Wake Up

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Norway's POV
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       'It's time to wake up now~'
   I slowly blink my eyes open. Pain shoots through my body the instant I become conscious. I hear a ringing in my ears, so loud that I can't hear anything else. I see a small hanging light above me. Gently swinging back and forth. 'Where am I?' I think. This place, though blurry, doesn't look anything like the meeting hall. Dull shadows frantically pass me. As my vision slowly widens and clears, I realize that I'm in some sort of shelter. I try to get up, but as soon as I move, more pain goes through my body and I lie back down with a groan. And with that small sound, someone realizes I'm awake and hovers over me. The shadow from the light makes it so I can't see their face. They place the opening of a canister on my lips and pour water in my mouth. I start coughing when they pour too much and they slowly rub my back and walk away when I settle down. 'What the hell is going on? Where am I? Who was that?' Thoughts race through my mind, but no answers come. I a numbness washes over me and the gentle clutches of sleep grab my mind again.

I wake up to a swaying feeling. Earthquake, maybe? I realize that someone is shaking me awake.
      "Hey, can you move?" A scratchy masculine voice asks.
I stare at the shadow until my eyes adjust to the light. The man is a brunet with steampunk-like goggles on. He has stubble on his chin and neck and his face is dirty from what looks like ash. When I try to respond, all that comes out is a small groan. When I try to sit up, a small pain goes through me. Not as bad as before, but still bothersome. I lay with my elbows propping me up as I scan the area around me. It's dark. The only light coming from a few flickering lights hanging from the ceiling that are gently swinging. The only sounds are muffled conversation and footprints, with the occasional cough.
      "Wher-" my voice cuts out before I even finish my first words, but the man seems to understand what I was about to say.
      "Y're 'n Austr'ia." A heavily accented voice says.

'Austria.' I think. 'The meeting was in Germany, I believe, so I'm not too far away.'

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