★ 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]

Well you were droned at the time, so it wasn't really you?

[redwhiteandhero]

Is that what happened?

[willbeurprincess]

Well yes...You were droned after I returned from the carnival.

[redwhiteandhero]

Man, that's the pits!

[willbeurprincess]

Well you're yourself now. So I wouldn't worry.

[redwhiteandhero]

Well, we can still have a picnic, if you wanna.

[willbeurprincess]

Ah don't feel obligated. I never even told Lithuania about it.

[redwhiteandhero]

Did I just invite you two?

[willbeurprincess]

Oh--um yes. [Awkward fluster] I turned eighteen on the 7th and I um--live with Lithuania now.

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[redwhiteandhero]

Happy birthday!

[redwhiteandhero]

... That means I missed your birthday too.

[willbeurprincess]

Oh--You missed the fourth. I'm sorry. [She gets her milkshake and sits opposite him] You shouldn't feel bad, I missed it too...I didn't get home until a few days after it. Lithuania and Ukraine insisted on celebrating it anyways.

[redwhiteandhero]

It's still a bummer. At least you still got a party though.

[willbeurprincess]

Yes...Um--I'm sorry. [She wilts a little] I could talk to Lithuania about doing a party for you--I really didn't want one myself...

[redwhiteandhero]

Yeah! That's a great idea!

[willbeurprincess]

Ah! Okay I'll do that then. I'm sure he wouldn't mind.

[redwhiteandhero]

So... you guys are like, married now?

[This just occurred to him.]

[willbeurprincess]

I--[Bright red]--Well we aren't--we're dating but--It's just Mayfield marriage.

[Taking a long sip, not meeting his eyes]

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[redwhiteandhero]

Well that's what I mea--

[redwhiteandhero]

Lith's got a girlfriend?

[willbeurprincess]

[SO. RED.]

Well...well we started dating just before the carnival.

[redwhiteandhero]

Good for him.

[willbeurprincess]

[Laughs softly] Don't say anything to him. I'm sure he'd just get all flustered.

[redwhiteandhero]

Yeah, yeah, sure.

[willbeurprincess]

[ Somehow she doesn't have high hopes.]

Are you really going to eat all that?