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*Austria comes into the living room of the house, sitting on a couch next to England. He decides to start a conversation with the other. Austria is listening to something on his phone via earbuds, and England is surfing on his laptop.
Austria: Good afternoon, United Kingdom.
England: Good afternoon. I trust your day has been going well?
Austria: Indeed, I was enjoying the book section in every store I went to today. (Smiles.)
Austria: And you?
England: I have been well. My hand hurts a bit, to be frank, but I'll live. (Smiles, putting the other at ease.)
Austria: That is unfortunate. . . .
Austria: Right now I'm listening to: Here's to never growing up" Hetalia version.
England: Indeed, but it's alright, I suppose.
England: Oh? I think I'm going to look that up...
Austria: Well . . . with Hetalia pictures
Austria: Want me to send it to you?
England: Yeah, could you?
England: There's like forty! (Laughs.)
Austria: Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m2kLRTZRQY
England: Oh thank you!
Austria: You are very welcome.
England: (Laughs.) This looks awesome! (Grins widely.)
Austria: Thank you.
Austria: All the adorable little countries . . .
Austria: Who knew we all used to be so cute?
England: (Grins.) Right? Great memories . . . . (Sigh.) . . . It's sad we're not as young as we used to be . . .
England: Have to admit, I quite miss it. Not worrying about a thing in the bliss of youth . . .
Austria: . . . Except America
Austria: I know what you mean.
England: Yes . . . and Canada. The two of them are pretty much the youngest of us all . . .
Austria: Though others did like to beat me up a lot.
Austria: I certainly don't miss that!
England: Ah, yes . . . same . . . Then again I was in my rebellious phase . . . That was pretty funny for me, now that I look back on it. (Smiles, reminiscing.)
Austria: Your rebellious phase was slightly terrifying for the rest of Europe, though . . .
Austria: How many tattoos do you have now?
England: (Chuckles.) Plenty, plenty . . . I'm just glad no one has any pictures of that anymore . . . (Relieved smile.)
England: Well... rebellious and terrifying CAN go hand-in-hand.
Austria: You would know . . . what with America.
England: Oh . . . yes.
Austria: Oh, you know, his 'rebellious' stage.
England: He um . . . he went through his own thing . . .
England: I suppose I can't blame him, you know . . . when we all went through that.
Austria: We certainly did . . . though mine was pretty mild.
England: Indeed it was... Hmm... Who do you think had the worst rebellious phase, Austria?
Austria: Hmm . . . Russia and France's were both pretty bad. . . .
England: True . . .
England: Sometimes I wonder if those two ever grew out of that phase, to be honest. (Laughs.)