[video]

[morethanpasta]

[Feliciano's face appears on the screen. He's looking nervous, but not skittish, with a small smile somewhere between sheepish and sweet - the kind of sweet smile that goes with sweet-talking people into acknowledging pasta as a food group essential for survival

Comments

[video]

[badatmyjob]

Oh, those guys aren't gonna talk to you unless they're feeling all ~mysterious~ and stuff. They'd probably give you like, a riddle or something instead of telling you anything.

Re: [video]

[morethanpasta]

[A pained moan escapes Italy.] I hope not! I'm really bad at solving riddles! And... and... I don't understand them at all half the time. They make my head hurt and they're boring.

[Video]

[dilblackwoodnpc]

[A bemused chuckle accompanies a raised brow and a smirk as a third video interjects unexpectedly.]

Now, now, Lukas.

You know what they say about people who assume.

As for you, young nation... If what you want is to paint, there's paint aplenty. Why give yourself more work to do, hmm?

Re: [Video]

[morethanpasta]

Ve? [Feli gapes for a little while at the pretty woman.] You can listen to someone else's conversation? [He pouts.] No one told me you can do that!

[He hums softly.] Ah, but painting's not work! It's fun. I know I don't need to make my own paints anymore, but it's something to do. There's not much of that around here!

[Video]

[dilblackwoodnpc]

Of course.

[Dil smiles, inclining her head in a polite nod of acknowledgment.]

I listen to all sorts of conversations, all the time... Yours just happened to catch my ear. I know it was rude of me to interrupt, but I get so curious. You can understand that, surely?

[Her smile turns sweet, and after a brief moment of watching her target's feed curiously she gives a dismissive shrug.]

...Very well. Suit yourself, young nation... You've been nothing but kind to others during your stay here, and I like to see that giving is rewarded with giving. You'll find what you're looking for waiting for you at home--But this is the only time you'll find it for free.

[With no further comment, Dil's feed ends there.]

[Video]

[badatmyjob]

[Sfdshgdr!! Lukas looks indignant.]

See! This is exactly what I mean! Pops in, acts all weird and then she's gone?! Who even was that!?

[Video]

[morethanpasta]

[For a while, Feli simply gapes at his watch as if it had grown legs and decided to walk away.]

Ve~

[He blinks slowly.] I think... I think maybe she is one of... [He falls silent for a moment, then giggles and leans forward to stage whisper melodramatically] one of them. [He scrunches up his nose in deep thought.] Why else would a stranger give me a gift and vanish? I give things to strangers just to be nice, but I try to become their friend, too! She must be worried I wouldn't want to be her friend if she introduced herself.

[He gasps.] I said "Mister Kidnappers!" If you're listening, Miss Kidnapper, I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to be rude! And thank you for the insects, you're very nice and very pretty! And... and... if you're not a kidnapper, I'm very sorry for calling you Miss Kidnapper, please don't take away my insects!

[He turns his attention back to Lucas.] Do you think she heard that? I don't want pretty girls to think I'm rude!

been so busy ;_; sorry about lateness

[badatmyjob]

She might be pretty, but she's not worth it. Not of those higher-up jerks are!

No worries! :)

[morethanpasta]

[Feliciano gasps.] You can't call a pretty girl a jerk! Girls deserve to be treated like delicate flowers; you have to be charming and sweet and compliment them a lot!

[badatmyjob]

No way, girls can so be jerks! It's the pretty ones who can be the worst. Cuz they know they can get away with it. Cuz they're pretty.

[morethanpasta]

[His jaw drops in outrage.] But girls are supposed to be pretty! [He pouts.] Italian girls aren't jerks, especially not the pretty ones! Italian girls are nice and sweet and they call me cute when I flirt with them!

[badatmyjob]

Well not all of them are jerks, of course! I know plenty who aren't.

Italian girls? Hmmmm~~ Been a long time since I've been to Italy. If I ever get out of here, I'll have to see if you're right about them!

[morethanpasta]

Ve! Of course I am! [He beams with proprietary pride.] My girls are the best ones in the entire world! They're the prettiest ones, too!

[badatmyjob]

Your girls?

[Lukas has been in RC for 7 months and has yet to have anyone explain the nation thing to him.]

[morethanpasta]

[Feli giggles proudly and puffs out his very unimpressive chest. It doesn't occur to him that someone wouldn't know about nations.]

Of course! [He scrunches up his forehead in concentration.] Well, the Southern Italians are Lovi's, technically, but we're unified! My girls in Venice are the prettiest and nicest, though, I'm very proud of them. And they love me very much!

[badatmyjob]

Huhuuu~ Sounds like you've got yourself a real harem going on there.