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[starstripedhero]

Right, SO. Let me get this straight.
A shit ton of people left for like no reason--?

I mean, that's what it kind of sort of sounds like. Does this happen a lot? [ GUESS WHO HAS BEEN HERE SINCE MARCH AND HASN'T NOTICED THIS. Well, he's noticed people going home, but it just occurred to him that people leave all together sometimes! ]

Well, that's

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[vimyridge]

England went home, eh? [...how disappointing. He never once had the chance to speak with the other nation. Oh well.]

...you're still going to need to clean, America.

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[vimyridge]

[But anyway! Time to be serious for a moment.] If you'd like, I can come over sometime and we can play those... video games. [There was an unspoken 'so you don't have to be so alone'.]

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[starstripedhero]

[ there's a slight HUFF. ]
Yeah, I guess he did. But whatever. He's sort of a snob anyway. Still... it kind of brought home here in a way.. I mean. Even more so, you know--?
Not like I'm totally MISSING home or anything! I'm completely independent and adultish!

[ A SIGHHHH. ]
....

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[starstripedhero]

[ but all that goes out the wazoo in an instant. ]

THAT'S RIGHT.
You're past bro! You don't know the GENIUS OF VIDEOGAMES YET. HAHHAA.

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[vimyridge]

[You're not fooling him, America. He can tell that there's some sense of being upset there and all but he's just too polite to call you out on it. ...it's almost kind of cute in some strange way.

But now is not the time and place for that. It's something that can be revisited later, when they're hanging out. So for the time being, he'll shelf it.]

[vimyridge]

[...and go right to dealing with the matter at hand.] Past bro? That's a bit... descriptive, isn't it? And while it's accurate, does it really need to be put like that?

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[vimyridge]

...I can always ask Japan for tips beforehand, you know. [That was, if he was still around.]

[starstripedhero]

Heehee. Past bro, you don't have anything on me! I play videogames EVERYDAY. And I beat your future-- err-- current self ALL THE TIME.

And he cries like a big wuss, HAHAHA. [ NOT EXACTLY but he likes to think so.
dohoo look at that face brightening up again. ]

And I like past bro! It helps me remember not only who you are, but where you are time line speaking!

[vimyridge]

It also sounds like I'm a different person or you have a different brother in "the future". [Sigh. But. He can do this. It somehow works in his advantage. Right? Right.]

But hey. That means you don't have anything on me, either, since I'm technically not him right now. I'm me. And that means nothing is certain.

[...except that he's going to be so horrible at first until he gets the hang of them. So enjoy winning while you can, America.]

[starstripedhero]

Hahhahaa! You're YOU! Who hasn't even played videogames yet! How do you expect to be better than your future self that already has, huh--?

[ POINT MADE----? America sniffs the air slightly. ]

You seem O.K like Bro to me. What are you.. 1920's or something?

[vimyridge]

[Don't worry. He has the perfect answer to that question.] Beginner's luck. [Y'know. Until he learns how to properly use the controllers instead of just button mashing.]

Of course I'm okay. ...but I'm not from the 1920s. [It was close enough, though, so he'll give him a point for that.]

[starstripedhero]

[ America scratches his head a bit, hmming. ]

Well, okay. You're bro. But past bro still. I've gotta keep remembering this. Because it's crazy you don't know about ANYTHING cool! Like DVD players and cellphones and iPods and videogames and iPads and you know--
All the cool shit EVER.

[vimyridge]

So should I call you 'future bro' then? [Even though it sounds like he doesn't count him as a brother now since 'future' denotes a time not currently present.] Yes. There's a lot I don't know about yet but... eventually.

So how about telling me what some of those are? [Combinations of letters and made up words like ipod didn't sound too interesting at all. ...unless people lived in individual pods. That's an ipod, right?]

[starstripedhero]

Hahaha! If it helps you remember me, past bro! But hey, I'm really not that easy to forget, yeah?

[ America seems thoughtful for a second as he taps his lips, then he laughs. ]

Hey! Why don't you just come over and I can show you, yeah? It'll get my mind off things--! Not like my mind is really on things too much, but you know--!

[vimyridge]

Sure, future bro. It'll definitely help me remember which one you are. I mean, there's so many after all. [Thankfully he was smiling the whole time and only joking with him. Of course he could never forget which brother America was.]

I'll be over shortly. Where, exactly, do you live again? [Come to think of it, all he remembers America ever saying is some futuristic place.]

[starstripedhero]

HAHAHA. It doesn't matter where I live, past bro! Just, you know, wish for yourself to appear right in front of me and let the science work!