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[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

[If you have a keen nose or happen to be passing by the spaceship, if might become apparent that someone's spent the better part of the day baking with maple syrup. (Adversely, if you happen to be inside the spaceship, chances are good you've already found the freshly baked stash of maple cookies big enough to feed the Royal Canadian Air Force (circa 1946, though) and are stuffing your American face.)

Should the maple not entice you, maybe the young nation in braided pigtails and an oversized sweatshirt repeatedly whipping a small rubber ball at the side of the spaceship will. With the stick in her hand, she catches the ball neatly no matter which way it bounces back to her, running back and forth to catch it, only to jerk the handle of the lacrosse stick, sending the ball soaring back to the outer wall of the spaceship once more.

It's obvious Canada is taking this as a serious bout of training, cursing those rare times she misses. It's been too long since hockey season ended for her and she's gotten slack at finding people to play lacrosse with her. She misses being able to pour herself into her national sports, letting herself get caught up in the fun and comraderie of the game, whatever it happens to be.

What probably isn't obvious is how sad, homesick, or absolutely tired of being forgotten she is.]

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[rueandwolf.livejournal.com]

I--I see. [She has a look on her face that is starting to become her typical "everyone is so far ahead of me I am so overwhelmed" face.]

[sellchelles.livejournal.com]

Seriously? That's so weird! How is that even possible? I wonder what boy-me is like … what's your name, by the way?

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I have no idea how it's possible, but I can tell you he's very nice when he's not pulling my pigtails. I'm Canada.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

There's so many things to keep track of in my time, though. I almost sort of miss when things were simple and I didn't keep track of everyone everywhere like I tend to now. You all give me headaches.

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

[Zenobia concentrates and watches the ball, and... she catches it! Even she looks a little amazed that she was able to pull it off.] Oh wow! I did it!

[After taking a moment to savor her catch, she sends it back.] I bet this is even more fun with a full team. I can't imagine what that's like.

[sellchelles.livejournal.com]

Sorry about that. He'd better not pull mine if I ever meet him.

Canada?! S-so I guess you're my sister instead of my brother … it's nice finally understand what Mr. -- I mean, Miss Austria was talking about, even if it's a little confusing.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Oh, you've met Miss Austria... But, yes, I guess we just sort of switched. It's nice to see you again, even if you're my little sister now. Oh, umm, Ukraine from your Earth is here, too, actually. So I'm getting used to hearing about me being a boy. Sort of.

[sellchelles.livejournal.com]

Yup! And I thought that this was all England's fault at first since he's always dabbling with strange magic but there's no way he could have accomplished that kind of feat on this scale.

Either way it's nice to see you too … it's a little frightening to be whisked away from my home like this so I'm glad there's at least one familiar face!

[dewy-sunflowers.livejournal.com]

[Rubs her back and hugs her tightly for a moment before letting go of her enough to look down at her with a soft smile.]

Any time, okie?

[rueandwolf.livejournal.com]

...I think Europe gives me enough already.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Yes, well, Europe is awfully good for that.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

No, it's not England. She was stuck here, too, for a while, though. I'm assuming you've already read all the welcome material on the Queen? And that's about all we know about her, except that things here can get very manipulative when she wants them to be.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I appreciate that. A lot.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

It's great, really. All strategy and teamwork, trying to get the ball around the field.



Maybe sometime you'll get to play for real.

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

Sounds splendid!

Yes! Just call me if you ever need another player at any time for a game. I'll come running. Ooops! [In her enthusiasm about a full game, she completely missed the catch.]

[sellchelles.livejournal.com]

[ The situation was still more than a little strange but at the same time all Seychelles could do was adjust. It was something that she had gotten quite good at over the years and, besides, this Canada was just as sweet as the one she had always known. Family was family, right? ]

Yeah! I did but what I really want to know is how the heck she gets away with all that. Surely someone would have noticed that so many people have gone missing by now? Isn't this whole setup more than a little illegal?

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

If I ever get enough for a team, sure.

It's okay, you're definitely getting the hang of it.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

The thing is, we don't seem to actually go missing back home. I mean, some of us are from different times -- America's from 2010 and I'm from 1970 and Miss Lithuania's from the 1600's -- and obviously things have gone on with us being here, but as if we were home. Tu suite? Somehow, either when we go home, we go right back to where and when we were or... something else entirely is going on.

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

I hope you can! If you want help organizing one, I can ask around for players.

[Zenobia sends it back, her aim slightly better than last time.] I am really starting to take a liking to this piece of equipment, here. Back home when I was little, I remember the kids playing games with just a ball, but this seems to improve things.

GUH sorry accidentally deleted this tag ;;;;

[thinkbrave.livejournal.com]

( That wins Maggie a bit of a laugh, and a sharp grin. ) Nothing more true blue and fair dink than a bit of fun. ( She may have been exaggerating her accent, just a little. Well, okay! She rolls her shoulders, and eyes the stick in her hands. )

Well, I haven't played any sports in a while, so I might be a little rusty. ( But, she was captain of the netball team and is pretty good with all that hand-eye coordination business. ) You want me to start with doing what you're doing, or just start lobbing balls at each other?

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

We have games with just balls, too.

But I like my stick games. They make the best sports.

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

[Zenobia underestimates the ball's path, but leaps to the side and is barely able to catch it. She takes a second to regain her balance.]

When I was young, the kids usually didn't let me play the games with them. But I liked to watch, and to try to figure out the rules. And one time they left the ball behind and I got to see how it felt to kick it around like they did. [Wow, such old memories. They were a little sad, but Zenobia still smiled. She felt warm and happy that people here didn't treat her like that. She sends the ball back to Canada.]

[dewy-sunflowers.livejournal.com]

Is no problem. [Gives the younger nation's hair a soothing pet. She knows what loosing people close to her is like.]

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

You really are just like the Ukraine I've always know.

No worries, I've been busy, anyway.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Might as well start off together.