part 328 creepy things under the bed

[aphanon_meme]

Oh meme! It's March! Do you know what that means? ... Neither do I. But I have been watching a good amount of horror films lately and thinking about reading more horror books when I have time. I don't know why, sometimes I just get in a horror mood! Speaking of horror, I still haven't watched the new episodes yet! I keep seeing screencaps and I

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[oh_espana]

[Hey look who's right behind you]

What'd you do to make Greece run away?

[Sorry, this one doesn't understand tact]

[He'd be glad to have a drink with you, though!]

[osmaniac]

None of yer damn business!

[but then realizes whose voice this is and looks up]

[which Spain are you again?]

[squints a bit until he gets it]

...So he came to yer house, huh.

[oh_espana]

[Have a bright smile and wave, he doesn't even know what you supposedly did to upset the kid, he'll be just as friendly]

Mmm, it was really lucky he didn't get caught on the way or anything though! That was really dangerous! But I figured it was probably a little misunderstanding or something, right?

[osmaniac]

[no waving back, the fact he's responding with no hostile movements is friendly enough to him now]

Yeah. Misunderstanding.

[oh_espana]

[Tilts his head. The last time they met up they were, uh... friendly. And he's been keeping watch of your kid too!]

I thought so! He said his Mama's gonna come too, though, so I thought maybe by then he'd be ready to go back...

[It's not that he doesn't like kids, and Greece is a special case he's got a pretty big soft spot for anyway. But do you know how many of his things the kid's broken!?]

[osmaniac]

[yeah well he's not leaping from joy right now] [especially when both the kid and his mom practically left him for you] [at least temporarily, as she said]

Did he.

Have ya met her before?

[he'd actually be more surprised if the kid hasn't demolished at least a third of your house by now]

[oh_espana]

[Shrugs, honestly he's not really sure. If it's who he's thinking about then yes, but not in a very, very long time]

Maybe, we've all kind of met each other at some point though, right? Not since I was a kid myself, anyway...

I guess you know her now though, if Greece sees her a lot?

[Yeah, he doesn't really know about your relationships here or the dynamic over there at all, really. This is his way of asking to be filled in]

[osmaniac]

Oh, back when Rome was alive or somethin?

[looks somewhere else again]

Yeah, I know her. We got a... history, for centuries now. Known her since I was even younger and had been movin west from Asia. [used to be a steppe nomad, much like Mongolia]

I've fought by her side against common enemies, and she's been a mentor of a sort.

But mostly I've been fighting against her, gradually conquered most of her home, made her my vassal, kept tryin to make her mine... till I finished her off at Constantinople.

[he thought the the whole of Europe knew about the last part at least, but he guesses there are exceptions]

[oh_espana]

Ah, yeah. If it's the same lady, she was really nice~

[Well, to him anyway aside from that one minor reconquest incident, but that's much too far back for his memories to reach clearly]

[Whoa bro, no one usually gives him that much info! He would have been satisfied with a "yes". He knew well enough about your history, anyway, he was more curious how well you got along with her now, considering all that]

...

[You may have actually made him momentarily speechless. Don't throw such heavy stuff at him unexpectedly like that!]

You do sound like you need a drink...

[osmaniac]

[if you need to know about the present instead then you got to spell it out for him]

[...whoa, he sure got carried away. he's not supposed to reveal that much about himself, not like this]

[shakes his head before he looks back at] What makes you say that.
Wanted to ask somethin else?

[oh_espana]

[It's not like he can do anything with that sort of information, in any case, and he wouldn't go spouting around your personal details either way. He's a lot more trustworthy than the one you're more used to]

Just a lot of fighting and stuff around your time. I remember how tiring all that was back then... and it's always nice to have a night to relax anyway!

[Shrugs again at your second question, smiling once more. You've already told him a lot for now, there's always time for more questions later, after they've relaxed a bit]

[osmaniac]

[it's force of habit by now, can't trust anyone but himself the way the world is]

Oh. Well... don't think drinkin would help me relax anyway. Tends to do the opposite when I give up and do it. [there's a reason why it's a sin!]

[oh_espana]

Eh, really?

[Now you sound like England and he's wondering if you cry into your drinks and make a scene too. And then get naked and need certain kind Spanish nations who still allow you to come visit their wonderful beaches to drag you back to your hotel. Someone ask to see his phone. He has the most wonderfully incriminating pictures]

... I don't really know if I could carry you back.

[This time he's the one shaking his head]

Well, what do you do to relax, then?

[osmaniac]

[it depends on his mood beforehand. but mostly he'll get clingy, become even louder, laugh maniacally and won't shut up]

Huh?

I... [reads romantic poetry. pets kitties. tends his garden of pretty flowers. bakes delicious sweets]

...Got a suggestion?

[oh_espana]

[Nah, he could deal with that just fine. Actually, it sounds a lot like himself]

[If he only knew. The two would be best friends forever] We could sing! Or dance! Or... watch stupid TV shows and eat really good unhealthy stuff?

[Baking would also be acceptable, but not on his mind right now]

[osmaniac]

[is just still being secretive. though he and Ned had a connection]

[now that you mention it]

Ya don't sing bad at all...