[fourteenth fragrance] backdated video; August 9th

[bauhinia]

[ Hong Kong has his comm set up for a completely intentional, confessional style video. He's not wandering around or flicking things into buckets of water or filming himself blowing something up. Well, he ought to do that eventually, but not today. ]

So, hey. I didn't realize it yesterday because of all the celebrating and stuff, but it looks like it's been a year since I got here. Doesn't really feel like it. I mean, I seriously never thought I was gonna be here for that long.

Even though it's not that long, I guess. Anyway, I'm just posting this because I kinda wanted to say thanks to everyone. I know this place is like, super ridiculous sometimes, but there's a lotta people who work hard to make it better for us.

So, thanks.

And don't laugh, okay? I'm being serious here.

[ With that, he looks aside, seeming kind of embarrassed. He then ends the feed. ]

Comments

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[meilihua]

What? Really? Why'd you bring all this back? [She'd stayed to clean up! Okay, well, maybe she was a little distracted because of Shi- Heiwajima-san...]

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[bauhinia]

I dunno how it all got here, honestly. I just took a few things to share with everyone in the building. [ He shrugs. Maybe Macau did the same. And "Heiwajima-san" too. Maybe everyone did and brought it all here somehow. ]

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[meilihua]

It's too bad we can't mail things... there are still people in the other cities, right?

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[bauhinia]

Yeah, if I could figure out how to get the food out there, I'd totally send Sasuke and some other people some stuff.

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[meilihua]

[Giggling as she wraps up another plate]

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[bauhinia]

What's funny?

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[meilihua]

N-nothing, you just made it sound like you had a bunch of minions to do your bidding.

Like in that movie.

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[bauhinia]

What movie? [ Huh? Minions?

Hm. He kinda does have minions.... ]

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[meilihua]

Haha, you know! The one with the evil villain who wasn't really evil and all the cute little yellow minions.

He wanted to steal the moon!

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[bauhinia]

You liked that one, didn't you?

But I don't wanna steal the moon. Or moons.

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[meilihua]

It was a good movie.

Oh...maybe you can just use them to take over the world then.

[Looks down at all the plates of food. Hey. Wait a second here...]

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[bauhinia]

I'll just keep bribing them with food. You're my new sidekick.

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[meilihua]

You better not have any other sidekicks. I think I get to be senior, since I've been putting up with you for so long.

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[bauhinia]

You want senior sidekick status? I dunno, sounds like a pretty tough job. You sure you can handle it?

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[meilihua]

Yeah!

Though if you don't think I can do it, I can tell everyone about that thing with the parrot and the watermelon...

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[bauhinia]

Hey, I never said you had to do that or anything.

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[meilihua]

[Awww, best bro...] Just kidding.

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[bauhinia]

I'm gonna take your word for it.

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[meilihua]

Pinky promise.

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[bauhinia]

You can't break those, y'know.

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[meilihua]

Right. Or the 九凤 carries you off to feed its babies.

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[bauhinia]

[ He just looks aside here. ]

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[meilihua]

...are you okay?

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[bauhinia]

Sure, I'm fine. Totally okay. [ Why wouldn't he be?! ]

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[meilihua]

[Well, all right then]

I think that's the last of them.

[Still a whole bunch though...]