damn snow elves

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>be anon.
>and luckily for you , you woke up on your own time today.
>vacations are great for that.
>since you aren't in a hurry to do anything, might as well see what there is around the hotel.
>looking on your phone , you look for events around lahti.
>there's a surplus swap meet.
>neat.
>outside the window is not so neat though
>so. Much. Snow.
>checking the thermometer outside , it's ten degrees.
>Fahrenheit.
>grabbing your cold weather clothes , you head out the door.
>on your way to the car , you see people walking around in thin jackets and jeans.
>damn snow elves.
>getting into the car , you get going to the swap meet.
>setting the radio , you get on your way.
>after a while of driving , you get there with no accidents.
>taking it all into view , it's a large , open air pavilion .


>might as well head in.
>aaand it's what you would expect.
>all of the camo.
>it's beautiful.
>you look at the various stalls and begin looking through wares.
>you find something you like and you definitely have the money for it.
>then it dawns on you.
>you speak Finnish about as well as Churchill did French.
>Google translate don't fail me now.
>the transaction goes smoothly , no miscommunication of what you were trying to do.
>but after a few hours of just wandering around looking clueless , you figure you deserve some hot chocolate.
>food vendors were a great deal easier to buy from.
>you sit down on a bench with your newly acquired hot chocolate and relax as well as you can in 10 degree weather.
>your about to leave when a girl sits next to you.
>she turns and says "Hei ... olet kotoisin täällä ?"


>panicking slightly , you give her the universal sign for one second.
>pulling out your phone , you open a Google translate tab and hand it to her.
"I ... No Suomi , englanti ?"
>she has a look of brief understanding that the language barrier exists and starts to type into your phone.
>once she finnishes typing into your phone , she hands it back and begins to walk away.
>weird , at least she has a nice butt.
>time to run this shit through google translate.
>("lähettää minulletekstiviestin")
>(send me a text message) followed by her phone number.
>oh.
>alrighty then.
>send her a text , easy enough.
>entering the number into your phone , you just type the universal greeting.
"(Hi , is this the correct number ?)"
>now to head back to the hotel and wait for a response.



>the drive back was a lot better than the one there.
>no bad drivers , but you slide on ice once or twice.
>once you get back to the hotel , it's all food, blankets, and milsurp.
>preparing a sandwich , you get ready to watch some tv and eat.
>before you take a bite of your sandwich , your phone buzzes in your pocket.
>it's a text from the number from earlier
>(yes this is the right number . you're the guy from the pavillion yes ?)
>how do you respond to it ? 
>do you use google to translate your words to Finnish or just send the text in English ?

>whatever , send them In English.
("That's me , what's up?")
>(not much ... I just thought you were cute)
>(and I wanted to see if you spoke Finnish which seems to not be the case)
>well no shit.
("Well I don't speak Finnish , but it looks like you speak English decently unless you are using google or something")
>(it's not that hard to learn a new language)
"(So you speak English , I don't speak Finnish , what is the goal here?)
>("I'm not sure ... I didn't think I would get this far.")
>it's not like there would be repercussions for a bit of fraternizing with the locals.
("Want to see a movie later ?")
>... ... . . .
>("just how late is later ?")
>shit , you didn't think of that.
>does Finland even have movie theaters ? >do they just get drunk in saunas ?
("That's up to you , I'm not the best at planning")
>after a few minutes of waiting , you get a text from her containing a time , place , and what you assume is a movie title
>the movie time was at 8:30
>it was six.


>plenty of time to get ready.
>showered , shaved, and ready to go with time to spare , you head to the movie
After a brief drive , you get to the address she sent.
>it's not a theater,cinema, or even a sauna.
>it was a residential house.
>guess she needed a way to get to the movie.
>almost as soon as you pulled up she is out the front door.
>and she is in a damn beautiful dress despite it being about 15 degrees out.
>she walks down the yard and to the passenger side door of your car, pulling on the handle.
>she just looks up at you when the door doesn't open.
>you open the door.
>she gets on the floor.
>poor thing slipped trying to get in.
>as quickly as she fell , she's up and in the truck looking as red as a tomato.
>after a few seconds of waiting , she turns to you and in damn near perfect English she starts talking.
>"are you going to go ?"
"What ?"
>"what do you mean what ?"
"Nevermind, where to?"




>after a few moments , she gets your attention and shows you a google maps screen with directions.
>could have been worse
>you both mainly stay silent until you reach the theater.
>and... It was an actual theater.
>no films ... Alright.
>"which play do you want to see?"
"Which play do I -want- to see... Uhh ..."
"I have no idea what the titles mean, you decide."
>"okay then"
>with that she grabs your hand and leads you towards a ticket stand.
>something tells you that this isn't the moment to speak out, so you just follow her lead.

>you pretty much look like her babysitter if that makes sense.
>just following her around like a mute while she gets concessions and what not.
>she paid for them even though you offered to , which is nice.
>you both eventually enter a large room of seats with a stage front and center.
>she begins leading you to a far back corner.
>as you both take your seats , you wait for the play to start.
>...
>yep , still waiting.
>checking your watch, it's about 9:18, the play probably starts at 9:30.
>as you think to yourself , sako yawns and leans against you.
>and puts her arm around you.
"Are you serious ?"
>blushing , she almost curls up into a ball in her seat .
>well that just won't do.
>to assert your (male) dominance , you put your hand around her shoulders and pull her close as the play starts.
>turns out , even though it was in Finnish it was still pretty understandable.
>for Shakespeare at least.
>or that's what you think it is.
>whatever , the fact that you have a cute girl next to you is just a bit more enjoyable.


>by the time the play ends , it's almost 12:30 at night.
>why.jpg
>you hear a yawn come from your left and look over to see your "date" staring at you expectantly.
>"so , did you enjoy the play ? Were you able to understand it decently ?"
"I understood it well enough, but I could be completely wrong about it. Want to explain it a bit ?"
>"alright then ..."
>she goes on to explain the general plot and characters of the play on the way to the car.
>once you get there though, she stops dead in her tracks and looks at you.
>"do you know what I just realised ?"
>no , what's that ?"
>"I don't even know your first name !"
>after that statement she breaks out into a fit of laughter
>"I have no clue who you are and we just went on a date , that's priceless!"
"Well there's only one way to fix that"
>"hmm ?"
"I'll tell you once we're in the car, you're shivering."


>after getting in the car , the conversation resumes as you drive.
>"my name is sako. and for the record, I was NOT shivering."
>oh please.
"Is that why you were practically vibrating in your seat before I turned the heat on ?"
>"whatever, tell me your name already"
"Anon, but your name sounds REALLY familiar... I just can't place it."
>she shrugs and resumes talking.
>"I don't know what to tell you, maybe you saw or heard it somewhere else."
"I guess"
>at this point you start driving her home.
>it's been a pretty decent night overall.
>about 20 minutes pass before you're in front of her house.
>she fell asleep again.
>you get out and go around the side of the car to open her door.
>as you open it she starts to wake up from the cold air.
"Hey, we're back at your place. Time to wake up"
>she starts mumbling with a key in her hand.
>"im too tired, carry meeee."


>fair enough.
"Alrighty then, c'mere"
>she wraps her arms around you as you pick her up.
>she's a lot lighter than you thought.
>just makes your life easier.
>you take the key from her hand once
you're at the door and get inside.
>"thaaaaaaank youuuu"
>she's just barely awake.
"Hey sako, where's your bedroom?"
>"I dunno, it's the room with a bed"
>can't deny that logic.
"I'm guessing upstairs then."
>"uhuh"
>once you're up the stairs you were able to find her room pretty easily.
>it was the only room with a bed.
>you set her down and cover her with the blanket, she really is cute for a snow elf of a person.
>she opens her eyes and looks at you.