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hellzabeth) wrote2010-04-21 12:33 am
hellzabeth) wrote2010-04-21 12:33 am
Drabble dump~ 5!
Somewhere out of sight, her vanguard marched forward to Casa de Teja. Columbia watched the horizon with worried eyes, lips down turned. She had to do this. She had to be independent, even if Spain didn't see that. Couldn't see that. He would eventually, after she was free.
"As much as I abhor the concept of colonies breaking free of their colonisers," came a distinctly British voice from near behind him, "this looks to be a jolly good laugh."
Venezuela chatted in broken English to some volunteer soldiers from the UK. Columbia frowned sulkily. "We don't need your help."
England clicked his tongue. "Now that's not very polite. If it weren't for me you would both have evenly matched numbers, more or less." His eyes weren't olive green like Spain's, but more a vivid colour, like would be found on a poisonous animal. They glittered with battle-lust and greed. "Besides which, I'm here for my own reasons. Such as seeing the look on that bastard Spaniard's face when he loses you."
Columbia didn't want to see it. She didn't really want to see Spain at all. It was simply time for her to go, as it was with all growing Nations at some point. Argentina was free, and soon she would be too.
The sun beat high at noon, and she stood with her soldiers to march to victory.
*************
"Say, China, my old friend." India said one day, reclining lazily on some pillows and watching the way the humid air wavered in the heat. The Asian Nation turned to give her a curious look. "If we were to have sex, would I conceive, do you think?"
Maybe China went red, or maybe not, it was hard to tell when his pale skin was flushed from the heat anyway. "Maybe, aru. You do still have... cycles, don't you?"
"I do." India agreed, rolling onto her stomach and smiling up at the other Nation. "I have known you for a long time, have I not?"
Oh, China knew that smile. He knew it very well. "You have." he said neutrally, even as India crawled forward to where he was sitting in the shade on his own mound of pillows, clothes half off and sweating from the heat.
"I can trust you to help me in this little experiment, can't I?"
He should say no. He had a million problems to deal with right now, never mind potential baby Nations. The Mongols were at his door and ravaging the north, his emperor was being an idiot, and in general he was a very busy man.
But India was giving him that look.
And- ah, she'd already unwound his sash while he wasn't looking.
"Yes." he said finally.
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"And that is how Singapore was born." India concluded to the assembled group of younger Nations, all of whom had looks ranging from horror to fascination. "So yes, Nations can conceive. Next question please?"
"Ms India, can I be a Nation?" piped up Sealand.
"No sweetheart, for the fiftieth time."
"Aw..."
*************
"Bullshit!"
"No, listen properly!"
"No, you listen, this war between you and Columbia is stupid and I'm not going with you!" Bolivia leveled a pointed look at Peru, folding his arms. "If this marriage is going to continue then you have to hold up your end!"
"My end?!" Peru gestured, livid. "Your politics have gone to hell in a hand basket and you're telling me to hold up my end?!"
"Oh that is it. That is IT!" Bolivia threw up his hands, storming to the next room. "If you think I'm going to cook for you tonight, you're sorely mistaken!"
Peru nearly stamped his foot but resisted. "Well that's just fine because I like my own cooking better!!"
"Well maybe you should just make your own!"
"Maybe I will!"
"Fine!"
"FINE!"
Slam! -- and the walls shook with the force that the door slammed. Peru breathed heavily in the surrounding silence. Little sounds came filtering back as the anger drained out of his ears, the birds, the sounds of the town, the neighbours next door...
"Honestly, they should just have really rough sex and that will sort everything out!"
"Mama, not so loudly!"
Peru groaned and hit his head on the table. This might have been the worst marriage decision in the world.
*************
Britain could militarily have crushed [Irish independence] easily, but had no will to do so given the cost in human lives that would have resulted. -- My history text book.
Red hair spilled out of it's restraints, Ireland's hair tie coming undone as she fell to the floor, knocked back by England's backhanded slap. Just because she'd dared. She had dared to want to leave him. Again.
“Going to hit me again, Arthur?” Ireland snarled, fully prepared for what she knew was coming. “Going to kill my people, who want nothing more than to be free? Going to let the bodies lie in the streets and orphan another few thousand children? Go on then. Prove you're a monster.” Eyes of the same colour and origin stared unrelenting at each other. "But my men fought and died for you on those fields out there. Will you not give them the satisfaction that when they come home from liberating others, they will be free themselves?"
England dropped his hand. Memories of bodies in the streets and the people that cried over them, the families that threw stones at the telegraph boys that carried messages of the dead home to weeping loved ones, the stink of rot and decay in the trenches, rushed into his mind. The need for empire had caused that. The need for empire always caused destruction, but so many, so very many this time-
He felt sick.
Good god, what had the world become?
What had he become?
Ireland shuffled quietly back, getting to her feet with the care of a deer aware that she had stunned the lion only temporarily. "I am only the first, Albion." she uttered, and ran.
And the Empire began to crumble.
*************
"No no, much better when they're lithe and flexible." Ancient Egypt contested, gesturing with her bottle of wine, only mildly tipsy. Ancient Greece shook her head furiously.
"You want them stocky or they'll never last!" she proclaimed, a few strands of hair escaping her intricate hairstyle. "Besides, if they're too thin there's not enough to cuddle!"
"I can think of better uses than cuddling."
"Well that's what we're talking about aren't we!"
"Dark haired. Or even no hair."
"What? Oh no no, they have to have lighter hair, or maybe lots of different colours, looking all pretty when the sun hits it just right."
"Too much hair and they'll fry in the sun. Hair belongs on a woman who can have time to take care of it."
"Yeah but, don't you love running your fingers through it? Especially when it's all soft."
"You're terribly picky my dear."
"Don't be silly, you're the one arguing so heatedly over such an obvious subject."
"And here I thought this was something we agreed upon."
"Well, there's just so much choice in the world!"
"Indeed, there is."
"Cats can be so controversial sometimes."
"Mmm. More wine?"
"Oooh, yes please."
/goes to bed.
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.....I'm going to ship India and China now. Heh, and poor Sealand.
ahaha! Listen to your neighbors, Peru.
I'm not sure how to feel about this one. I'm super happy for Ireland freeing herself, angry that Albion hit her, and sad for Albion's realization there.
pfft. I bet most of their drunken conversations are as interesting as this.
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Hahaha they are quite shippable, I'll admit. They've been neighbours for 4000 years after all.
They are wise and know things. XD
It's a mixed bag really, depending on who you're looking at. Arthur's now aware that he needs to let people go or he risks becoming something terrible (like he wasn't already?), but at the same time he's still clingy old Arthur, wanting to keep everything he gets.
Probably. Just as laced with innuendo as well.
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And ;sdlkf England oh my god. YOU JUST DON'T - I CAN'T. You don't go around bitchslapping people! You see this is why you ostracize everyone from your family, to the few friends you have, to your waifu. ;3; And then they leave and you bawwww and go EMPIRE on all their arses orz. Poor Ireland. But you know she's right. So many times England could have used the whole might of the Empire agaisnt his colonies but didn't. >A>
Pfft Egypt and Greece and those cats. That's so lovely. Even if I don't really like cats much at all. Controversial kitties indeed. XD
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DOES THE EMPIRE HAVE TO SMACK A BITCH? Haha yeah Iggy's not good at keeping up familial relations is he? Might be something to do with the almighty backhand. Ireland often has insight that others don't, putting up with England's bastard-ness for so long.
Those two totally had really long, intricate conversations about cats. What with Egypt's worship of them and all.
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I BET HE DOES; SEVERAL TIMES. Though I bet he's slapped France a few times with his glove during the Victorian era haha. He's not good at very many relations at all honestly orz. sob he probably backhanded Spain too in his pirates days, and Scotland...well, Scotland he'd have to tie down first if he didn't want to be ripped a new one lol.
I suppose it's more riveting than Greece and her long-winded philosophies haha. And at least Egypt gets something out of it too. XD
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... I love that mental image. England just peeling off his glove while France is still talking and then WHACK. Hahaha. England likes the whole backhand thing. Even on Scotland and- erk. The image of him even doing it to Wales makes me sadface. Back in the early days.
But long-winded philosophies result in Gaul and Iberia makeouts!
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AND WHEN WILL HE LEARN TO STOP SLAPPING HIS FAMILY AROUND?!
Just because he doesn't have 1/4 of the rest of the world to do it too anymore...Cats. My mind can't handle being that far from the gutter *dives back down the drain*
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THIS WOULD BE ABOUT THE MOMENT. RIGHT THERE. WITH IRELAND.
Well at the time it was 1918 so he kind of still did.Have fun down there. Tell me if you find any money.
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and so we paid his love by becoming Alfred's besties later and totally forgetting him.About Singapore XDDD Oh God, I have to admit China was "bleh" for me, but after Family Ties I became fond of him, but with this drabble and India, Holy God, I'm in love with him!
AWWWW, THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE ANDES BROS <3!!! -so happyyyy- Aw, always fighting though they love each other ;w;
I love mama, she's so honest and practical-cuddles them- And even if our cuisine is awesome I can see Perú all "D:" because he's a lazy bum -loves- <3All the fanfics/drabbles about the Irish independence make me all ";_;" ;_; because it's sad, Aine wanting freedom and Arthur wanting to be with her and all of them under the empire, but not recognizing how bad this is going till someone shouts it in front of him. Ack, I can't do anything but love this ;A; -and so, loves-
Finally, I've never thought of this XDDD but the idea is great and so accurate! Both mamas arguing, I can see their sons later going like this too
And then, wine solving all the problems and making new ones.I love all what you write, what can I do ;A;?
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Singapore's history is kinda strange. Population came and went.
From wiki:
The first records of settlement in Singapore are from the 2nd century AD. The island was an outpost of the Sumatran Srivijaya empire and originally had the Javanese name Temasek ('sea town'). Temasek became a significant trading settlement, but declined in the late 14th century. There are few remnants of old Temasek, but archaeologists have uncovered artifacts of that and other settlements.
Between the 16th and early 19th centuries, Singapore was part of the Sultanate of Johor. During the Malay-Portugal wars in 1613, the settlement was set ablaze by Portuguese troops. The Portuguese subsequently held control in that century and the Dutch in the 18th.
SOOO...
In 1300s it was a trading settlement (didn't realise it was between China and India), but it declined in late 14th century. So the first Singapore - 'Temasek' - that was born from ChinaxIndia 'died' in late 14th century :( Must be kinda like Mama-Greece and (i personally believe this) Mama-America. Then England came in 1819 and ruled for 121 years.
Well, Singapore's population currently consist of roughly 74% Chinese, 13% Malays and 9% India (and others making up the rest), so that rendition is not quite correct... *Suddenly thought of Mama-Singapore/Temasek forced to submission by Malaya, got pregnant and died in childbirth or killed shortly after by Portugal* uh...now I want to write that...
OMG (also one massive tl;dr)
So first: thanks so much for actually bothering to do a little research on South American history before you write about it (and also thanks for bothering to write about us in the first place). It's awful when people dismiss us as being "one giant country" (I'm looking at you, Scandinavia and the World!), because seriously, what century is this? So, a big crushing virtual hug coming up for you!
Secondly, OMGIGGYILU. Even if you're regarded as an IRL troll by every Spanish-speaker that's ever lived), which I find very amusing. I mean, really, if they ever do a strip with South America, Iggy will be the creepy uncle who's always hanging there in the background, waiting for the time when Spain will be careless, and then he'll molest his kids (see Chile), try to take them from him (see invasion of the River Plate), and otherwise rob them (see creation of Uruguay). Hohoho, you naughty England, you.
And take Spain, of course. How can he not hate England? The man harasses his kids? Not that Spain ever cared much for his kids, I mean, unless they had gold. (He barely even bothered with the deep South) And then along came England to steal all that shiny gold from him.
OH DEAR I'M RAMBLING. I'm usually not this annoying, I promise, I just really like languages and culture and history aaaand I should have stopped typing like three paragraphs ago.
So my failed attempt at commenting earlier went on about Perú's awesome cooking skills both IRL (it's a big hit right now and it's supposedly very delicious) and in South America's collective headcanon's, so I grinned from ear to ear when I read that drabble. I also grinned because the fight, and married life, and everything was just aww~ Poor Bolivia and Perú, the dears. *shakes fist at sibling!country Argentina*
Moving on from such dreadful matters onto similar ones overseas, is the quote at the beginning of the Ireland drabble an actual quote from one of your textbooks? *stares in horror* And I remember being appalled when I read that Uruguay had "profited from the Indian killings in such a way that it has become, fortunately, the whitest country in all of South America," or something like that, but this was in an old textbook... from the seventies... Is that quote from a modern textbook? *is still horrified*
Anyway I love Ireland. And just imagining her accent turned me on a little, even though I'm a straight female and she was talking about, you know, death? *coughs*
I love England in this too. Desperately trying to hold onto everyone around him, and always losing them in the end. :(
Finally, my favourite part of the whole thing:
"Ms India, can I be a Nation?" piped up Sealand.
"No sweetheart, for the fiftieth time."
And the ~looks~ in the children's faces! Poor Chibi!Nations, anyone would be scarred for life at the image of 4000-year-old Yao's sex faces when he's the subject of your first Sex talk. LMAO.
P.S.: Psst, you meant Colombia, not Columbia. Colombia with an O is the South American country, Columbia with an U refers to the US, apparently? I'll never understand your crazy ways, US of A.
P.S.2: Thank goodness I'd saved the comment. This time LJ failed me. Stupid technology.
*A*
About the food, if Perú can be proud for something one of those would be it's food, he loves to eat it, cook it, and mix everybody else's to hearts content XD even France is surprised and Spain gave in...muajajaja we might achieve world dominance trough food!! *smacks self*