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[bauhinia]

ode to an icecube

some people say i'm tsun
but i don't think it's true
some people say i'm crazy
so yeah i'm crazy for you

okay so you're kinda an icecube
but i think you'll probably melt real soon
this line's about sea cucumbers
this line's about the moon

so we don't have much in common
we're in different hemispheres
you've gotta a lotta geothermal activity
i've got tons of skyscrapers

hey that didn't really rhyme
but here you go: my GDP's amazing
you can bet i'm the best when it comes
to investing i'm a total tax haven

that's a total lie and it didn't rhyme either
i kinda suck at poetry but i'm totally sincere
even though my expression's lacking, hey
i'll be your arthur if you'll be my guinevere

i pulled that off a lot better before
when it was a helen of troy joke
not that i'm referencing trojans here
but i still think i'm a pretty handsome bloke

give me one more chance
i'll really set you reeling
i was totally serious before y'know
i wanna know how you're feeling

[ no this isn't about anyone in particular why would you think that
also why am i posting this, why didn't someone stop me ]

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[bauhinia]

Krakens. Yeah, I'll be sure to mention it.

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[eastmontecarlo]

I'm sure it would go over well. He's probably quite proud of them.

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[bauhinia]

Wouldn't you be? [ Cocking his head to the side. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

Naturally. That's quite an interesting bit of culture.

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[bauhinia]

Well, I thought so.

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[eastmontecarlo]

You should open with that. And then you can go visit the roulette table for a while.

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[bauhinia]

Who says my metaphorical first date is at a place with roulette tables?

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[eastmontecarlo]

Well, it will be because I'm going to help you, of course!

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[bauhinia]

So we're going to your place for our first date?


That isn't even happening, because I'm not telling him anything. Just, y'know, so we're clear.

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[eastmontecarlo]

The first date... or perhaps the last one. Either or both is fine.

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[bauhinia]

Wow, how morbid can you get. I haven't even confessed and you're planning our last date. [ He shakes his head. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

No no no. After allying... after marriage I don't find it particularly appropriate or stylish to cling to a term like "date".

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[bauhinia]

Oh.

[ Dangit there goes the staring again. ]

China would kill me.

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[eastmontecarlo]

Oh, that's very romantic, isn't it?

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[bauhinia]

Oh yeah, dying's real romantic.

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[eastmontecarlo]

Depende. Dying for love; that's the important part.

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[bauhinia]

What else am I gonna die for, right? [ Rolling over on the couch and hiding his head under a throw pillow. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

It's rude not to pay attention when your older brother is talking to you, Hong Kong. Besides, I think you're being a little unfair about all of this.

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[bauhinia]

[ From under the pillow: ]

How'm I being unfair?

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[eastmontecarlo]

This should be a time of shared happiness. For Iceland as well. And yet your embarrassment is robbing everyone of joy. You must be bold and forthright.

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[bauhinia]

[ Seriously? Seriously, bro. ]

He's not even here though.

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[eastmontecarlo]

[ So serious. ]

And yet look at how you're shirking.

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[bauhinia]

[ Poking his head out. ]

I am not shirking.

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[eastmontecarlo]

Oh, I know what we'll do. Get a piece of paper and a pen.

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[bauhinia]

What? [ And yet he's already rolling off the couch to do so. He returns with a notebook and pen in hand. ]

Now what?