( video; english; backdated ) posted at about 5:40am after the bomb

[starspangledhero]

GUYS. GUYS. GUYS!

[ No, he doesn't care if he's going to wake up everyone with this. He just looks so. excited. Like more excited than any rational person has any right to be. This is a normal state of being for America, but considering the circumstances, it may seem a little... odd. The camera gives a nice clear view of the mushroom cloud from the roof, then goes over to America's smiling face. ]

GUYS, DID YOU SEE?! SOMEONE SET OFF A BOMB! Okay, yeah, I'm a little annoyed that someone else has got some, and someone I don't know, but since Russia isn't around it can't be him or any of his allies, but still! Look at it!

[ The screen wavers a bit as he starts to pace around. The camera is now trained back towards the cloud. And yet he still jabbers on. ]

How big d'ya think that yield is? Couple hundred kilotons? I've done that. These guys have gotta be amateurs or something. One time I made this one that was 15 megatons and it just incinerated the island I was using. Just gone! If this one is more than that, I've gotta get some tips from these guys. Not that I need 'em! I'm gettin' better every day! And I bet I have more!

Mannnn, this makes me miss my test site. I'd always get to see the new stuff and the guys would even get me a bowl of popcorn. HEY, TATSUMI, MAKE ME SOME POPCORN AND MEET UP HERE!

[ He finally stops pacing and turns the camera away from the cloud. His head tilts a bit while he stares at it. ]

I wonder if that was just a test. Or that whoever set it off is friendly. If they're not, I should be talking to them about how to use their stuff responsibly! It's my job as the hero after all! This all kinda reminds me that I should be thinking about stuff for back home too, with Russia still being a fucking whackjob and all. I bet I could get a yield higher than the one out there. Just gotta figure out where to test it!

[ He looks like he's about to say more, but instead he just sits down and stares. Just freaking stares like he's watching TV or something. ]

Comments

[totallygay]

[He smiles, but inside he is already concerning himself with ways of escape. Though, he can spare a few moments with America. After all, Tatsumi is only worried about Sunako but one could be fooled with the way Tatsumi lays himself over the Country's shoulders. Don't worry, the popcorn is RIGHT IN FRONT OF You NOW, AMERICA.]

Ya?

How many people do ya think could be killed by that one alone?

[starspangledhero]

[ AND HE IS FEASTING ON IT. FURIOUSLY. America will start concerning himself with his friends' escape soon, but that will only happen when he grows bored of watching the horizon.

The question doesn't really disturb him. He's thinking about it like a mathematical question. His mind works in mysterious ways. ]

Depends! A lot of deaths actually come from getting torn up by glass flying from windows, or if the houses are wooden, fires start up!

[totallygay]

[Tatsumi nuzzles America's upper neck and side of his face, enjoying the "mathematical" answer there.]

I should have guessed ya were into bombs and stuff.

[Sneaky kiss to America's ear before he goes to watching the interesting sunrise]

[starspangledhero]

[ America leans back, enjoying the attention. The sad part is that he's genuinely enjoying the moment and finds it romantic. I don't even know. ]

Totally! I made 'em, you know. Some of the others have started copying me, but it's not like I'm gonna let that get me down. I know Russia's gotta be afraid of me, so what's he gonna do? I've got all the good stuff!

Plus, look at it. Far out, right? And I've got loads of those! It's like havin' a bunch of meteors at your fingertips!

[ He holds out his hands, covered in salt from the popcorn, to examine them. Then he licks the salt off of them. Even like this, he's still America at heart. ]

[totallygay]

Even though I know that, it's different when ya talk about it. The way ya get excited and into it makes it enjoyable. Ya should talk about these things more often if they make ya this happy!

Ha ha! I bet that'd be pretty... ya know, since it would be like a meteor shower.... but then a bunch of clouds.

[He is smirking but America can't see it. Instead, he snuggles a bit longer, ignoring the country's lack of manners.]

[starspangledhero]

[ Unfortunately for everyone, Tatsumi is one of the few people America trusts with everything. He's already seen the vampire at his worst, so what's the issue of having an unfiltered mouth around him? NOTHING. OBVIOUSLY. ]

Yeah. It'd be pretty! More than that though, I just like being at the top. Being powerful. I used to be this little settler's colony on the other side of the world who no one took seriously, and now look at me! Europe, Asia, all those old guys don't even hold a candle to me! Except the Soviets but honestly they can just go fuck themselves with a hot poker.

...It's better this way, anyway. For the world. You know, that I'm on top. Because I help people! Okay, so sometimes I need to take a firmer hand than just talking to people, but it's all for their own good.

[ You know how they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions? Yup. ]