((Route)) [029] Video/Action Goldenrod [China's Bday]

[gochuugoku]

[Today is October 10 and it is drizzling in Johto. China can be seen walking around Goldenrod, holding a red umbrella over his head. His Glaceon, Meimei, happily jumps into puddles as she follows her master. China looks into the various shop windows until something in the music shop catches his eye.]

Oh! They actually have one, aru!

[Video]

Hold the camera nice and steady, Meimei.

[China can be seen standing behind an interesting-looking instrument. He tests the strings first, before playing this song. Pay attention at how he's using his fingers. When he's finished he looks up at the gear, smiling gently.]

Today is my birthday, aru. Also, I first arrived in Johto on October ninth last year, a day before my birthday. [He sighs, but keeps smiling.] I have noticed that there are quite a few people who also have their birthdays in October, so consider the song I just played as my gift to you all, aru.

Comments

[video] sorry for the late, I forgot this guy!

[greatbigrock]

Oh, birthday, huh?

_{[He ... didn't really celebrate birthdays, but he knows them well enough to know that they're apparently a Thing.]}

Congratulations. And on the anniversary, I guess. Getting homesick yet?

[video] it's okay! And I apologize for being late myself. Life's been hard for me recently.

[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

Xie xie! [He grins before giving a nod of his head.]

That's right, aru! And, yes... I do miss my country and my family. I always have, ever since I first arrived, aru. I don't regret my time here either, though.

[video] I hope it works out for you!

[greatbigrock]

_{[Interesting to Tulio, who doesn't really miss anything.]}

You got a big family?

Re: [video] I hope it works out for you!

[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

[He nods and a little smile forms on his lips.]

I do. Eight younger siblings, aru.

[video]

[greatbigrock]

_{[He snorts.]}

I know what that's like. And I'm calling it a nightmare.

[video] thanks! Things have been getting better now.

[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

Do you? How big is your family, Tulio?

[video]

[greatbigrock]

Oh, uh, pretty big. I'm the second oldest of ... six, I think.

[video]

[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

Do you miss them?

[video]

[greatbigrock]

Well ... no ... I haven't seen them for a while. I don't think about it much.

_{[Mostly, anyway.]}

[video]

[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

That is a bit saddening to me, aru.

[video]

[greatbigrock]

Yeah, well, life goes on and everything. It's like I could stick around forever.

[video]

[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

I wonder if I will be here for another year, aru. Or if any of my family shows up within the course of time.

[video]

[greatbigrock]

There's not really a point in wondering. We have no say either way, do we?