✿四十四

[scentofbauhinia]

[ Yes, yes, lots of snow, impending food crisis, yep. Is that going to stop Hong Kong on his most important mission to the library? Nope. He is determined.

Pity it all comes to nothing though. Which is why at around midday he decides to make a very awkward phone call. ]

Does anyone have any... Like, romance novels... Or something... That I could, y'

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[hwamei]

What kind of novels does your friend like?

[scentofbauhinia]

Um, y'know... The romantic kind... [ Yes, you've pretty much said that already, Hong Kong, ]

[hwamei]

Ahaha! There's more to romantic novels than just that! The ones about high school romances are so cute, you know. That kind of innocent, young love is always a bestseller. Oh, the rich boy meets poor girl formula is overused, but I like it lots, too! An arrogant but lonely young man meets a hardworking and optimistic girl who teaches him about life and love... It has the potential for a very heartwarming story!

[scentofbauhinia]

[ Don't parts of that sound vaguely familiar to real life... Nope, not at all.

But. ]

...Isn't that just the plot to like, all of your dramas?

[decadenzas]

[sitting in the kitchen trying so hard not to snicker....

wait nope he's not trying at all, he is thoroughly enjoying this horribly awkward moment.]

[scentofbauhinia]

[ NOT HELPING CHARLES. ]

...I've decided that I'm going on strike from cooking duties until further notice. [ Not that there's much to cook... ]

[decadenzas]

[noooo whyyy now who will cook their meager supply of dry beans??]

Don't be such a poor sport.

[scentofbauhinia]

[ You know he could turn those into something delicious 8I ]

I'm not.

I'm just exercising my right to protest. [ SIGH. ]

[is_an_island]

Is this for your girlfriend, your ex-girlfriend, or your soon-to-be girlfriend?

[scentofbauhinia]

...Like, why'd you have to put it like that?

And what makes you think that anyway? I just have the one girlfriend.....

[is_an_island]

Because your soon-to-be girlfriend divulged your secret quite cheerfully.

[scentofbauhinia]

...Just like that, huh?

I really need to talk to her about that.

[pasodoble]

I don't have any books, sorry.

[scentofbauhinia]

Ah, that's okay.

It totally wasn't for anything important or girl-related after all.

[pasodoble]

Is it for a boy?

[scentofbauhinia]

No, it's...

Ah, whatever, it's for me. I wanna read them.

[fireandiceland]

I might be able to find some.

[Actually he's been taking books from drones because he is going to go crazy without anything to read. But he is not about to admit to having a pile of romance novels.]

[scentofbauhinia]

You read that kind of thing?

[ Yeah, like you're in a position to mock right now, Hong Kong. ]

[fireandiceland]

No. My friend does.

[Two can play this game.]

[scentofbauhinia]

[ Damnit :| ]

...Maybe my friend and your friend should be friends. They obviously both have totally bad taste in reading material.

...But I didn't think puffins could, like, read? [ Yes, Ice, your only friend is obviously that puffin. ]