[seventh fragrance] video/action

[bauhinia]

[ The feed opens to Hong Kong sitting on his favorite tree stump (it's not smiling, but you can imagine it might be, if it had a face). ]

Yo, Fortuna. [ He raises a hand in greeting. ] So I got a really great Christmas present and I promised Marco I'd show off what it can do. This is called ‪陽春白雪‬, or "White Snow in the Spring Sunlight." [ … ] I guess my mind's on warmer weather.

Hope you enjoy.

[ He now raises the instrument and begins to play. As soon as he's done, he bows his head and terminates the feed. This is also open to action for anyone in Discedo! ]

Comments

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[bauhinia]

More than China's?

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[eastmontecarlo]

Claro.

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[bauhinia]

[ That was Portugese, not Cantonese! ]

Thanks, I'm honored.

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[eastmontecarlo]

[ That's why it was in italics! Learn Portuguese, gosh. And how to spell it. ]

Do I get to hear it now?

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[bauhinia]

[ Incidentally, "Portugese" doesn't get caught on spellcheck. I know how to spell Portuguese, thank you. But you didn't change the header, okay?! And Hong Kong knows some Portuguese. ]

Only if I'm not taking up your time.

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[eastmontecarlo]

[ I didn't change it on purpose! ]

I can't think of anyone else I'd rather spend time with.

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[bauhinia]

[ T-to trick me.... ]

You're gonna make me blush. [ He smiles though, a little. You're the best, bro. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

[ Nope. And of course he's the best bro, through thick and thin! ]

I don't know if that's possible through normal methods.

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[bauhinia]

Y'know, the way you say that makes it sound kinda ominous.

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[eastmontecarlo]

Nonsense! Who would suspect someone like me?

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[bauhinia]

That's totally the point, Macau. [ Oh, but he's amused. Why is everything funny to you, Hong Kong? And if so, why are you so incapable of showing it? ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

I don't understand. I would never lie to you; we're brothers.

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[bauhinia]

[ You just get a sort of knowing look in return, and he starts to play another song. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

[ Oh, fantastic! Macau is the best audience.

Hands folded, totally attentive. Maybe fiddling subtly with his communicator so he can record this somehow. ]

[action; Cantonese!]

[bauhinia]

[ Pretending he didn't see that while he continues to play. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

[ Oh good. Not that he would've stopped anyway. This is like a parent filming a child; you just have to deal with it. ]

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[bauhinia]

[ Stop being cute, bro. But either way, the song does eventually come to an end, at which point Hong Kong just bows his head slightly. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

[ Impossibru. ]

Wonderful, once again. That's your tribute to home?

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[bauhinia]

Something like that. Mine's nowhere near as good as the original.

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[eastmontecarlo]

You aren't trying to imitate someone else. You do it your own way. That's what makes it truly special. Don't try to emulate something that you aren't.

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[bauhinia]

It's kinda my job, yeah? [ Emulating things, that is. ]

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[eastmontecarlo]

Peço desculpa, mas... I don't think that that's true at all. You're very distinct.

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[bauhinia]

[ He just isn't the type to argue a lot, so he just kind of cocks his head to one side. ]

Thanks. I guess it's good if some people like that kinda thing, right?

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[eastmontecarlo]

Should a man's goal be to please the world, his family, or himself? Although it might not apply as simply on our level.

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[bauhinia]

No kidding. It's kinda the same thing sometimes, right?