[She musters up a smile at the story, nodding along. It's nice to listen to something like this, honestly. Normal people with their normal lives. It's something she's always been a little envious of, admittedly. Maybe it's why she's so quick to attach herself to other people.
The smile fades as she starts to get what he's saying behind the story, her scrabbling fingers in the sand stilling to squeeze into tight fists.]
She's--
[It's different, she wants to say, because Austria's a pain in the ass, and Hungary beats her up with a frying pan, and Austria's really fancy, and still has a country, and all around is the better person to be around? Even Prussia knows that. Who would hang out with her when Austria's around??
But she can't muster the energy, dropping her head to her knees.]
She's not dead yet, [she says finally, looking out over the ocean. Her little yellow bird pops out of her hair, peeps quietly, and flies over to land on Newt's shoulder. Hey there.] I'm not sad at all.
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The smile fades as she starts to get what he's saying behind the story, her scrabbling fingers in the sand stilling to squeeze into tight fists.]
She's--
[It's different, she wants to say, because Austria's a pain in the ass, and Hungary beats her up with a frying pan, and Austria's really fancy, and still has a country, and all around is the better person to be around? Even Prussia knows that. Who would hang out with her when Austria's around??
But she can't muster the energy, dropping her head to her knees.]
She's not dead yet, [she says finally, looking out over the ocean. Her little yellow bird pops out of her hair, peeps quietly, and flies over to land on Newt's shoulder. Hey there.] I'm not sad at all.