Lagunbiru Wildcard

[vytis]

[Lithuania has had enough to drink now that he's pretty sure he's tipsy. He's at least way too warm and a lot more cheerful than he usually feels in a party sort of situation. Everything's so delicious here, it's hard to convince himself to slow down on the alcohol. Oh well, he's from Eastern Europe, isn't he? He'll be fine! He looks sidelong at the first person to wander over to the bar without paying too much attention to who it actually is.]

The beer here is good, isn't it?

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[keepscalm]

[England, in contrast, is not nearly drunk enough to deal with all this nonsense. He wishes he were, but he's so distrustful of the food and drink, like he's traipsed into the faerie realm and he'll be trapped forever if he partakes.

That's unlikely, of course, but the niggling suspicion is the reason that England's own beer remains untouched in front of him on the bar. He scoffs a bit at the question.] Doubt it's as good as what we've got back home.

[vytis]

Oh, of course not, but it's still good. [Of course Lithuania will maintain his biases for his own drinks, but he's not going to turn down this.] You don't think so?

[keepscalm]

[England looks Lithuania ever, trying to judge from a glance how inebriated he is. Sometimes it's hard to tell with the Eastern Europeans.] Well. You know. I don't even know what's in it! I can't judge it properly if I'm not informed.

[This means he has not tried it yet for fear of stumbling upon aphrodesiacs or something.]

[vytis]

You haven't tried any of it? [Lithuania isn't slurring at all, and seems pretty in control if a little bit more emotionally open, so... Who knows! #easterneurope] This just tastes like beer to me, without anything else in it.

[keepscalm]

[England conspicuously doesn't answer Lithuania's question. He turns his head to level an accusatory look at his beer, probably for making him look like a cowardly lightweight in front of Lithuania.] I don't think I'm wrong to be concerned about its contents. Look around!

[At all the people fucking, he means.]

[vytis]

[There's a definite flush to Lithuania's cheeks that says he'd rather not look at everyone having sex, though he can't help but glance around at the suggestion.] I assumed that was just, ah--people with fewer... Worries about the situation in general? [People who went here of their own free will, for example.]

[keepscalm]

[England casts his own uncomfortable glance at some of the preoccupied couples. And...more than couples.] You're very optimistic about this. [It's a simple statement, but given that it's England saying it, there's almost certainly an undercurrent of disapproval towards this worldview.]

[vytis]

Am I? [Lithuania frowns--optimistic is about the last thing people generally call him.] I guess I have been drinking for a while.

[keepscalm]

[He can't help but scoff a little at that response, critically eyeing the booze at the bar once more.] Suppose that's a decent strategy if you want something to look less grim. [He'd really rather be drunk to cope with this situation. Damn his rightful wariness.

Maybe just a sip would be fine...]

[vytis]

Mm, that's what I thought, too. [And apparently it worked, so he guesses he's had enough at this point. He's not going to get drunk here.] The strange contract situation is already too much without all this, you know? [He gestures vaguely to the guests who are more into things, as it were.]

[keepscalm]

[England's face pulls into an intense scowl.] That bloody contract. There's no way we actually signed those.

[England would never sign something like that! Unless he was under a spell or something!

Or maybe if he were very drunk. But if that were the case, his signature would have been much uglier.]

[vytis]

Yes, I can't imagine why I would ever... Even setting aside the, ah, stipulations, it's so irresponsible! [It's unlike him. Also, Lithuania's boss is probably going to kill him once he gets back. Suddenly, he's not sure if he should finish drinking or not.]

[keepscalm]

[Here's something they agree on. England's voice is emphatic in response, and he accompanies it with a pointed gesture of his hand.] Exactly! Unless they can somehow keep my country safe, there's no way I would have agreed to this.