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[The whole thing is rather cute though. From the hard punch to the words and yelling and then apologetic flailing. Marco rubs his jaw gently and bends down to give Japan a quick kiss.]

Do not think I was fooled by your claims that you were fine. I never was, not even once. It's almost insulting to think you think I could be. [Still a small grin breaks through his deadpan anyway. Aha, so in a weird way, this was still alike for the both of them. Marco ran and hid from such conversations, but so did Japan. Still, they needed to support each other. Okay. So long as it was for Japan Marco knew he could do anything. Even that.] You're not old. [Shoves his forehead. But barely lets him fall back before tugging him into a hug again.] I'm sorry for make you suffer in silence before. [He almost half jokes that he wanted to see how long it would take, but even that is too much bad timing for him.]

I shall forevermore be horribly blunt and invasive and look through all your thoughts, just as I allow you to search mine, eh? [A small bow and smirk as he referenced Japan's habit of stalking his comm, and his ~~diary~~ manly captain's log journal.] Thank you for this honor which I'm sure will never be bestowed on anyone else. [There was a small edge to his voice, one that seemed to say "it better not be."]

...

[So he had noticed? As one who claimed that reading the atmosphere was his hobby... He had always been so convinced that he was alone that anyone who knew what he was thinking and told him what it was must have been a mind reader. Yes, he had convinced himself that...

He flushes at the horribly blunt and invasive part. DID HE HAVE TO WORD IT.... HORRIBLY BLUNT LIKE THAT!! Okay no but he loved it. Ah Japan your mind I swear...]

Y-you were not...? [fooled he means] ...Why was nothing said?!

[and in an added mumble] It is not as if anyone else could...

[A small frown.] Of course not. Eh, you're not fooled when I hide either. [Wow Japan, forcing Marco to admit out lout to himself AND someone else that he does that. This is just awkward blunt day for both of them.]

I was trying to be polite.

[While sadly there is only a very special world in which not calling someone on their emotional evasiveness and hurt feelings is "polite," that world is Marco's. Sure he can be blunt while teasing, but not in refusing to let his friends have their facades. Even to be at this level took some doing.] Ah... mon ami... [Yes, he said that in French. To make Japan swoon. ~~Though that only would work in his head; the same place letting someone suffer through their own inability to address problem is just good manners.~~] Did you truly think I would let you seclude even like that? You are never alone. I am always an arm's length away. I just didn't want to force you too much.

[Rubs the back of his neck.] Che. Everything you say means no. Why should "Everything is fine" not be the same? It means no. Mah, it's cute though. [Kisses Japan's cheek. Let it never be said Marco's taste strays from "high-maintenance" and frankly, completely fucked up.] I suppose I have been a bit evil though. Sometimes I like to ask things I know you want to say yes to, just to see how you'll try not to say no to it. [He is the worst. Though, to be fair, this also means, other times he just tries to surprise Japan with good things so he won't have to say no or yes to it.]

[Japan is actually really startled right now. Marco was understanding, and he had just... ...What. So was he the one misunderstanding here?

He was so used to people honestly not understanding him that that's all that he could assume. And the fact that Marco had known, simply not said anything, that Japan was feeling lonely when he didn't have to... That he had considered Marco too good to be true a lot of the time, so surely his not understanding him was the exception-- but now it wasn't there?

BASICALLY he is extremely embarrassed and doesn't feel on top of this situation at all. Someone can really match in all of these areas...?

HE SORT OF WANTS TO PICK APART THAT LAST SENTENCE OF MARCO'S. Accuse him of being cruel or react to it in some way to try and fall back into this conversation, but he's still caught on "Marco understands" so he'll just be standing there looking completely startled and a bit red LMFAO.]

I just didn't think I should call you on it, eh? I'm sorry.

Ahh... I thought pretending to be okay might help you get there... like how I just about never call Ace on his fake smiles, eh? We're nakama. You think I can't tell? [Gives him a gentle hug from behind.] Tell me what to do. Do you want me to leave you like that?

...I do not.

[He doesn't want to be left like that, no. And he never admits that, SO MAKE NOTE OF IT MARCO. He is being forward here.]

After two hundred lonely years... I wonder why I still have not learned how to reach out to people. It seems that when I try, I only manage to push them away. So... Ah, I do not want to push Marco away.

Oh... [Hugs tighter.]

You can't push me away. I promised, didn't I? So long as even a shred of you still wants me around, I'll find my way back to you. On a star or whatever it takes. I'll fight for you, eh? [Ruffles.]

All right. Tell me what's on your mind then, eh? If I can't fix it, I can listen.

[He hesitates, and then leans into that hug.]

Ah... thank you, Marco. [pause.]

There is much on my mind... Perhaps I should make some tea first.

You want help with that? [A small smirk. Another thing he expects a "no" to even if it means yes.]

T-that is not necessary! [aka UGUUU MARCO WOULD YOU REALLY, SPARKLES AND APRONS AND UWAHHH KITCHEN

yeah]

Oho... Another no when you want yes. [SMIRKS and taps Japan's nose, helping him make tea and sparkles slightly. Because he fucking can.]

[Ooooh sparkles ooh mr marco ooh

So Japan feels like a kid right now. But in this case it's not necessarily a bad thing. Just. Embarrassed. Sort of... curious. Honestly a lot of his worries about himself and Marco were just erased, and now he's not sure what that means. Can it really be a red string? ...Hm.

Anyway they're still making tea when he speaks.]

...I often like to speak over tea. Ah... so... Perhaps we could do this more often.

Is once a day too often? We can set aside time just for this. No matter what's going on. That way you don't have to worry alone anymore. [Being blunt. He enjoys it.]

[...Japan enjoys when Marco is blunt too. SOB. But oh gosh, once a day, he loves that...........]

Ah... that would be nice.

[... That icon. Are you trying to give him a nosebleed?]

I'm glad then. And I won't let you escape.

[MAYBE. But ahhhh Japan likes to hear that sort of thing too, so even though he's silent as he helps bring the tea over to the kotatsu, he's actually blushing and... pleased. Excited even? For where this was going. HE'S A DORK.]

[Moe. And Marco goes to join him.]

Okay so where you want to start? Shiki? Or even further back?

[Sitting down yes... and staring at his lap.]

It is difficult to pick a "start" when it is more of an ocean than a river... Ah...

Not everything must be dealt with now. ...Some things are for me to consider, after all. But they do add to the others. [He raises his hands to rest around his cup.]

China-san spoke to me when he arrived once again. ...He said that he no longer considered us to be brothers. [And how did he feel about that? Well. As much as he denied ever being brothers with China... He knew how much China loved to say it. Prided himself on being Japan's brother. Even through war and fights, it was always there.

What was there now?]

[A soft look. That would hurt. From what Marco remembers, even torture, war, and imprisonment didn't make Sweden and Denmark disown each other.]

About the same time period as America now wasn't it? [China's time period.] Are you surprised it bothers you?

[There's a nod at the time period question, but he stops immediately at the next.]

...No. [He's not surprised. Of course it would bother him. No matter how much he outwardly denied things, he did understand himself. To a point. He turns his cup, eyeing it rather than anything else.]

I am simply unsure what to do. ...Perhaps it is that I would like for it to be fixed without having to do anything myself. Yes, that would be ideal...

[Fixes him with a small smirk. Two parts incredulous, one part amusement, but all parts deadpan as always.]

You want me to magically fix it for you while you never even talk to him?

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N-no! [Actually, Marco, he would love that. So technically he does want it. HE DOESN'T EXPECT IT but he would want it yes.

But he's acting insulted. Because revealing that he'd think like that... How lame is that.]

...I do not want to deal with this, and yet it is upsetting. Hahhh, why is he like this? Always so dramatic... "War has changed you aru!" Always crying, it is not how you should speak in that sort of situation!

Crying?

Well, you probably grew up quite a bit from the little brother he once remembered. He has to reconcile that first probably.

[And he hasn't forgotten what Japan mentioned about losing control.]

It is obvious when he is upset, and when he is upset, it often involves loud things like crying and yelling. Hah, truly pathetic...

[And Japan's cruel side comes out. But Marco's right here, Japan's just... ranting. As if complaining will make him feel better about it, even though he's just avoiding the issue of speaking to him himself.]

Change is natural. What sort of person allows themselves to be caught up in it? I do not want to become like China-san and fall to change. I wish to move with it. Even if... [Trailing off. Even if he loses a bit of tradition? ...No, he treasures tradition. Ahhhh, this sort of conflict in his mind again...]

I will always be Japan. I will take change as improvement rather than replacement.

Aye. You're strong like that, eh? [Sips his tea quietly and watches Japan.]

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