một ❀| i'm not afraid of anything, even time

[lotuslife]

[There are pictures in the strange room she's woken up in. Pictures of herself and America, of all people. Vietnam is looking at the pictures on the wall, on the dresser, the album sitting at the foot of the bed

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[decadenzas]

[...yeah, this definitely sounds like another country. HK totally owes him an extra eggette now or something.] If I'm thinking of the correct America, I'm afraid you'll find he has nothing to do with this.

[lotuslife]

He's in almost every single one of these photos.

[decadenzas]

Blame that on the city. You're meant to live a pseudo-life now.

[lotuslife]

This whole place is his house, every dirty American thing about it.

[decadenzas]

Mayfield is modeled after an American city, but I've heard that we aren't actually in America. I don't have much information to divulge as I haven't been here long myself.

[lotuslife]

I see. I've heard this explanation before.

You're not American, then?

[decadenzas]

Vietnamese. You'll find a good number of people from nearly every country here. I've heard there are even people from different worlds.

[lotuslife]

...Vietnamese?

[decadenzas]

Yes?

[about to make an 'are you deaf' comment, but WAIT A SECOND...]

...You're another country, right?

[lotuslife]

[She switches to Vietnamese, to test him:]

Can you understand this?

[decadenzas]

[also in Vietnamese!]

Of course I can. I just said I was Vietnamese, didn't I?

[lotuslife]

[She suddenly feels much better, if greatly concerned that one of her citizens is stuck here, too.] ...I am very glad to hear that.

I am Vietnam. What is your name?

[decadenzas]

[he had guessed as much, not that it alleviates any of the awkward loss of what to say.]

Charles Fei-Ong. It's-- [a small pause. how was one supposed to react to meeting their own country?] Nice to meet you.

[lotuslife]

You already know me. [a smile goes here, even if he can't see it.] ...I'm sorry that you're stuck here, Charles. How long have you been here?

[decadenzas]

Three months, give or take. [it's the first time he's bothered figuring an estimate, and it comes as a small surprise. it felt like a much shorter span of time.]

A relatively short stay in comparison to many.

[lotuslife]

...three months is a long time for a human.