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[starspangledhero]

[ When the comm clicks on, America is looking a bit more hippie-ish than usual. At least he's clean now, but he's wearing beads galore, everything on him is painted or dyed, and he has some paint splashed on his face. ]

The People In Charge are givin' me my gifts, slowly but surely! Look-- the beads! Oh, and a whole tie-dye kit, and a box of chapstick! And now there's these things.

[ He sets aside the communicator as he sits on the floor Indian-style. America holds up one of the crystals to his face. He's staring very, very intently at it.

And then he licks it. ]

I wish I could turn into a buffalo. I wish I could turn into a buffalo. I wish--

[ MEMORY TIME YEAH. Anyone watching this video, you can now see the Roswell incident. I'd go hunt down the video but I'm lazy. Have a nice view of America coming across his alien bestie, Tony, who comes to comfort America after being distraught that no one would tell him about the aliens. ...Welcome to Hetalia, guys.

America's grinning, but he does appear a little exasperated. ]

C'mon, magic crystals! Gimme buffalo powers! Don't just show me stuff I've already done! Can't you even bring Tony here? Maybe this one is defective.

[ Another crystal is pulled from who-knows-where. He's probably been collecting them all day in hopes that they will give him powers and/or get him high. This time, instead of licking it, he shakes it like a snowglobe. ]

C'mooooooonnnnn magic buffalo powers!

[ America doesn't get magic buffalo powers. He gets a particular scene from the Revolutionary War. Namely, 2:52-4:30. Watching England cry over him is exactly what he wanted today. Except not. He wants his fucking buffalo powers.

Anyone watching may also care to notice that his grin has slipped away and his face has gone pretty blank. ]

Ah... this one's... broken too.

[ He tosses is behind him, grabbing a much smaller one from his pocket. It's probably too small to see what's going on with it, but as one of his hands fumbles to turn off the communicator, you can hear one last thing from it (because I am a depressing person):

"Can I call you Big Bwother?" ]

[ooc: I haven't seen Higurashi and I dunno the rules on multiple memories, but if this is wrong beyond all reason, just lemme know and I can fix it ;w;b ]

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[starspangledhero]

[ OH MY GOD AMERICA DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THAT WAS GOING BUT HE DIDN'T EVEN CONSIDER THAT.

HOLY CRAP. OW.

FALLING ON THE FLOOR CLUTCHING HIS STOMACH. He can't even curse at England because he can't breathe.

Your beautiful pie is on the floor in pieces. America's curled up in a bit of it, wheezing. ]

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

You dropped the pie-!!

[ f you America you dropped the pie how could you. England has priorities. but England is dramatically falling to his knees to make sure America's all right ]

[starspangledhero]

[ NO HE'S NOT ALL RIGHT HE JUST GOT KNEED IN THE FUCKING STOMACH. Even though he agreed to let England help his dislodge the crystal, he's a bit more fearful at the moment that England has manage to knee it through his stomach. He probably hasn't, but that's what it feels like.

CURLING INTO A BALL TO PREVENT MORE ATTACKS. HE STILL CAN'T BREATHE. DAMN YOU. ]

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ MAN UP AMERICA. England kind of shakes America hesitantly on the shoulder because he's somewhat afraid he really hurt America. ]

O-oi, bastard.

[starspangledhero]

[ IN THE BALL OF SOLITUDE, CAN'T HEAR YOU. ]

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ leaning in and getting uncomfortably close to America. he is taking advantage of this to be dere. If America lets him, he will even rest his head on his shoulder ]

I thought it'd work.

[starspangledhero]

[ YOU KNOW AT THIS POINT, AMERICA DOESN'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE. STILL WHEEZING maybe coughing a bit now. The best he can do his hunch his shoulders and make squeaky noises. ]

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ you can't see it America, but England's smiling as he props his chin up on America's shoulder. ]

... I suppose it'd only be polite to apologise for that failed attempt. It wasn't my fault- obviously -but still.

[ heeee it's like America's all little and obedient again. ]

1/2

[starspangledhero]

[ D'awwww relish in his stillness for a moment, England. Relish in it. His breathing is beginning to go back to normal, so he just... lays there a second.

It's almost peaceful. ]

[starspangledhero]

[ And, of course, America ruins it. ]

Go to hell, England!

[ He coughs/croaks it more than says it, and he tries to roll over on his other side away from England while clutching his stomach. ]

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ AND IMMEDIATELY LIFTING HIS HEAD UP AND LOOKING NORMAL AGAIN. ]

After you.

[ AND ENGLAND WAS EVEN GOING TO APOLOGISE YOU BASTARD ]

[starspangledhero]

It huuurrrrtsss!

[ What a whiner. Now he's trying to stand up. He has one fist on his stomach, and he's still bent over trying to breathe when he pushes it inward. All he manages is a small retch that really achieves nothing but slobbering. Awesome. ]

It's never coming out!

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

And that's why you should never underestimate me.

[ AND THAT'S WHY YOU NEVER DOUBT ENGLAND. Scooting over towards America, much like how a dog scoots around on the floor ]

I didn't think... I thought you'd be stronger than this.

[ is that England sounding somewhat guilty? maybe ]

[starspangledhero]

You kneed me!

[ fact: America is only strong when it comes to non-trivial things. Dying of pneumonia? No problem. Nose broken and shot by Russia? Still ready to rumble! Kicked by England while surrounded by dryers? Obviously a problem. ]

And now there's a crystal lodged in my intestines and I have internal bleeding and I'm gonna die before I get to turn into a buffalo!

1/2

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ MAN UP AMERICA ]

You're not going to die, you stupid bastard. Idiots like you never die; it's the exact opposite of what Darwin predicted.

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ and now sounding a lot nicer. or as nice as England will ever sound ]

I could.... rub it if you think it'd help.

[starspangledhero]

[ Suspicious glance. HE KNOWS HOW THIS GOES, ENGLAND. ]

You're not gonna punch me, are ya?

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ ;w; sometimes England is capable of being nice. it just usually backfires. like now. ]

... not this time. And the offer only lasts for a few more minutes, so decide quickly.

[starspangledhero]

...Fine.

[ muttering something about how England's oddly nice gesture might make him vomit, but straightening up and looking away anyway. if he gets punched, he's throwing a washer at England. ]

1/3

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

Fine.

[ and... reaching out slowly to America's belly... and England kind of freezes halfway. ]

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ ... he can't do this oh god it's too awkward even for England. England kind of huffs oddly but it's not a creepy huff. it's more of a wheeze of 'oh god oh god' ]

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ England awkwardly hovers for a few more seconds before flopping over unexpectedly and curling into a ball just like America did. ]

Oh, sod it all. I've developed a stomach-ache.

[ yet he says it in a very level and unpained tone ]

[starspangledhero]

[ every huff is a creepy huff. just kinda. staring at England ball. ]

Did you swallow a crystal too?

[mygodmyright.livejournal.com]

[ huff huff huff ]

... It may have been the pie.

[starspangledhero]

[ AHHHHHHH ]

The pie? The pie on the floor? ...Will it make me sick?

[ ALREADY SQUATTING DOWN AND DIGGING HIS FORK INTO IT. ]