Двадцять шість 26: A few phone calls and some music

[motheringnation]

 [Filtered to brother]

Brother, those memories were not real. That boy is just a friend. Do not bother him.

[Filtered to Akane.]

....ah. I'm v-very sorry for brother....and....all that. ....other...things...

[Action: At home Ukraine is in a much better mood then she was only that morning. She's listening to some music in the living room. She got some

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[pygmalion_perv]

You know I'm up for it!

[motheringnation]

Wonderful. You can come over whenever you like.

[pygmalion_perv]

Sure, I'll be over in a little bit.

[knock knock~]

[motheringnation]

[Opens the door with a smile. The music is still playing in the background.]

Hello!

[pygmalion_perv]

Hi! Hope your Valentine's Day wasn't too awkward.

[Flashing an 'eheheh' sort of smile~]

...Is that Ukrainian music?

[motheringnation]

Ah....suppose it c-could have been worse.

[Maybe...somehow..but yay, distraction.]

Yes! I got some cds back with some of my music on them. This one is actually my national anthem.

[Beaming, so proud of her people/children you have no idea.]

[pygmalion_perv]

It's really nice. I can't understand any of the words, but it sounds good!

[motheringnation]

[Laughs with an amused smile.]

That's because it's in Ukrainian. I can tell you the English ones if you'd like.

[Closing the door and leading him into the living room.]

[pygmalion_perv]

Sure, yeah, I'd like to hear them.

[Sets his shoes by the door and follows her inside.]

[motheringnation]

Alright....well. I haven't said the English in a while but...

[She clears her throat.]

"Ukraine has not yet perished, nor her glory, nor her freedom,
Upon us, fellow Ukrainians, fate shall smile once more.
Our enemies will vanish like dew in the sun,
And we too shall rule, brothers, in a free land of our own.

We'll lay down our souls and bodies to attain our freedom,
And we'll show that we, brothers, are of the Cossack nation.
We'll stand, brothers, in bloody battle, from the Syan to the Don,
We will not allow others to rule in our motherland.
The Black Sea will smile and grandfather Dnipro will rejoice,
For in our own Ukraine fortune shall flourish again.

Our persistence and our sincere toils will be rewarded,
And freedom's song will resound throughout all of Ukraine.
Echoing off the Carpathians, and rumbling across the steppes,
Ukraine's fame and glory will be known among all nations."

[pygmalion_perv]

[Hachibe smiles as she finishes.]

You must be pretty proud of your people, huh? They wrote you a really good song. They must love you a lot too.

[motheringnation]

[Beams]

They are the most important things to me. Always. I'm very proud of all of them.

[Even her family ranks below her people.]

I'm glad you like it! ...ah, well I try my best for them.

[pygmalion_perv]

So, wanna get started? What do we do first?

[motheringnation]

I have the things set up in the kitchen.

[She walks over.]

Here are some I made a while ago.

[Just showing him them]

[pygmalion_perv]

Oh, wow! These are really well painted! I bet it takes years of practice to get this good at it!

[motheringnation]

I've had lots of practise. We've been making them every year for...hundreds of years...