"Before we continue," Estonia speaks up before Cyprus can read. "It's rather late. Maybe we should take a break, eat something, and go to bed."
The power of his suggestion rings true in the younger and younger-spirited nations. Sealand, Wy, Kuegalmuegal, and British West are all on the verge of sleep. Latvia and Italy Veneziano are already napping with their heads in their arms. Even Hong Kong and Iceland look tired. Several nations also find themselves yawning after hearing the suggestion.
"All in favor of eating and sleeping?" England asks, prompting pretty much all of the nations to raise their hands. Seeing that the vote is unanimous, the nations start rising from their chairs.
China, Sweden, and Finland all volunteer to cook and make their way to the staff room kitchen, likely stocked by the Ancients as there is no way that a regular staff kitchen would have anything but leftovers and coffee. Prussia picks up Latvia and heads towards the double doors that appeared at the end of the meeting hall. Hungary does the same with Veneziano, who clings to her like a monkey.
"Nice to see that some things don't change." She chuckles, reminiscing of the old days during the Holy Roman Empire where she would be in this same position.
The two enter the hallway to see name plaques on the doors. Prussia stops at the one labeled "Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania", and Hungary continues to "Veneziano, Romano, Seborga".
After placing the sleeping nations in bed, the two return to the meeting room. Just as they do, another white light flashes in the room and a scroll appears. Being closest to it, Liechtenstein picks it up and reads the top.
"They're the room assignments!" She exclaims. Everyone is silent, allowing the small country to continue.
"On the right:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania;
Prussia, Germany, Austria;
Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands;
Hungary, Belgium, Liechtenstein;
Veneziano, Romano, Seborga;
Poland, Romania, Moldova;
Spain, Portugal, France;
Ukraine, Russia, Belarus;
Cyprus, Turkey, TRNC;
Taiwan, Vietnam;
Japan, South Korea, Thailand.
"On the Left:
British West, Molossia, Talossa;
Northeast America, Canada, Mexico;
Conch Republic, Wy, Northern Ireland;
Australia, New Zealand, Ireland;
England, Wales, Scotland;
Finland, Sweden, Sealand, Ladonia;
Denmark, Norway, Iceland;
Austria, Kuegalmuegal, Hutt River;
Greece, Macedonia, Egypt;
China, Hong Kong, Macau.
"They also say that the room assignments are on the doors," Liechtenstein adds.
Shortly after she finished reading the room assignments and taping them to the wall next to the double doors, Finland, Sweden, and China return with the food.
There is a small variety of food from each country, including but not limited to: a couple cans of Lutefisk that Finland found in the pantry, a shit ton of sticky rice and stir fry, Swedish potato bologna also found pre-stocked, and ready-made Chinese dumplings from earlier in the day.
Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, and to the surprise of many: Northeast US and Canada go for the Lutefisk.
Almost immediately, the room is filled with a horrid, putrid smell that sends Austria, Estonia, Mexico, and Thailand to the bathrooms. The smell alone made them sick to their stomachs.
"Aiya!" China exclaims, covering his nose. "How can you eat that, aru?"
The Nordics shrug.
"Fermented fish like Lutefisk was a staple of the ancient Nordic diet," Northeast US chimes in, continuing to eat the fish.
"That doesn't explain why you two are eating it!" Portugal exclaims, looking green.
"Founded by the Vikings, remember?" Canada reminds them with a raised eyebrow.
"American immigrants enter the county through Ellis Island off the coast of New York, I've got a wide blend of cultures. You should see Amber! She has the highest concentration of Americans of Scandinavian descent and she loves this stuff!" Northeast announces in his usual excited tone.
Eventually, the seven are forced to eat elsewhere so that the other countries can eat without vomiting. Everyone else digs in to the rest of the food before parting and going to their designated rooms for the night.
A/N: look up Lutefisk. That shit takes literal d a y s to prepare and at one point during the preparation has a PH of 11-12. You can't prepare, cook, or eat it using silver because it will PERMANENTLY RUIN the silver. The Vikings did not fuck around.
And yes, the smell of it DOES actually make people sick. It's been said that the hardest part of eating Lutefisk is getting past the rancid odor and not throwing up. My mom ate this stuff when she was a kid and said that it smelled god-awful.
I really wanna try it someday.
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