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[pinkplumblossom]

[On Sunday evening, the general populace of Mayfield is treated to the following phone call by Taiwan and Seychelles, who are both huddled around the telephone in the van der Bilt family's living room.  PURPLE text is Taiwan, BLUE is Seychelles.  Taiwan's the one on the phone, and Seychelles will be interjecting things from behind her as she talks

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[a_gentle_boy]

. . . Miss Taiwan? Can't you just ask Mr. Netherlands?

[Is. She cheating on him. Sob.]

[tuna_surprise]

Other nations have broken our hearts for the last time. All they're interested in is our trading ports and spice routes anyway.

We're looking for guys that will like us for who we are.

[a_gentle_boy]

. . . Huh? Sorry, are you Miss Seychelles? I don't really know what you mean.

[tuna_surprise]

Male nations have done nothing but cause us heartbreak and sorrow. So we're going to see if dating regular guys is better for us.

[a_gentle_boy]

. . . Is that really a good idea? I don't know much about countries, but it seems like that's a little . . .

[tuna_surprise]

A little what?

[She's starting to get sick of people criticizing them for doing this.]

[a_gentle_boy]

Like if I married a Magypsy.

[tuna_surprise]

..... a what?

[a_gentle_boy]

Um. They live a really long time and they look human but they don't really think the same way and stuff.

[tuna_surprise]

So you're saying that we should just accept being seen as nothing more than trading ports and spice routes?

That that's all we're good for? Boosting their economies?

[a_gentle_boy]

. . . What?

That's kind of it. A person wouldn't be able to understand something like that . . .

[tuna_surprise]

.....

[Oh, now he's made her really angry. She does not like this kid.]

Well, I'm sorry for wanting to be treated like a person for once in my life.

[a_gentle_boy]

. . . You want to be treated like something less than what you are?

[tuna_surprise]

I want someone to see more in me than what crops I can produce or how convenient my location is or what natural resources I have.

I- I want someone to care how I feel... Is that really so strange?

[a_gentle_boy]

But . . . it's the same with people. There are some people who'll care about you, and then some people who just take advantage of you. It's not really fair to the nice countries to say that you don't want any of them just because you've had bad experiences . . .

[And Taiwan doesn't actually think that about Mr. Netherlands does she because his OTP cannot be broken no it is cast in steel they are together forever.]

[tuna_surprise]

Yeah? Well some of us are tired of crying over those nice countries all the time. Some of us are done with that...