6th Invasion

[moemoetentacles]

[Squid Girl can be found at the park today, marveling at this white stuff falling from the sky and shivering from the cold.  She hasn't bothered to bundle up all that much, because she's used to cold deep-sea temperatures.  Unfortunately, she doesn't have her squidlike resilience to low temperature or high pressure back yet, and this damnable human body just isn't doing the trick.  But that isn't the first thing on her mind - priority number one is to check out the lake and see how her mission is going.  When she gets there, though, she's confronted with something she's utterly unfamiliar with.  She taps the edge of the iced-over lake with her foot and jumps back in surprise, pointing at it.]

"What the heck?  What's wrong with the lake?  Why is it... solid?"

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[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

How do they swim through that?

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

Only the upper part of the lake is frozen, you see.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"Ohhhhhhhhhh, I see now! So the fish can swim safely underneath!"

[She kneels down, trying to see through the ice.]

"What an amazing defensive shield! Those fish must be really smart!"

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

Y-yes... [ he's trying not to giggle. ah... s-so cute... so cute.. ] Though, I do not think the fish do it on purpose...

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"It's still pretty incredible, though! If I could harness the power of ice for my own use..."

[Hmmm, hmmm... now she's thinking!]

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

Ah? What do you mean?

Let's try the right journal this time

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

If ice can protect these fish, it can protect me too!

ohohoho~

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

W-what in the world are you thinking of doing? If you go into that pond, you will freeze to death and die! [ /redundant ]

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

But I've lived in the ocean my whole life, why would I die from that?

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

... You have?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Of course! Isn't that where most squid live?

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

...Ah, I see. So, you are Squid Girl-san? [ he bows ] I have heard of you from Taiwan-san. It is a pleasure to meet you. I am Japan.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

[Taiwan? Yay, they are totally biffles. So by extension, you are now her biffle as well, Japan. Squid Girl lights up with excitement.]

"Japan? That's where I was before I came here! So you're a country too, then, right? Let's be allies!"

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

A-allies? W-wait, isn't it a little too quick to form alliances already? And with one of my citizens- t-that isn't possible!

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"No, it's okay, it'll just be an unofficial alliance like I have with Taiwan! That way we don't have to sign any papers or anything! And I'm not one of your citizens anyway - I'm from the ocean, remember?"

[And she's totally working at one of your beachside cafes and earning a living wage WITHOUT A WORK VISA.]

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

... F-from the ocean. Of course. B-but, to form an alliance with myself, you must be a country first...

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

But I'm allies with Taiwan, and she's a country...

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

[ NOO, NO THE CRYING MOE FACE...! ] O-of course Taiwan-san is- t-that isn't- you misunderstand!

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"Is it because you don't think she's a real country?"

[DO YOU FEEL GUILTY YET JAPAN]

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

Nothing of the sort! Taiwan-san is not the issue here!

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Then why can't we be allies? The ocean is like a country too, y'know! Lots of stuff lives there!

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

However, without international and official recognition as a nation and a country...

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"Taiwan recognized it by allying with me!"

[Her logic is totally irrefutable, amirite]

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

It... it doesn't quite work that way...

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

[Is it because it sounds strikingly similar to Sealand's logic for being considered a real country?]

"Then how do we become allies?"