viisteist // 15

[technophiling]

A: 946 Beulah Street, 7133 Brooks Street, Mayfield High

[Being in Mayfield for a full year meant that Estonia could allow himself a day of really not caring at all. This means he's riding one of his pets to school, like a horse. Except it's not a horse. Or any other animal usually known to man. In fact, if you look at it too long, you might just go crazy.

Of course, first he needs to pick up Latvia to walk him to school. He's a... good friend, like that.]

B: the bowling alley

[Were you planning on spending your Friday night at the lanes? Congratulations, there may just be a mochi (or four) hanging around, making very poor fake bowling balls, as they're far too squishy for that, and generally being nuisances. Estonia's drone manager must be out.]

C: 5720 Cunningham Lane

[It's not uncommon to have Estonia over visiting Ukraine, particularly in the evenings. The fact that he arrived on the mochi monstrosity and then left it tied up outside while he went to ring the doorbell is slightly more uncommon.]

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Action ; 7133 Brooks Lane

[balzams]

[Latvia waits outside, occasionally checking his watch. He rather enjoys the fact that he and Estonia had started walking to school together again. He wasn't expecting to see him riding one of his pets, but by now he's gotten used to their strange antics. Giving a sheepish smile he waves to him]

Good morning!

[technophiling]

Morning, Latvia. Are you ready to go?

[balzams]

Ready! I haven't been waiting long.

[He slings his back back over his shoulder. By now he's so used to the strangeness of Estonia's pets that the bizarre creature in front of him doesn't phase him at all]

[technophiling]

Good. Did you want a ride?

[His pet is totally big enough for two, if Latvia is brave enough!]

[balzams]

[He gives the creature a nervous look]

Are you sure...?

[technophiling]

There's plenty of room.

[Estonia offers a hand, to help Latvia up.]

[balzams]

[Hesitantly he takes Estonia's hand and tries to lift himself onto the creature's back. In true Latvia fashion, he gets stuck about half way]

[technophiling]

[Of course he does, which means there then follows a comedic scene of balance and counterbalance, until Estonia finally gets the other nation pulled up behind him.]

Perhaps I should refine the mounting process, at some point.

[balzams]

It's because it isn't as solid as a normal horse...

[It definitely is an unsettling feeling. Latvia wraps his arms tightly around Estonia's midsection out of fear that he'll fall off]

[technophiling]

You'll get used to it.

[Once Latvia seems to be settled against his back, Estonia gives a little tug of the reins and sets off toward the school.] How are things this morning?

[balzams]

[As they move off he only grips harder]

You know, same old same old. mother unit it trying to get me out of the house, sibling unit is being too boisterous. The usual.

[technophiling]

I know the feeling. I didn't miss having a drone sibling, when SeeU was here, that's for sure. [Estonia shrugs.]

I would prefer you, to be honest.

[balzams]

Yeah, me too. I miss having real people around.

Hey, why don't we all just get a house together? You, me and Lithuania?

[technophiling]

Because Mayfield sucks. I don't think it would be allowed to happen.

[balzams]

Why not? My house is just full of weird people now. Why can't we kick them out so you guys can live there?

[technophiling]

Again: because Mayfield sucks. It would be nice, but we'd just get in trouble for not sleeping in our own houses before too long.

[balzams]

That's the dumbest thing I ever heard...

[He clings on a little tighter, resting his forehead against Estonia's back]

I know I act really flippant about it, but I hate living in a house full of people like that. I know it's not really scary... but it just gets to me how they act like I'm a part of their weird little family but at the same time they don't know me or acknowledge anything I say.

Like I'm just a prop in some weird living doll house, or something like that...

I don't really know how to explain it, but I hate it...

[technophiling]

I understand, Läti, don't worry. But it's... not really something we have any control over.

[balzams]

[Latvia just grumbles in response]

We could try... What if I just started living at your house, do you think they'd notice?

[technophiling]

They would. Sorry.

[Have a little hand pat.]

[balzams]

I guess they'd do something horrible to you if they did, wouldn't they?

[technophiling]

You'd get droned.

[balzams]

... What does it feel like?

I don't think I've been droned before but... I remember when I came here there were people... well, Russia, saying there was something wrong with my brain.

Did I used to be one of those people?

[technophiling]

... Yeah. You lived next door, actually. Rin, the robot girl who lives there, too, she used to look out for your drone for me.

And it feels... well, it's easier not to talk about, really.

[balzams]

I don't remember anyone called Rin...

... So have you been droned before then?