★ 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]

You don't grow well here.

[redwhiteandhero]

Yeah... I guess not.

[willbeurprincess]

Though I think you grow a little bit more still. I think. I don't remember if you have A...araska or Hawaii yet... [word fail]

[redwhiteandhero]

Araska? [Too cute!]

[willbeurprincess]

I-I can't remember all the names of all your states!

[redwhiteandhero]

Alaska's not a state. Hawaii either.

[willbeurprincess]

Oh-well they will be. At some point...

[redwhiteandhero]

Score!

[willbeurprincess]

Hee I suppose. It must be strange to hear your future.

[redwhiteandhero]

It's exciting! Things are gettin' better all the time!

[willbeurprincess]

I um...I suppose. You're very optimistic aren't you?

[redwhiteandhero]

That's because I'm awesome.

[willbeurprincess]

[She shakes her head slightly, more amused than anything]

Always the optimist.

[redwhiteandhero]

Otherwise you end up with ulcers like Lithuania.

[willbeurprincess]

I wish he wouldn't worry quite so much...He takes everything on himself.

[redwhiteandhero]

Yeah... he's always been like that. Dj'y'know we lived together for a while?

[willbeurprincess]

I didn't actually...[She's not really sure what that means but she's sort of hoping he'll explain]

[redwhiteandhero]

[What, jealous?]

Yeah, he came over to help out around the house and stuff after the first war. That's how come we're good buds.

[willbeurprincess]

[No never.

Maybe slightly. :| JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE HAS LIET LIVED WITH]

O-Oh. I didn't even realize...I'm afraid I don't know much about what happened with Eastern Europe during the wars. That explains how you know each other though.

[redwhiteandhero]

[EVERYONE. That little hussy.]

He was pretty much flat broke.

[willbeurprincess]

I--I see. I suppose I didn't think about how much the war must have cost...

[Physically and emotionally, she had thought about those things after she had seen Lithuania's scars. Yet somehow the obvious monetary things hadn't even occurred to her]

[redwhiteandhero]

Yeah, only then-- well, y'know-- and I couldn't afford to keep him around anymore. S'too bad, he's areal nice guy t'live with.

[willbeurprincess]

[Her face falls just slightly] I'm afraid I don't really... I suppose you must have had your share of expenses as well.

[redwhiteandhero]

[C'mon Koharu, not knowing Lithuanian history is understandable, but not knowing American history is unacceptable.]

Nah, I mean, I was alright after the war. It was the stock crash.

[Now he's gonna start stuffing his face with ice cream again.]

[willbeurprincess]

...Oh. [She will just fiddle with her milkshake straw and stare at the table awkwardly]