watch and a movie I have to catch! Speaking of movies, has anyone seen Hong Kong or Macau? Tell them I have their tickets already!

[ no Taiwan no one wants to watch the new Jay Chou movie with you ]

But looks like I'm going to be stuck here for a while. This is really bad. [ Taiwan wants to fight her own battles. She looks more pensive, and a little hesitant. BUT SHE CHEERS UP AGAIN. ] I'm sure we'll all get back home soon, though. Hey, I know, why don't we all get to know each other? I'll start! Ahem.

My name is Taiwan and I'm from, ahaha, Taiwan... My house? It's Freya. I'm turning a hundred and one this year and my favorite bubble tea flavor is taro! I like music, movies, sports, karaoke, and lots of other things, um. If I had to pick my favorite country aside from my own, it'd be Japan!

[ Beat. ]

J-just the country! I hope he didn't hear that... Anyway, nice to meet you! I hope we all get along and stuff.

Comments

[Audio]

[naicha]

Japan, of course!

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

[......What?]

...I don't think I...understand...t-there someone named Japan...?

[Audio]

[naicha]

Mm. He's my brother. ... Kind of. He's a country like me!

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

[It takes a while...she needs to absorb the news.]

...... You are... c-countries...? How d-does it work?! How come I've never met him...? I m-mean, I've b-been living...inside him...all this time... [That sounds mildly wrong, but Hanako's not the type to pay attention to what she says when she's in shock.]

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[naicha]

Aiya, living inside...!

Ah, I dunno how to explain it... It's true a lot of people don't know about us back home, but -- I guess you could say Japan is like...

[Audio]

[naicha]

...the spirit of the Japanese people!

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

[...................]

He's... m-made of our... spirits?

[Audio]

[naicha]

Kind of! Hm, Japan is better at explaining this after all...

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

U-Uhm... is he a guest here as well...?

[Audio]

[naicha]

Um, no... What about you? Is anyone from your home here in this city?

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

I'm s-still looking for them... [Her voice falters.]

[Audio]

[naicha]

[ She feels like she knows where this is going... ] Hmm, I can help you look for them, if you want.

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

[Pause...] Thanks... but I don't want to bother...

[Audio]

[naicha]

Huh? Hm... why not? Aren't you worried?

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

I am... but... [She already involved a bunch of people into searching for her friends and she doesn't want to bother more of them ;;] I mean... bothering you people...

[Audio]

[naicha]

It's not a bother. Besides, I have nothing else to do!

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

[...Maybe opposing it would be rude by now]

...Okay then... [She hopes she doesn't regret it]

[Audio]

[naicha]

Leave it to me, Hanako!

Ah!

Which house should I direct them to?

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

I'm in Sigyn's house... [Pause] Their names are... Hisao Nakai and... Lilly Satou...

[Audio]

[naicha]

Hisao and Lilly, got it! Okay, here I go! [ She is seriously running out to look for them now... ]

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

[...Awkward...

She's just going to turn the feed off, sit down in her room, and wait for any news.]