01 | Awake

[nirvananation]

[It's another peaceful morning. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping...

And a tired nation is tumbling down his stairs.

He ends up crashing into a small, decorative table--One that was conveniently located at the end of the stairs--and sends whatever was on the table flying. This happens to include the phone.

So, everyone in Mayfield gets to

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[pinkplumblossom]

Anaa...?

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[pinkplumblossom]

Thailand...? Is that you?

[nirvananation]

Chı̀! Who else would it be, Kuhn Taiwan?

[pinkplumblossom]

It's good to hear your voice again.

[nirvananation]

But I saw you a few days ago, ana. Unless my meditation lasted longer than I thought...

[pinkplumblossom]

Yeah... it's sort of hard to explain, but the town we're in can take people from any time period. I came here from 1941. I haven't seen you in over two months...

[nirvananation]

So that is where the stairs came from! Ana! That is very strange!

...1941?

[pinkplumblossom]

I'm afraid so, yes. This town is a very strange place. It brings many different people from different worlds and different times together here, and forces them to live together as families. As far as I know, there's no reliable way out.

[nirvananation]

So you are not yet a nation, ana? And France is beginning his attack?

[pinkplumblossom]

Well... not an independent one. I'm still part of the Japanese Empire. But I've been around since before Netherlands colonized me in the 1600s. I... just don't get out very much.

As for France... that didn't really last very long. You beat him in less than a month.

[nirvananation]

That was what I meant, Kuhn Taiwan. But it is still strange, Chı̀? Almost like the past is not in the past...Ah! Is the rest of the family here? [Asiaaaa. His famirreee.]

Chı̀, I remember. Though...it was long ago, ana.

[pinkplumblossom]

Yes... almost everyone, actually. Japan, China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam are all here.

...What year did you come here from?

[durrr hope I didn't forget anyone]

[nirvananation]

Good. This is very good. Would be bad if we were separated, ana.

I am from 2010. It is a long way from your time, but...

[pinkplumblossom]

Wow, 2010... What's it like that far in the future?

[nirvananation]

Not all that different, really. The only big change is the internet, ana.

[pinkplumblossom]

What's that? Is it like television?