#i just realized...

More progress! :D

why: little guy in a cute costume stumbling around but still trying to do his absolute best. peak.

also tetro whWHITE?! ...tetro will never end...100 years of tetro!!!!

Latvia: Words of Affirmation, Gifts

Estonia: Acts of Service, Quality Time

Lithuania: Physical Touch, Acts of Service

Poland: Physical Touch, Gifts

heh

i like to build decks that are flavourful and thematic more than having clever combos or powerful creatures, and though this is my first time building a deck inspired by something not within the game, i had SO much fun with it.

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Orson stepped out of the train and quickly headed out into the street. Once he received a signal on his phone, he rechecked his route again to the summer festival grounds. From his initial view, he had recalled it only being a fifteen minute walk from the station, which was perfect, since it was in downtown. He had checked the time and noticed he would be a little early to their official date, which didn’t bother him so much; he thought about checking out a few things beforehand.

Getting there didn’t appear too difficult. A litter of people had spewed out from the station and covered the streets leading to the festival. Many of them were dressed in unusual cartoonish costumes while other dressed in Japanese garb. It amazed him seeing so many people and somewhat made him uncomfortable. The realization of being outside of his home and surrounded by people hit him hard. He felt his hands grow clammy and his armpits begin to sweat profusely. 

Everything in his being told him to cancel. That he couldn’t do this. Muscles throughout his body tensed up. The urge to turn back around and take the train back home poked at him. But he remained still, paralyzed, unable to make any move. He remembered his mother and the pictures she brought to him.

The photos of him and his mother. He remembered how outgoing he used to be, carefree and unafraid to speak to random strangers. He vaguely remembered speaking to the man and woman at that time. The two of them mostly talked to his mother anyway.

I wonder whatever happened to them, he thought.

Before he even knew it, he had been walking in the direction of the festival and could see the entrance. Instead of pondering further, he pushed forward and tried to find Caroline. It didn’t take him long to find her standing in the middle of the crowd deep in thought. Instead of surprising her, he went up to her and tapped her on the shoulder. 

Despite his efforts, she jumped a little and whipped her head around to face him. Her surprised soften into a smile and pulled him in an embrace. It was his turn to be surprised but took her in anyway. He held her tightly, taking in the warmth of her embrace. When they parted, the two of them smiled.

“Been waiting long or did you just get here?” he asked her.

Caroline hesitated for a moment and then shrugged. “I got here a minute or so ago,” she said and then sighed. “Actually, I didn’t think I would get here on time and find amazing parking. Of course, I was wrong and now we’re here.”

“Why didn’t you text me? I would have gotten here sooner.”

She shook her head. “It’s fine. I didn’t want you to hurry on my account.”

Before he could say anything, a man approached them, wearing unusual attire. “Well, hello, young lovers,” he started and ignored their protests, “what sort of fortune would you two like? Marriage in your future? Children? Death?”

This time the two of them began blurting out their protests and attempted to tell him that this was only a date. They stopped and laughed at one another.

“This is only our first date,” Caroline said.

“Actually, second,” Orson corrected.

“Um, it’s only our first. The coffee one doesn’t count.”

“How about the double feature? Didn’t want to the ‘makeup and outfit go to waste’ huh?”

Caroline’s eyebrows raised in shock and shook her head. “I guess that counts.” She turned to the unusually dressed man and stated, “Fine this is our second date.”

“Ah, young love. So sweet and so beautiful. I can see you two living a long life together with bountiful offspring...”

As he rambled on, the two of them looked at one another and silently agreed to leave him. The two thanked the man before leaving. Like they couldn’t put any more distance in between them, Orson had grabbed hand and sped through the entrance of the festival.