[ ooc: HAHA WHOOPS. it's okay she can be as surprised as America was ;^; ]
If he could, he'd flinch away from Tatsumi's touch. America says just low enough for Tatsumi to hear, "Sorry, hon, but you're fun's over."
Right away America realizes he said the wrong thing. Too direct, too vulnerable, not the way he normally speaks to other countries, especially ones who weren't supposed to see him as anything but an unshakeable hero who can take on the world. A part of him is upset that he's tarnished that image for Taiwan, that Tatsumi was able to take yet another thing away from him.
(A much smaller part of him is a little relieved. Despite everything his stomach does a flip when she uses his other name.)
"Yeah, I'm fine," he says a little too quickly. She'll have to forgive him for the lie later. His voice gets faster and higher as he approaches. "But you're not if you stick around! Just trust me on this one, I'll explain it all when I can, but right now you gotta go."
IT WAS WORTH A SHOT!!!!!
If he could, he'd flinch away from Tatsumi's touch. America says just low enough for Tatsumi to hear, "Sorry, hon, but you're fun's over."
Right away America realizes he said the wrong thing. Too direct, too vulnerable, not the way he normally speaks to other countries, especially ones who weren't supposed to see him as anything but an unshakeable hero who can take on the world. A part of him is upset that he's tarnished that image for Taiwan, that Tatsumi was able to take yet another thing away from him.
(A much smaller part of him is a little relieved. Despite everything his stomach does a flip when she uses his other name.)
"Yeah, I'm fine," he says a little too quickly. She'll have to forgive him for the lie later. His voice gets faster and higher as he approaches. "But you're not if you stick around! Just trust me on this one, I'll explain it all when I can, but right now you gotta go."