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

[cautious_knight]

Are there really no simple social rules in the future that people do still follow?

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[idkmybfftony.livejournal.com]

....what rules?

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

[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

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

How can you not know?

[idkmybfftony.livejournal.com]

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.

[Private]

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!

[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

I see.

[PRIVATE]

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.

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[idkmybfftony.livejournal.com]

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?

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

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.

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[idkmybfftony.livejournal.com]

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.

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

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.

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[idkmybfftony.livejournal.com]

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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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

It's still strange, it doesn't seem to have happened to anyone in my time... maybe to denmark and Sweden. They've always been older.

Because- [Blushes and doesn't answer that, shaking his head slightly.] Maybe it really doesn't matter here.

And no, talk to him, or Helena, or ...whoever you like about your feelings.

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[idkmybfftony.livejournal.com]

Maybe.

...oh. okay. Well, if you need anything from me, don't hesitate, kay?

....yeah.

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

Same for you, if you need anything, I'll try to do what I can.