♠ A Pair of Sevens ♠ {Video}

[dontcallmegol]

{There is an audible zap followed by a yelp and some desperate fumbling, through which you hear some swearing, a bit of scraping against cloth and finally there is light. There is blur of color before it focuses on a freckled face, which is frowning at his communicator. He sighs exasperatedly as he continues to walk through Spero.}Alright, so uh

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[asideglance]

...Yes. There are strange shadowy figures. I am not sure why, but...

[Trailing off and viewing that flag. After a pause, he just sideglances.]

Ah... It looks to be litter.

[dontcallmegol]

Ah, good, so I'm not the only one. What do you think they want?

{Pause.}

You think so? It looks like someone deliberately put it there.

[asideglance]

I am not sure... It seems they vanish if you attempt to approach them.

[...guess he better just explain it straight forward.]

...It was. Tatsumi-san felt the need to claim Spero for America-san. That is America-san's flag.

[dontcallmegol]

So I've noticed.

... so it was Tatsumi? The hell? That doesn't count. No way.

[asideglance]

I do not agree with it at all. Ah, why is such claiming necessary? I have so many citizens here and I am not doing such a thing...

[dontcallmegol]

Land is one thing. If the people don't like it they can leave.

I guess, unless Tatsumi really wants to try and stop them and force them to be American, but we both know I won't stand for that.

[asideglance]

It is more of an annoyance than anything forced, I believe... Though it certainly causes conflict between countries.

[dontcallmegol]

Mn, looks like it was just kind of a ... gesture, to cheer the other country up.

{He's jumped the gun a few times when he's excited or fired up so he can't really blame Tatsumi.}

I'm not sure how serious this really is. I guess we'll find out.

[asideglance]

...Yes, it was like that, if I can recall. Perhaps it is indirectly my fault.

[A bit of a pause.]

Ah, Ace-kun... I have been meaning to ask. Have you met Sakura-san?

[dontcallmegol]

Ah... I don't believe I have.

[asideglance]

[a small sigh. he looks a bit bothered.]

...She is also "Japan." ...Apparently there is a world in which our genders are reversed as countries. [a frown] She resembles me quite a bit, so there should be no mistaking...

[He considers saying they're still separate people, but... he's hoping Ace can realize that much on his own. Nakama and all... He needs to leave his strange complicated self-hate issues out of this...]

[dontcallmegol]

No kidding?

A girl you, huh? Man, that'll be kind of strange. I don't know how I'd react to seeing a girl me running around. {And he considers this for a moment only to determine he would be smokin' hot as a chick.}

[asideglance]

[Japan also takes a moment to consider a girl Ace.

And comes to the same conclusion. GLAD THEY AGREE.]

...It is a complicated feeling.

[dontcallmegol]

I can imagine.

{He's having all sorts of weird questions forming in his head.} So... {Pause. No. No he better not ask them.} Nevermind.

Guess I'll just have to flirt with both of you so neither one can be jealous or feel left out. {Clearly this is the best solution to all your worries.}

[asideglance]

[Kind of a questioning look at that almost-question. Just what are you thinking...

But that quickly fades into embarrassment]

E-eh?! What sort of response to the situation is that?!

[dontcallmegol]

Well, considering she's a girl and you're pretty cute, that's gotto mean she's adorable. I don't want you to feel rejected if I flirt with her too much, ya know? You're Nakama... she's not. Yet.

I don't want to hurt your feelings.