You know, July fourth was an important day for me too, in 1947. Not a holiday or anything, but it was the day when the Indian Independence Bill was presented to the House of Commons. It suggested me and Indo should live in different houses, so me and Bangaru went to live together and Indo lived alone. Indo's never minded living alone though. She ( Read more... )

[It is approximately 5:18 AM when the camera comes on in a tearoom. Pakistan is in the middle of her prayers, kneeling on a simple prayer rug with her dubata pulled up to cover her hair ( Read more... )

[There are a few soft meows in the background as Pakistan speaks into the device, but she's ignoring them.]

Roshia? Are you okay?

[She pauses for a minute, then addresses everyone in general.]I think something happened to Roshia. There was that video and then I went to check on her and I only found her device. I don't know what happened or where ( Read more... )

[The feed clicks on to show Pakistan standing on the roof of the mansion. She's holding a kite that's about as big as she is, and there are scraps of paper, a container of glue, a roll of string, scissors, and other kite-making paraphernalia scattered around her feet. A breeze ruffles the ends of her dubata and she smiles at the camera.]So, I ( Read more... )

[The audio clicks on first, and all that can be heard is Pakistan crying. After a moment, the video clicks on, too. The room is very dark, and it's probably hard to see her. She's wrapped in a blanket and shaking.]

My dubata... W-where is it...

[She starts to get up and look around the room, scattering some papers that were sitting next to her. ( Read more... )

[Pakistan is sitting on her bed, surrounded by stacks of letters that are already overflowing onto the floor. There is a carrier pigeon sitting on her head, and although she occasionally tries to wave it away, it just flutters up a few inches and then settles back down in her hair ( Read more... )

[Pakistan is looking much happier today. Her dubata is back around her neck like normal, and hanging on the wall behind her is her national flag. She's decorated the room appropriately for the holiday.]

Today is Quaid-e-Azam's Day! Today is a great day for my people! I just wish I was at home with them for it.

[She gestures excitedly as she ( Read more... )

[Pakistan is sitting on her bed, tying a somewhat unwieldy bow around some rustic looking farming implements, primarily a hand plow.

She does not look like her normal cheerful self, and the light blue dubata she normally wears around her neck is missing.]

I hope this makes things better.

[She slides off of her bed, gathers up the tools in her ( Read more... )

[The video initially shows quite a good deal of food, some of which is prepared, and some of which is in the midst of being cooked. The camera pans over all of it, revealing that the location is clearly the kitchen, then is turned to show Pakistan's smiling face.]Eid Mubarak ( Read more... )

[The video clicks on to show a girl with dark braids sitting on the floor near the entrance of the mansion. She looks back and forth, clearly confused and maybe a little scared.]

Why is it so cold suddenly?

Aah! Th-this isn’t my house! Whose house is it?! It doesn’t look like Afghanistan’s house...

[She stills, looking off in thought, then ( Read more... )