mười chín ❀| it's quiet and loud; no one hears it but us

[lotuslife]

Xin chào, Mayfield. I hope you find yourselves well following the party which just occurred. [Well, not really. She doesn't actually care; she's just saying it to be polite- not that you can tell, as her tone is warm and placid. Onward to the actual point of this phone call:]

My anh- brother- China, has returned, as many of you may already know.

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[decadenzas]

[what a nice day to read out in the sun!! except the ambiance is kind of ruined by mamanam being a terror next door.]

Crass.

[lotuslife]

You're far too young to be looking at this. [leans over the porch to stare at him in the next lawn over]

[decadenzas]

Must I remind you of my age on a daily basis? That aside, you're far too old to be drawing that. [seriously, are you trying to give him nightmares]

[lotuslife]

But you still shouldn't be- [hops the porch to lean over him wherever he's sitting/laying] ...Charles is still pure, right?

[LOOK AT HER FACE. LOOK AT IT. this is the face of a yandere your nation, who will be heartbroken if you say anything but 'yes'.

......never mind that she just asked something completely horrifying.]

[decadenzas]

[you...you really are trying to give him nightmares, aren't you. he looks a bit deer-in-headlights-ish for a split second how does one even respond to that.]

...Yes?

[lotuslife]

[possibly. she seems satiated by the reply.] Good. Please do not aspire to be like Hong Kong. But that means that you can't be looking at that door.

[decadenzas]

I'm not aspiring to be like him in any way. [SORRY HK. and he is completely fine with that since why would he want to stare at it anyway.]

Why are you ruining their door in the first place, though?

[lotuslife]

I'm taking preventative measures, since my brother has returned... [she sits next to him and tosses the marker into the grass for now]

[decadenzas]

China? [he looks a little miffed, but it's not like their introduction went any better or worse than his others.] I met him during the festival. ...But what, exactly, do you think you're preventing by doing that?

[lotuslife]

[she catches that look, frowning slightly] ...Is there a problem?

I'll explain in a moment. [but first she wants to know what your deal is]

[decadenzas]

He's terribly annoying. [and insisted on calling him a child how dare he. ...that's pretty much the only reason he's got a problem with china as of right now.]

[lotuslife]

[SEEMS

PLEASED.]

He is, isn't he? [she looks thoughtful. complicated famirry is complicated.]

[decadenzas]

[he notices that, of course, but chooses not to say anything on it after a moment of silent debate.] You were quite right about his age.

[lotuslife]

In many ways, he's still caught up in things from thousands of years ago...

[decadenzas]

...Unsurprising. A great number of years can only equal a great amount of resentment. [not that he really cares about china, but it's a concept he can wrap his mind around at least.]

[lotuslife]

...Regardless, despite any issues you may take with him, I would advise that you treat him with a great deal of respect. [she words it like a suggestion, but it's really an instruction with much deeper implications she does not care to word: China still holds a certain degree of power and influence over her, and she does not want that extended to Charles.]