CHRISTMAS. 2005/12/16 19:54
Christmas.
2005/12/16 19:54
Less than ten days remaining until Christmas.
This will be the second Christmas we’ve shared as a couple.
We will be exchanging presents, of course.
Our style is to ask the other person what they would like beforehand.
… But I’m only kidding… not. It’s a fairly serious concern of mine, plus it always feels great to receive something that you really, really wanted.
So I decided to ask Y-ko what she would like for a present.
| ME: | Hey, what kind of Christmas present would you like? |
| Y-KO: | Hmm? Anything I want? |
| ME: | I’ve got a budget set aside for it. |
| Y-KO: | Okay, then. You know what it is. |
| ME: | … I do? |
| Y-KO: | Yeah, you do… |
| Tansu Ni Gon. | |
| ME: | … Tansu Ni Gon? |
| Y-KO: | Yes, Tansu Ni Gon. |
| ME: | ……… I’m not sure that I’m following your meaning. |
Is there some new brand of handbag that uses that name?
| Y-KO: | When a fujoshi wants Tansu Ni Gon for Christmas… what does that mean?! |
Don’t answer a question with another question!!
| ME: | Um… |
| Y-KO: | 10… 9… 8… |
I only get ten seconds to answer?
| Y-KO: | 7… 6… 5… bzz!! Time’s up!! |
… Five?! You’re only giving me five seconds? Why not start the countdown from five, then?
| Y-KO: | Bwa-ha-ha… So naive, we are! |
| ME: | Haah… |
| Y-KO: | So, curious about the answer?! Curious?! |
| ME: | Not really… |
| Y-KO: | ……… |
Okay, I’m sorry. Don’t stare at me with those sorrowful eyes.
| ME: | … But I’m finding my interest growing by the second!! |
| Y-KO: | I know, right?! Heh-heh-heh-heh! I’ve been thinking about this one for days! |
What a worthwhile use of your time…
| ME: | … So, when a fujoshi wants Tansu Ni Gon for Christmas, what does that mean? |
| Y-KO: | It means “to not get any more rotten.” |
… Huh?
… Huh?
……… What does that even have to do with Christmas?
| Y-KO: | You’re looking like you understand. I’m very pleased, young man. |
No, I’m not looking like that.
| ME: | Er, may I have an explanation? |
| Y-KO: | Okay. Well, you know how fujoshi means “rotten girl”? |
| ME: | Yes. |
| Y-KO: | Then what it is that I would want? Ta-daa!! |
| ME: | …… |
| Y-KO: | A preservative to make sure I don’t get any more rotten!! |
… Preservative…?
| Y-KO: | That’s why I want Tansu Ni Gon, see? |
Preservative. Tansu Ni Gon, a preservative…