hai mươi lăm ❀| moon and mountains listen silently

[lotuslife]

[Vietnam sits in a quiet corner of the park with this on her lap. The lacquered instrument- a đàn bầu- would look completely unfamiliar to anyone who does not study traditional Asian music; it is a monochord, which means that it only has one string.

She's playing a song quite familiar to her, and singing so quietly to herself that the words can

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Damn hiatus. I am the latest. Ignore this if you don't feel like backtagging this far!

[pygmalion_perv]

[Hachibe heard the music and decided to check it out, so now there's a teenage boy just standing there staring at Vietnam. He's captivated by the beauty of her song, but also by something else.]

"W-wow...!"

this is fine with me!

[lotuslife]

[WAY TO GIVE AWAY YOUR LOCATION. she jerks her chin up, her eyes settling upon the boy, and immediately stops her playing.] E-eh...?

Re: this is fine with me!

[pygmalion_perv]

"Oh! Uh... please don't let me interrupt! Keep going! You're beautiful!"

[BABBLE BABBLE I'M AN IDIOT]

[lotuslife]

[well, if you wanted her to continue, what you just said isn't really helping. she stares, turning bright red.]

[pygmalion_perv]

I... I'm sorry! I didn't mean to embarrass you! It's just... I've never seen more beautiful hair in my entire life!

[lotuslife]

[she blinks, a hand automatically lifting to touch her hair, and then she looks even more mortified at how open the compliment is.] Oh- ah- [LOST FOR WORDS...]

[pygmalion_perv]

Man, what a time to forget my camera at home!

[lotuslife]

E-excuse me? [nobody ever compliments her, can you tell]

[pygmalion_perv]

I want to take your picture! Isn't that natural when you see someone with such beautiful hair?

[lotuslife]

N-no? [WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 'ISN'T THAT NATURAL'...]

[pygmalion_perv]

So I can't?

[lotuslife]

I-I suppose there is no reason that you couldn't...

[pygmalion_perv]

That's great! Next time I come over I'll bring my camera! Oh, and if you rinse with lemon juice after you wash your hair, it'll bring out that lustery shine even more! And olive oil will make it nice and soft. You don't need those expensive conditioners at all - natural ingredients work so much better for that kind of stuff.

[lotuslife]

[WHAT

WHAT]

...how do you know these things?

[pygmalion_perv]

"Just some things I picked up over the years."

[Over years of being a huge pervert and kind of a creeper, that is.]

[lotuslife]

I... will keep that in mind.