uuing | ten. ☆ ( video / backdated to before the spring cleaning plot )

Uu-! Hi everyone..! Today Maria and Beato have a question for everyone!

[ Maria is practically as cheery as ever when she waves at the camera - except she's not alone right now, there's someone sitting there with her, and she turns to that person with a smile as if urging her to speak on.

Beato waves too, as excited about this as ~~HER TINY ONEESAN~~ Maria. ]

We thought of this some days ago, while watching the people in the tea house. You all come from very diferent places, are we wrong? I can only imagine how many wonderful stories you all have!

And so we want to hear e-verything about you and your world! [ she's just fistpumping here now, look at all this double excitement. ] Uu-, so everyone, please tell us your stories, okay? Beato and Maria re-ally want to know!

We'll be waiting! Thank you so much!

( ooc: replies will come from both Maria and Beato (

fathersbeloved) and will be a bit delayed (especially on my side, since I'm going to bed right now and will get to them tomorrow)! )

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[ It's okay, Maria has a vague idea of how to continue - and it seems to make her happy to hear at least this much, considering she smiles. ]

Uu-, Maria gets it! You felt really grateful to that person, and really happy, right?

[Gorthan smiles at that.]

So happy, that I quite frankly did not know what to do with myself.

[That... is not quite it. The reality is actually a little more complex. That specific point is kind of a WTF moment for everyone, including himself, when he recalls it. It involves a huge boulder, believe it or not.]

Now I do not fault my brothers and children for having persecuted me. But I do not fault earthlings for making me what I am, either. I have discovered that my situation has certain... perks, so to speak.

Maria's glad to hear that.. After all, Maria thinks it's a very good thing to feel emotions! Even if being sad is.. sad, uu-, without being sad you can't be happy either!

And being happy is there greatest thing there is! [ she giggles. ] Don't you think so too now?

[Gorthan pauses for a moment, blinking.]

That is deep, Maria.

And yes, I agree. Among my species, I was the only one who had a chance at achieving true happiness...

[He looks at his hands now.]

And now I have turned into an earthling completely... what a strange turn of fate.

[ Maria's smile is pretty much just unwavering. ]

But you don't mind being an earthling, right..?

To an extent, I was looking forward to it.

But now that I have told you my story... May I know yours in return?

Kyakyakya, that's good!

And.. uu-.. What exactly do you want to know..? Should Maria tell about the story of how she got her best friend, maybe? Maria likes that story!

Of course, Maria. Go ahead, I'm listening.

Uu-, okay!

You see, Maria's ve-ry best friend in the whole wide world is Sakutaro! Mama told Maria she would make Sakutaro as Maria's birthday present, so Maria thought about his name for a long time! But in the end Maria decided Sakutaro would be the most fitting, uu-. And then right on Maria's birthday, Maria got Sakutaro! He was just the cutest lion, kyakyakya! [ It's a lion plush though, it'd make more sense if she mentioned that.. ]

And from that day on Maria and Sakutaro did everything together! Even if Mama would leave or be busy with work, Sakutaro would always be there with Maria! We would do fun things like having sleepovers together and mix different kinds of soda or go out shopping with him in my backpack.. Every day became a lot more fun with him around, kyakyakya! Isn't it great to have a friend like that?

... Your best friend... is a lion?

[This alien is so confused for a moment. Until he recalls that children from Earth tend to be very imaginative. Which is so much nicer and more poetic than... anything that Evronian children do.]

... I see. A lion that your mother made.

That's right, a lion Mama made for Maria..! And he's Maria's ve-ry best friend, Sakutaro and Maria are always together!

... Uu-.. even if Johto sent him away a while ago. Now he's back home.

I... I am sorry... is there anything I can do?

[This... this is very undignified for an Upper Caste Evronian like him. But. Unhappy children make Gorthan really, really sad.

... Aaah, screw that. Sometimes he doesn't even think he can call himself an Evronian anymore.]

[ You're so nice, Gorthan. And Maria blinks a little at that, almost surprised.. but then she shakes her head, and tries to smile. ]

Uu-. .. No, it's fine. Maria will be fine. Maria has to make sure to keep smiling so the magic of smiles can help out everyone.

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