[Norway snorts and doesn't seem to think that's worth of answering, really. Feel free to pout as much as you want, Denmark. He ain't going to cuddle you while driving a car.
It won't take long in any case. The park isn't that far away. Nothing is far away in this town.]
[Well, the parking lot is somewhat empty and the car is not moving, so Norway doesn't bother pushing Denmark away. But he doesn't return the embrace. It'd just be awkward and they have all the opportunities for that later on.]
Sure. They're convenient. [Like a man purse really. Women pull all that stuff around in their purses, men just store it in their cars.
He steps out of the car and picks up the basket from the backseat. Then he waits for Denmark to get out before locking the doors. (Old habits die hard.) He folds the blanket on Denmark's arm before starting off to the park.]
Great, not grand! And being with ya is always great, so unless ya planned ta take out the garbage tagether or visit Sweden which can be kind of the same thing it would be great.
Though this is a date so there has ta be something special, right? Beyond it only being us two.
[Kicking and shoving leaves up and away... okay, who knows if this actually helps while he is not looking at what he does and pausing to flail a hand every other second.]
And ya said that we'll spend the whole night tagether too that is awesome as well. ...aren't ya still hungover, though? Ya looked like death warmed over only a few hours ago.
...But ya do that with friends, too. Only the two, nobody else. It can't be "just that", Nor, but it's okay ta get that wrong I have no clue, either. maybe we should go ta the library and find some books on it, what do ya think?
[Scooting closer the moment both their butts have hit the blanket.]
[ And to prove his point, Norway will quite unceremoniously lean on Denmark and kiss him wherever he happens to reach. He's still tired even if his hangover is much easier to handle now and just... leaning to Denmark sounds like a solid idea. ]
[There will be an arm around Norway within seconds, though Denmark is not really moving in right now, simply looking down at the other nation.]
Ya mean the being affectionate makes it dating, so we've technically been dating fer afes? ...or that both are affectionate? So whenever ya're affectionate we're dating?
... [Norway sighs. Explaining this to Denmark is like pulling hair.
He doesn't look up at Denmark, instead just settles against him, shifting over until he can lean his head back against Denmark's shoulder, his hand on Denmark's thigh, even if he's not touching him otherwise. ]
... s' not that. [ He pauses to think. And then hurries in before Denmark opens his mouth again. ] But I guess that's part of it.
[ Why do you have to be so embarrassingly slow, Denmark? ]
[It's not that Denmark is unreasonably slow - it is a new concept, and one that he never had reason to acquaint himself with. One that doesn't really work with his perception of nations' love lives, either.
The thing that makes it so tedious is that he airs every thought and contemplation about it immediately after the thought hit his brain.]
So if you're affectionate, I'm not allowed to shag someone else, right? That doesn't sound like a bad deal, ya know, even though I don't get why it needs ta be made so complicated. And we're not able ta conceive anyway so it's not like someone else could get me pregnant or I could get someone else pregnant. And I could ask about stds and such. But if that is what ya want out of the deal that is okay.
It sounds like fun. [He grins, an afterthought occurring to him.] And I could tell Sweden that I went steady with ya before he did with Finland when he finally gets there.
[ This is not going well at all. And Norway is getting frustrated. It's starting to piss him off quite frankly. Which might be good because that usually heralds some rather direct statements. His shoulders tense and he falls silent for a moment before speaking up. ]
Look, it's like this...
[ A deep breath that could have been calming if he hadn't been trying to hammer this through for quite a while now. ]
Ye can fuck around as much as you like, but going steady as ye say, it's something different. There's emotional intimacy if ye even know what the hell that means. Y'might be okay with bein' in a semi relationship with tons of people, but I ain't comfortable with that. I want ta know that yer not goin' ta mess around with someone else. Because ta me, bein' together is more than just fuckin' a friend.
[ It's probably longest he's spoken for a while and that too is getting to his nerves. The lingering headache and nausea do not help. ]
If yer fine with just fucking around and bein' friends, that's going to negate this contract, 'cause I'm not goin' ta force ye.
But I have emotional intimacy for ya! Ya're my best friend and as great as other people are and as much fun as fucking them is, it's always more fun with ya and ya are cooler. And hotter.
[He's really trying to find his way through this jungle, but the problem is that he has no clue what he is even searching for so where should his path lead?]
It's not just fucking a friend! I mean, of course it is because we are friends, and it's fucking, but... Ya are the only one that I do it with a lot, right? And I always come back ta ya! [is he getting at something he hopes that he is] And since coming here I've barely fucked someone that wasn't ya. Only once, really. That has ta count fer something, right?
...and I don't seem how ya would force me. How would ya even do that?
[ Denmark might have said something important there, somewhere in there, he might have had a point and good things to say, too. But the one thing Norway is going to focus on is the fact that his stomach drops away with the mention of fucking someone else in Holly Heights, too. He hadn't really thought about it. Of course he knew it would be stupid to assume anything else but that doesn't really change the fact that it feels like pouring icewater down from the collar of his shirt. It's a different thing back in their world where there are times when they barely see each other, compared to here where they're constantly close enough to just reach and touch.
Being inadequate for something is not a great feeling. Knowing that he's not enough.
He sits up, leaning forward instead of back, putting air between them, quietly. He stares down at his hands, resting peacefully in his lap. He's never asked. Never wanted to know.
Norway rolls up to his feet, stepping away from Denmark. But he's not going anywhere, just standing up, hands on his hips, head bowed forward as he's thinking. Or rather, trying to organize his thoughts. ]
[At least be happy that Denmark is showing some resemblance of self preservation!
...and that will actually make the nation pause for a moment and think, though he is shuffling over towards Norway and getting up at the same time.]
At a festival, I think it was the resort opening! So a while ago. I'm sure she's clean too so ya don't need ta worry about that. And we weren't dating anyway, so why are ya angry? Ya need ta learn ta not expect people ta do what ya want them ta do without having asked them beforehead.
[Denmark is on his feet at this point, torn between staying where he is and wrapping his arms around Norway - though not primarely in a gesture of affection, more to make sure that the other man can't just get up and away.]
I don't remember. Probably before. Nor! We weren't dating, we aren't either if I got ya right, so there's no reason why I shouldn't have shagged her! It was fun and shagging ya is fun too, and I love being with ya but this is ridiculous!
Ridiculous? [ There's a chin that tilts up with this, eyes narrowing. Norway watches Denmark with unblinking eyes. If there weren't anger before, it's here now, cold and furious. ]
Never mind then. Lets forget the whole bullshit and go home.
[He's stepping forward now, reaching out to grab Norway's arms. Denmark hasn't been this angry in ages, not in this way at least. Sure, he was, is still angry at the Germans, he was angry at England, but those things were hostile, open, clearly as political labeled actions where it was easy to direct agression. This is more complicated. For one, it's personal, for two it is much more confusing and thirdly he doesn't want to just agressively charge forward because the outcome should not be hatred, that is the last thing that he would want.]
Ya're just trying ta leave and make me look like the one who made ya, just like that asshole, and ya should be better than him!
[ Pausing, first in a frigid anger when Denmark grabs him, and then because of what he says. At first it seems as if he's about to push Denmark away, punch him, anger swelling inside him like ice freezing over everything.
But he is actually listening to what Denmark says and after a moment the worst edge of it melts away and he leans away just enough to see Denmark better, not trying to pull away. ]
Shut up, ye asshole, [ he finally manages, quietly, with anger resurfacing. Why the hell is it always about Sweden? About Sweden. ] I'm not him. Now unhand me. [ Violence will follow if Denmark doesn't let go. ] Ye said yerself, this is ridiculous.
Ya are ridiculous! And of course ya're like him in being family, but I thought ya weren't as much of an ass as him. [He's not letting go, but for the moment not doing anything else, either. The volume of his voice is definitely on the rise, though.
He hasn't felt anger like this in centuries.]
Ya just don't want ta listen even when ya should because if ya don't ya'll think the wrong things.
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Date: 2012-10-28 02:19 pm (UTC)[he slumps back in his seat. See him pout for three seconds or something.]
We could have walked and held hands while doing that! People do that on dates! Walk around and hold hands and talk about stuff.
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Date: 2012-10-28 08:52 pm (UTC)It won't take long in any case. The park isn't that far away. Nothing is far away in this town.]
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Date: 2012-10-28 09:21 pm (UTC)As soon as the engine has stopped, Denmark will try to repeat the action from before. See, he was good!]
Ya just really like driving those, don't ya? I bets it's really useful in yer place though where everything is miles away from everything.
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Date: 2012-10-28 09:35 pm (UTC)Sure. They're convenient. [Like a man purse really. Women pull all that stuff around in their purses, men just store it in their cars.
He steps out of the car and picks up the basket from the backseat. Then he waits for Denmark to get out before locking the doors. (Old habits die hard.) He folds the blanket on Denmark's arm before starting off to the park.]
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Date: 2012-10-28 11:43 pm (UTC)What are we doing now? I bet ya thought of something great, right?
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Date: 2012-10-29 12:17 am (UTC)But he'll nudge them both towards some semi private looking nook in the park, under a big maple tree already pushing some yellow and red leaves.]
Yer going ta be disappointed if ye expected something grand.
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Date: 2012-10-29 07:52 am (UTC)Though this is a date so there has ta be something special, right? Beyond it only being us two.
[Kicking and shoving leaves up and away... okay, who knows if this actually helps while he is not looking at what he does and pausing to flail a hand every other second.]
And ya said that we'll spend the whole night tagether too that is awesome as well. ...aren't ya still hungover, though? Ya looked like death warmed over only a few hours ago.
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Date: 2012-10-29 07:13 pm (UTC)That's the whole point, I guess. Just us. Don't think the rest really matters.
[He drops the basket onto the blanket and takes a seat, patting the blanket next to him somewhat invitingly.]
I'll be fine. Just a hangover.
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Date: 2012-11-02 11:03 pm (UTC)[Scooting closer the moment both their butts have hit the blanket.]
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Date: 2012-11-03 12:45 am (UTC)[ And to prove his point, Norway will quite unceremoniously lean on Denmark and kiss him wherever he happens to reach. He's still tired even if his hangover is much easier to handle now and just... leaning to Denmark sounds like a solid idea. ]
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Date: 2012-11-03 10:46 am (UTC)Ya mean the being affectionate makes it dating, so we've technically been dating fer afes? ...or that both are affectionate? So whenever ya're affectionate we're dating?
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Date: 2012-11-03 11:05 am (UTC)He doesn't look up at Denmark, instead just settles against him, shifting over until he can lean his head back against Denmark's shoulder, his hand on Denmark's thigh, even if he's not touching him otherwise. ]
... s' not that. [ He pauses to think. And then hurries in before Denmark opens his mouth again. ] But I guess that's part of it.
[ Why do you have to be so embarrassingly slow, Denmark? ]
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Date: 2012-11-03 12:34 pm (UTC)The thing that makes it so tedious is that he airs every thought and contemplation about it immediately after the thought hit his brain.]
So if you're affectionate, I'm not allowed to shag someone else, right? That doesn't sound like a bad deal, ya know, even though I don't get why it needs ta be made so complicated. And we're not able ta conceive anyway so it's not like someone else could get me pregnant or I could get someone else pregnant. And I could ask about stds and such. But if that is what ya want out of the deal that is okay.
It sounds like fun. [He grins, an afterthought occurring to him.] And I could tell Sweden that I went steady with ya before he did with Finland when he finally gets there.
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Date: 2012-11-03 01:49 pm (UTC)Look, it's like this...
[ A deep breath that could have been calming if he hadn't been trying to hammer this through for quite a while now. ]
Ye can fuck around as much as you like, but going steady as ye say, it's something different. There's emotional intimacy if ye even know what the hell that means. Y'might be okay with bein' in a semi relationship with tons of people, but I ain't comfortable with that. I want ta know that yer not goin' ta mess around with someone else. Because ta me, bein' together is more than just fuckin' a friend.
[ It's probably longest he's spoken for a while and that too is getting to his nerves. The lingering headache and nausea do not help. ]
If yer fine with just fucking around and bein' friends, that's going to negate this contract, 'cause I'm not goin' ta force ye.
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Date: 2012-11-03 09:15 pm (UTC)[He's really trying to find his way through this jungle, but the problem is that he has no clue what he is even searching for so where should his path lead?]
It's not just fucking a friend! I mean, of course it is because we are friends, and it's fucking, but... Ya are the only one that I do it with a lot, right? And I always come back ta ya! [is he getting at something he hopes that he is] And since coming here I've barely fucked someone that wasn't ya. Only once, really. That has ta count fer something, right?
...and I don't seem how ya would force me. How would ya even do that?
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Date: 2012-11-03 09:37 pm (UTC)Being inadequate for something is not a great feeling. Knowing that he's not enough.
He sits up, leaning forward instead of back, putting air between them, quietly. He stares down at his hands, resting peacefully in his lap. He's never asked. Never wanted to know.
And yet the need to know is suffocating him. ]
Just once? Who?
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Date: 2012-11-03 09:58 pm (UTC)Belgium, 'cause she's hot and a good bro and Nethlerlands wasn't around yet so it wasn't even dangerous!
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Date: 2012-11-03 10:08 pm (UTC)Norway rolls up to his feet, stepping away from Denmark. But he's not going anywhere, just standing up, hands on his hips, head bowed forward as he's thinking. Or rather, trying to organize his thoughts. ]
...when?
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Date: 2012-11-03 10:19 pm (UTC)...and that will actually make the nation pause for a moment and think, though he is shuffling over towards Norway and getting up at the same time.]
At a festival, I think it was the resort opening! So a while ago. I'm sure she's clean too so ya don't need ta worry about that. And we weren't dating anyway, so why are ya angry? Ya need ta learn ta not expect people ta do what ya want them ta do without having asked them beforehead.
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Date: 2012-11-03 10:23 pm (UTC)Norway will turn to Denmark at that, staring him for a moment quietly. ]
... was that before or after ye fucked with me?
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Date: 2012-11-03 10:47 pm (UTC)I don't remember. Probably before. Nor! We weren't dating, we aren't either if I got ya right, so there's no reason why I shouldn't have shagged her! It was fun and shagging ya is fun too, and I love being with ya but this is ridiculous!
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Date: 2012-11-03 11:00 pm (UTC)Never mind then. Lets forget the whole bullshit and go home.
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Date: 2012-11-04 07:15 pm (UTC)[He's stepping forward now, reaching out to grab Norway's arms. Denmark hasn't been this angry in ages, not in this way at least. Sure, he was, is still angry at the Germans, he was angry at England, but those things were hostile, open, clearly as political labeled actions where it was easy to direct agression. This is more complicated. For one, it's personal, for two it is much more confusing and thirdly he doesn't want to just agressively charge forward because the outcome should not be hatred, that is the last thing that he would want.]
Ya're just trying ta leave and make me look like the one who made ya, just like that asshole, and ya should be better than him!
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Date: 2012-11-04 08:27 pm (UTC)But he is actually listening to what Denmark says and after a moment the worst edge of it melts away and he leans away just enough to see Denmark better, not trying to pull away. ]
Shut up, ye asshole, [ he finally manages, quietly, with anger resurfacing. Why the hell is it always about Sweden? About Sweden. ] I'm not him. Now unhand me. [ Violence will follow if Denmark doesn't let go. ] Ye said yerself, this is ridiculous.
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Date: 2012-11-04 08:58 pm (UTC)He hasn't felt anger like this in centuries.]
Ya just don't want ta listen even when ya should because if ya don't ya'll think the wrong things.
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