July 18 [Video / Voice]

[thebestandwurst]

[Video flips on for a few seconds before Germany curses and puts it to voice. You can see for a moment there that he's been beaten up a fair bit, like he's been on the losing end of a bar fight. Bruises on his face, one eye swollen shut, split lip, split skin on cheekbone, a welt under an eye, dried blood under his nose and ear. Not looking so handsome there! And mighty panicky, too.]

[Voice]

What is going on? Why is the church burning and where is my brother? Ungarn is also not in the Communal, as well as a number of others. How many shadows have infested the city? Italien and I have just run into ours, but they have been driven off.

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[Voice]

[thebestandwurst]

They left.

[peers at the image with some difficulty]

You are not Japan.

[Video]

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

That's wrong. I am Japan.

[Video]

[thebestandwurst]

You are his shadow.

Do you intend to hurt him as mine has myself?

[Video]

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

I am him, and he is me.

[There is a pause.] To talk to him.

[Voice] VOICE ALL. sob, so not used to this.

[thebestandwurst]

Only to talk...?

video forever

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't it be that way?

[thebestandwurst]

I have told you, mine was very intent on harming me. If you do not intend to harm Japan, then I will not plead for you to stop.

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

There are things I need to tell him. Things he needs to...

Maybe it's because I'm so much older than all of you. They're all so energetic.

[thebestandwurst]

[He doesn't want to pry into Japan's business, just like he would prefer if people got off his, so...] Then I wish you luck in searching for him.

I am... apparently older than I really am. Much older.

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

It isn't as though I have to search. It isn't hard to know where he is.

Your shadow said so?

[thebestandwurst]

Then why don't you go to him?

Italien's shadow said so. Mine knew, but only encouraged Italien to say it.

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

China asked that, too. [Pauses thoughtfully, but doesn't continue on the topic.]

If it's so, then having such an old spirit, of course it makes sense.

[thebestandwurst]

What does?

If you are unwell, or you wish to talk to your original, then you should seek him. You know very well if he will come or not.

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

Being older than you are.

Perhaps it's incomprehensible, waiting for him. Either way, it's inevitable. We're connected.

[thebestandwurst]

... Ah...

I suppose. Then I wish you luck in your endeavors, and hope that you do not harm your counterpart.

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

If it works out, I'll be glad.

[thebestandwurst]

As will I. I advise you to search for him if you haven't already. Japan is not unreasonable.

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

He and China will be coming to Taiwan-san, after all.

[thebestandwurst]

You could join them.

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

You're persistent.

[thebestandwurst]

Of course. If such a thing will have to be resolved, then it needs to be done now rather than later.

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

Is there a reason it should have to be done so quickly?

[thebestandwurst]

If you delay, you will delay it indefinitely. Doing it now will guarantee that it is done.

[btw-theymean-no.livejournal.com]

As usual, I can't understand the way you think. Perhaps it's only me who can't think impatience is a virtue.

[thebestandwurst]

Perhaps. But you do what you think is right. In the end, I will support Japan.