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[ when the feed flicks on, it's to japan seated neatly in a chair, hand withdrawing from the phone to curl in his lap. he offers a bow, straightening with a slightly uncertain expression. ]

Good afternoon. My name is Japan-- [ a slight waver there; it still feels a little strange to introduce himself this way to strangers. ] --and it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I've chosen to address the network largely for the purpose of asking advice, which I suppose is a time-honored tradition among internet users. As there's no Twitter here to turn to, well.. [ he trails off, then spreads his hands in a small shrug.

anyway. ] As a nation, my government has generally provided for me for quite some time. I do a fair amount of volunteer work, but well.. it's not the same thing as holding employment. Particularly not on another planet. [ a beat. right, get to the point. ] I would like to work for [ er. ] one of the moonblessed? If possible, that is. I've heard that there are some few that may be opening businesses of their own. If not.. it would be nice to hear about where you're working. If you are, that is. Perhaps it will give me some ideas.

[ he sighs, shoulders dropping slightly. ] Though.. I'm not eager to begin just yet. It's been quite a long week, hasn't it? With the dragons, that is. [ a beat, then he perks up slightly. ] As the little ones have been returned to their parents now, though, if you have photos that you'd like to share, I'd like to see them. The dragonlings that I saw over the last few days were all very unique. It's interesting, how they took on traits of us. Don't you think?

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Ah, I hope so, too. I worry what it means that we're here.

[ but he shouldn't lay that on her. after all, there are no evil aliens or the like for her to fight to protect him.

her excited request makes his face warm, the blush spreading to his ears. ] O-Oh. Ah, well.. yes, if you like.

Well, I'm sure we'll figure something out, there are a lotta smart cookies here.

Eee yay! Oh! You have to meet my friend, Rei-chan! She's a Shinto shrine maiden and she'd be so happy to meet you!

[ he's going to die. she's adorable and now she's talking about hino rei and he's going to die. ]

Is-- Is that so? [ it's a real struggle not to duck his face to try to hide the blush that's now definitely, embarrassingly noticeable. ] Is, ah, she here then..?

She is she is! I'll let her know you're here! Ah, she's amazing, Japan-sama! She knows so much and she's so smart about history and culture and just, she's like the perfect Japanese maiden. She'd love to meet you, I just know it!

[ she's gushing about her friend, and for the first time, he's struck by how real and human she is. not in a shocked way, as his initial response had been, but.. well, it's hard to make sense of in his own head.

even so, it makes his shoulders ease, some of the flustered, amazed anxiety washing away. he finds his lips quirking up at the corner, charmed. ]

You must care a great deal for her. She sounds lovely, and I would be honored to meet her.

She's one of my most precious people in this and every world.

[She pressed her hands to her heart.] But ah! You know, you're actually really precious to me too. I love my country, and you're my country, so... I love you! Oh, I guess that's pretty forward. [She blushed and rubbed the back of her head.]

But I am really glad to have met you, ya know? Are you settling in alright?

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