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[burnmycapital]

[Someone grabs Lithuania from behind and turns him around.

Oh hi, it is Russia.]

[letunityblossom]

[Lithuania yelps, and then jerks back violently when he realizes who it is. Russia is hard enough to deal with normally, but if Russia thinks he's some sort of fake Lithuania, then what--

Then he realizes something about Russia feels terribly off, and he looks at the other nation more gently.]

R...Rusija?

[burnmycapital]

[He pokes Lithuania's shoulders and then his chest and tummy and arms with a finger, as if he's searching for something.]

You should never lie to me, yes?

[letunityblossom]

[Lithuania is shaking; this day has been too much for him to add Russia on top of it and expect him to maintain composure.]

A-about what?

[burnmycapital]

About everything.

[Now tugging at Lithuania's hair and pinching his cheeks.]

Especially about who you are.

[letunityblossom]

[Lithuania's eyes narrow. He won't take this from Russia--especially a Russia who feels so wrong.]

What about you? Who are you, then?

[burnmycapital]

I will ask you first, yes?

[His hands go back to grabbing both of Lithuania's shoulders.]

You are my Lithuania, yes?

[letunityblossom]

[Lithuania's hands move to grab Russia's arms, though he isn't attempting to yank them off of his shoulders yet.]

I'm Lithuania. Are you Russia, or a good actor?

[At least the insistence on not being "his" anything is very accurate to Lithuanian form!]

[burnmycapital]

Of course I'm me!

[Also hugging Lithuania. Don't even try to stop him because this is unstoppable. He's just so happy that the person on the TV lied about Lithuania.]

I'm glad that my Lithuania is himself, too.

[letunityblossom]

Eh--

[Lithuania's too startled to even consider getting out of the hug.]

I don't think anyone on that list really went anywhere.

[That is kind of muffled...]

[burnmycapital]

All of them seem to still be here, and Sollux is still himself, too.

[His "wife" does not believe him, which is annoying and silly, but it could be worse.]

I wonder how they picked the names.

[letunityblossom]

[Lithuania hesitates, but reasons he doesn't have to go into detail.]

Did you have a dream? Last night.

[burnmycapital]

...Yes?

[He usually remembers them.]

[letunityblossom]

About--about how everyone would be happier if you didn't exist?

[burnmycapital]

...Kind of, yes. It was a very silly dream.

[letunityblossom]

I had one like that, too.

And now everyone thinks we're gone.