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[morethanpasta]

[The video feed turns on to the blurry sight of fingers over the camera lens.] “…this button? [The young male voice gives a disappointed coo.] Oh… nothing happened. [The fingers disappear to reveal the pavement and a pair of black boots, then show blue breeches momentarily

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[ergaleomancer]

Well, I realise I'm likely late to the party at this point, but is there any further information you need?

[morethanpasta]

[He thinks for a moment. He has many questions, but then his stomach growls loudly and that solves the problem.] Ve~ do you know where I can get pasta?

[ergaleomancer]

You can find staple foods at any of the food stores in town.

[morethanpasta]

He nods happily. That is one worry less. It only leaves the big worries.

Do you know how I can get home? I don't think I like this place.

[ergaleomancer]

There's an escape effort ongoing, but nothing's been discovered yet.

[morethanpasta]

Oh... Are you sure there's no way home? My brother will be very angry I left and so will Germany.

[ergaleomancer]

Do you really think I'd still be here if there was an easy way to get home? Do you really think any of us would still be here?

[[Wait a minute...]]

'Germany' will be angry?

[morethanpasta]

[Italy is oblivious to the emphasis she puts on the word, assuming everyone here knows about nations since one person did.]

I don't know? Some people like dangerous and scary places. They want adventures. [His scornful tone of voice clearly shows what he thinks of such people.]

Germany's my best friend.

[ergaleomancer]

We're trapped, we're trying to escape. There's a reason we've put it in such terms. Because we are trapped and we have to escape.

[[She stiffens when he affirms that he's friends with Germany.]]

So you're a country, then.

[morethanpasta]

[That is a much nicer topic of conversation than being trapped. Italy nods.]

I'm North Italy! The northern half, see? Veneziano. Romano is the southern half of Italy. He'll be so angry I left without telling him where I'm going! Ve~ he would be angry if he had come with me, too. He's always angry.

[ergaleomancer]

Time back where you're from doesn't work the same way time does here. He won't even know you're gone.

[morethanpasta]

[Italy remains silent for a while, befuddled by such an odd concept.]

Oh.

[He sighs sadly. I don't like that, being gone while no one even notices I'm missing.

[ergaleomancer]

You'll go back to the same moment you disappeared from. This place is independent of the flow of time.

[morethanpasta]

Then it will be like this never happened... [He murmurs this to himself and makes a little noise in the back of his throat, uncertain if it is horrible or wonderful.]

[ergaleomancer]

Essentially. Convenient, if a bit horrifying.

[morethanpasta]

[Horrifying? Italy doesn't like the sound of 'horrifying.'] I don't like it here. I want to go home. [Saying it hasn't worked before, but you never know, do you?]

[A pause.]

Where is here anyway?