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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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[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

You can't play baseball alone.

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

I'd play! And you've got friends here, right? Yeah! So we can play!

Oh, but when I'm done eating. Are you gonna make any more of these?

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I made so many batches I nearly lost count, America. Do you really need more?

1/3

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

[ Munch munch munch. ]

I'm still hungry! Hey, what are you making them for anyway?

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

3/3

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

Oh! R-right! Happy birthday to you...! Happy birthday to you! [ Singing the song loudly off-key correct her soon. ]

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

America!



No. My birthday is three days before yours. Does it feel like July to you?

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

[ Like she can remember anyone's birthday but her own. ]

... Then what's this all for?

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I...

I thought it would make me feel better, is all. But it didn't.

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

[ America tries to run through her mind what could make Canada sad. It's not her birthday! It only took a minute to remember her name this morning! ]

Huh? What happened? I didn't do anything wrong! [ Everything revolves around America of course. ]

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

It wasn't you.

Do you remember that girl I was spending time with? Steph? We went to the ball together? I introduced you.

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

Hm... Oh! Yeah, kinda. [ She pauses. ] Was she mean to you? Do I need to talk to her? 'cause I will!

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

She's gone.

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

[ America is actually quiet for a moment. She knows that it's hard to lose a friend here--she's lost Japan twice. ]

Maybe she'll come back! Japan and Germany came back, y'know.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

... Yeah. Maybe. Germany didn't come back remembering, though. Chances are good Steph's forgotten me and that's how it'll stay.

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

But Japan did! Why are you always so negative? Everything has a happy ending, y'know!

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

For you, maybe. But you probably don't remember that time England forgot about me for an entire decade. Even if Steph does come back, why would she want to remember me?

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

[ And America moves closer to her and puts a hand on her shoulder. ]

'cause you're my sister! She's lucky to be friends with you! [ She means well, really. ]

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Can I have a hug to go with that wisdom of yours, by any chance?

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

[ America laughs and gives Canada tight, tight hug.

And no she's not letting go until Canada feels better. ]

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

[ America seems a little confused for a second before she pats her back. ]

Hey, how about we do something other than ruining my spaceship, OK? You like that nature stuff, right?

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I wasn't ruining it, it's tought. But, yeah, I still like nature.

[sheroic.livejournal.com]

Let's explore, then! And make sure there's no land Russia can eat up!

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Yeah, okay. Let's do that.