3rd inning

[freakinblur]

[Ladies & gents: Scout. He's not the brightest. Just don't tell him that! Anyone who's talked to him so far may have gotten this idea. He's seen a lot of weird things in this town, but something has been brought to his attention that is really bugging him.]

[unfiltered voice post! filtering, what is that]

OK, I know this town is super-friggin'-weird, an' that people who get pulled inta this town may not necessarily be from the same place I am from... however THAT works. But I've also been told people 'round here also think they are countries? How can a person be a country? That... that is not possible. A person cannot be a country. A person is a person, and they LIVE in countries, they cannot BE a country. An' I haven't seen anyone runnin' around here... shaped like... France 'r somethin'...

[At this point even he's not sure where this is going.]

ANYWAY. If yer one of these people, I would love it if you could explain ta me how this even works, otherwise I'm callin' bullshit on alla youse. Otherwise, it'd sure as hell be nice if ONE thing in this stupid town made sense!

Comments

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

So do people just, like, wake up one day an' say, "Oh hey! I'm Mexico!" or whatever? I don't get how this works. If I like, ran off an' started my own country, would a dude show up all of a sudden and be like, "Hey, I'm... Scoutistan" or whatever?

[bornwithskison.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. I never realized I wasn't like normal people until I noticed everyone else growing old around me, and I still looked like a small child. It probably doesn't help that creatures that most people can't see helped 'raise' me when I couldn't take care of myself, and when I met Danmark it just felt right. He felt the same as I did--The same goes for when I discovered Iceland on that island all by himself.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[Part of Scout is so shocked about how forthcoming with info everyone is about this. Usually anytime he asks questions people just blow him off cuz they know he won't get it. :|]

Wow. This is all so nuts. I ain't ever heard anythin' like this in my life! So uh, what country are you then?

[bornwithskison.livejournal.com]

Very few of our citizens even know of us unless you're high up in our government, and the Kingdom of Norway.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Huh. Oh, you're Norway then? So, what do ya do besides hangin' out with the king an' stuff? Cuz I think if I were one 'a you guys, I'd be runnin' all over, invadin' other countries 'n' shit. Or kickin' ass at the Olympics! Does it work on the chicks? Cuz I'd be all, "Oh hey ladies, I AM Norway. You're patriotic, right?" [He laughs.]

[bornwithskison.livejournal.com]

I abandoned my life as a Viking centuries ago. It's... I haven't been very outgoing since 1814. As far as it working on the 'chicks', I keep it a secret. Partially because they'd think I was crazy, partially because it might causes chaos. _{[Translation: I may or may not be gay]}

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[He ponders this.] Yeah, I guess yer right. I guess if a girl came up ta me an' was all "Oh hey, by the way I am also Paraguay," I'd be pretty weirded out too. But, I dunno, I guess it's a cool thing to be, yeah? Especially if you're a good country, who's been around awhile. It's like bein' immortal or somethin'!

[bornwithskison.livejournal.com]

But you still get hurt and feel every bit of it.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Oh, well, that ain't good. Still though, it's gotta be cool bein' alive that long! Norway's been around a really long time, right?

[bornwithskison.livejournal.com]

About a thousand years or so as a nation. I've been around longer than that--Too small to do anything. I depended on my friends to take care of me.