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Link has made a new friend! Kind of. The pink thing invited itself to his booth while he was at the bar getting a snack and a drink. He doesn't really care, as long as the pink thing doesn't try to mess up the wood carving he's working on, although he is rather disturbed by the thing's tendency to stare at his snack, mumbling pathetic little "Poyo"s when he does.

What does poyo even mean anyway?

Tiny tag: Kirby

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There's a pregnant woman in the bar. This isn't terribly remarkable in and of itself.

The fact that she's floating by on a magic carpet? A little unusual.

She was just going to go by the booth but Link managed to catch her eye. She did a doubletake. She even backed the carpet up. And it's amazing how a person can remember something that felt like ages ago. But you don't forget things like those among your first friends at the bar at the end of the universe.

So she approaches the booth, still hovering on her carpet and wide-eyed, and dares to try her voice.

"Link?"

[OOC: Definitely not expecting Link to know who Mia is but Mia had encountered/befriended both a Link and a Zelda during her early years here.]

Link hasn't come here often enough to recognize the voices of those he met, so he assumes that whoever's calling him must be someone he met. Except the lady he's staring at now (on a...floating...carpet???) is not someone he recognizes.

So he stares at her, confused.

She doesn't seem to be bothered by the confusion. On her side, it's been eight years since she's seen either Link or Zelda. She's surprised she could remember them herself, especially with pregnancy occasionally playing havoc on memory.

He answered to the name. Maybe he just turned because he heard someone being called? But he looks like Link...

"Are you Link?" she tries. "I met a Link here through our mutual friend Zelda many years ago."

He might look like Link, but there's a few small differences: namely, ~~he is the most adorable icklest baby on the face of the multiverse~~ his ears are not so long and pointy. Also he may have less earrings...or the same amount of earrings, distributed evenly on both ears (the narration confesses to not studying his earrings as thoroughly as she ought).

"You know Zelda?"

It's as if all his confusion and uncertainty and wtf flying carpet-ty-ness has been washed away by the sound of Zelda. There's even a hint of intrigue, there. Maybe even happiness. This could mean Zelda's already been here, and he doesn't have to talk himself into telling her about the strange bar he rolled in to. And that she could even be here! Or come here! At any moment!

He looks Link enough, that's for sure. ~~And when you're a mom, practically anyone can look like the most adorable icklest baby on the face of the multiverse.~~

"I do. Or did. Or something. She was one of my first friends here. We would talk, she came to visit me when I was sick, and she gave me a necklace."

Now if only she can find it. One hand goes into the opposite sleeve of her robe, searching an inner pocket for something. She produces a purse and, after shifting through its contents, pulls out a chain with a charm that unmistakably resembles the Triforce.

"I can't quite remember what she called it but I know it's important, a sign of her protection and friendship. I've always kept it with me."

Unmistakably a Triforce replica it may be, it means nothing to this young Skyloftian. His confused expression belies that fact--and the fact that he might be a tad bit jellies that Zelda gave someone else a "sign of her protection and friendship".

"...oh."

It can mean something to him later.

Mia has gotten a lot better at reading people than the last time she spoke with a Link. She can kind of see that she's stepped on his toes.

The Triforce necklace is carefully replaced in her purse.

"She spoke often about Link before I ever met him. Or you. This place does a number on time and, considering that you don't remember me, it's probable that I haven't met the Zelda you know yet."

She gives a little shrug.

"Milliways is strange like that."

"...oh."

Now he's just confused, instead of confused and jealous. Still, the idea that Zelda, at any point in her future, would give someone else a token that important bothers him in a way he can't explain. 'I thought she was my best friend' doesn't quite cut it.

Oh poor Link. There's no doubt in Mia's mind how important he is to Zelda and she's not quite sure how to convey that.

"I should probably start again," she says with a sheepish smile and idly rubbing the bridge of her nose. "Hi. My name is Mia."

What Mia doesn't know is that this isn't the Link or the Zelda she knew. Too many damn linkzeldas running around this place! But he probably still means just as much to his Zelda, considering they're childhood bffs 5ever.

Link's gaze darts away briefly, not sure what to say, and struggling with his own thoughts. Somewhere in that mess of confusion comes a question of whether he should bother introducing himself to her, considering she already knows his name.

He settles with a meek, "Hi."

Boy, Mia can't remember the last time she made a mess of things quite like this. But as far as emotions for pregnant women go, super awkward isn't as bad as, say, pointless crying. So she'll take what she's got.

Though there's the question of whether she should press on or if she should find a way to end the conversation and just leave Link be.

She opens her mouth once or twice to try again but nothing comes out.

She eventually decides on, "I'm sorry."

Because she really didn't mean to make him confused or uncomfortable or anything else he's feeling right now that isn't what he was feeling before she started talking.

"It's...okay..." he says, still not looking at her.

He then finds himself in the same position of trying, and failing, to conjure words.

Right. Well.

"I'll..." she starts again, vaguely gesturing somewhere with her right hand. "I'll leave you to your work."

And for good measure, she apologizes again with, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Maybe she'll try to talk to him again someday but...later. Much later.

Right now, she's going to steer her carpet away and, once she spies Kirby, offers him a, "Oh! Sorry if I bothered you, too," as well before floating over to the bar.

Konata comes strolling in the Bar, sipping on a carton of milk with one hand, other hand in pocket, skipping along, humming the theme to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. She never knows how she enters the Bar. Walking through a door just leads her there sometimes. Though, she can still leave at will ... than is ... when she wants to.

Why go back to Kagami's bitching, and Mrs. Kuroi's nagging, and her fathers's pervyness? The Bar is so friendly (sometimes), and has the best apple juice ever!

Konata looks around for someone to annoy. Not on purpose, mind. Last time she talked to a Pony. Royalty too! With a moon on her butt! Just something ... interesting.

She dropped her milk, straw still hanging from her lips, as she saw a pink marshmallow looking at some noms lustfully sitting next to a elf looking kid. Bump the boy! KONATA WANTS TO PLAY WITH TEH MARSHMELLOWZ!

She bounds over to the booth, and, in one hop, pops up onto a bar stool, and leans her elbows onto the counter, chin in palms. And smiles. Doesn't say anything ... just ... smiles.

(ooc: my AIM is Jazzadam)

um excuse u just because link is tiny doesn't make him an elf

It doesn't take him long to notice someone's just sitting there, smiling. That's Kirby's fault: his curious, non-covetous "Poyo" gave it away.

So now Link's gonna

stare back

Konata is staring at the pink marshmallow. She turns to see the boy staring back at her.

He eyes widen as she lets out a shriek. Her legs fly up in the air (very unladylike) as he bar stool topples to the ground, and her along with it.

She staying lying on the ground, clutching her chest, breath hard.

She might have got the living daylight scared out of her. Or a cuteness overload. One of the two. Meh.

Link and Kirby stare at the girl.

Then at each other.

"...poyo?" asks Kirby.

Link just shrugs.

She snaps to and jumps up. She puts her hands on her hips and triumphantly states "Konichiwa! I'm Izuki Konata!" and points at her chest while doing so. She assumes a super hero pose, and allows Link and Kirby to bask in her glory.

"Hi," says Link.

"Poy," says Kirby.

She sits back down onto the barstool, and reaches into her pocket and pulls out 2 milk cartons. (where does she get these things!?!?!?!) She offers one to Kirby and Link.

"Here!" she said, smiling, then proceeds to flood Link with inane questions. "What's your name? What's the pink thing's name? What is he? Is it a he? Where is it from? Where are you from? I'm from Japan! I like anime and manga! Do you like anime and manga? Apupupuepue!"

As Link is busy trying to process which question to answer first, Kirby is busy inspecting the milk cartons with a curious "Poyo?" (It may be that he is wondering where the chocolate is, and why there's no chocolate, and what good is milk without chocolate?)

"...huh?" is all Link can manage to get out after a moment.

"D-o-o-o-o y-y-o-o-o-u-u s-s-p-e-e-e-e-a-a-a-a-k e-e-n-n-g-l-i-i-i-s-s-h-h?"

Konata says, very slowly ... almost too slow.

"What's English?"

gotta love that automatic babelfish and its tendency not to explain what language other people are speaking in

"So you do understand me!" She said, putting her hands on her hips. "ANSWER MY QUESTIONS! IZUMI VI KONATA COMMANDS IT!"

"You asked, like...a lot of them."

Link: as good at math as Captain Waddle Doo.

Edited 2012-06-02 00:35 (UTC)

She slams her head down on the table and rolls it back and forth.

" Jeez, what a pain!" she thought.

And idea comes in her head.

She pulls out a notepad and pencil from her pocket. (She has very deep pockets. They're bigger on the inside.) She scribbles a few lines on the page, and shoves it over to link, along with a number two pencil and Scantron sheet.

Dafuq? Where does she GET these things from? And, furthermore, WHY does she keep these things around?

"Here!" she said, smiling. "Fill out this questionnaire! It's the questions I just asked you, wrote down for your convenience! Now you can take your time! Aren't I nice?"

She pulls out her GameBoy.

"I'll just play this until you finish." She kicks her legs upon the counter, and leans back in the stool. She turns the GameBoy on and waits for Link to finish the questionnaire.

Well, he did want her to slow it down, right?

Link stares at this questionnaire. For a very, very long time. Until he gives up and starts working on his carving again.

Kirby, however, picks up the pencil and starts doodling over the paper without regard for things like space and...doodles...not going through...questions...

Konata is suddenly behind him, her hot breath that smelled of raman, breathing down his neck.

"Whatcha working on?"

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