Twice a year, on February 1st & August 1st, the U.N. summons all the countryhumans together to check up & update the statistics on them. Today happens to be August 1st, so the U.N. has once again summoned them from their own countries. ## What is a countryhuman? A countryhuman is a country personified as a human. For every country ever, there is/was a countryhuman representing it. Countryhumans symbolize the state & vitality of the country. Countryhumans age at a much slower rate compared to normal humans. When a countryhuman dies, the country they represent dissolves at about the same time. Countryhumans look just like humans, save for a special circular mark they have hidden somewhere on their bodies. Countryhumans are often named by the country they represent. Ex: A countryhuman symbolizing the U.S.A. would be called "USA". Countryhumans also have human names they go by in public to disguise themselves. The existence of these countryhumans are kept secret from the public, & they are a heavily protected class, often working in the governments of the countries they represent. What countryhumans specifically are, how they come to be, & their exact mechanics is unknown.

Spain: *He carefully wipes his glasses with a tissue, & slides them back onto his face.* "Britain, tell me what you saw outside again?" UK: "It was just a nice little bird, but it's already flown away now." Luxembourg: "Do either of you not have anything better to do?" *They remark, silently judging Spain & UK.* Brazil: *He rolls his eyes.* "It's not they could go play football to fill the time now, can they?" Portugal: *He nods, agreeing with Brazil.* "Exactly. And Luxembourg, don't you yourself have anything better to do than judging others?" *Italy walks into the room, holding a warm espresso in his hand, & he slides into a seat.* Italy: "Ciao, everyone. Is there something I missed?" *He looks around, picking up that some sort of conversation started in his absense.* Portugal: "You missed nothing, Italia. Only Luxembourg being judgmental about the most insignificant things as always." Italy: "Ah, of course." *He rolls his eyes, taking slow sips of his coffee.*

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