cautious_knight | video; backdated to shortly after Meriken's "let's find America a date" post.

The same reason anyone else would?

Well, are we talking nations? Or..

What would that be, in your time?

That doesn't matter.

Well, a lot of my people go on dates, see how they get along together. Sometimes they move in together before hand, but it always depends. Then they get married and have kids, or adopt.

It... is different, though. I mean, I never tried to court a nation before... don't bosses decide that?

...So it is to, finally, get married?

I'm not sure, they aren't here, at least. Most bosses, that is. I think I spoke to one of Prussia's bosses a while ago. ...I guess we would have to ask them, like children ask their parents?

Well, yeah. People continue to fight for the right to get married every day by me! Its a big deal!

I... guess? I don't know, I never even really thought about it.

The "right to get married"? Why wouldn't they be allowed to?

[...Maybe if they are from different social classes, or of course different denominations, or something like that?]

...I've been thinking a lot about it lately.

The church has a problem with same sex marriage. I don't have a problem with it! I mean it says in my constitution that 'all men are created equal'! So it shouldn't be an issue!

...oh? Yeah, me too. Though its other people who keep bringing it up.

But everyone here said that it was alright, and alright with the church as well!

Well, I ...you know that I was dating Pakistan for a while?

Well, it's... tricky, really. Work in progress.

Yeah, I know. I mean, the only nations married that I know of are Hungary and Austria. All this talk of it is... weird. Especially since everyone is seeming to place 'bets' on who I should be with.

But... [Sounding very lost right now. If he had known about this last week, he would probably have made a different decision.] ...but we were told that...

[He just wanted to mention that him and Poland are together now, but with this new knowledge, he'll not tell anyone about it. And maybe talk to Poland again.] There are no other nations that ever got married, up to your day? And I guess it is normal that there's a lot of gossip about strong nations.

Hehehe, of course! Especially about me! I am the most important nation, after all!

...um. not that I know? Then again, I don't really care about what the other nations do, so long as they support my wars and trade with me.

I see.

...Maybe you should just make your relationship official? That should end the gossip.

Is there a reason you're asking?

....well. it. Um. That's... complicated.

...Meriken said that rules didn't apply anymore. [Evading question get!]

Why is it complicated?

....what rules?

Uhhh... it just. Is. I don't know.

About dating, and marriage, and other kinds of decency.

How can you not know?

I don't think its changed in a bad way! I know I keep making improvements in my place! I don't know about anyone else, though.

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There's a lot of conflict, I guess you could say. A lot of the other nations, Poland included, have been giving me a hard time over dating her.

Plus, that poll... I mean, I don't know what the big deal is, anyway. I know I'm popular, but Meriken couldn't possibly be serious with most of those choices!

Edited 2010-05-06 12:34 (UTC)

I see.

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Why? I can understand that they wouldn't approve of the nation and human aspect, but in this place, it wouldn't make much of a difference. And you seem young enough for it to not feel strange.

If you need help, I'll try to do something. I could talk to Poland for a start, if you'd like me to.

I will never be as old as everyone else!

...I don't know. I mean, how do you know if you really like someone, anyway?

I'm sure there are nations that are younger than you?

You ...it depends. You really want to spend as much time as possible with them, you feel all light and warm around them, you compliment them without planning to do it, they seem interesting to you even if they talk about unimportant or silly things, it is hard for you to be really annoyed by anything they do... You want to protect them and make sure that they are alright more than anything else.

Of course! But that doesn't make me old!

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Heh, that's.. sheesh, Poland's convinced.. he mentioned something about me being protective over Germany. And because Germany's one of my support now. I... never really thought about it, but Poland seemed pretty convinced even though I tried to argue otherwise.

Germany... why would everyone think Germany though? He's so serious all the time! I'm not-

....he's not into me like that, dude. That's.. I don't know. I'm protective over him 'cause of the Major and stuff. That's all.

I don't think that any of us are old, and you at least look a lot older than your age. Like Germany. I wonder why both of you grew so fast...

I didn't say anything about that, and wouldn't it be unnecessarily complicated, him being a man and such? Maybe you should just try to talk to him, though. It might help a lot.

I grew up fast because my lands were big, and my people traveled west once I kicked England's ass! Germany... not sure, though he was related to Prussia so that probably had something to do with it!

Him being a... why would that be a problem? I mean, if I was... did. Uh. It would have to be the best for our economies, of course! And for our people, and..

...talk to him? Really? Well, I guess it'd be good to figure out what to do about all these silly rumors.

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