Scattered upon the face of the Earth 2/2
anonymous
May 27 2009, 19:43:57 UTC
Germany nodded, pleased that she had guessed it. "Yes. We are not children of men, after all, and so the newborn nations were not affected when the tower fell. Though the name of the language itself was lost over time."
"This is fascinating! But, just so I understand, was that the first nation? What about the flood?"
"I can't say," Germany admitted, "since not even China was around back then. As far as I know, all that can trace their lineage that far, were raised by descendants of Babylon. It is also likely that humans originated there, since they can understand us... when we speak Old Babylonian, that is. Most of the time, people don't even reflect on how come they can understand us so easily."
"This is amazing!" Her eyes were shining. "Couldn't you teach us that language? Imagine the potential for worl pea-"
"AAAAAAAAARGHGH!"
Splat.
"Damn." Wiping soup out of his eyes, Germany glared at Korea who waved sadly at him from the bowl.
"Sorry," the Asian said, sounding far too cheerful. "Austria looked a little like China from behind and then the maiden warrior claimed I was trying to invade her beloved's vital regions..."
"I think you mean the Magyar warrior," Germany said and grudgingly helped him off the table. "There's not much maidenish about Hungary."
This caused a hastily choked snicker from his conversation partner. As Korea ran back to ensure his beloved big brother that he had no intentions of playing with anyone elses vital regions, Germany continued.
"As you can see, it doesn't always help that we speak the same language. Quite the opposite, sometimes. And now," he removed his jacket, "if you excuse me, I think my useless ally is about to be molested by France, so I must save him."
"Of course, please don't let me detain you," she said. "Although... have you ever given a thought to programming a computer with Old Babylonian?"
Germany stopped, considered the implications for a moment, and winced. "I really don't know if that is such a good idea. Though, if you are truly interested, run the idea by Estonia. And- Hey! HEY! Leave Italy alone, you degenerate!"
Re: Scattered upon the face of the Earth 2/2
anonymous
May 31 2009, 13:19:11 UTC
THIS. IS. WIN.
I swear I've never loved France as much as I do after reading this. XD Also, "Germany took a sip of wine and tried to remember how Prussia had explained it. Then he tried to forget all the cussing that had been involved in that explanation." is absolute love. You couldn't have pegged down their personalities any better (and the thought of Germany chucking a glass at France made me giggle like a doofus). Thank you for such a wonderful fill!
"This is fascinating! But, just so I understand, was that the first nation? What about the flood?"
"I can't say," Germany admitted, "since not even China was around back then. As far as I know, all that can trace their lineage that far, were raised by descendants of Babylon. It is also likely that humans originated there, since they can understand us... when we speak Old Babylonian, that is. Most of the time, people don't even reflect on how come they can understand us so easily."
"This is amazing!" Her eyes were shining. "Couldn't you teach us that language? Imagine the potential for worl pea-"
"AAAAAAAAARGHGH!"
Splat.
"Damn." Wiping soup out of his eyes, Germany glared at Korea who waved sadly at him from the bowl.
"Sorry," the Asian said, sounding far too cheerful. "Austria looked a little like China from behind and then the maiden warrior claimed I was trying to invade her beloved's vital regions..."
"I think you mean the Magyar warrior," Germany said and grudgingly helped him off the table. "There's not much maidenish about Hungary."
This caused a hastily choked snicker from his conversation partner. As Korea ran back to ensure his beloved big brother that he had no intentions of playing with anyone elses vital regions, Germany continued.
"As you can see, it doesn't always help that we speak the same language. Quite the opposite, sometimes. And now," he removed his jacket, "if you excuse me, I think my useless ally is about to be molested by France, so I must save him."
"Of course, please don't let me detain you," she said. "Although... have you ever given a thought to programming a computer with Old Babylonian?"
Germany stopped, considered the implications for a moment, and winced. "I really don't know if that is such a good idea. Though, if you are truly interested, run the idea by Estonia. And- Hey! HEY! Leave Italy alone, you degenerate!"
- The end -
Tower of Babel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_babel
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Thank you kindly anon. :D
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I swear I've never loved France as much as I do after reading this. XD Also, "Germany took a sip of wine and tried to remember how Prussia had explained it. Then he tried to forget all the cussing that had been involved in that explanation." is absolute love. You couldn't have pegged down their personalities any better (and the thought of Germany chucking a glass at France made me giggle like a doofus). Thank you for such a wonderful fill!
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