43 - [voice] Checking up on everyone (who's left)

[forged_anew]

Hey...

[A kind of awkward pause, like he doesn't really know what to say. He's been kind of out and about, mostly training and not interacting too much lately, after all--mostly coping, though he probably wouldn't admit to it like that]

I was just wondering how everyone was doing. Anyone up for a spar, maybe? Um- Or a supply run?


[Locked to Haru |50% Unhackable|]

...Are you okay? Since... she left again and-- Yeah. I wanted to check...

[/locked]

Comments

[starspangledhero]

By the way, your country just ranked up higher on the scale for having flying bison! Now it's like you're a member of NATO!

Hey, does your country wanna join NATO?!

[forged_anew]

Oh. My country doesn't--

[ ...ohwait, why am I bothering to explain this to you? SIGH. ]

What's NATO?

1/2

[starspangledhero]

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's a coalition of western powers that is more or less designed to keep Germany down, me in, and Russia out. A big part of it is that an attack on any one of us would be considered an attack on us all. This is keeping in mind that the biggest threat of invasion comes from Russia, also known as the Soviet Union. If you think you're safe, guess again. This guy never stops with his "everyone will be one with me" schpeil and really likes to talk about using me for a nuclear test site.

Technically, it's only for countries in the North Atlantic region of Earth, hence the name, but France is a freaking asshole and left three years ago. So, we've got a seat open and you have FLYING BISON.

[wait a sec is America speaking coherently WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE.]

[starspangledhero]

[clearly it can't last long]

IT'S ALSO CALLED JUSTICE FIGHTERS AGAINST COMMUNISM.

JOIN THE HEROES.

And not the Whiny Warsaw Pact of Evil And Landwhales.

OH GOD MY EYES. I CAN'T STOP STARING AT THE WAVING FLAGS O_O

[forged_anew]

[if Zuko knew anything about Earth history, perhaps he'd appreciate that as much as his dying on the floor laughing mun does. Instead, he's just silent for a moment, trying to make sense of all this nonsense]

...how would that even work if you're not in your world? And what are Russia and Germany?

[wait, is he even considering this what. I think you broke his brain]

THEY WANT YOU TO JOIN THE US ARMY! ...I mean, NATO.

[starspangledhero]

Like half of NATO is already here! Denmark, Canada, England, Norway, Italy, uhhhh Iceland was here but he's gone, and Germany's kinda wonky right now because he's stupid and thinks he's back in the 1940s, but that's just another thing I'll have to fix!

OH YEAH WE'RE HOLDING A WORLD MEETING, I'LL TALK TO THE OTHERS ABOUT IT THERE! Until your country arrives... I dunno! Usually our bosses just talk to each other and we talk amongst ourselves. Never had the problem of not having a country but a boss around... BUT I'LL FIGURE IT OUT!

[Of course he will :| Any plan will probably involve space ships and cowboys.]

Russia is that guy with the scarf and huge nose and metal pipe that's all "kolkolkol" and I guess he tries to summon demons or something, I dunno. But anyway he's the worst kind of commie possible and he's a mental freak and yeah if you don't join me he'll try to get you to join via beatings.

Germany's my friend who doesn't remember he's my friend because he can't remember that I beat him in WWII so I have to remind him!

XDD ♥

[forged_anew]

A world meeting? About what?

I don't really get what you're offering me. And I don't know any of those people.

♥!

[starspangledhero]

I dunno, the usual stuff probably! Denmark's hosting this time.

Basically, join my side, not crazy communist Russia's. We'll all be awesome free trade friends and we'll frolic in fields of freedom while Russia rots away in east Europe!

[CONGRATS ZUKO. THE FIRE NATION IS NOW ONE OF THE "EMERGING COUNTRIES" CAUGHT IN THE COLD WAR. ALL BECAUSE YOU SAID YOUR WORLD HAS FLYING BISONS.]

Sorry for the delay D:

[forged_anew]

Wait, trade? As in sharing and trading commodities?

[Oh, Agni, what just happened? ...America, you are so insane, Zuko can't keep up with you XD; ]

IT'S ALL GOOD <3

[starspangledhero]

More or less, yeah. With us countries, it's mostly about keeping a healthy economy, exporting what you have and importing what you need.

I guess here... since we don't have our land and resources, it's mostly us trading what we have and keeping good relations!

[IF YOU SAY SOMETHING NO ONE UNDERSTANDS, AND THEY'LL PRACTICALLY DO ANYTHING YOU WANT /Catcher in the Rye wisdom. It's the basis of America's life :|b]

<33 ;A;

[forged_anew]

I guess that could be useful... Sure. Count me in then for now.

<333 ANYTHING FOR AMERICA'S NOT-BESTIE

[starspangledhero]

GREAT! I'll hold a NATO meeting and I'll get your country membership!

Aawww! /loves on ;3;

[forged_anew]

...okay. Um. Thanks?

[Still not even sure what happened lmao]