My house, my little house (locked to Greece's event group)

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[...well, this is lucky. Greece hadn't actually been expecting Time Compression to send him back home, even with all the strangeness of arriving back in both his old home at the Palace and two other lands that were distinctly unfamiliar.

Although.

He did have some hope.

So he's firmly decided not to mind that Time Compression has sent him back to the middle of 2009.

In the middle of Ifaisteia, too, and before he was forced into budgeting.

Now he sits in a cafe facing the Caldera, sipping some real coffee (finally!) and snacking on real food. It's the quieter side of town, and while he's glad to be back, he wants to think for a while. Feel free to interrupt him.]

(OOC: This is backdated to May. Event info goes here! Hit me up if you've questions.)

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[biladi.livejournal.com]

[NOT TOO SOON, GREECE'S CELL PHONE STARTS RINGING

PICK UP

PICK UUUUUP

OGOD YOU BETTER HAVE IT ON YOU RIGHT NOW]

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[who is

oh

Phone. Okay.]

Hello?

[biladi.livejournal.com]

Yūnān. [No typical phone greetings. He must be excited or something.] Where are you?

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[Just give him a second to have another sip.] In town; I'm having coffee... Why?

[biladi.livejournal.com]

...Just got here. [Choice wording? A barely-there pause.] Where were you yesterday?

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[...is he talking to the Egypt of 2009, or the one he met at Balamb? He thinks over his response, taking slightly longer than usual before he speaks.]

A Garden, I think.

[Santorini isn't devoid of plant-life, after all. He wonders if Egypt can hear that slight emphasis.]

Do you need me to pick you up?

[biladi.livejournal.com]

No. ...In your room. [Where said room is, he has no idea. Egypt can see a port from the window he opens, but that doesn't mean much to him. As for why he's there, well...

After a longer pause, he throws out a single word, half hoping for recognition.]

Balamb?

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

My... oh.

[Greece isn't picky as to which Egypt he's talking to, but it's nice to know that he's still not alone in being displaced.]

So it's you, Égyptos... I did wonder.

[biladi.livejournal.com]

...

Haha... [Soft laughter — genuine. They were both playing it safe. At least it didn't take them as much time to figure it out the second time around.

His Greek isn't perfect, but he's had practice over the years.] Kalós írthes páli.

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[That makes him smile. It's been too long since he's been around his own people, let alone his own language.] Thank you. I'm glad to be back.

[On that note --] I wish I could say the same for you.

[biladi.livejournal.com]

's it permanent? [That's all that matters: permanence. Even if this isn't Egypt's home, it's only one sea away this time. Staring out across the waters, he can just picture it now—]

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. The other changes weren't, so... we'll have to wait and see.

[biladi.livejournal.com]

[He mumbles a quiet prayer, hoping that this time is different. Part of him is scared this will be taken away from them in another dizzying blur and shifting of the earth beneath them. The other part of him is excited at the opportunities to do things he missed, see people he missed.

When was the last time he visited Greece? 2009...? Off by more than a year, but Egypt won't complain if he gets to stay. God, he hopes he gets to stay.]

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[Greece makes a slight noise of acknowledgement, peering into his coffee like it might tell him something.]

Come and eat with me. It's strange, to only hear you.

[biladi.livejournal.com]

[He snaps out of his daydreaming, making some noise of agreement. Don't have to ask him twice.] Address?

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[He names the cafe and where he's sitting.]

Do you know how to get here?

[biladi.livejournal.com]

Mmh. [Maybe. He'll figure it out. Sounds like someone's already opening a door and heading outside.]

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[Well, whenever he gets there, Greece will be sitting at a table near the railing. Don't mind him, just zoning out into his coffee over here.]

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[Aang is really not surprised at all to find himself Time Compressed somewhere else. This time, he just sighs.] Again?

[Well, he'd guess that the others are here, too, as they'd been each other time. So, he might as well start looking for them.] Guys...?

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[Greece finds him a while later. No matter how bright those robes are, they're pretty invisible when Greece is in a different part of town.]

...Aang?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

There you are! I've been wondering when you'd show up.

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[He shrugs.] I've always been here, in a way.

Are you hungry?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

Huh?

Actually, I am.

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[Greece glances around, checking which street they're on, and beckons for Aang to follow him.]

Come on, then. We'll go get something to eat.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

Great! [He follows enthusiastically.] What kind of food do they have here anyway?

[biladi.livejournal.com]

[There's someone down the street jaywalking in front of a car or two, accompanied by an energetic black dog (http://www.shoutwiki.com/w/images/hetalia/e/ed/EgyptProfileChibi.jpg). Familiar face, familiar robes... looks about the proper age, too!

He hasn't seen Greece or Aang just yet, but he is on the lookout for one of them...]

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

[This had better be the last time Time Compression acts like a jerkface to him. The moment Damian finds himself in Greece - and in some cafe too - he shakes his head and instead props open a menu.

Hey, as long as he's in Greece, he might as well help himself to some really good food.]

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[The food is just as delicious as it is expensive, which is why it's good that Greece has been friends with the owners for years. \o/ Greece blinks over the top of his coffee when he notices that Damian's there, and nudges the plate of dolmades over.]

Help yourself.

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

[He immediately flinches. Part of him feels like he should pay for it, but... he can't overlook kindness in a strange world either.] Th-thanks.

Is this your world, then?

[toomanyverses.livejournal.com]

[He nods into his coffee, sipping before he answers.]

Mm. The date is different, but it's still mine.

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

Just like when we went to my world... Time Compression's weird. [He takes a dolmade and then has a bite. Hey, it's pretty good! Inhaling a couple more whole now.]