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[peonymarket]

[Guess who got sprayed with the hydrochloric acid? That's right, THIS GUY. Housemates, he's currently only wearing pants and tending to some very nasty burns on his arms and chest, the phone balanced in the crook of his neck; he wasn't quick enough in ripping off his shirt before the stuff bled through.]

Very amusing, Mayfield. Your jokes just get

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[teawithpuzzles]

I'm afraid my door is as firmly shut as yours. Though I have not tried the turkey- Has it been tampered with?

[peonymarket]

Yes, I-

[soft gasp]

-it appears so. Don't touch it with your bare hands, it might prove fatal.

[teawithpuzzles]

...What is wrong with it?

[peonymarket]

Mine sprayed a strange batch of chemicals, enough to cause severe burns upon the slightest contact.

[teawithpuzzles]

Oh dear. I'm assuming you've been burned then?

[peonymarket]

Correct, heya. Thankfully it's....tolerable.

[it's really not, but...stiff upper lip and all that]

[teawithpuzzles]

Perhaps you should do something to keep your mind off the pain.

[peonymarket]

My options are not exactly bountiful, mister....?

[teawithpuzzles]

Layton. Professor Layton. And you are...?

[peonymarket]

China. Yes, as in the nation.

[teawithpuzzles]

Ah, I have heard of your national personifications. I assume there must be one for England...?

[peonymarket]

Yes, there is. He's also somewhere in this town- I've already spoken to him here.

[teawithpuzzles]

Do the countries continue running without your presence?

[peonymarket]

Curious, are you? The answer to this is also yes; while we are our people, and our people are us, we also exist on a separate level that allows us as personifications to travel to lands that are not our own. In our absence- indeed, even in our presence -our human leaders make sure our citizens are provided for.

[teawithpuzzles]

I must admit, the idea of national personifications does intrigue me.

[peonymarket]

I can try to answer any questions you have, Mr. Layton.