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geek_chronicles

The Art of Being Everywhere

Jun 01, 2009 23:28

Title: The Art of Being Everywhere
Character(s): America, plus lots of other and probably more savvy people
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Longish; contains strong language and occasional strong language-warranting foreign policy
Summary: Being in two or three or seven places at once doesn't come to you on the first try. America still gets a pretty ( Read more... )

cuba, canada, russia, vietnam, france, [genre] gen, turkey, germany, spain, japan, egypt, america, england

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kakkobean June 2 2009, 06:37:05 UTC

Ooooooooo...*is mesmerized*

geek_chronicles June 2 2009, 18:44:03 UTC

...Your icon. It, too, is mesmerizing. Oh, Overbeck. &hearts

kakkobean June 2 2009, 21:23:56 UTC

Thank you ♥

kyo_starr June 2 2009, 07:12:37 UTC

I've often wondered how exactly being in different places at once works for the nation-tan... Your interpretation is pretty much how I imagined it, too. I love what you did with Rosie the Riveter! It's really interesting to see the logistics of being a nation that aren't covered in canon explored in fanfic.

Your characterization is spot on! (TURKEY. xD) For me, America flip-flopped between endearing and cringe-worthy. Which is perfect.

Nice work!

geek_chronicles June 2 2009, 18:47:30 UTC

Thanks! Rosie was one of my favorite parts of this, since I think it really helps balance out some of the cringe-worthy moments, of which there are a lot. Also girls confusing America is very fun to write.

(TURKEY IS ALSO FUN. :D)

pororoca June 2 2009, 07:49:32 UTC

"I made friends with whales once," offers America.

Egypt twists the cap off a bottle of water and hands it back, blank-faced. "And how did you get on with the whalers?"

My favorite part- well, no that's not true the ENTIRE THING is my favorite part because you're fantastic like that but your characterization of Egypt and Turkey (and of course, Cuba!) were awesome and spot on and ♥

Oh America, I love you but you really did just have to get your sticky fingers in everything didn't you.

OH! And last favorite bit I want to mention is the one with the planes~ IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED I wonder what England's (and also France's, because whilst never exactly invited per say, certainly he makes things more interesting as soon as he shows up) reaction was when America started hanging with the Wrights'.

geek_chronicles June 2 2009, 19:12:32 UTC

Haha, Egypt and Turkey really came out of nowhere on me but it was so wonderful that they did. I want them to drive around arguing in metaphors and allegories forever now. &hearts

France had a bit of an interesting relationship with the Wright brothers, as I recall. He may have been just a little jealous of them. 8(

I love you too, man. Love you too.

pororoca June 2 2009, 21:21:36 UTC

I want that too ♥ And when they're not talking philosophy or getting drunk or fighting or doing all three at once, they can get together and play hilarious pranks on Greece :|b

Man, iirc they had a very up and down relationship with France, and especially with the French aeronautical community when they first started doing their tests and started promoting and stuff, but I think they did some of their first public showings in France, after which their popularity SKY-ROCKETED (pun lol) and France was all like "LOL YOU'RE AWESOME" and the Wright brothers were all like "LOL DUDE WE'VE ONLY BEEN SAYING THAT LIKE FOREVER" and then they fist bumped.

And I love you, buddy. I LOVE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM \o/

mithrigil June 2 2009, 14:37:37 UTC

...Why is the bar in Somerset? Or is it everywhere too? (I know of love Mongolia's Night Out a lot.)

Actually, I kind of love this a lot. You're right about the profanity-inducing policies, though. It's nice to see the spiral downward so acutely but subtly portrayed.

geek_chronicles June 2 2009, 19:23:28 UTC

It may very well pop up of its own accord wherever it pleases! But England's got the healthy levels of background magic to boast and I'd imagine it is much harder to get smashed around Stonehenge without feeling a touch guilty about it.

...Am very glad you like this, actually. It was not supposed to be How I Wonder, For Kids! but I think it wanted to once or twice. Hence the extra side of silly. And boardgames.

byzantienne June 2 2009, 15:14:10 UTC

I hope you'll understand what I mean when I say that this REALLY WAS VERY CREEPY. And sort of floating-hallucinatory and multiplicity is terrifying isn't it.

... especially multiplicity with respect to empire and globalization and I saw what you did there.

Also they have family-game-night. And the bar is in Somerset. (I have very vivid pictures of this bar in my head. Mongolia has a giant fur hat. England almost but does not quite fit in. He sits by the window and notices that the panes of glass are dirty.)

I love this, can you tell?

geek_chronicles June 2 2009, 19:30:08 UTC

--I thought you might see the creepy. And yes, a dangerous tool when unwisely used. (China likely agrees on the terrifying thing by default.)

England sees what I did there too. England always sees.

(Turkey tends bar but he is not Turkey then. Austria and Hungary share a seat by the piano. Spain is still trying to drink Portugal under the table.)

I have put some thought into this before.

byzantienne June 3 2009, 03:18:05 UTC

(Yes, China does. But multiplicity is still better than attenuation.)

This is part of England's problem. Or part of England's saving grace. Yes.

(I see that you have. I like your thought, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Hetalia totally needs more magical realism, and the Pub of Fallen Empires is IT.)