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[hullonurse]

[Video switches on, the communicator looking up at England's face. There's her eyes are wide and she looks very disturbed. On her lap, a woman's head is resting. There's no sign of life on her face, though her features are similar to Rosemary's, and England's free hand is tangled up in her long, red hair.

But you only have a few seconds to take that sight in before England quickly fumbles with the communicator to switch it to voice as she originally intended.]

What's going on? [Her voice is a little shaky, but she's clearly trying to hide that.] They weren't- They weren't even here how could they have...

This is a trick, yes? [Laughs a little, sounding slightly hysterical.] It's not funny, you know! They're all too stubborn for this anyway!

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[hullonurse]

Yet. [So behave yourself, m'sieur.]

[She leans against him for just a few second before stepping back.] What do you want? [If she pretends there's nothing behind her, maybe she can look like she's holding herself together.]

video;

[hullonurse]

Anything else is... impossible.

[Voice]

[fettuttittes.livejournal.com]

S-Si it's a trick.... it has to be.

[Usually she wouldn't be speaking to England, not so soon, but when you've just seen the corpses of the two women you did consider older sisters... she needs someone to agree that it's all just a trick.]

[crotchroses.livejournal.com]

To visit you. To ah, find company, of course!

[hullonurse]

[Behind her both Irelands have somehow vanished now that no one is watching them, not that Rosemary notices.]

I can't promise I'll be very good company today, dear.

[voice]

[hullonurse]

That's giving them too much credit. It's not as if... something like this is even possible... Complete fantasy...

[hullonurse]

She's not here, she's not here, the very idea is ridiculous, it's not her!

[hullonurse]

[Neither would England, but China isn't exactly someone she's comfortable asking for help from.]

I'm quite fine, thank you very much. Do as you wish.

[video]

[hullonurse]

I'd sooner strangle them myself than allow some wretch to kill them first! How dare they imply otherwise? How dare they?!

[She's gradually getting more and more furious, but despite her words she's still rather upset.]

audio

[hullonurse]

The sight of all my sisters lying dead at my feet is a common theme in my fantasies, actually.

As you can see I have plenty of company.

[video]

[loyal_cube]

B-but there isn't anyone to blame.

It must be... it can't be real.

[And he is trying to not be scared]

[hullonurse]

... All in my head, hm?

[video]

[hullonurse]

Someone has to be responsible!

[Voice]

[hullonurse]

There isn't any other possibility, yes.

[voice]

[hullonurse]

I think I would recognise them, don't you?

[voice]

[fierybluebird]

Aye. I'm sure it's not real.

[video]

[loyal_cube]

I-it's a terrible trick. T-This world does strange things like this. It could just be p-phantoms or some twisted faeries of some kind...

I don't know if the Scientists can really be blamed for this...

[crotchroses.livejournal.com]

But I am always good company! And why should I stay alone when there are others in the apartment?

[Voice]

[fettuttittes.livejournal.com]

They couldn't... we... we're not that easily killed...

audio

[aladyknight.livejournal.com]

Living company, you hag. Act heartless all you want, I know you're not.

[adaystartshere.livejournal.com]

I cannot be any of them.

[How - no, they are nations, and they just would not die just like that. They have been around for too long.]

[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

I think I will return. Besides, I had been so shocked at first, that I left the apartment without eating anything, aru. [Although, he doubted the food could stay down now.]

Just give me a few minutes.

[He'll be shutting off the comm now so he can quickly make his way back to the apartment.]

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[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

[Sure enough, about twenty minutes later, knocking can be heard followed by the swinging of the door. He tries not to look at the corpses of his own family and he tries not to think about the one that looks like Vietnam lying at his bed.]

R-Rosemary? It is me, aru.

[He looks around for her.]

[hullonurse]

... I'll make a cup of tea. [Because that's what you do when you're British and distraught. England turns around and freezes again.]

[starspangledhero]

Something like that.