( video ) America: Greet the new arrival to the embassy

[starspangledhero]

[ America pops up, all smiles as usual. The camera shakes a bit as he moves up the stairs to his apartment. ]

Yeesh, usually I check in more than this, but you know how it goes: busy taking down vicious beasts, throwing birthday parties, saving the city, the usual! Ah, hold on...

[ He fumbles in his pocket for a key, opening his door... ]

So earlier I had this really good idea for-!

[ This is promptly cut off by a scream. It is the scream of someone who is now witnessing their precious pet dog(dragonwolfmonsterhellbeast) being eviscerated and eaten. Actually, here, have a quick view of the scene while America presses himself against the wall: ...why, it's only Nepeta enjoying a meal consisting of monster meat! What's so terrible about that?

Fucking everything, damn it. That blood splatter on the floor was his pet. How would you feel if someone ate your dog? Not too hot. Even if the creature eating your pet happens to be a cute little troll girl who, at the moment, looks a bit like a pet who just got caught doing something they shouldn't. The irony of this situation continues to mount. ]

PUPPY, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! OHMYGOD IT'S EATING MY DOG!

[ Cue more incoherent screaming as he grapples for his shotgun. Amidst his struggling, the communicator switches off.

If you are in Marshall, you can probably hear his screaming. ]

Comments

[starspangledhero]

He was too?! Man, the whole world must've just been pirates and knights before I showed up. Good thing too, otherwise the whole place would be total anarchy.

[ America's trying to figure this out by thinking of his own equivalent to that game. He is failing. ]

Is it like poker?

[fierybluebird]

Knights, really?

No, we have poker. Davy Back Fight isn't a card game. It's a series of challenges like an obstacle course. There's the Donut Race where three crew members have to make a ship out of something, usually like barrels or scrap, and then go around the island or port or wherever you are and the fastest crew to get there first wins.

And then there's Groggy Ring, also with three crew members and you make one player on each side the ball and then you have to get the ball-person through the rings. No weapons allowed in that.

And there's also Captain's Fight which is just sort of a free for all between captains. First one out of the ring loses.

We haven't played in ages. Since even the idiots who want to assassinate Pops aren't that gung ho. Kind of a shame.

[Pirates = anarchists, yes.]

[starspangledhero]

Sounds kinda like the Olympics, but with less snow. I'd wanna be in the Captain's Fight! I'm not exactly a captain, but I've got captains in my navy and whatnot, and I've worn the uniform and acted as one. So that's almost the same!

[ taking another drink. ]

Someone wants to kill your dad?

[ His face falls a bit. ]

I feel ya there.

[ Okay so he wasn't his dad but KENNEDYYYYY. AND MLK. AND OTHER KENNEDY holy crap this decade is just rife with assassinations. ]

[fierybluebird]

You're kind of like the captain of your country, right? The boss? Leader? -- What are Olympics like? [Distracted.]

[Pauses and blinks at America's DAAAAADDY NOOOO empathy, because he really wasn't trying to bum the guy out or anything.] Err, yeah. My Pops is -- was the strongest in the world. I don't mean that just in because I liked him the most, I mean he was famous all over the world for being the strongest. He faced down Gol D. Roger and so anyone who thought they could make a quick name for themselves figured the best way was by trying to kill Pops. 'Course, he was the world's strongest so it wasn't exactly like going up and pointing a gun at him or anything. He earned that place with his strength.