dvidešimt septyni; action

[vytis]

A; 1333 Benny Road {backdated to February 6}
[Lithuania's arms, at least, have gone back to normal. His legs are still robotic and his mind is fuzzy, but he'll count his blessings where he can. Going outside and finding a package for him full of little holes is cause for a bit of concern, given who knows what might be in there. There's definitely something moving around in there, but the box isn't that large, so it can't be anything too dangerous, right?

Opening the box reveals a little fluffball of a dog, leaping out and running a little circle around Lithuania before, realizing something has definitely changed, sniffing at his mechanical limbs. Lithuania, staring down at the dog, finally feels his mind clear. His memories rush back all at once, while he's bending down to pet the dog, and he ends up staring at the animal while it licks his hand.]

...Ah.

[And slowly he's remembering what he did all this week. Specifically, the people he ran into. More specifically, the person he ran into wearing a box over their head.]

Poland, you bastard!

[Lithuania, with his characteristic flailing worry, will be heading next door, but feel free to intercept him and his little dog too.]

B; 1332 Benny Road {locked to Poland}
[Lithuania, having had a few days to finally get his regular legs back and after Poland is--as normal as Poland ever is--will just be knocking on his friend's door.]

Comments

[likesottlyfab]

I hate this place enough that three months of it totally equals at least a century.

[Poland huffs sullenly.]

I don't like being someone else's plaything.

[vytis]

I don't either, but for now there don't seem to be many options. Most people here don't know how to run any real resistance, or are more worried about their own small group than setting anything large up.

[likesottlyfab]

[Poland thinks about this for a bit.]

Well, who's better at creating resistance groups and getting out from under oppression than Eastern Europe?

[vytis]

I don't think we really have the pull here to set anything up. I've tried getting involved in other groups, but not many of them seem to last long. Either that or they're focused on a direct military assault on the place.

[His tone makes it clear he thinks that sort of approach is ridiculous.]

[likesottlyfab]

Um, when do we ever have pull?

Did you have much pull stuck in Russia's house? No. But you're sitting right there as Lietuvos Respublika.

Do you think I had much pull when I wasn't even on the map anymore? It took forever, but I'm like totally standing right here aren't I?

We can figure it out.

[vytis]

[Standing there with a pony head. But Poland does have a point.]

I'm not sure if starting yet another group would make anyone interested in helping out, but we could try something. There are a few groups around right now, I think. The problem has always been in trying to do something that has an effect.

[likesottlyfab]

Unify the groups, duh. They can share whatever info they've got with each other. Whatever some person in one group couldn't figure out some other person in another group might already have the answer for it.

They can bounce strategies off one another, see what hasn't worked so far-- you know like blowing up the machine in the dairy was a BAD idea-- and what, if anything, has been successful.

Stuff like that. Once you have a game plan, then you can totally divide and conquer.

[vytis]

Sharing information is one thing, but I don't think all the groups have the same philosophy. Some are trying to be an army, some are trying to defend everyone without directly attacking... Of course, if whoever's responsible for setting up the group is droned usually it falls apart entirely. We'd need something more dynamic.

Also, people need to learn to show some discretion. No plan will work if everyone's talking about it over the phones for a week before it happens.

[likesottlyfab]

Maybe we should hold like a secret seminar to educate some of these people in the basics or something.

How to Overthrow your Oppressive Overlords Successfully by Poland and Liet.

[vytis]

[That gets a laugh.]

They'd be discussing what refreshments to bring in front of the dairy as soon as you told them about it.

[likesottlyfab]

[Blows air through his little pony lips.] Pbbt.

Well, there's got to be something we can do that people won't mess up.

[vytis]

We could try just setting something up with people we trust not to talk about it everywhere. Either that or try and help people in a way that they don't realize it, and can't spoil it by talking about it.

[likesottlyfab]

Sounds good to me. We can totally do those.

You know once Mr. Pony and I swap heads back and your legs stop falling off everywhere.

[vytis]

[Sigh, looking down at his legs.] We really are a mess, aren't we?

I do have a fair amount of information on this town. At least, I've written down everything that's been done to us since I arrived, and I got information from Miss Ukraine on what's happened before that.

[likesottlyfab]

[He's loathe to admit it, but...] It could be worse I guess. You could have electrocuted yourself or something stupid and died.

Make me a copy or something and I'll read through it.

[vytis]

So far I've been lucky with keeping them out of the water. [He shifts one and watches it spark.]

I'll ask Estonia if he can copy it, he has his laptop.

[likesottlyfab]

You shouldn't even be outside with those things and you're running around like a crazy person breaking into neighbor's houses. God Liet.

[vytis]

You're just next door. I was worried. [What else is new.] The last time I'd seen you, you had a box over your head, and I only just realized it was you.

Your door wasn't even locked. I don't think.

[Was it...]

[likesottlyfab]

Yeah it was-- [Poland goes over to check, he was notorious about locking everything until he was back to normal.]

Liet! You totally broke my lock!

[vytis]

D-did I really?

[Usually he is so careful, it's not as if he's even that much stronger than a regular human, but then again a regular human could probably break down a door, so...]

I'll buy you a new one.

[likesottlyfab]

No way, you can't leave! Now I don't have anything to protect myself from Hungary with if she comes back!

[vytis]

You can stay at--why do you need to protect yourself from Miss Hungary?

[Blinking.]

[likesottlyfab]

Because she's out of her mind...

[Poland really does not want to go into specifics. Shudder.]

[vytis]

O-oh, did they get her, too? W-well, I'm sure she'll be back to normal soon enough.

[He would point out that if the lock couldn't keep him from barging right in it probably wouldn't have stopped Hungary at all, but that's probably not going to make Poland feel better.]

[likesottlyfab]

I don't care, I'm never going to forgive her ever.

EVER.