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[pooka_prince]

[filtered from England and America]

Excuse me! 'tis I, Cornelius, er, again. I've come across a young boy here with a hurt arm by the name of England. I am no doctor, and I fear that any attempt I might make to help might only make it worse. If there is anyone skilled enough to fix it, I would be most grateful for your efforts.

So long as he is

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[bornwithskison]

So the runt is under your eye now.

[pooka_prince]

I wish you had been honest with me from the start, but I see no harm in an apology. Come, America, can't you see he means well?

[supersizedpower]

No.

I'll never, ever, ever forgive either of you. I'll tell him you said sorry, but I promised I'd keep bad people away from him, and you're really bad.

So don't go near him again, because I'll beat you up even worse.

[bornwithskison]

I should have been. I know.

I don't think you could beat me up worse... You could try, but I'm bigger than you are. Maybe when you grow up you could.

[pooka_prince]

America, you're being unreasonable... Please, I only wish to help the boy. I invited this man here because I thought he could help us, and I still do. I apologize for not telling you, but I swear, it was not my intent to cause trouble.

[supersizedpower]

You told me you had a friend who could help, and you promised to just tell them and nobody else, so you're a liar.

And I'm not being unreasonable. I'm protecting my brother. If you don't leave him alone I'll grow up tomorrow so I can make you stay away from him.

[bornwithskison]

You wouldn't let me see him even if I gave you one of my most prized possessions, would you?

[supersizedpower]

No!

You can't see him, I don't care what you do.

[pooka_prince]

America, England is hurt. By keeping us away from him, you could be causing his arm to get worse. Do you want that?

[bornwithskison]

I know I couldn't bear to see my little brother hurt, but if the person who harmed him wanted to apologize, I'd let them.

[supersizedpower]

No! Shut up, shut up, you're the one who ruined everything! He was scared to ask someone for help, I had to convince him, and I said I trusted you, and you broke your promise.

I don't trust either of you, so no.

[pooka_prince]

[Cornelius, quite impulsively, bends down and hugs the boy.]

1/2

[supersizedpower]

[He lets himself be hugged but he doesn't hug back.]

I want to go home, I want England.

[supersizedpower]

[wipes his eyes and pulls away]

Um. I'm gonna go find my brother. Cornelius, do you know how to use a phone? Rika helped me learn so...when I find him, I'll call back here. And Konnigit Norge can say he's sorry over the phone, and if you really find someone who can fix a hurt arm, you can send them over, but I wanna talk to them first and make sure they're okay.

[bornwithskison]

I've mended enough arms in my life, chi--...What's a 'p-hone'?

[supersizedpower]

It's a machine that lets you talk to someone far away, so you can't hurt him.

If you can really fix an arm, I'll tell him you said you would, but I don't think he'll say yes. Even if you're really sorry, he doesn't trust you and I won't let you near him unless he says it's okay.