[In the afternoon, the phone picks up to a familiar voice--Though this time, there's no stutter. No nervous tone. In fact, there's no feeling in his voice what-so-ever.]

Grady. Bring her back--O-Or bring me to her. I know we all go home at one point or another, but you--I never even told her, ārlaulības bērns. [Click ( Read more... )

E-Excuse me... B-But... H-Has anyone s-seen a girl l-lately? S-She wears a w-white dress, and h-her hair is kind of um... Well, i-it's like a blackish-green. I-I haven't heard from her for about a w-week and I-I haven't seen her drone anywhere. I-I... H-Her name is S-Saya. I-If you've seen her, p-please tell me. My name is R-Raivis. I-If I find out ( Read more... )

[Around sundown, Latvia can be found in the park playground sitting on a swing with a bottle of disguised vodka hanging from his fingers. This just wasn't his day. First he screwed up his apology to Saya, then when he arrived home, Giriko not only killed someone, but even became a drone. Two people he cared about (though the latter being a very odd ( Read more... )

[It's nearly been two hours since Latvia had been droned for excessive stuttering during work hours, and has since then been working very, very hard on transporting bricks. 1019 bricks out of 4,500, but on his way back to the factory to fetch more, he passes up a simple drone.]

Comrade Zacharov! Is very nice day to be working for the glory of our ( Read more... )

H-Hel--Nē, I-I'm... I-I don't have any p-problem w-with it s-si--I-I mean, c-comrade... Y-Yes, I-I am. ...O-Oh. I-I'm sorry. ...Can I-I at least use a w-wheelbarrow? No! I-I'm not p-protesting w-what y-you want me to do, I-I was just aski--O-Okay... Спасибо. F-For the g-glory of t-the Motherland...

[After that little exchange with receiving his ( Read more... )