002 | ( VIDEO + ARTWORK?? ) | MAY 5th

[herocomplex]

_{[ The feed clicks on to show America in a suit for a change. He looks super official! His video post is going to be a lot more wordy than his last one since he's gotten his bearings here. Congratulations if anyone bothers to hear what he has to say. ]}

Heya Lunatia!

_{[ Looking formal and acting formal are two completely different things for him. ]}

My names America-- well, that's one of my names, I guess! Some of you who have met me and some of my other colleagues may know us by different names, but I'm here to clear some things up for ya! Take a second and look at what I have to say. I drew a kick ass lit AF graph for you guys to follow if you get confused! <sub>[ actually the graph is more confusing to look at.. ]

[ He turns around a notepad to show off his artwork. Such beauty. Such.. close minded thinking. ]</sub>



Hahaha! So, yep, I learned how to draw when I spent a lot of time in New York, but hopefully you can see everyone here. I tried to draw him as accurately as possible!! So yeah. Some of them aren't here, but it felt weird leaving them left out when we used to be divided up into these groups long ago.

Anyway, moving on.. you may have met me as Alfred, but my real name is America, or the United States! We're sort of, hmm.. spirits of our representative country? Basically, history is our lives-- we're very connected to our culture and citizens. We've been through it all from beginning to present, so that kind of means.. we're a little bit different than average humans! We can't really die-- kind of-- and we don't really have to eat to survive, we're supes-dupes strong, but we feel pain. Oh my god, we feel a lot of pain. It hurts sometimes! But we help aid our country back home. It's a lot of hard work, but it's a really rewarding job even if we're sometimes forced to do things our bosses say. We age differently, too.. I'm actually..

_{[ He pauses, visibly counting on his fingers. ]}

242.. even older than that. Also, the whole birthing thingy you guys have? Yeah, it doesn't really happen! We just kind of appear out of nowhere in case you were curious about that. So, I celebrate my birthday on July 4th since it's important to me! That's coming up soon! Start thinking about presents for me, hahaha! _{Fuck, my existence is weird.}

Anyway, I hope everyone can understand! If you have any questions about us, let us know! We're here to protect our citizens and anyone who needs help! That's all I wanted to address to everyone, thank you for listening!



_{[ A brief pause as he shuffles through his paperwork and.. artwork, and then he glances up at the camera. ]}

Any nations listening to this presentation, just letting you guys know, we should organize some world conference meetings together monthly, just to make sure we're all on the same page of thinking while we're here in a different world! After all, I need all of you to be my sidekicks through this, okay?

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[ciao]

You did a very good job of organizing that, America. I'm very proud of you, you're very good.

Though... I think you need to work on your history a little, grandpa Rome really did provide everyone with a lot.

[ this totally isn't weird, none of it is, just another sunday ]

You want to have monthly meetings? Really? That's pretty sudden.

[herocomplex]

Thanks man! Just taking charge here. You know, it's what I do.

_{[ He lifts his eyebrows and tips his head. Honestly, he doesn't understand how Italy is so close to someone who is parental figure, so he doesn't get it. ]}

Yeah? Maybe so. I'm gonna be real for a second and say there's really not a lot of stuff I know about you guys when it comes to history, so all the old guys are totally foreign to me.

_{[ Hmm. ]}

I guess it would be cool to learn sometime.

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[regelkonform]

[ SERIOUSLY? AMERICA SERIOUSLY?? ]

I've never seen you work hard enough to look as "good" as you drew yourself. If you were going for an accurate representation, you failed.

[ See America, getting dicked did nothing for his mood, it just made it worse. ]

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

Hahaha, isn't it a great self portrait? And what do you know, man. You haven't seen my muscles in full!

_{[ A beat. ]}

Or have you? Have you been spying on me or something?

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[kiritin]

[ Oh my God, everything suddenly makes sense. For once Arjuna is actually paying attention to what America is saying. ]

That's quite impressive. I never thought such a thing would be possible...
I suppose your existence is somewhat similar to mine.
Was this body of yours born with the knowledge about your nature, if I may ask?

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[herocomplex]

the knowledge of my nature??????
like i knew what i was or what i was gonna be???

i mean sort of
i was a colony first so i guess i was really excited about life and finding out who was gonna take care of me!!

is that what u mean??

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[hoasen]

[In the most uncharacteristic moment ever because of a COMPLETE FREAK OUT DUE TO A CERTAIN POINT ABOUT HER CHEST, Vietnam is redfaced and furious and almost louder than she could ever be--]

THEY'RE ASIAN C's, AMERICA!!!

[See if he'll ever get to touch them now.]

[herocomplex]

Hi Vietnam! Nice to hear from you!

Really? They're that small?

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[edle_gestalt]

[his eyes are slits behind those glasses, and he just looks absolutely exhausted. He's quiet for a moment, still gathering his thoughts despite having switched the feed on. Before the proverbial smoke starts coming out of his ears.]

If I could die, I would die in peace if for one moment, just one solitary moment, you would consult others sufficiently before barging forward with something, or, at the very least, if you were capable of TONING IT DOWN.

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

_{[ America looks a little distracted, but then he puts his gaze back on the screen. ]}

Huh? Did you say something important? Sorry, I misplaced something so I wasn't really listening.

[amant]

[ He will not fourth wall himself. He will not fourth wall himself. He will n-- ]

This is why I am usually tasked with explaining our unique position, America. You do not have the same poetic finesse that I do.

[ Fuck it. ]

I guess your message isn't wrong though, unlike our likenesses and notes. I am not 'too hairy'! I am just the right amount!

[herocomplex]

Dude, just admit it.
You're like a cotton candy disaster, hahahaha. If you didn't run around naked in the past, maybe I wouldn't have anything to say.

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[agnificent]

Hm, it did not cross my mind that I've been interacting with spirits of countries.
Well, now I can properly express my appreciation.

You have good burgers and very interesting sinful shops.

[ He went to some porn store in New York last year. ]

( TEXT. )

[herocomplex]

yeah???? well
SURPRIIIISEEE
lmfaooooo

oh dude thanks a bunch!!! i totally take claim to burgers.. they're the best.. im actually working on getting a good american diner going on here once i have enough money.. come eat my yummy food!!

yeah our porn is great but you should check out my buddy japan's if you're into real kinky shit

dude is hardcore

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[harai]

Oya, I have met Vietnam here before, but I was unaware there were so many others of her kind.

[And that whole spirit of a thing situation? Yeah, Ishikirimaru totally gets it, being one himself. So he doesn't even ask for clarification on that front. Instead...]

Your drawings are quite cute.

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

Heck yes, there's a bunch of us! England, Russia, China and Japan aren't here, but I wonder if that is gonna change, so I drew them just in case people bump into them in the future! Vietnam is really kickass, though. She's a great girl. I'm glad you can meet her and be her friend.

_{[ He's wholesome. Sometimes. ]}

Aw, dude, thanks a lot! Sort of Peanuts-esque, right?

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[swordstho]

[ WHAT. ]

I can't believe entire countries can have tsukumogami. [ a pause. ] So what happens when your lands are damaged? As in through a natural disaster or attack? Are you injured? How do you heal?

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[herocomplex]

I'm sorry, what? Gesundheit?

_{[ That tsukumogami word is a big one. ]}

Woah, woah. Hey, back it up, pal. One at a time and I'll explain.

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[menphina]

... I think you've gotten more than enough of a present from most, but I didn't realize you were this young a land guardian... you're almost a wee babe.


[ No awkwardness at all here. ]

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[herocomplex]

hi megumi!!! ♡♡
hehehe lol yeah i guess i might have gotten my present from you a little bit early huh

i mean
yeah
im young but i grew up really fast
you know im a superpower!! i worked really hard

[coasts]

christ
there's so many of you
if you didn't come off an ass i'd say this whole thing's pretty cool

[herocomplex]

i hate to break it to you buddy
but i'm not an ass i'm a hero!!!
and the whole thing is pretty cool
LIT
A
F
actually

there's more of us back home obviously!!! so yeah i hope u learned something
thanks for coming to my ted talk

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[zohvin]

Spirits... of countries.

[Being an alien is making this considerably harder for him to wrap his head around.]

Are you all from Earth, by any chance? It seems like most of you exceedingly strange human-looking people originate from the same planet.

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[herocomplex]

Yeah, we are all from Earth.. we represent the Earth altogether! But consider this.. alternate universes, man. There could be several versions of "Earth" out there! I've thought about this a lot before we came here and that seems to be the case the more I talk to people.

Pretty far out, huh?

[the_archivist]

A genius loci for an entire country. Fascinating.

You say you weren't born... did you just appear? Or were you human and become something else?

[herocomplex]

Yep, that's it! Just appeared in a field and survived on my own until France and England started fighting over me. Um.. I think they really got aggressive about it.

_{[ He squints a little bit. ]}

Those memories are kind of weird. It's hard for me to remember a lot, especially my childhood before I grew up and broke away.

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[impulsives]

[ ...............okay, what. but either ways Shinn's only response is: ]

So your birthday is the 4th of july, you're the spirit of America.

and there are more like you.

am i getting this right? because this is sounding a bit... out there, and i pilot a giant robot for a living.

( TEXT. )

[herocomplex]

NICE yeah yeah that's about it!!
well yeah i mean it's strange butt it is the truth!! ask any of us

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[bloodisthicker]

...hm.

[...I mean, he's not entirely sure if that's how spirits work and he's not sure if he would've cared enough to ask his boss but... you know...]

And here I was thinking that those of you who I've met so far were just royalty of some kind, but I guess you're technically a step up from that.

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

Dude, bro. Royalty? I'm honestly flattered even if it isn't my thing. I'm not gonna fuss if you wanna call me Your Highness, haha.

_{[ Please don't. ]}

I never thought of it that way, but I guess you're right!

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[painalty]

[Thanks for the reveal, America. Sanson just realized that he made friends not just with the representation of Austria, the home country of Marie Antoinette (and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), but the man who claimed to have spent time with Marie was not just one of her friends, but France himself.

The revelation is akin to a huge frying pain smashing him in the face - sudden, and painful, considering he killed many of France's other citizens. Oops.

This is why this entire transmission is in text. Sanson is too overwhelmed with many feelings especially about his own country. Hi France.]

At this point I should not be surprised that even spirits of countries exist in some other universe, but I admittedly am.

Back in your world, you interact directly with your leaders and citizens, I suppose?

( TEXT. )

[herocomplex]

typically just our leaders and government officials
butt like
we have lives outside of all that paperwork u know?? i still have a house
houses i guess
that i live in, normal people i interact with
like the drive thru at mickey d's and shit

i don't go around saying im america to everyone though
that's why have a human name! for brief interactions like that
it just seemed logical to introduce us all here since we're in a different scenario altogether

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[opalcrown]

[ This is... strange. More than strange, it's baffling. He understands all of these words, but it's all so hard to fathom. Yet, he does have a few burning questions: ]

I've never met any of... you or your kind. Yet -

If this is all truth, do you normally speak with the governing bodies of your country, as yourself?

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

Great! I'm glad I could give you a brief introduction to me and my colleagues.

Yes, I'd say so! It's not much of a secret among them, but citizens I meet o the street, it's much easier to go by a human alias to avoid confusion.

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[1upzero]

[She's not really sure what to make of it, honestly it doesn't seem that weird to her, why shouldn't countries have personifications? She has definitely seen similar themes in books before!

Well, even if she didn't know how to respond, she could be polite.]

Your drawings are pretty good, and it's nice that you wanted to introduce all of your friends like this.

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

_{[ Finally, some praise! ]}

Hahahaha! Thanks a ton! I'm glad you appreciate it! I'm a really good artist.. maybe not as good as Italy, but my style is a lot more cartoony than his! But yeah, I'm just kind of doing us all a favor. Now they don't have to explain this crap when our new friends here get confused. It's already right here on the feed! Permanently! For people to go back and look at, haha.

_{[ Nice. ]}

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[codecmoment]

I finally feel embarrassed to be American.

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[herocomplex]

hey what
what do u mean by that???

_{[ It's so obvious, America. How can you be that unaware? ]}

[Video]

[shithefuckup]

What the hell, that didn't explain anything!!

[More like Zack is too dumb to understand, but well...]

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

Awesome!! Glad you can understand. Since we're a lot different than normal humans, come to us if you never need help with anything!

_{[ It's okay. America is too dumb to listen. ]}

[genrouzan]

[ ... y'know, the more he thinks about it... ]

I guess if you can get spirits of elements, then there's no reason you can't have spirits of countries. Although I'm guessing those are countries in other worlds?

[herocomplex]

idk
maybe
do none of them look familiar to u??

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[tookashirototheknee]

Ok, so the idea of personifications of countries is really freaking awesome.

Now I'm wondering if there's one of like... the moon or Mars or Saturn. Probably not. No one lives on Saturn and the moon base is fairly recent.

You probably don't know about the Garrison in Arizona, do you? Bunch of astronauts learning to... space. And fight. And... stuff

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

The Garrison in Arizona? Like, In my Arizona? Uh, doesn't really ring a bell to me, buddy.

_{[ He squints, thinking hard. ]}

The only Garrison thing I know is from a comic book and animated series, but man, I haven't thought about that in years.

_{[ Hmm. ]}

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[takingchances]

... Right. Countries. Got it.

[Nope, not buying this at all.]

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

Excellent! Glad you can understand it and I made it easy for you!

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[grylls]

Japan does much more than make video games.

[ THEY HAVE RAP BATTLES AND TERRITORY WARS BETWEEN THE MEN WHILE THE LADIES RUN THE GOVERNMENT. As a soldier he feels the need to defend his country!!

That said, he's half-American so he's so conflicted right now.... ]

( VIDEO. )

[herocomplex]

Well, yeah. He does a lot of stuff! I actually ran out of paper space to talk about all the neato-frito thingies he does.

_{[ He stares directly at the screen and clicks the pen. ]}

Should I go on further? He's my friend after all.

_{[ One of the only ones he has. Sure, he has arrangements with other colleagues, but Japan is the one he genuinely enjoys spending time with outside of work. ]}

[Video]

[princessascended]

Huh. So countries have hearts just like worlds.

[Look, after the utter bullshit that is KH cosmology, she can totally buy this.]

... I wonder if that means we're going to run into a personification of a world next.

[That'd actually be awesome.]

[herocomplex]

Hahahaha! That would be something! I'd believe it. Dude, I bet it would be a girl. A total hottie.. with a giant dress that looks like the cosmos! Yeah, man, I'd tap that.

_{[ Stop. ]}

I'm really open to anything happening here. It's fascinating!