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TEST DRIVE MEME



HOW IT WORKS:

► STEP 1 | Post a comment with a character that's not in HH as if they're already in the setting; alternative version, post character who is in HH. Scenarios if you need 'em!
► STEP 2 | Tag around and get a feel for your characters, whether you're just voice testing or planning to actually app them in!
► STEP 3 | Post this all over your plurk and get people to join in on this jolly good fun. Don't forget: it's mandatory.

copypasta'd, I ain't original enough to make a new one.

Comments

[plumblossom]

[ When he talks about anime, he reminds her of Japan, only smaller and cuter. She pumps her fist and her eyes sparkle. ]

Right!? When she was the only one left standing during that battle against Habanero during the Chili arc, I cried a little... but she made it in the end! So I'm really hoping she can save Cookie and Biscuit. She learned that new technique, didn't she?

1/2

[uphill]

[Onoda joins her, but with both fists! Nerds nerding out right in front of an anime store. Nbd. Onoda hasn't felt this excited since the Welcoming Race! (Which was the last race he was in before he was brought here, but anyway.)]

I know! I cried so much when Jalapeno actually changed from the bad side and sacrificed herself! It was so heartwrenching, my mom thought I had a cold the next day because my nose was stuffed up. And she did! The Shiny Honeycomb Twist! [Which sounds more like a dance move than a technique.] It's the only way they can the enter the Soymilky Way and save them!

[uphill]

[But ah, Onoda, where are your manners! He catches himself from his babble, and immediately bows. It's hard to keep his smile off his face, though, but he's trying to be serious.]

I'm sorry! My name is Sakamichi Onoda.

[plumblossom]

[ If anyone was being nerdy, Taiwan didn't seem to care. Who is she to judge? She also cried when Jalapeno died. ]

Ahaha, it's okay! I'm Taiwan. [ She holds out her free hand for him to take. ] It's nice to meet another Princess Honey fan like you, um... What should I call you? Sakamichi?

[uphill]

[Poor Jalapeno. ):

A girl calling him by his first name... Oh gosh. His cheeks go up in flames as he waves his hands defensively!]

Onoda is just fine! I mean, if that's okay with you! [Now he'll notice her hand and reach out to take it, along with giving another bow of his head.

...Taiwan. Like the country? He looks back at her, perplexed a moment. Was that her surname, or her first name?] Taiwan...-san? [He repeats it quietly. Is that okay?]

[plumblossom]

[ Oh, right, right. It's a culture thing. Well, she's fine with whatever makes him comfortable. ]

Yeah! That's fine. [ Japan calls her Taiwan-san, anyway. ] I arrived less than a week ago, but you're the first I've ever talked to about this sort of thing, Onoda!

[ She gestures to the anime shop. ]

[uphill]

[He'll just set aside the question of her name for later. It feels kind of rude to ask why she's named after a country when he barely knows her!

But he does feel a little more special after hearing that! He cards his fingers into the back of his hair, smiling wide but nervously.]

You are for me too, Taiwan-san! Actually, I don't have very many friends at home who like anime as much as I do. None at all, really, but I am trying to get my friend to watch my favorite show with me, and I think he likes it-

[Don't embarrass yourself even more, Onoda. He sets his hand back down at his side.] What I mean to say is thank you very much!

[plumblossom]

[ He's so earnest. ]

Ahaha, there's no need to thank me. [ She waves it off. ] I have some friends who like anime... Maybe I can introduce them to you if they get here. Oh, wait! I just remembered. Japan's already here, you know? Lucky!

[uphill]

[Taiwan-san... is friends with... Japan-san...? Maybe the nationality question will come sooner than he thought. He bows to her continuously.]

I'm sorry, Taiwan-san, but are you playing some sort of game? [Okay, that sounds mean. He straightens up and begins explaining himself:] I mean! You said that your name is Taiwan-san, and that you had a friend named Japan-san, but those are also names of countries too, aren't they? Not that they're bad names at all! It just seems a coincidence- I don't mean to sound rude!

[plumblossom]

[ She laughs because she's not offended at all. ]

Yeah! I'm the country.

[ congrats onoda your first anime friend is a weird person

She is the country, though... She's just smiling like this isn't strange at all. ]

[uphill]

[w....hat]

So... you are playing a game?

[plumblossom]

Ah, I am? What kind of game is it? [ Now she's confused. ]

[uphill]

[He's confused too......] You said that you're a country... but you're a person, right? And so is Japan-san?

[plumblossom]

Oh, yeah! That's right. I'm a person, but a country. [ Just... making things more confusing... ] Are you a person?

[ You never know with Holly Heights, man. ]

[uphill]

I-I think so? [He gives his chest a pat-down. The torso macarena. Existential crises everywhere] I don't feel like anything's changed, and I was a person before I came here, unless something happened that I don't know about...

But, Taiwan-san, I don't understand. Do you have little people living on you?

[plumblossom]

[ This thread is just Taiwan laughing everywhere. ]

Of course not! That would be very silly. And it'd tickle! If I had to explain it, hmm... [ She taps her chin. ] It's like I'm a personification of the country?

[uphill]

[Personification? He still doesn't get it but he's trying!!] So... Do you know what's going on in the country at all times? Is it like you're the spirit of Taiwan, or of one of its founders?

[plumblossom]

A little, yes, and no. [ Be thankful she's young enough to catch up with all of his questions... ] I'm not a goddess or anything like that! But when something big happens, I can feel it, you know? If the economy's down, I'll get sick!

Well, it's okay. Asia's going pretty strong these days!

[uphill]

[This is the strangest thing he's ever heard, surprisingly enough, but he's making an effort to understand it! It's kind of neat, even if getting sick doesn't sound fun....]

It is! [As far as high school boy Onoda understands] So you really are like an embodiment of it! So Japan-san is the same way? Is there one for every country?

[plumblossom]

[ She nods. ] Uh huh. There are some of us in Holly Heights right now, so you might get to meet them yourself!

I talk to a lot of them about anime, too. Like Vietnam! [ no ]

[uphill]

[yes] Vietnam? There are that many other countries that like anime too? [That is the weirdest thing he's ever said] Aside from you and Japan-san, I mean, but- That's amazing!

[Here, he becomes a little more withdrawn, but he's still smiling and hopeful?] Do you- Do you think I could meet them?

[plumblossom]

Why not? I'm sure they'd love to meet you! [ But Taiwan, you never think anything can go wrong... ]

[uphill]

They would? Ah, I hope so! Should I- Should I bring them gifts? Is that proper to do when you meet a country? --I'll get one for you too, Taiwan-san, of course! But would that be respectful for when I meet a country? There are so many out there! How will I know what to buy? [RAMBLING OFF TO HIMSELF....]

[plumblossom]

[ Just... places a hand on his shoulder. ]

Onoda.

[uphill]

Yes?

[Like a startled deer.]