Arthur
is
idly smoking to the night sky, listening to the Rolling Stones.
"Good evening, England-san."
breathes a puff of smoke before turning to Kiku, taking out one of his ear-buds. "Good evening."
"Are you well tonight?" *sits down next to him*
hums a little to the song 'Paint It Black' and looks up at the night sky. "I would say so." he said, taking another drag of his cigarette.
"I was not aware you smoke often."
shakes his head. "I don't." He took the cigarette from his mouth momentarily. "Does it bother you?" He wouldn't smoke if it did.
"No...I do not mind."
nods, putting the cigarette back in between his lips. "That is good then." he shifts it around absentmindedly, using his jaw to do so.
"It is nice here tonight."
Arthur
says
"Yes. Nice and clear. I don't get that too often because of the rain." he stated, trying to keep the smoke away from Kiku's face, not--
wanting to be rude.
*nods* "I can imagine...What were you listening to?"
blinks at him, brushing some of his hair back before placing the ear-bud in his ear. He could now listen too.
*smiles at him and listened*
Arthur
asks
"Can you hear it?"
"Hai...who is this?"
Arthur
says
"The Rolling Stones." He breathed another puff of smoke into the air.
*smiles some more
*
Arthur
asks
"Have you heard of them?"
"I believe America-san played them for me once."
smiled a little at this. "Yes, they were popular over in America..." he paused, "Maybe even more so than over here..." he continued.
"They remind me of some of my citizens music."
*smiles a little more*
nods as the song ends, and takes out his mp3 player, scrolling down through his playlist of music. He actually had quite a selection. He--
played a song in Japanese, smiling a little before situating the device back into his pocket.
*smiles more at him* "This is know."
Arthur
says
"I like some of your citizens' music."
"That makes me happy, my citzens are quite talented."
nods. "Do you smoke Kiku?" he asked suddenly, slightly curious.
"I have never tried."
cocks his head to the side, looking at him, before taking the cigarette between his lips and holding it out for him to take a drag.--
"Want a try?" he smiled.
"Sure." * he had always been curious* "Um do you breath in?"
((i've never smoked))
[I haven't either xD;]
((kinda rp it , lol))
((hard to)
"Yes. Since it's your first time I would suggest not taking in too much..." he said.
[Eh x3 I rp it a lot so.]
*carefully takes it and takes light drag , immediately coughing after.*
looks at him a little worriedly and reaches over, patting his back a little. "It takes awhile to get used to."
*smiles weakly at him, handing it back to him* "I can imagine." * coughs a bit more*
takes it and re-situates it back between his lips. "Maybe you breathed in too much." he smiled weakly, rubbing his back.
"That could be it. You seem to be fine with it."
"Arigato for allowing me to try."
made a slight face, taking his hand back now that he knew he was fine. "Maybe. I'm more used to it than you are." he said, before taking--
the cigarette out of his lips and crushing it into the ground with his shoe. He was tempted to take another, but he would usually limit--
himself to one a day, unless he was stressed. He usually didn't even smoke them *that* often. And besides, the nicotine was already settled
into his system.
*nods already missing his touch on his back but didn't say anything about it. "Have you been doing it for long?"
nodded. "For awhile now." he crossed his arms, thinking for a moment. Just how long had he been in the habit of smoking? "Ever since back--
when I was a pirate, if I can remember correctly." Though, he had gotten out of it for quite awhile.
"Then your lungs I can only imagine have adapted by now."
chuckles. "I suppose." He takes out his pack. "Would you like to try again? You might get used to it this time."
"Um...I could. Were you having another?" *he'd feel awkward smoking alone*
Arthur
thinks
this over. "I wasn't planning on it, but I can go for another." he said, pulling one out and handing it to him.
[Artie getting all the asians into bad crap. First opium now smoking and... |D]
*smiles lightly at him and takes it*
((tsk tsk))
"Arigato."
grabs one for himself, putting it in the old spot of his previous cigarette and taking out his lighter. He flicked it on and held it out--
to Kiku first.
*nods and lit his* "Arigato."
mumbled, "It's no problem." and lit his.
*took a gentler drag and coughed only slightly this time*
smiles. "You'll get used to it, I'm sure." he starts puffing on his.
((oh gees, my bf says to keep Kiku is in character, he has to get hooked on them since everyone in Japan smokes))
[Lol wut. Nice. XD]
((it works))
*takes another and does not cough* "Hai. It is becoming easier."
((not addicted but will be okay with it, socially))
*smiles gently at him*
smiles at this. "Good, means you're getting the hand of it." he said, giving him a soft slap on the back.
[*hang xD]
*smiles at him and takes another* "My citzens smoke quite a bit. I have always been curious of it but it was not something I would try on
my own."
doesn't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. He didn't think nations could get lung cancer, at least, so that's why he smoked.--
"I usually smoke when I'm stressed. The nicotine helps."
"It does? Does it calm you?"
nods. "You could say that."
"I can understand that. It does seem calming.
"
supposed he was just addicted to the slight buzz it gave him. "I sometimes smoke for the heck of it too... but not that often." Back when--
he was a punk he could smoke a pack a day.
*nods* "Is it healthy? I mean for us to do so?"
blinks. "Well I've been doing it for centuries... so I suppose so. Nothing had happened to me yet." For their people it was a different
story.
*feels a bit better about it and takes another drag* "I was concerned I would make my citzens ill."
shakes his head. "I don't think it works that way." Cancer rates would soar if that were true...
"Hai....we are lucky unlike our citizens." *frowning some, their were many in his nation dieing from lung cancer*
"We are... though I'm sometimes jealous of them." he said between puffs.
*looks at him confused as he takes another drag* "When it comes to what?"
mumbles, "Wars." he leans his head back against the bench they were on, closing his eyes. "Life spans..." he sighed some smoke, the--
cigarette dangling from his lips. "Relationships." he could go on for awhile, but he was mainly listing off things that came to his head.
*leans back a bit too and nods* "I can understand that. They do not have the worries we do. They can live their lives oblivious to
things if they choose to. Love who they wish to and if they can not find that person they do not have to be alone for eternity...as we do."
Arthur
was
glad he understood. "I suppose we shouldn't judge them, until we've walked in their shoes." he said though, letting the cigarette fall--
from his mouth and onto the ground. He watched the burning end for a few moments before stomping it out. He hadn't finished, but he was--
tired of smoking.
*Nods* "I suppose. They have their own struggles as well. The things we can bypass." *took one last drag feeling awkward
to be the only one smoking and tried to smoosh it out like Arthur has but it look odder*
"Tired of the cigarette?" he asks softly.
"Uh...not really but...it felt a bit odd to continue when you stopped." *blushes a little bit*
Arthur
says
"You could've continued, I don't mind."
*smiles shyly at him* "I am fine. I may purchase my own later, I did enjoy it some."
takes the half-full pack out of his pocket and slides it over to him. "You can keep them." he said.
[I can imagine this all goin down, except with opium. xD]
*looks at him surprised* "Are you sure? I can purchase my own if you wish to keep them."
((lol yep))
shook his head. "I'm pretty sure I have more inside somewhere. You keep them."
*smiles lightly at him and picks them up* "Arigato, England-san. You are very kind."
nods. "No problem, Kiku." he blinked up at the stars, sitting a little bit forward.
*looks up at them* "They are very bright tonight."
Arthur
says
"Yes, I have been looking at them a lot recently, but sometimes I can't see them." They were often clouded over by the rain.
"You have been?"
nods. "Do you look at them often?"
*nods* "Some nights I make a cup of tea and sit in my garden to watch them."
"It is nice."
Arthur
thinks
that sounds nice. "I wish I could see them more often."
"You should come visit me, England-san. I could show you how beautiful they are from my garden."
Arthur
thinks
that sounds like a pretty good idea, actually... "Maybe I will, Kiku. Thank you for the offer." he smiled.
*smiles at him lightly* "I enjoy your company England-san so your visit I would enjoy."
nods. "I enjoy your company as well."
"It makes me happy to hear that, England-san."
*smiles a bit shly*
Arthur
says
"It's getting a little late, would you like some tea? You're welcome to stay the night if you want." he stated.
"Tea would sound quite good now and arigato for the offer to stay, I do not enjoy walking alone in the dark much."
Arthur
says
"It's no problem. Let's go inside then." he moves to stand, putting his mp3 player back in his pocket.
"Hai." * he put the cigarettes in his bag and stood ready to follow him in*
moves inside the house, heading to the kitchen to make some tea for them both. The effects of the nicotine still weren't letting up, and--
that was probably due to the extra cigarette.
*follow him inside and sits at his table patiently waiting for the tea*
starts to make some, taking out the sugar and honey. He was felt like having a sweeter brew himself tonight.
*watches him * "Do you usually add those to your tea? Should I purchase those for when you visit?"
shakes his head. "I usually take my tea black." He puts some honey inside his. "I'm not sure if it'd taste good or not in yours Kiku..."--
He never tried it.
"It may. I am not sure either."
Arthur
is
not so sure it would go good with things like his green tea... then again maybe it would. "We can always try sometime, I suppose. Would--
you like me to put some in yours?" he asked, stirring some sugar in with his as well.
"Hai...I will try it."
nods putting a little sugar and honey into Kiku's as well. He doesn't put too much in, because he knew he was used to it strong. "Here."--
he sat the cup down in front of him with a smile. "Try it."
*sips it gently and smiles at him* "It is good."
nods. "I am glad you like it." He sits down across from him and sips his as well.
"It is sweeter then I expect from tea but I enjoy sweet things."
Arthur
says
"I like sweet things occasionally as well, even though I prefer my tea strong usually."
"They are good in moderation but even I struggle not to eat too much Pocky or drink too much Ramune."
Arthur
thinks
that a lot of people have that problem, though. "They are good... I usually eating sparingly in general though." Maybe it was because he--
had no luck in the kitchen.
"What sweets do enjoy beyond this tea?"
Arthur
says
, "I definitely enjoy scones, plus biscuits are rather good... I like cake every once in awhile too." He supposed the sweets he liked were--
rather boring.
"I do not believe I have had these scones or biscuits but I do enjoy cake as well."
blinked at him. "You've never had a biscuit?" He could understand never having tried a scone but never having had a biscuit was unusual.
"Well I mean as you may have them."
nods at this. "Oh." he understood.
"Hai...I think the ones I have had were quite different."
would let him try some, but he hasn't bought any, and he wasn't going to attempt to make some.
*nods, he can try some later. Perhaps when he visits.*
Arthur
wonders
what kind he should buy. There were different types, and he didn't always stick to one. He guessed it didn't matter.
Kiku
thinks
he should buy what ever ones he enjoys.