Too Much Coffee Princess
Cast:
Cure Princess, Shirayuki Hime - age 17
Cure Fortune, Hikawa Iona - age 16
Cure Tender, Hikawa Maria - age 19
August, 2016
"Cure Tender!"
The person who runs to Maria and hits her with a flying tackle-hug as soon as they see each other is not Maria's sister, but Iona's friend Shirayuki Hime. Iona herself is close behind, but her affect is considerably more subdued... Most likely because the time back in Japan is presently just before 3 AM.
"This is so awesome! Thank you so much for letting me come on vacation with your family!"
Maria smiles. "It really isn't any trouble, Hime. How was the flight?"
"Pretty long? Dark for most of it, too. Iona kept telling me that I should go to sleep, but I wanted to see the sunrise so I stayed awake the whole time. I think I might have had eight cans of coffee? I lost count."
As Hime continues to babble, Maria turns to Iona. "How are you doing?"
"Tired. Hime needed a lot of bathroom breaks, so I'm not sure whether I actually got any sleep." Iona manages a weak smile. "It's good to see- Hime! What are you doing?!"
In the short moment when nobody was watching, Hime has approached a young man. She says something to him in badly accented English. His reaction is one of clear disgust.
When Hime returns, she is gazing sadly at a sheet of paper. Iona snatches it from her hand.
"Hime, what is this?"
"I figured since I'd be in America, I'd try to get a boyfriend while I'm here. Milky Rose gave me some sure-fire pick up lines, but-"
Iona reads the lines on the page, visibly blushes, then hands it over to Maria.
"What? Is something wrong?" Hime's sadness has completely given way to confusion.
"Hime, these are- If you don't pronounce these words correctly, they sound like something with a different meaning."
"What do you mean?"
Maria translates the other meaning and whispers it into Hime's ear. Hime blushes heavily, then raises both fists in the air.
"I'll get you for this, Milky Rose!"