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[RUSSIA]
Hello there, it's molting season. Issue is, I—Russian Federation, Moscow—do not really, uhm, have my wings with me. Well, eagle wings. I'm still a dragon furry. Am I a furry if I don't really have fur? It's scales, and feathers. Do I still have feathers? I do. But still, I'm sure it still counts.
Interesting introduction, I know. I'm actually here to talk about the stupid ghosts that's infesting the living realm lately. Not counting Luise, she's been a ghost since, like, ten minutes after she died. I'm talking about the likes of Austrian Empire.
Really, it's been getting a bit annoying now. I'll just list out the names of Personifications I have encountered returning as ghosts. Not the... other thing. There's the aforementioned Austria Elder, there's also Thuringia Elder. He's like, the current Personification of Thuringia's father. There's also uhm, Soviet Bavaria, which is the current Bavaria's son who he executed himself. Oh, also Albertine Duchies, Thuringia's twin brother. Damn, that state's getting a lot of dead relatives alive for sure.
I'm sure there's more. I just haven't seem them yet, which, pity. I'm more peeved the only ones I've seen are Germans. Is Austria German? I mean, at one point, she wanted to be one, to be Germany, but I guess that failed. Wonder why. Luise, tell me why your son killed your daughter. No, I don't care that I know what happened, I wasn't there there, you know. No, being there through the artefact doesn't count. What do you mean "which son"? Last time I checked, Switzerland didn't get involved in the Austro-Prussian War.
With that said, I'm sure there's bound to be more. I'm actually surprised I haven't seen any of the former Rus' here. So, like, I'm really hoping to meet them for no particular reason, you know. And— okay, yeah, that's it. I can't believe it happened again. You know what, just ignore it every time I do... that.
Not that it means nothing, it's just annoying to even get hundreds of those this decade. Now I'm even more sure the Prosopon identity would be exposed for humans to all know.
Back to where I was, I'm positive I'll encounter the Novgorod Republic some way or another. Uhm, I'm sure I actually already have, but he's not quite... a ghost. At least I think it's him. Thing is, I'm never wrong, so of course it's going to be him. Great. Well, maybe Ukraine would find Principality of Kyiv again, Belarus with his own Principality of Turov and Pinsk, but who knows. I'm— I'm more convinced those two would return as not-ghosts, really.
What do you mean "what about Rus' Land"? Look, she's dead, that's for sure. But she was never in The Afterlife in the first place, Luise. No, she didn't get lost in The Tunnels, she never even went into that in the first place. Hell knows why she never did. Ew, I don't want to see that sixteen-year old. Why the hell would I ever want to?
Oh, great, now you're being annoying. No, Muscovy will not return as a ghost. Or the other thing. Because she was also not in The Afterlife after her death. Don't ask me why, my answer is the same as to why Rus' Land wasn't there as well. Just— stop. Let me continue.
Representation of the State of the Teutonic Order.
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Good.
Anyway, due to the whole issue with other things, those goo people, I'm fairly certain more ghosts would pop up soon. Which is why this recording is made, to talk about ghosts. Because Personification ghosts, they, well, are a bit different compared to normal ghosts, I guess? Not really, but you get the idea. Hopefully. Or maybe you're just too dense to figure it out. I don't know.
So, all living beings have souls. Even I do, even if mine is a bit, eh, smaller than usual. And ghosts are basically souls, you know. Just, outside of the orb containing them. It's like this, physical body, orb, soul. The orb is usually coloured... there's no specific pattern, but it's currently the colour of Germany's eyes. Cornflower blue.
Death would take the orb, basically open it up, and let the soul outside. All souls do go through The Tunnels, yes, only those who got outside of their confinements by Death. So, if the souls got out by some other manner, they can't really, well, do that. And Death would usually stare at that soul with a Look.
These ghosts are basically unable to be seen by any Personification unless they have seen Death. And I have. Like. A bit too many times. So, yes, that's really the only reason how I can even see Luise in the first place. Well, it also depends on how "in denial" the Personification is about them being... alive? I guess. If they already come to terms with their weird state of living, they'd be able to see. There's a reason why Germany can't see them but Bulgaria can.
Ghosts are just, well, ghosts. They do ghost things. What do ghosts do, Luise? You just float around and watch? Yeah, basically that. Vatican can comprehend you, right? Yeah, makes sense, he's not even human in the first place, unlike most Personifications.
Oh, yeah, ghosts can use phones. It's funny, honestly. They can touch anything, the thing is, normal people would just see them floating and would freak out, maybe. This idiot ghost who hangs around me too much though, doesn't want to learn what a phone does. Which is a big shame, you know, you're the type of person to play Block Blast too much.
What? Hey. No. Just because I play BallsDex doesn't mean I'm addicted to it. I play way more addicting games than that. Gambling? Ever heard of her? No, Luise, my funds won't go away. I have a lot of money. There's more where that came from. That's also not the only game I play on Discord. You know, I like Minecraft too. It's a fun thing to play with. I've been getting into zombie games recently. They're pretty nice. Last of Us? There's a lot. Stardew Valley is also nice, you know. Valheim? Why not.
Okay that's too many brands. Where was I? Hm, yes, ghost ability or whatever. They can go through walls like always, and float, and sink to the ground, and animals can see them. I swear, is the reason for humans inability to see ghosts because of the intelligence? Can't be, I've met too many people with an IQ as high as a dog's. That wouldn't be the reason why.
I have no idea what else is so special about ghosts. Uhm. You can kill them. Use that information however, I don't care how. No, they won't be sent back into The Afterlife. Luise should be grateful I haven't killed her ghost yet. Yeah, I know you are, so don't overstep the lines.
Oh, hey, look, Luise, is that your father-in-law? What do you mean "which". Germania Magna? Yeah, now you remember him. And that's another German added to the list. Great. Ugh. The Vessel needs to stop summoning these ghosts, I swear. There's a reason why they're all German.
I should probably start talking about those goo things, but I kind of don't want to, you know? Maybe I'll talk about them later.
So, I wonder what I should talk about now, hm?
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Would another story time suffice? It's been a long while since I last did that, after all.
Considering we were talking about ghosts before, I think it's best if I talk about The Tunnels. I said somewhere that it's a wormhole souls go through to find their way to The Afterlife, and well, despite never actually going there in a natural way, Union has gone through The Tunnels before. She just didn't exit at The Afterlife.
So, big fire explosion whatever, Belarus kind of died. Not kind of, he actually died. His soul got uncovered and he went through The Tunnels. Union felt funny and was particularly bored, so she said something like "why not" and jumped into The Tunnels following suit.
Does that mean anyone can do that? Yes, of course, it's just a matter of whether or not you can even see The Tunnels in the first place. If you can't, then you can't go into it. Quite simple, in my opinion.
She went into it, grabbed Belarus' soul, and chucked it out. That's really why Belarus is still alive now. Well, undead, I guess. No, Luise, I have no idea how she even got back in the first place.
Yeah this story's a bit short. But that's all that happened. Uhm, not really, there was a whole outer space encounter, which might've broken Union's mind a little, but it's nothing I can actually talk about, I believe. Even if I wanted to, I'm more under the belief that your mind might explode. So, I won't.
Well, I think that's all for today's recording? It's short, I know, but there's really not much to expand over ghosts here. And the story I chose might be a bit, eh, too hard on your mind, which is why it's a bit short. I don't even know how most of that even is possible in the first place. But it is. It's not something I would question.
Oh— Luise are you touching— no, put your hands off that. Don't pull on my scales. Why are you so—
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