Post by Bobbie on Aug 5, 2023 15:45:23 GMT
Millie #8
At the offer to speak to her Aunt, Millie grimaced. She was planning on lying to her Aunt and telling her that she was in school activities, study clubs, and extra classes.
“Uh… thank you, but there’s really no need to do that.” Entirely convinced that the older woman wouldn’t understand, she felt it better this way. It wasn’t intended to be an insult, but they came from two very different world and that made it difficult for Millie to connect with her sometimes. Having been raised in America made it very challenging for the girl to make sense of this side of her heritage, and she wondered how her mother managed to remain in touch with it and her family despite the distance.
Millie was not quite acclimated yet, and she felt that she constantly stood out like a sore thumb among most of her peers. Her discomfort and cluelessness was at times painfully obvious, but she was willing to learn and not afraid of making mistakes in the process. Her online social persona made it clear that she was outgoing enough to find a place for herself anywhere and was ready to put in the work.
“This weekend sounds great! If Kin could be there too, that would really be amazing.” She nodded to her friend’s request and started tapping away at the screen of her phone. Within seconds, Kin’s phone would buzz and she’d have the photo sent to her inbox, a proud grin on Millie’s face before she carried on with the conversation. “Oh, secret snack-stash! I’ve heard so much about the snacks you have here, I want to try them all! I’ve ordered some boxes before, but could only get items that would store well while they’re transported all the way to America…” she muttered with something of a pout, before she laughed.
“I’ll trade you snacks for photoshop tricks!” she offered although, in reality, she would have helped her with any photo editing for free anyway. Then a thought occurred to her…
“Shinobou, would you show up in a photo or a video?” What started off as simple curiosity quickly grew into something more serious as a slight frown grew on her features. If the answer was no, then Shinobou wouldn’t be the first figure in her life to appear to her but not her online viewers… she wondered how many of her streams under the tag ‘MillieSmiles13’ Kin had actually followed. Could she see them through the camera?
Millie: #45e093