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?

Comments

[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.

[amant]

If it were cotton candy then perhaps you would actually enjoy it?

[ VALID POINT. ]

I'm surprised that you are trying to schedule meetings. I imagine it would have been Germany doing that but he can't be too charmed by what you wrote under his caricature...

[herocomplex]

_{[ He makes a face. ]}

Ick. I mean, nooooo, not really.

_{[ A pause, then he chuckles lightly. ]}

I mean, c'mon, it's just a joke! It's kind of fun to pick on someone so serious. But yeah, no. I beat him to the leadership punch so to say.

[amant]

Ick?! Ick?! America, you are legitimately the only person to look at my naked form and go 'ick'.

[ England doesn't count since he's just about as tsun about a naked France as America is... ]

I understand that it's fun to see him ruffled but you have poor timing.

[ Oh honey... ]

Do you now?

[herocomplex]

Poor timing? What do you mean by that?

Yeah, you don't see him in a fancy suit making important announcements like this.

_{[ America puffs up, twisting his body to show himself off a little. ]}

Aren't I handsome!?

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[madannoshashu]

[ That sure is a beautiful fourth wall that has been thoroughly destroyed. ]

So.

A country, huh?

[amant]

[ the fucking smarmy face oh my god ]

I mean, I never really hid the fact that I was incredibly French...

Although if it makes you feel better you can still call me Francis.

[madannoshashu]

[ This is A+ entertainment, all right. You can't pay for shit like this.

Xigbar just laughs. ]

Go no problem calling you either one, actually. I just didn't realize countries has erogenous zones.

[amant]

And masochistic streaks if this is the kind of company they keep...

[ It's like an easter egg hunt. Bad eggs all around. ]

[madannoshashu]

Well, I won't argue with that.

[ He's pretty shitty, after all. Self-awareness isn't dead, he just doesn't care. ]

It's all in good fun, though, isn't it?

[asaqueenshould]

...This has explained so much about him, really. [Hifumi already thought the guy sounded like a walking American stereotype, and the reason she's turning elsewhere in this discussion with her next question is she's not sure she'd trust the word of a guy who claims his best friend is an alien in the same breath as denying the existence of magic, not without a second opinion.

(Also: Really rich, for a kami of an entire nation to deny magic.)]

Is there a reason he's falling back on the Allied/Axis thing, when by his own dating scheme that was decades ago?

[amant]

Oh, it really does. He's young and a little excitable, but we've all been there before.

[ France would blame it on America distancing himself from England in whatever way he could. Tony is a dick though. Bad alien. Her question does make him think for a moment before replying. ]

You have to understand JUST how young he is. He and his brother matured much faster than the other nations around me. When I was 200 I looked like a child, but here he is well into his teens. That's a lot of advancing in a very short amount of time.

This particular timeframe is where he really established his presence on a global scale. I'd hate to say it's nostalgia, but it is quite important to him. I think he gets lonely being so far from the rest of us but he'll never say that.

[asaqueenshould]

I see.

That must not be easy for those of your number who'd rather not be reminded of egregious failures on a regular basis. [And considering how the Pacific front wrapped up, Hifumi herself feels... some kinda way about it.]

[amant]

[ Ah, isn't that a can of worms right there? Considering that France hosts parties as well as wars, it's not a particularly good thing to be reminded of. But, he's not going to push into that. ]

Honestly, I know America does not mean it to be malicious. We've all had difficult truths that we have to privately deal with. Old scars. It is as they say water under a bridge.

[ Plus, he does things every five minutes to try his patience. Why focus on traumatic wars?! Nations' abilities to compartmentalize is truly phenomenal really. ]

[asaqueenshould]

Understood. If no individual person can achieve perfection, someone representing a collective body of them could hardly manage.

[menphina]

I can agree with you being the right amount.

But that's what I adore about handsome men, anyroad. And land guardians.

[amant]

At least you're on my side, Megumi. He doesn't know any better.

His tastes aren't developed yet, but one day.

[ Do you want him drooling over you France, because he's already been there LAST MONTH... ]

[menphina]

He's a bit juvenile, but I'm sure he'll get around to growing up eventually.

Then he might even enjoy your southern fields as much as I do.

[herocomplex]

S TOP THIS IS WEIRD

[amant]

While I believe everyone should enjoy my southern fields...

NO. I fought with England over earning a spot as a brother to him. I might have failed, but that doesn't stop the fact that I've known this guy since he looked like a toddler.

Even for nations that comes with a little hesitation...

[ He'd rather simmer on Cordis UST forever. Please Megumi, save him. ]

text; I had to pull up fricking Google translate for this

[painalty]

[This is a message from that brooding white-haired man who was content to be merely known as "Charles" whether over the network or outside of it.]

Alors c'est vrai? Vous êtes l'esprit de la République française?

["Then it is true? You are the spirit of the Republic of France?]

google translate at 8AM

[amant]

[ Oh, his favorite broody executioner! ]

Oui, c'est vrai. Je voulais vous dire plus tôt.

[ (Yes, it's true. I meant to tell you sooner.) Let's assume that he continues in French to not give Google a hernia. Or perhaps I'm lazy. Let's vote on being lazy. ]

I was not lying when I said Marie was my boss. Any political figurehead, royalty or president of my house is. You seem very shocked. Are you alright?

all text is now in French

[painalty]

[Let's give Google a break then.]

I don't know what to say, but I feel that I must speak to you face to face.

Shall I continue calling you Francis, as before?

[amant]

Well, if you'd prefer that I am fine to meet. Did you wish to meet in private or public? I'm at home right now but I can always meet you.

A name is just a name. I answer to both.

[ He didn't even deviate far for his pseudonym. Everyone that finds out kind of just goes 'oh, well that wasn't even much of a stretch was it?' to be fair. ]