Right before Mother's Day, my younger child bought me Tomodachi Life as a gift. I had played the demo version for a week or so and had maxed out the functionality with my first few Miis. These Miis were Yibo and Xiao Zhan, natch.

Here they are chilling out at their kitchen table.

Yibo and XZ Miis at the table in their kitchen, noses buried in their laptops.
Yibo and XZ Miis at the table in their kitchen, noses buried in their laptops.

Because there were so few Miis on the island at the time, their romance went on the fast track.

Yibo was the first to confess his feelings.

Yibo says, "I'm going to do everything I can to make him happy. I'm so glad I took the leap."
Yibo says, "I'm going to do everything I can to make him happy. I'm so glad I took the leap."

ADDED: I just realized this graphic didn't save! Here's Yibo reacting to his decision to confess his feelings.

XZ and YB Miis running after each other on the beach.
XZ and YB Miis running after each other on the beach.

Here they run romantically on the beach together. Sadly, it appears I can't embed the video.

XZ Mii says, "I want to propose to Puppy. Do you think that's a good idea?"
XZ Mii says, "I want to propose to Puppy. Do you think that's a good idea?"

Xiao Zhan makes the first attempt at a proposal. In this game, you have to win a minigame to propose successfully. Well, the person playing the game, who has control over nearly every aspect of your life, has to win the minigame. I am not great at this minigame, and I was even worse early in the game. So...

XZ Mii says, "In that case, I'll summon all my courage, and ask for his hand in marriage!"
XZ Mii says, "In that case, I'll summon all my courage, and ask for his hand in marriage!"

Encouraged by me off screen, XZ takes the leap.

XZ and Yibo Miis together; Yibo says, Oh, uh. I just remembered something, um...important...that I need to do. I should get going."
XZ and Yibo Miis together; Yibo says, Oh, uh. I just remembered something, um...important...that I need to do. I should get going."

I won't bore you with the screencaps of my horrible gameplay. Sadly, XZ's attempt at a proposal was a failure.

XZ Mii says, "Hmm. Maybe I'll try brushing my teeth before proposing again."
XZ Mii says, "Hmm. Maybe I'll try brushing my teeth before proposing again."

Poor XZ.

Yibo and XZ Miis sitting together. Yibo says, "The thing is...I can't stop thinking about some Jomon-period pottery. They're everything to me."
Yibo and XZ Miis sitting together. Yibo says, "The thing is...I can't stop thinking about some Jomon-period pottery. They're everything to me."

Fortunately, Yibo decides to give it a go later. As you can see, he has trouble staying on track. (The premise of the minigame is that you keep the distracting thoughts away by shooting at them. This distracting thought made it through.)

(I added the "dui dui" to Yibo's speech patterns as an in joke to myself, but it turned out to be super annoying, so I took it out later.)

XA says, "So you're a big fan of some Jomon-period pottery... OK. I hope you didn't bring me here just to tell me that..."
XA says, "So you're a big fan of some Jomon-period pottery... OK. I hope you didn't bring me here just to tell me that..."

XZ, like the rest of us, is confused.

Yibo Mii answers, "Sorry, forget the Jomon-period pottery. There's something else."
Yibo Mii answers, "Sorry, forget the Jomon-period pottery. There's something else."

Yibo soldiers on.

Yibo and XZ together. This time, XZ says, "Zhang Jingyi is everything to you?! Why are you telling me this?!"
Yibo and XZ together. This time, XZ says, "Zhang Jingyi is everything to you?! Why are you telling me this?!"

He fails again. Offscreen, I apologize profusely for not properly avoiding stray thoughts of Zhang Jingyi.

Yibo says, "N-no! That's not what I meant!"
Yibo says, "N-no! That's not what I meant!"

Yibo is mortified.

Yibo says, "The thing is, Ah-Zhan... I can't stop thinking about you. You're everything to me."
Yibo says, "The thing is, Ah-Zhan... I can't stop thinking about you. You're everything to me."

Finally! He sticks the landing.

XZ seems willing to forgive the former admissions regarding Jomon-period pottery and Zhang Jingyi.

XZ says, "OH! Of course! YES!"
XZ says, "OH! Of course! YES!"

Somehow I missed the actual proposal, but XZ accepts.

Yibo and XZ stand together. Yibo has blushes on his cheeks and says, "It's happening! And we couldn't have done it without you, KK Writer."
Yibo and XZ stand together. Yibo has blushes on his cheeks and says, "It's happening! And we couldn't have done it without you, KK Writer."

NEXT TIME: The wedding and the honeymoon!