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[savemegermany]

Who: North Italy and ALL Y'ALL
Where: Plaza (willing to travel)
When: Today, whenever
Style: whatever you like
Status: Open

Italy had finally stopped shaking, thanks to his many friends he'd made here. He hadn't seen any signs of the Boogeyman (read: Grand Highblood) anywhere so it must be safe to go out again.

A few weeks ago, Medic had suggested opening a bakery. There seemed to be interest in it and he even got a partner, a pretty and very sweet mouse queen!

Now there were two questions left in the country's mind:
1. location, location, location
2. cost?
Everything was essentially free here, though Italy had no idea how that even kept their economy alive (Vatheon was anything but impoverish). But giving the baked goods away for free just didn't sit right with him. He could only think of how poor his people had been lately. But money was meaningless here. So the idea of trading for goods sat pretty well in his mind. Bartering was his old way of trading (in his early country days), but that didn't mean he couldn't do it again.

Anyway, he stood in the plaza, staring at the buildings, sketching them out to see what sort of storefront he should have.

Comments

[needsmoregreen]

"I hope so! I never tried this kind of pasta before! But if it's anything you recommend, it can't be bad at all!"

[savemegermany]

"Really?" Italy looked shocked. How could someone have never had pasta? That was like blasphemy. "We'll have to come here a lot so you can try everything on the menu~!"

[needsmoregreen]

"Haha, hopefully when we have the time!" Bianca giggled. Despite what she has heard about Vatheon, she doesn't think it's a bad place to be. She met a couple of friendly people so far so it can't be that bad...right? "But for today, I'll have the manicotti!"

[savemegermany]

"I'm sure we will!" Curses aside, Italy did have quite a bit of time on his hands. He'd love to spend that time with friends and trying everything on the menu.

[needsmoregreen]

"By the way..." Bianca said suddenly. "How long have you been here again?" She wanted to know more about Vatheon in general. Just in case if anything happened...

[savemegermany]

Italy tapped a finger on his chin. "A month or two?" So much had gone on he forgot to keep track.

[needsmoregreen]

"Oh I see!" She smiled. "Has anything strange been going on here besides these random curses? I don't see anything that's too odd just yet!" She still doesn't see the real dangers in Vatheon just yet. However, she does wonder when these curses would be too much for her.

[savemegermany]

Italy shook his head. "Nothing other than the curses." Italy hadn't been in Vatheon long enough to see larger events, like the invasions or giant monsters wreaking havoc.

[needsmoregreen]

"I hope that it stays it like that!" And before she could say anything else, the waiter returns with their food. "Hooray, the food is here! Let's eat up and we can talk about this later okay?"

[savemegermany]

Italy nodded. He'd rather talk about food than scary stuff anyway. Scary stuff was, well, scary. Italy didn't like scary things.

And as usual, the food was up to the country's standards. "Ve, ve, so good~~~!"

[needsmoregreen]

"Does it taste like anything back from your world? I never had pasta like this before and it tastes really good!" Bianca then ate as much as she could.

[savemegermany]

Italy nodded. "Si, si, just like home~" It was like his little slice of home right here in Vatheon.

[needsmoregreen]

"Can you tell me a little more about your world, Italy? It must be a really nice place if it has good food over there!" And hopefully a little more peaceful compared to hers.

[savemegermany]

"Ve, it's really nice," Italy replied between mouthfuls. "The weather's always great, the food's great. Some of the other countries can be mean, but Germany's always there to help me!"

[needsmoregreen]

Then there was a pause at what Italy meant. "Is there a lot of fighting back in your world?" Please don't let it be war.

[savemegermany]

"There is," Italy nodded. "It wasn't always that way."

[needsmoregreen]

"What do you mean by that?" She asked him curiously. "What...happened?"

[savemegermany]

"There were lots of arguments and fighting over the last war," Italy frowned. "But before that, it was pretty nice, at least for me."

[needsmoregreen]

"And the war is still going on right now?" Now Bianca was really worried about Italy.

[savemegermany]

Italy nodded again. "It is."

[needsmoregreen]

"Well maybe we can do something about it! Anything is better than fighting, I don't want you to go back home if you're going to do that!" She shouted at Italy. She honestly didn't want to see her friend hurt in that fashion.

[savemegermany]

He wasn't quite expecting that from someone he just met. Then again, she was a really nice person (something Italy wasn't too accustomed to). "Don't worry, Germany will protect me."

[needsmoregreen]

"But..." She mumbled as she nibbled on her pasta. "You're not worried? At all?"

[savemegermany]

"Ve, I am worried, but I know Germany will help me," he replied. "Japan too. They're both very strong!"

[needsmoregreen]

Then a small smile appeared. "You really trust them don't you? Knowing that they'll always be there for you even during a war!"