[Very neat handwriting]

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

To those who would normally attend World Meetings or the UN, I believe that it would be in everyone's interests to know which of us are present. Please respond.

Arthur Kirkland - Representative of the United Kingdom

Comments

[willbethehero.livejournal.com]

Hey, what's with this, acting like you're the leader all of a sudden? Unless you want to be the secretary. That's fine. Just make sure you take accurate minutes.

Alfred F. Jones - Representative of the United States of America

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

I am merely trying to ascertain who I will be dealing with in the near future. It is a sensible course of action to find out which is, of course, why you haven't bothered.

[willbethehero.livejournal.com]

Hey, I found Ludwig and Ivan before you. And I'm even working on a peace treaty with Ivan! How's that for sensible, huh?

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

Yes, but this will allow all of us to know which of us is here.

Are you expecting an award for doing the thing that anyone with half a brain would do in this situation?

[willbethehero.livejournal.com]

Unless someone else doesn't feel like checking in for your roll call, you mean?

Hey. It's Ivan. Ivan. Who thinks it's the Cold War. I should get an award!

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

Oh for... you are making this needlessly complicated. Just because you didn't think to do it first.

Yes, we all remember the Cold War. The two of you prepared to put the rest of the world at risk just to prove which of you has bigger balls.

[willbethehero.livejournal.com]

Hey, I already said I was fine with you being the secretary, didn't I?

It was way more important than that! Unless you secretly wanted the whole world to become one with Russia.

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

Yes fine. I secretly worked to undermine you and turn to whole world to Communism.

[willbethehero.livejournal.com]

I'll make sure to kick your ass for it later then.

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

Idiot.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

So they're calling in the UN, are they? Late as usual.

--A.F. II

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

In a manner of speaking. We attend meetings at least.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

So you're representatives of representatives.

Somehow I don't feel reassured.

--A.F. II

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

No. It's... complicated. We aren't bureaucrats if that's what you're thinking. Or politicians.

I didn't claim to be attempting to reassure anyone. Just to find out which of us are here and avoid any incidents since I've already been punched once.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

So you aren't UN forces, sent to infiltrate the Institute and stop whatever government's military is paying Landel for whatever research is being performed on all of us as we speak?

Well I certainly got my hopes up. Sorry you were punched, it tends to happen here with some of the more volatile patients.

--A.F. II

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

If I believed that it was really the country I've been assuming that we're in, then I can guarantee that one of my colleagues wouldn't be here.

Oh, the punching was nothing to do with this place. He's just bitter.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

Well as far as I've been informed, we're in the United States of America. New Jersey to be specific, circa 2008. Not as though that means much to very many parties present, however given that it seems some of you are from countries I actually recognize, perhaps it will mean something to you, Mr. Kirkland.

Prepare for the punching to have everything to do with this place. I've seen enough of it to know.

--A.F. II

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

It does mean something to me. That's where I thought we were. And I can't bring myself to believe it because, as I said, one of my colleagues would not be imprisoned here if that is the case.

I'm honestly not surprised.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

There is not much I can say to that. I wish I could say that logic remains infallible in this prison, but it wouldn't be the truth. Whatever abilities you possessed, whatever rules you followed, whatever people you knew--forget them all. It's a completely different game here.

--A.F. II

[willbethehero.livejournal.com]

Wait...You think this place is in America? No way! That's NOT possible.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not certain this place is Earth, so it very well may be a place masquerading as New Jersey. Though I believe a nurse informed another patient that the state this Institute is in is New Jersey.

Why can't this be the U.S.?

--A.F. II

[willbethehero.livejournal.com]

Because I America wouldn't do something like that! He's I'm DAMNIT It's not that kind of nation.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

...it sounds as though you're stating that the entirety of the United States wouldn't do anything terrible ever, though history begs to differ. Not all of us are Japanese, though one could liken this to an internment camp of sorts.

You also seem to be having difficulty with your pronouns.

--A.F. II

[willbethehero.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know that wasn't right. People were scared and my bos-- the people in charge made a mistake, a bad one. My nation isn't perfect, but it's not evil! We don't make people suffer like this!

And I would know about someplace like this if it were in America. Interment camps were government run, and if this is too, then there's no way I wouldn't know. And if it's not, then America would do everything in his power to stop it!

Who cares about pronouns when you're saying things like that!

[vodka-jump.livejournal.com]

Russia.

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

Hello Ivan.

[vodka-jump.livejournal.com]

Arthur. Something wrong?

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

Nothing at all apart from the obvious of being here.

[vodka-jump.livejournal.com]

How sad. I would've liked to see your terrified face-

And are you going to lie to me about the war too?

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

It isn't a lie. People come from different times here. The Cold War is over.

[vodka-jump.livejournal.com]

Can you prove it?

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

Find me an Atlas from 2008 and I can. Depends what else you'd accept as proof.

[vodka-jump.livejournal.com]

There won't be an atlas like for another two decades. But if you really think you can find one, go ahead.

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

It's 2008 when last I remember. I haven't just made up every minute detail of world politics for the last twenty years.

[vodka-jump.livejournal.com]

Who's to say? You do have a very active imagination England.

[neuepolitik.livejournal.com]

...there are two representatives for the Federal Republic of Germany.

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

Ah Ludwig. Yes, I already met the other one. He punched me without provocation. And since you're talking about the FDR I assume that you recall something after 1989.

[neuepolitik.livejournal.com]

Without any information about the matter, I can only assume that there was some provocation of some sort. The only question is whether it is a valid one or not.

Yes, I've been informed that I'm two years ahead of you.

[teabastard.livejournal.com]

No provocation except existing from what I gathered.

I see.

...so... the World Cup...

[neuepolitik.livejournal.com]

...perhaps that is a suitable provocation, given the circumstances.

It would be best if I didn't tell you.