#3. voice (english).

[meatballcommand]

[The feed blares to life to emit an unceremonious SNORE.

It's loud, it's obnoxious; it's a sound that'll knock you sideways if you haven't already taken the liberty of bolting yourself down. Naturally, the communicator only ever has one good reason for switching on at such an ungodly moment...

KZZAP!

He splutters as he's shocked awake.] -yeouch.

Comments

[mansae]

Th-That wouldn't smell any better! I really don't think that would smell better!

[meatballcommand]

Right now, I'd say it would. [The line is mumbled. It'll take him a moment to even register it was someone else who said what he just replied to.]

1/2

[mansae]

It didn't smell good when Japan got bombed...

2/2

[mansae]

I-I mean big bro! It didn't smell good when big bro got bombed!

[meatballcommand]

Japan?

[Getting his head screwed back on, now. His voice becomes a little louder as he brings the communicator closer to his mouth:]

I'd hate to think you're speaking from experience, but I know that'd have to be it.

[mansae]

That's right -- firsthand! Japan couldn't get the smell off of him even when he stayed in my hot springs for an entire week!

[meatballcommand]

[A long moment of silence as he tries to process that. Is it just the headache, or did that really make no sense?

...]

Huh?

[mansae]

Listen, it gets worse! After that, he told me hot springs didn't come from Korea!

[meatballcommand]

I wouldn't think hot springs came from anywhere.

[He's talking rather slowly.]

[mansae]

They come from Korea!

[meatballcommand]

They're all over the place.

[-but if he says something to that effect again, going back and forth as they were beginning to, he might start getting dizzy.

So, he'll just divert the subject.]

I never did get a chance to try Korea's hot springs, not for as long as I was there.

[mansae]

My hot springs are the best in the world! So you've visited my house before?

[meatballcommand]

If you can tell me how to get there from Uijeongbu, I might be able to tell you.

[mansae]

I knew it! You've been there! So are you my citizen or are you just visiting?

[ Starts speaking in Korean ]

You're my citizen, aren't you?

[meatballcommand]

[He holds off on speaking again for a few choice moments. He hates to disappoint the guy, but, while he recognises the language well enough, he doesn't understand a word of it.]

Just visiting. I was only really over for the war.

[mansae]

Oh. So you're like that other guy, right? He's America's citizen.