★ Eight - Wake up Little Susie

[redwhiteandhero]

A] 1445 Mitchell Road - Morning

[Ahhh, what a lovely sunny day in Mayfield! Assuming all that other mess is done with. America feels exceptionally well-rested today!

He puts on his bathrobe and slippers and heads downstairs to pick up the newspaper off the front porch before starting on breakfast, and-- wait.

July 23rd?]

I missed my birthday!?

B] Neutron Diner - Afternoon

[Bummed out about apparently misplacing three weeks somewhere, including the most important day of the year, America has helped himself to a very large ice cream sundae and is eating it all by himself.]

Comments

[willbeurprincess]

[ She steps in, stopping during her shopping for a treat. As she waits for her shake, she notices him burying himself in ice cream. Not precisely drone behavior but she can't really be sure.]

America?

[redwhiteandhero]

[He looks up when she calls to him and gives her a smile.]

Oh, hey Koharu.

[willbeurprincess]

Aha you're yourself again. Last time I spoke to you, you invited Lithuania and I on a picnic.

[redwhiteandhero]

I did?

B

[little_thief]

[Kay doesn't work here anymore, but it's still generally where she comes to eat. And when she sees America digging into the same size and variety of sundae she usually likes to eat when she's feeling down, she can't help but come over to see what the problem is.]

Hey, America! What's got you so down?

[redwhiteandhero]

[Does he know her? Well, he must, because she knows him. Yes.]

It's just that I missed my birthday!

[little_thief]

[She knew a couple of Americas ago, and hasn't been bothering to check and see if people she knew back when she was around are still the same ones.]

Oh, yeah, it was a few weeks ago, huh? Looks like I missed it too.

[redwhiteandhero]

Is this some more sci-fi stuff? Like a couple weeks got swallowed up in a black hole?

✿ Neutron Diner

[ex_bloomnobly385]

You seem troubled, is there something on your mind?

[With the warmth of the day, it seems like America isn't the only one who stopped off for ice-cream]

[redwhiteandhero]

[He makes a cross with his finger and the ice cream spoon.]

Get out, ghost!

[ex_bloomnobly385]

How rude! I was only asking if there was something the matter, you seemed melancholy.

I'm not going to hurt you if that's what you're worried about.

[redwhiteandhero]

Nothing's wrong! Go away.

[ B ]

[1_truth]

[ Have a small Japanese boy smiling ever so sweetly at you, America. He's just kind of watching you eat that ice cream. ]

Hi!

[redwhiteandhero]

Oh. Hi!

[1_truth]

[ Don't mind him. He's just.. playing detective... yes, that's right. Playing. ]

Do you come here a lot?

[redwhiteandhero]

Yeah, here or Burger Bonanza usually.

B

[shadowflashkick]

-He came in to grab some fries but... stopped short at noticing the fellow eating that... large sundae all by his lonesome. ... Right. Socialize.

He walked over and cleared his throat.-

Excuse me.

[redwhiteandhero]

[America looks up at him, raising an eyebrow a little. Is this guy looking for a fight or something?]

Yeah? What is it?

[shadowflashkick]

-Charlie didn't approve of the look he was getting... but didn't know how to react other than... give that stoic stare of his.-

... Are you waiting for someone?

B

[vytis]

[America eating ice a giant ice cream sundae doesn't seem that out of place with his usual behavior, though given this is America it's a little hard to tell if he's still a drone or not. Lithuania settles for cautious optimism, though--and vague ambiguity on terms of address.]

Good afternoon.

[redwhiteandhero]

Well, speak of the devil. I was just thinkin' about you.

[vytis]

[...Why is it so hard to tell America from a drone?]

Oh? What about?

B

[bestwishes]

[Ash has noticed America and his sundae. ... It looks quite delicious.]

[redwhiteandhero]

[There's a kid staring at him...]

C'n I help you?

[bestwishes]

Oh uh... I was just thinkin' that your sundae looks pretty good...