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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 ]

Comments

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[eastmontecarlo]

It should be easier written down.

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[bauhinia]

Maybe. [ More staring at the paper. ] I dunno.

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[eastmontecarlo]

Here, I'll help you start... What are some of your favorite things about him?

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[bauhinia]

[ Oh geeze, where's the throw pillow, he needs to hide again. ]

I dunno. Hang on, I have to think.

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[eastmontecarlo]

Start with the first things you noticed when you met him initially.

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[bauhinia]

That he's cute. [ ... said it without even thinking. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

What an excellent beginning! What else?

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[bauhinia]

That he stood up to England. That was pretty cool.

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[eastmontecarlo]

So cool, brave, and cute?

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[bauhinia]

Yeah, that sounds about right.

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[eastmontecarlo]

Alright. What about his mannerisms or how he talks?

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[bauhinia]

He has a cute accent. [ He's given up, can you tell? Whatever, this is now the Iceland Appreciation Hour. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

That's also something he might like to hear. Does he have any little habits that you admire?

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[bauhinia]

[ Macau, you are awesome. And awful. And awesome. ]

He does this sometimes. [ Here he stops and sort of scratches at his chin, looking sheepish. ]

It's pretty adorable.

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[eastmontecarlo]

[ You love it. ]

You should definitely write that down. Maybe you can even draw a little picture to help out with the mental image?

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[bauhinia]

[ Yes, yes I do. ]

Oh yeah, I doodle that kinda stuff all the time.

[ Another confession he didn't mean to make. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

[ Oh my! ]

Oh, so you're quite practiced at it, then. Go ahead.

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[bauhinia]

[ He takes the pen and starts to doodle at the top of the page. From how quickly he works, it does sort of seem like he's done this before. ]

All my meeting notes look like this.

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[eastmontecarlo]

... Not when I'm giving my presentations, I hope.

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[bauhinia]

[ Straight face: ]

No, I totally listen to yours.

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[eastmontecarlo]

I'm going to be watching you from now on.

Don't stop writing.

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[bauhinia]

[ Eyebrow up. ]

I'm writing, I'm writing.

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[eastmontecarlo]

What do you have so far?

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[bauhinia]

Uh....

[ Half a doodle and a Confucian proverb. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

You can't present him with something half-hearted. Do you think he'll approve of that?