♫ 07 [Action]

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*What's the best way to celebrate the Western holiday season?

With hard rock, that's how. Residents of 767 Bunker - or indeed, of anywhere remotely nearby - you may hear the distinct whining feedback of an amplifier being turned on and plugged in.

And then this song being played. Very loudly. From the living room.*

Comments

[hwamei]

[ Funny how Jessica was talking about starting a band with Azusa and Taiwan was going to be their one-man fanclub... Girls with guitars are very cool, okay. Also, money.

So on her way home, she decides to see who was playing that song for herself and just stands there from across the street, watching Sawako in awe. (or looking at the house, if she isn't outside already lmao) ]

Cool...

[ ... Hey, isn't that Hong Kong's house? ]

O-oi! [ She starts crossing the street. ]

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*Nope, she's still in the living room! And she can't hear you as she finishes her bitchin' solo. Yet.*

[hwamei]

[ Now, this is Miss This-Is-A-Public-Area-Please-Be-Quiet->:|-!!, but when she raises her knuckles to knock on the door, she stops for a moment to let her finish.

i-is it over

knock knock ]

Excuse me, [ knock knock ] excuse me!

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*...and she hears the knocking. Crap, was she being too loud? It's just like being back in high school.*

*Quickly putting the guitar away and going to answer the door.*

[hwamei]

Oh. [ She was expecting Hong Kong to answer the door. ] Hello, I'm Taiwan.

Um, um-!

[ a deep breath ] Is Hong Kong home? If he plays his CDs too loud, the animals will die, you know!

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Taiwan? Then you're-- you're his sister, aren't you? I haven't seen him, but I think he's around here...

*She looks ever so slightly embarrassed.* Did you think that was a CD?

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[hwamei]

Mm! He's playing his super cool rock music again, isn't he? Aaah, he's always like that! [ always is relative ] One time, he was blasting Linkin Park while teacher was doing taichi...

[hwamei]

Ah. [ headtilt ] Are you his pretend mom? [ under the impression that since Hong Kong is under than her, he'd have to be a son, right? ]

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Ah, no, it isn't--

*Wait.

Any part of what Taiwan said earlier is nullified by that second part. And Sawako looks horrified.* E-eeh?! You can't mean that!

[hwamei]

Oh. It'd be too horrible to be his mom, wouldn't it? [ laughs ] So you're just visiting?

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I'm his wife!

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[hwamei]

[ This face. I am so sorry, Sawako, but you just get this face. She's frozen in the doorway and she wants to ask so many questions. Is she Chinese does she make him dimsum did they do it already.

So she takes Sawako by the shoulders and asks her this: ]

[hwamei]

How much did he pay you?

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*Respectively, no, no... yes.*

What sort of woman do you take me for?!

[hwamei]

But he said he doesn't take women over 25!

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*fdjnosghoadipa* I-- I'm not over 25!