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"Eghhh... ONE TIME... that happend one time and people won't shut up about it." he sighs "Enough about me. What have you been doing?" Rome said, wanting to change the subject.

Romulus comes into the place they were supposed to meet ( after mun totally forgot about it cause she dumb )

Hey! @ask-his-flower-and-her-bear sorry to have kept you waiting. I got ehhh... distracted... by a... *turns head to check out some girls passing by* by ehh.. a cat?! Anyway oof... I'm here. long time no see!

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"hold on" he says as he reaches for his phone. "Look at This SHIT..." he's enthusiasm is going threw the roof as he shows him a pinterest folder.

"They will teach me how to do that. It's called tadelakt. It's Berber. It's a waterproof plaster made with lime and olive soap. It so smooth. It's crazy cool, ok? I'll make you and your girlfriend a whole new bathroom... that is... Once I got my exams and all, ok?" he takes a deep breath "If you don't like these colors, I can do others. What colors do you like?" He stops talking abruptedly and just looks at the other.

Lutz! Great to see you again! Gimme a hug!

“Rome! My old man! Or dude or ... whatever. Come here!” He spread his arms and gave the other man a firm hug. “What have you been up to?”

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Romulus comes into the place they were supposed to meet ( after mun totally forgot about it cause she dumb )

Hey! @ask-his-flower-and-her-bear sorry to have kept you waiting. I got ehhh... distracted... by a... *turns head to check out some girls passing by* by ehh.. a cat?! Anyway oof... I'm here. long time no see!

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Rome stopped walking and he looked at him with a startled expression "Nah man... I can't just drop it..." he waved a imaginary fly away "It's foreplay... wait for it, boy. Tsssk... Big things need time to... ehh... no wait" he looked around and changed direction "There's a cute bar over there.." he was confused now too by changing subjects all the time. He laughed a little nervously "So... ehm yeah... what I'm saying is I'm laying out my lifeplan sorta kinda.. just rolling it out.. you know... like ehm becoming my true self? Just Tullus, not the empire... Anyway it makes me happy..." he's smiling brilliantly now. "I'm chasing my childhood dreams man. Listen to this." he clears his throat "I got a job, man. An actual job. I'm getting paid. My boss praises me. I'm so happy I could cry. I'm gonna do extra courses and stuff next year. I freaking LOVE this job. Ok so yeah the militairy paid better but, who cares?! Can you believe it?"

Lutz! Great to see you again! Gimme a hug!

“Rome! My old man! Or dude or ... whatever. Come here!” He spread his arms and gave the other man a firm hug. “What have you been up to?”

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"You won't believe me" he says with a mysterious grin. "That's kinda why I wanted to meet up in person, heh? Isn't there this saying... drunkards don't lie?" he gives him a manly pat on the shoulder then gestures to walk with him. "See... I ehhh... I don't even know how to tell my kids. But yeah... I can trust you" he looks him in the eye a short moment before getting distracted by a billboard commercial. "I just KNOW... don't ask me how. It's something I picked up along the way in the militairy... It's somewhat of ehh... fingerspitzengefühl." His accent with english is strange enough but his German sounds even weirder. "Trust is a funny thing. You can trust one man a thing, and another something different. It's not even a point of value... you know... obviously I love my kids. I love you too... that's another kind of love. I can trust them other things... my City, for instance... You can't trust savages with THAT!... It's... it's a joke?! ha ha ... anyway... There are so many kinds of love... the english language hardly does them justice" he smiles "Don't you think that is telling?"

Lutz! Great to see you again! Gimme a hug!

“Rome! My old man! Or dude or ... whatever. Come here!” He spread his arms and gave the other man a firm hug. “What have you been up to?”

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Romulus checked the sign at the airport again and sighed. DELAYED. About seven flights where canceled, for some reason. He had no idea how long this was going to take or if they would fly at all eventually. Well at least he didnt have to go look for his suitcase cause he always traveled light.

He walked around looking for a free spot to sit down. "Sorry, This seat taken?"

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txt: Nah man he won't. He be happy if I take you somewhere. Go ahead ask him nicely if you can go with me for a weekend. I bet 20 euro's he will even give you pocket money.

txt: just like this. Hey dad, Rome says he will take me on a cool citytrip if you say its ok. Can I go?

txt: Then he be like. Did you clean up your room and finished your homework?

txt: and then you lie you did. And then he sends you money. Simple.

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Text [Romijnse kaars]: Fuck yeh! Text [Romijnse kaars]: Where u wanna go?

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txt: You like travelling? I can show you around my old empirium if you like walking. Or if you like flying we can go pretty much anywhere. Or we can just eat donor in Rotterdam. Or ahhh I dont care I just want to see you! anywhere is good. We can eat donor in Turkiye too.

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Text [Romijnse kaars]: Fuck yeh! Text [Romijnse kaars]: Where u wanna go?

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How much alcohol can they handle?

// HA HA HA HAHAHAHA

not so much

they are used to dilute their wine

Dinos has sworn off drinking. Romulus still makes him once a year at Lupercalia. When Dinos get's drunk he starts to harass people and Rome needs to keep him from fighting cause if there is one thing that Dinos can take less than wine it's blows to the face.

Basically give them drinks and they turn into their shitty teen selfs again. With Romulus that means dealing with a very loud and needy attention whore. Dinos will just drop sugarcoating things and downright take whatever he wants at that point. Whether that is your carkeys or your girlfriend it's irrelevant. Some people actually like him after a few glasses. Some Girls particularly LOVE it (at first). But it also has happend that the grown boys have been thrown out a cafe, or worse, had to spend the night at the police station.

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What happend to her?

Only the Gods know, brother.

trigger warning: murder

Greece, what a marvelous woman. Remus first saw her when he was still a boy. There was something about her that made everyones jaw drop. It wasn't that he had never seen a finer woman before but it was like he was struck by lightning. She didn't notice him. He told his brother everything about her and he smiled. Brother didn't care too much for girls but he understood what it was to be drawn to another so much it hurt. When they finally forced Macedonia into submission she acknowledged the Roman Republic had maybe grown to a pest she should no longer ignore. But only after the twins beat down Athens she wanted to know what brat was responsible for this. This was the first time she looked him in the eyes. They were mesmerising and judging. Her frown was deep and even that looked great on her. Remus decided they were meant to be together. The chickens agreed so did all the other signs. He checked thoroughly cause what plans he had for her and himself could shake the very earth. Augustus was convinced and they did so much to please her. Slowly but steadily he'd win her over. They wrote and they met. After the first carefull smile he got from her things went rather quick. Maybe a little too quick and careless to his liking but still... progress.

Romulus was seeing a charioteer at the time and it was bound to come out at some point to hurt the Republic... well Republic... the senate was more of a formality by now. But the people did not need a representative that played wife for another man. Remus hated to be that person to kill off his lovers. But so much was at stake here. Things greater than their personal needs. He thought it a shame to kill him off allready. He used it as a tool to make his brother do whatever he or the people needed. When the charioteer did fell at some point, mortals are so fragile after all, Remus got the blaim.

And then the unthinkable happend. Romulus couldn't take it any more and opened up to Greece. She mothered him. And overnight they became friends, or something. And that's how brother who never thought much of women slowly fell in love with her too.

They were made for eachother Greece and Remus. And for the 900th anniversary of Rome they would marry. How could she refuse?

But Greece would have none of that. Clearly Remus was an idiot if he thought she'd ever belong to one man. He didn't understand untill he found out he wasn't the only Rome she had bed.

He drank to dull the sadness and his cowardice and headed to her home demanding explanations and a formal apology. When her words left him unsatisfied he figured if he could not have her nobody should. If only he had known that bringing her child to life and politics and internal struggles had weakened her so much that this death was to stay. She should get up cause he was not done with her. He'd kill her two times more for her betrayal! But she would not get up. With his blurred mind he tried to figure out how this was even possible. How could these hands kill the one thing in life he hold so dear? Maybe if he waited a little longer? When the sun came up he left in shock and disbelief.

What sick turn of fortune was this? There was no comfort. He hated himself more than ever. He wished he could just start all over again. Either the Gods had forsaken him, or worse, just like everything else it was all just made up. He had been living a lie all his life.

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"I'm glad you understand. I mean it's ok if you need to cry. I am by no means telling you not to feel anything. Boys can cry. I'm just expressing my... hope that you can overcome.. the ehh dissapointment in a calm and constructive manner. I, ofcourse know how much you boys look up to me, idolise me, fetishise me." He smirked "Not that we didn't do that when we were young, mind you. Young Nations have been doing that since the beginning of time"

No one should be judged for loving more than they ought, only for loving not enough.

Ludwig thought about those words for a moment. “I’m not quite sure where you want to go with this. It sounds deep.” 

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"Alright" Rome says slinging his arm around him. "Who again gave you permission to grow taller than me? You better not be doing steroids or something boy. I'm watching you!" He stated with squinting eyes.

"Eghhh... I don't want the party to be over. Tomorrow is gonna suck so bad." Rome stands up clutching Gabe to balance himself

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"Eghhh... I don't want the party to be over. Tomorrow is gonna suck so bad." Rome stands up clutching Gabe to balance himself

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"Feisty... how cute" he grinned broadly "Yes you did tell me. I keep forgetting. Listen.." he leaned in closer "You are really beautifull, but it's not gonna work between us. It's not you, it's me." His smile was gone "please don't be sad"

No one should be judged for loving more than they ought, only for loving not enough.

Ludwig thought about those words for a moment. “I’m not quite sure where you want to go with this. It sounds deep.” 

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"Ofcourse not..." he said "I was high as a kite. I guess he didn't like that so much" He pulled up his shoulders. "You know what else is deep, those eyes of yours. I guess you are super popular, no?" He pinched his cheek with a grin.

No one should be judged for loving more than they ought, only for loving not enough.

Ludwig thought about those words for a moment. “I’m not quite sure where you want to go with this. It sounds deep.” 

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"I know, right!" Rome says really happy with himself. "I saw it on a mug in a store. And it spoke to me on a spiritual level. But uhhh... I already spend all my cash so..." He sighs "I probably couldn't have bought it anyway cause the shopkeeper threw me out"

No one should be judged for loving more than they ought, only for loving not enough.

Ludwig thought about those words for a moment. “I’m not quite sure where you want to go with this. It sounds deep.” 

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Rome opened the door with a swing "after you!" He thought about all that was said and added "the ehhh... demons stay here. I won't tell anyone, neighter will you. Ok. I guess I needed to tell someone and you are just so handsome and shit.. when Im like this" He looked at the other intensely.

*Caledonia is on his door step. He looks like he has tried to neaten himself up although he is still a mess. He knocks, feeling rather awkward, no projectile weapon in sight*

Rome opens the door, reeking of beer, wearing sweatpants and a morning robe even though it’s in the afternoon. “Ohh…” he looks really confused “Did.. did something bad happen? Are you ok?”