dear_mun | [On identities, Belgians, and Canadians]

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[On identities, Belgians, and Canadians]

... yeah, I don't see that happening. You yourself said you like me as I am, that meaning you don't have any other reason to change anything else about me. Besides, I like my name, and I generally like how I look; and from the looks of it, so do you. Why, then, are you thinking 'bout things you don't even want to do anyway? Get a grip and forget about it. You said so yourself: you're not doing it.

Now, with that said.

I get you want to see me plummet the Belgians and all, but you do got a thing called sleep to do too, right? Look, I don't blame you for pretty much living at the other side of the world okay maybe a little since I kinda want to see how it'll go too. I guess you can wake up early or something, but only if you get some rest. I don't want you dozing off in the middle of the game, y'know-- just because I don't care much about soccer doesn't mean I don't got any intention on winning at all.

~~Don't bring up statistics, you know just as well as I do that this World Cup is pretty fucked up.~~

Lastly, shout-out to a certain brother of mine celebrating a very special day for him! ~~I demand half of the cake I just know you're gonna get, by the way. It's only fair,~~ ~~you know it.~~

EDIT: God damn it Belgium.

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Good try, old boy.

[That's about all the consideration you'll get out of her, Alfred. ~~Just don't ask how well her team did.]~~

Cookie? [She offers some, though they seem more intended for a certain brother of yours.]

Hey, we did well at least, right? Went down in a blaze of glory. Would've been great if we'd won, though.

[He may not be really keeping track of the World Cup, but he's certainly heard enough about England's situation. Not to worry, though-- he does have more tact than that.

Upon setting sights upon the pastries, he gives few rapid blinks in his confusion.]

Huh... you sure you don't got the wrong person for these?

[Half-joking is the nature of the tone he takes, but he nevertheless takes one anyway. Food is food, after all.]

Well, with the number of times the two of you get confused for the other, I thought it would be unbelievably ironic if the shoe was on the other foot as it were.

[A beat.]

A jest.

I made more than enough to spare one or two.

And as for your prior comment, that is a good way to look at it.

... hilarious. You truly got me going for a moment, there.

[It hasn't happened, but he certainly wouldn't like to be mistaken for his own brother under any circumstances.]

And hey, I like to keep a positive outlook about it! We'll probably do better next time too, who knows?

I wouldn't hold my breath if I were in your shoes.

[She gracefully picks up a cookie.]

And when a positive outlook no long is sufficient, well, that's what booze is for, yes?

[CHOMP]

If booze came easily in my case, you mean. 'Course, I do got my ways around that.

[And it's only now he takes a bite into his own cookie.]

Though I'm not that desperate 'bout the whole game, really. Soccer's never been much of my thing anyway.

Of course. It would figure that it's only when you can self-ingratiate yourself that you would be interested in something as deep and world-renowned as football.

Oh, but you do know I already know that, right? American football's definitely an enlightening experience.

Yes, it highlights the depths of your simple-mindedness perfectly.

Ah, and before you ask, we had nothing to do with the tropical storm. I can personally profess that I haven't said an incantation so far this year.

With depths and crevices that complex, you got to admit simple-mindedness isn't an apt word at all.

... and you do realize bringing that up out of the blue sounds real suspicious, doesn't it?

[He raises an eyebrow in effect, but it's not one of seriousness in the least-- magic is a fictitious thing, an unscientific thing, and his belief in it was mostly non-existent.]

Does it? Hmn...

I should work on that, then.

[Whether or not that means making herself looking less and more conspicuous is not being said.]

These muns don't seem to have much sense when it comes to sleeping, do they?

Well it usually isn't much of a problem with mine; but they kind of insisted on staying up while sick, the worst sort of case to stay up for anything. Guess they got a little too excited 'bout the whole game.

[Laughs.]

Sounds like my little Albion.

Albion?

[The woman certainly strikes him as unfamiliar, as is the name she uses. Alfred may have some idea of the histories of nations before his time, but he can't be expected to know it that well.]

You'd call him England.

Only "a certain brother"? [ She is disappoint in you, Alfred. ~~You're not getting half of her cake now, fyi. You're the worst brother.~~ ]

Ah, hello, Madeline.

[corrects her glasses]

Have you been having a day of it?

It's Madeleine. [ Not that she's very surprised Alice pronounced it incorrectly, but. ]

Erm, excusez-moi, but a day of "it"?

O-Oh... of course...

[Her tone is apologetic, though she doesn't say the words.]

Well, today is Canada Day, non? Er... that is what you call Dominion Day now.

[I mean, a part of why it's a holiday was because of her...]

[ She smiles; that's enough for her. ]

"It" isn't very specific, you see. I wasn't sure if you meant my birthday or Alfred's forgetfulness, in case you overheard.

Hmn...

I try not to overhear. It is impolite.

[Which isn't to say that she didn't mind you.]

Ah, yes. I prepared you some cookies for you and Matthew. I hope you like them.

[See? She can be considerate when she wants to be... but... she's still very very awkward about it. Ugh.]

[[ooc; btw, if you'd like I could easily find the artist for most if not all of the "by artist unknown" icons you have]]

[ Though her smile doesn't fade, she makes a quiet little sound and taps her bottom lip thoughtfully. ] Oh, and...why would I call it Dominion Day now? That changed in 1982.

[ But as usual she still doesn't seem particularly bothered by the mistake; she's too accustomed to small errors like that. Besides, Madeleine's happier to turn her attention to those cookies, picking one up. ]

Thank you, ma'am! [ And she takes a bite of it ]

((Ooh, yes please!))

[The reason why she remembers it as Dominion Day is simple: her pride]

Ah... I made them myself.

[And she takes some pride in her cookie-making and likes to share them with people she likes. And children.]

[[ooc; PM'd!]]

[ She smiles as she chews; they tasted too good to be store-bought. ]

They're wonderful! [ She's actually going to go ahead and grab a second, don't mind her. ]

((Holy crap, awesome. H-How did you do it so quickly??))

[Ahh flatery. The quickest way to Alice's good graces.]

Ah... thank Madeli-- Madeleine.

Do be sure to share with your brother. Though I hope at your pace there will be enough to do so.

[A small tease.]

[[ooc; I do a lot of fanart hunting/sourcing in my free time because of a blog I run on Tumblr, mostly. Really though, it's pretty simple! You actually made it a lot easier because all of the fanarts used in the icons were easily found via a google image search.]]

[ She grins at the correction; she does appreciate that. ]

Don't worry, I might leave him one or two.

[ But she's teasing right back. ]

((ahaha... ~~google was mostly where I found those pics~~))

[Subtle as always, Alice at first doesn't catch on. She's too used to dealing with Alfred and Amelia.]

Ah--! You really shouldn't eat so many--

[Then it dawns on her.]

Ah! I see...

(Silly Alice, if you paid closer attention to Matthieu and Madeleine you would be able to know that better.)

[[ooc; That explains that XD To find the original source, Saucenao is good it if was on Pixiv or Drawr, things from Tegaki or Tumblr artists usually take more digging, unless it's a popular piece.]]

[ There's a quiet laugh when Alice doesn't catch the jest, though she takes a moment to reply properly. ]

Don't worry; I'll leave plenty for Matthieu.

((Thanks! I'll definitely try to learn how to use it -- and if it's okay I can ask if I'm having trouble? I can PM you my plurk if you have one. :) ))

[She flushes and tries to regains her composure. She's inwardly kicking herself for not spending the time with both them to recognize those nuances.]

[Besides, if she knows how to be that subtle, it could be fun to try to intuit what was really being said. Or frustrating as hell.]

That's good. I am glad.

[...]

Have you two been well?

[[ooc; You're welcome to! I don't have a Plurk, but I have a Tumblr or my DW accounts you can message ♥]]

[ Madeleine's always been adept at being subtle; besides, who would ever expect the quiet wallflower who so often kept her words pressed to her lips like a good girl to be the one who could jest and scorn deftly enough that Alice is far from the only one who hasn't immediately picked up her meaning? Madeleine had learned how to be a lady from the best.

The main difference is simply that Madeleine intended Alice to know. ]

Besides issues back home, we have been. And yourself?

[The question who she regarded as "the best" though Alice probably didn't want to know the answer to that.]

[In fact, she gives the girl's questions some metered thought. The natural inclination was to dismiss it politely, as she had, but this was the time to make things a bit more adult, wasn't it? She owed Madeli--er--Madeleine that, at least.]

Most of the same. My boss has been divisive as usual. There are talks that my firefighters are going on strike again. We're keeping an eye on the events in Israel and Iraq. And so on.

[ Probably, and who is to say Madeleine would actually answer in the first place. ]

[ She is a bit surprised that Alice doesn't actually dismiss the returned question, but it doesn't show on her face very much. Instead, she listens politely and offers an sympathetic smile. ]

I had heard they had gone on strike...why was it, exactly? I hadn't caught the reason when I heard of it.

[Alice responds factually and maintains a bit of distance from the topic. Factual and without embellishment, that's her.]

They are in contention with the prospect of increasing the retirement age from 55 to 60. The reason for their dissension is they can be dismissed for failing to meet a physical which allows them to continue working. The firefighters believe that this new policy is a blatant attempt to prevent them from being able to receive the pensions they are owed.

They have been on strike before over this, but this will be the first time they have for a full 24 hours.

[ That certainly makes sense to her; take longer to reach the pensions so they're older and less physically fit, and less likely to pass the physically. She hopes that isn't actually the case, but...she knows how their citizens can be. ]

I do hope things will be settled peacefully.

I only hope that their civil disobedience results in the loss of life. Somebody would need to be held accountable.

[Serious and dry, as always.]

[[ooc; Though if you wanna continue, might I suggest moving this elsewhere instead of spamming America-mun's inbox?]]

...as their nation, shouldn't you be hoping for--I don't know--the opposite of that?

((p-probably a good idea))

Ah--hmn? Why would I want them to die?

[She thinks she added a "doesn't" in there somewhere. While definitely the mun's fault, the mun will chalk it to the fact that it's 3 days to a very uncomfortable day for Alice.]

And sister. You just didn't give me the chance to finish, Maddie.

[Hush, he can't help but generalize. ~~But now that he's made things right he can have that cake right--~~]

I gave you plenty of time, Al. Did you only finish in your head? [ She smiles softly if playfully; she's only teasing a bit. ]

[ ~~Maybe if he earns it--~~ ]

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sorry for lateness. long week was long u_u

no worries!

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