Post by muffin on Sept 21, 2010 13:44:33 GMT -5
(((My Reflection)))
Nation: South Italy, Repubblica Italiana and former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Name: Lovino ‘Romano’ Vargas
Gender: Male
Appearance Age: 22
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 70kg
Appearance:
If you take a look at Romano the first things you’ll notice are the gravity-defying hair curl and the prominent scowl on his face. Though he and his brother look a bit alike, it is rather simple to tell them apart: his hair is a darker shade of brown and his curl sticks out to the other side. He also rarely smiles in comparison to his brother. His build is quite average – he is not the tallest of the other nations, and he happens to be a little scrawny. He is fair skinned even though he represents Southern Italy.
Romano always tries to look good. He likes to wear expensive Italian suits and even his casual clothes are always from well-known brands. Sometimes he likes to dress himself in a black suit and wears sunglasses.
(((Know Thyself )))
Personality:
He's a little moody, usually in a bad than a good mood, but he would not be considered exceptionally bitchy as others often portray him. Yes, he insults people more often than he says nice things about them and in extreme moments he can even get violent (even though those moments are rare). But there are still times when he is calm and shows the people close to him that he cares, sometimes he might even show them one of his rare smiles. He is not very sociable and has a hard time admitting his true feelings. South Italy also thinks that showing how he feels could be some kind of weakness and therefore tries to act tougher than he is.
Most people have a hard time getting along with him but he's quite charming towards women. He isn't really interested in them but he would never hurt women or children and thinks that girls are really cute. He's also very protective of his little brother and wants to be liked and praised by him.He started to hate Germany “'cause Feliciano just wouldn't stop talking about him” - so he's just jealous~
Romano likes to hide behind Spain and lets the other nation deal with all the problems and trouble he’s got himself into, but that just because he likes it when other people do all the work for him. He knows quite well how to fight for himself even if he is not very strong (after all there had been times in history where he had to fight on his own without anyone around to protect him).
Likes:
★ Tomatoes
★ Arts
★ Music
★ Pizza
★ Pasta
★ Italian food in general
★ Cooking
★ His brother North Italy/Veneciano
★ Siesta/taking naps
★ Spain/Antonio
★ Football
★ Turtles
★ Spanish food (he wouldn’t admit it though)
★ Expensive and fast cars
★ Italian fashion
★ Girls/Women
★ The Mafia
★ If other people do all the work for him
★ Lazy mornings
★ Sunshine and warm weather (his favorite season is summer)
★ Black suits and sunglasses
Dislikes:
✖ Germany
✖ France
✖ Turkey
✖ Potatoes
✖ Cheese
✖ Foreign Food in general
✖ If he is woken up during his Siesta or too early in the morning
✖ That everyone calls his brother ‘Italy’
✖ Feeling hungry with no food around.
✖ When people call him a coward or still call him Spain’s ‘little henchman’
Fears:
☣ France & Turkey (after all, both countries tried to conquer his lands more than once)
☣ To lose his family/the people close to him even though he acts like he doesn't cares
☣ War, since he isn't really strong and has to rely on others for help
Secrets:
♦ He only says that he hates potatoes. Truth is that he doesn’t think they are so bad – there are quite a few Italian dishes with potatoes and he likes those.
♦ He usually hides behind Spain and lets the older Nation fight for him but if you get him angry enough or if Spain isn’t near he knows how to fight for himself. (The Mafia isn’t part of South Italy for nothing. He likes his gun and knows how to use it.) But this isn’t a side of him many others had seen before and he actually prefers it if Spain takes care of these things for him.
♦ He knows how to clean and is actually pretty good at it! He may have been bad it as a child but his own home is always clean and yes he takes care of it himself.
Strengths:
✓ He's able to act tougher than he is?
✓ He's a good pickpocket?
✓ He gets along with the ladies
✓ He’s good at cooking
✓ He’s a fast runner
Weaknesses:
☠ He's actually rather weak physically
☠ A coward that hides as soon as he sees one of his enemies
☠ He isn't good with his hands
☠ His bad mouth
☠ Jealousy
☠ He’s late most of the time
(((The Pages of History )))
History:
Middle Ages
Byzantines
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Byzantines took hold of Sicily (and much later also Naples and other parts of southern Italy).
535 AD The Byzantine General Belisarios landed in Sicily and conquered the island with almost no efforts.
It's said it was because the Sicilians had hoped for a better ruler. Sicily was then used as a base for the Byzantines to conquer the rest of Italy, with Naples, Rome, Milan and the Ostrogoth capital Ravenna falling within five years.
Byzantine Emperor Constans II decided to move from the capital Constantinople to Syracuse in Sicily during 660. The following year he launched an assault from Sicily against the Lombard Duchy of Benevento, which then occupied most of southern Italy.
In 826 AD, Euphemius, a commander of the Byzantines, killed his wife in and forced a nun to marry him. Emperor Michael II caught wind of it and ordered that General Constantine end the marriage and cut off Euphemius' head. Euphemius rose up, killed Constantine and then occupied Syracuse - he then was defeated and was later forced to go to North Africa.
It took over a century for Byzantine Sicily to be conquered. Syracuse held on for a long time, Taormina fell in 902, and all of Sicily was eventually conquered by Arabs in 965 AD.
Arabs
The Arabs ruled from 965-1072 AD. By the 11th century, mainland southern Italian powers hired Norman mercenaries, who conquered Sicily from the Arabs.
South Italy under Norman rule
The Norman Kingdom was created in 1130 by Roger II of Sicily. Roger united the lands he inherited from his father Roger I of Sicily. These areas included the Duchy of Apulia and the County of Sicily.
In 1136, the rival of Anacletus, Pope Innocent II, convinced Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor, to attack the Kingdom of Sicily with help from the Byzantine Emperor John II Comnenus. The two armies were united at Bari, from where they continued their campaign in 1137. Roger offered to give Apulia as a fief to the Empire, which Lothair refused after being pressured by Innocent. At the same time, the army of Lothair revolted.
Then Lothair, who had hoped for the complete conquest of Sicily, gave Capua and Apulia from the Kingdom of Sicily to Roger's enemies. Innocent protested, claiming that Apulia fell under papal claims.
Roger spent most of the decade, beginning with his coronation and ending with the Assizes of Ariano, enacting a series of laws with which Roger intended to centralize the government, fending off multiple invasions, and quelling rebellions by his premier vassals: Grimoald of Bari, Robert II of Capua, Ranulf of Alife, Sergius VII of Naples and others. It was through his admiral George of Antioch that Roger then proceeded to conquer the Mahdia in Africa (Ifriqiya), taking the unofficial title "King of Africa". At the same time Roger's fleet attacked the Byzantine Empire, making Sicily the leading maritime power in the Mediterranean Sea for almost a century.
Hohenstaufen kingdom
The Accession of Frederick, a child who would then become also the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in 1197, greatly affected the immediate future of Sicily.
The Hohenstaufen's grip on power, however, was not secure. Walter III of Brienne had married the daughter of Tancred of Sicily. She was sister and heiress of the deposed King William III of Sicily. In 1201, William decided to claim the kingdom.
The Hohenstaufen rule in Sicily ended after the 1266 Angevin Invasion and the death of Conradin, the last male heir of Hohenstaufen, in 1268.
Ruled by Anjou
In 1266, conflicts between the Hohenstaufen house and the Papacy led to the conquest of Sicily by Charles I, Duke of Anjou.
Opposition to French officialdom and taxation combined with the rebellions by Aragonese and Byzantine agents led to the Sicilian Vespers and the successful invasion by King Peter III of Aragon in 1282. The resulting War of the Sicilian Vespers lasted until the 'Peace of Caltabellotta' in 1302, dividing the old Kingdom of Sicily in two.
Sicilian Vespers
In 1268, Charles of Anjou became King of Sicily but the Sicilian people came to resent the Angevin rulers since he didn't share the same interest as his people.
On 'Easter Monday in' 1282, the Sicilian people took matters into their own hands. A large crowd of Sicilians gathered outside a church near Palermo awaiting Vespers. They were joined by a group of French troops who didn't know the meaning behind the gathering. When one of the French tried to pull a woman away from the crowd, he was stabbed to death. The French troops tried to help their fallen comrade but were attacked and killed by the crowd.
As the church bells rang for Vespers the people of Palermo called for an uprising. The Sicilians slaughtered the French, took hold of Palermo, and declared their independence. The revolt spread throughout the island. Cities and towns declared their independence, and the French either fled or were massacred.
King Charles went to Sicily with his troops to re-conquer the island but failed.
Italian Wars (1494-1559)
War over Naples
Also known as the 'Second Italian War' of 1499–1504, the war started the year after the first one ended. (I skipped the first 'Italian War' because it does not include South Italy. Only during the Second war France and Spain decide to launch an attack on South Italy. I'll also skip most of the following wars since they don't directly include South Italy.)
Louis XII of France wanted to claim Milan and Naples as his. In 1499, Louis XII invaded Lombardy and seized Milan. Louis also concluded an alliance with the Republic of Venice and the Swiss (in form of Swiss merchants) and invaded the Duchy of Milan.
The Treaty of Trente was signed on October 13, 1501 between Louis and Maximilian of Austria. Based on the terms of the agreement, Austria recognized all French conquests in the northern territories of Italy.But this wasn't enough and Louis set eyes on the Kingdom of Naples. On November 11, 1500, the Treaty of Granada was signed by Louis XII of France and Ferdinand I of Spain in which they formed an alliance to invade Naples and split the lands between them.
In 1501, French and Aragonese armies seized Naples. The two kings then quarreled over the division of the spoils.; Ferdinand's insistence that he be recognized as king of both Naples and Sicily soon led to war between France and Spain. This led to the wars of Cerignola and Garigliano where the Spanish troops defeated their French enemies and forced them to withdraw back to Lombardy. In the end, Ferdinand I of Spain claimed Naples his.
The Italian War of 1521–26
Also known as the 'Four Years' War' in which France tried to conquer Naples/get it back from Spain. Following this war was the 'War of the League of Cognac' in which the Siege of Naples took place.
Siege of Naples (1527)
The destruction of Rome prompted frantic action on the part of the French. On 30 April 1527, Henry VIII and Francis signed the Treaty of Westminster to combine their forces against Charles. Francis, having finally drawn Henry VIII into the League, sent an army through Genoa to Naples, where it proceeded to prepare itself for an extended siege.
16th Century
Aragonese rule
The Aragonese rule left its impression on Italy and the Renaissance through such figures as Alfonso the Magnanimous. With the unification of the crowns of Castile and Aragon in the late 15th century, southern Italy and Sicily ceased to have a local monarch and were ruled by viceroys appointed by the Spanish crown.
17th Century
Palermo Revolt
The Revolt of 1647 was the first revolt of many against Spanish rule. The protests were started by peasants and criminals deeply affected by the spread of the famine. The Spanish troops as well as the nobles were helpless and it was only because of the maestranze that they had been able to break the rebellion.
Naples Revolt (1647-1648)
The Neapolitans - in protest against a new taxes - rose in revolt. The rebels took up arms, turned upon tax collectors and, nobles, and besieged the Spanish garrison.
The rebellion spread to the countryside.
In October 1647, a Spanish fleet failed to reestablish Spanish rule; so the rebels proclaimed a republic. Meanwhile the nobles in the countryside had raised a force and blockaded the city.
On April 6th 1648 the rebels agreed to a return of the Spanish garrison.
The Messina Revolt (1672-1678 )
In 1672, the artisans of Messina revolted against patrician rule and took control of the city, a social revolt which did not question Spanish rule.
In 1674, a patrician force overcame the rebel force and retook control of the city, drove the Spanish troops out of the town and called for French aid. France, who had been at war with Spain since 1673, went to aid Messina during their revolt. Messina held out until the end of the war; When peace was negotiated in 1678, the French withdrew their support, and the Spanish reestablished control.
It's said the people of Messina welcomed the Spanish troops with open arms - happy to get the French troops out of their town again!
18th Century
War of the Spanish Succession
Naples and Sicily fell into the vicissitudes of the War of the Spanish Succession. In the Treaty of Utrecht it was decided that the Spanish Netherlands, Naples, Milan, and Sardinia would belong to Austria; Sicily and parts of the Milanese to Savoy; and Gibraltar and Minorca to Great Britain.
War of the Polish Succession
During the War of the Polish Succession, the Spanish KingCharles III. was able to win back Naples and Sicily.
French Revolution
In 1799, South Italy fell into the vicissitudes of the French Revolution. The Neapolitan Republic was formed in the Kingdom of Naples. The People of Naples started an Anti-Revolutionary movement and where able to bring their own king back to the throne.
19th Century
Napoleon
The Kingdom of Italy was founded in Northern Italy by Napoleon, and ended with his defeat and fall. When Napoleon abdicated both the thrones of France and Italy on April 11, 1814, Eugène de Beauharnais lined up his army along the Mincio River against the German invasion, and he attempted to be crowned king. The Senate of the Kingdom was summoned on April 17, but the senators showed themselves undecided in that chaotic situation. Eugène surrendered on April 23, and was exiled to Bavaria by the Austrians, who occupied Milan on April 28.
Finally, on May 25, the Supreme Imperial Commissioner Count Heinrich von Bellegarde took all the powers over Lombardy, and former monarchies in Modena, Romagna and Piedmont were gradually re-established; On May 30, the Treaty of Paris was signed, and the remains of the kingdom were annexed by the Austrian Empire.
The Mafia
The Mafia (also known as "Cosa Nostra") was found in Sicily.
"The Mafia is oppression, arrogance, greed, self-enrichment, power and hegemony above and against all others. It is not an abstract concept, or a state of mind, or a literary term... It is a criminal organization regulated by unwritten but iron and inexorable rules... The myth of a courageous and generous 'man of honor' must be destroyed, because a mafioso is just the opposite."
-- Cesare Terranova, Italian Magistrate murdered in 1979
Triple Alliance
In 1879, Germany and Austria-Hungary agreed to form a Dual Alliance. This alliance of peace and friendship became the Triple Alliance when it was expanded to include Italy in 1882. The three countries agreed to support each other if attacked by either France or Russia.One of the chief aims of the Triple Alliance was to prevent Italy from declaring war against Austria-Hungary, towards whom the Italians were in constant dispute over territorial matters.
Although regularly renewed up until the outbreak of First World War in 1914, the Triple Alliance was essentially ineffective with regard to Italy's participation in 1902 Italy reached an understanding with France that each would remain neutral in the event of an attack upon the other.
Il Risorgimento (1815-1871)
Also called 'Italian independence Wars', it describes the process that would finally lead to the Italian Unification (the 'Risorgimento'). The Italian Independence wars were three wars fought against Austria between 1848 and 1866 and ended with the conquest of the whole Italian territory.
First Italian War of Independence
The first independence war was declared by the Savoy's kingdom of Sardinia, in 1848, with the alliance of other Italian states (Like the Papal States and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies). After an initial successful campaign, with the victories at Goito and Peschiera del Garda, the pope recalled his troops, soon being followed by the other allies.
After the invasion of Lombardy, the interests of Savoyards became quite evident and, being alone, Piedmont was defeated by Austrians at Custoza and was forced to accept an armistice. Rome was attacked by French troops, but Giuseppe Garibaldi's forces prevailed; however, the republic soon surrendered.
Second Italian War of Independence
The second independence war was declared by the kingdom of Sardinia, in 1859 this time allied with France.
Napoleon III and Camillo Cavour signed a treaty of alliance against Austria: France would help Sardine to fight against Austria and Sardinia would give Nicea and Sabaudia to France.
In the same year, Austria started a war with Sardinia. French and Sardinian armies defeated Austrians in several battles of Montebello, Magenta and Solferino and took Milan.German states forced Napoleon to stop the war, so he signed armistice with Austria. Rebellions started in northern Italy.
In 1860, a revolution started in the Kingdom of the two Sicilies. Giuseppe Garibaldi took troops and sailed to Sicily where he defeated the army of the Sicilian king. Naples and Sicily allied themselves with Sardinia.
Third Italian War of Independence
The third independence war was declared by the Kingdom of Italy in 1866, with the alliance of Prussia. Italy signed an alliance with Prussia against Austria. During the war, Albrecht Hapsburg defeated Italian forces in the battle of Custozza, but thanks to Prussian victory over Austria, Italy gained the Kingdom of Venice. The peace between Austria and Italy was then signed in Vienna.
In 1870, when Prussia destroyed the French Empire, Italian forces overtook the Papal State and declared Rome their capital.
Modern History
World War 1
In the years that led up to World War I, Italy had sided with Germany and Austria-Hungary in the Triple Alliance. In theory, Italy should have joined the two nations when war broke out in August 1914. However, it didn't. Instead, Italy waited to see how the war would progressed. On April 26th 1915, Italy joined the war on the side of the Triple Entente with Britain, France and Russia.
Many socialists had supported the governments in keeping Italy out of the war. The nationalists, however, were horrified. To start with, Mussolini was against the war. But he changed his mind in 1915 because of the secret Treaty of London: Britain offered him large sections of territory in the Adriatic Sea region – which included Tyrol, Dalmatia and Istria. Such an offer was too tempting for Italy to refuse and so, in 1915, they finally joined the war.
But Italy's experience in World War One was disastrous. Between 1915 and 1917, Italian troops only got 10 miles inside Austrian territory. In 1917 came the 'Disaster of Caporetto.' took place in which the Italians had to fight the whole Austrian Army and 7 divisions of German troops. Although the Italians had a victory at Vittorio Veneto in 1918, the psychological impact of Caporetto was huge. The retreat brought shame and humiliation to Italy.
Pact of Steel
Formally known as the 'Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy'. The pact formed an alliance between the two in the event of either being invaded. It also went one step further to state that neither side would make peace unless the other agreed. The pact was intended to last for ten years. Secret clauses in the pact urged both nations to increase the level of cooperation in war planning and war production and to coordinate propaganda efforts.
World War 2
Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Following this event, Mussolini would change his mind repeatedly as to whether or not he intended to enter the war. The British commander in Africa, General Wavell, was correct in arguing that Mussolini's pride would ultimately cause him to enter the war. Wavell would compare Mussolini's situation to that of someone at the top of a diving board and said "I think he must do something. If he cannot make a graceful dive he will at least have to jump in somehow; he can hardly put on his dressing gown and walk down the stairs again.
But despite Mussolini's description of the German-Italian alliance as an "Axis of Blood and Steel", his response to the German invasion was to declare that Italy was neutral. Then when Mussolini felt the war was coming to an end, he declared war on Britain and France.
Within a week of Italy's declaration of war, the British had seized Fort Capuzzo in an ambush east of Bardia.The Tenth Army's Engineer in Chief was captured. Mussolini ordered Marshal Graziani, commanding the Tenth Army in Libya, to attack into Egypt. Graziani wondered how he was possibly expected to succeed, but tried it anyway. The initial Italian assault would carry through to Sidi Barrani, around 95km inside the Egyptian border, before the attack came to a halt. At this time there were only +30,000 British troops available to defend against +250,000 Italian troops. However, Graziani did not know how weak the British were and also lacked faith in the strength of the Italian military.
In October 1940, Italy invaded Greece. After 3 weeks, the Italian force was repulsed. In 1943 American troops invaded Sicily.
Wholesale deportations of Jewish communities began when Germany occupied Italy in 1943. Italian units switched sides and began fighting against the Germans. In the following month, Mussolini controlled less and less of Italy as the Allies made bitter progress up the Italian peninsula. Rome fell on June 5, 1944.
With so many losses on all fronts, Germany could not adequately supply its Italian stations, and pulled back into Germany. Afterwards, Mussolini and his entourage were executed and hung by their feet for public display.
Miracolo economico
Also known as 'boom economico,' this was the Italian economic miracle in 1950/1960. After the Second World War, Italy was a poor and underdeveloped nation compared to others in Europe. The 'boom' let to the modernization and development of the country into one of the world's major economies during that time. Most of it was due to the discovery of methane and hydrocarbons, which allowed for the rebirth of the Italian steel industry. Italy also began to stabilize its inputs and outputs.
ECSC & EEC
The ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community) and later the EEC (European Economic Community) were found by Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
European Union
In 1993, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht. The founding Members were Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Financial crisis
In 2008, Italy was hit by the financial crisis like many other nations. The economy of Italy was the seventh-largest economy in the world in early 2008 based on nominal GDP comparisons, and the fourth-largest in Europe.
BEIJING, March 11 2009 (Xinhua) – Italy, which has long suffered from low economic growth due to lingering traditional obstacles, has plunged into an economic downturn since the contagious financial crisis broke out last year.
Analysts say the current downturn may last for a considerable period in the country as it battles against traditional old obstacles that impede its development while trying to pull through the economic crisis.
Allies:
Spain
He was ruled by Spain for a long time.
France
He was aided by France during his revols and was ruled by him for a while. Also during World War I.
Germany
During World War II
North Italy
They fought together in their Independence Wars.
Japan
During World WarII
Austria
He was ruled by him for a while.
Austria-Hungary
During World War I
Prussia
Third War of Italian Independence.
England
During World War I
Russia
During World War I
Enemies:
Spain
During his revolts and the Second Italian War
France
During the Italian Wars, Sicilian Vesper, Napoleonic Wars etc.
Austria
During the Il Risorgimento
Turkey
Several times in history. Mostly when he tried to attack South Italy.
America
During World War II
England
During World War II
Sample Post:
Romano stared at the paper in front of him. He was sitting on a wooden desk in a small room in the center of Messina – one of his beautiful cities on the coast of Sicily. However, he wasn’t here to marvel at its beauty, he was here to help his people, to support their revolt against Spain who still wasn’t giving a shit about them! He was so angry at the other, much older nation.
This wasn’t the first time he fought with his people during one of their revolts. First it had been Palermo, then Naples and now it was Messina! His people were suffering all across the country but Spain wasn’t doing anything to help them… no, he just increased the taxes and ignored how they suffered and died. Romano just couldn’t understand his “Boss.” He had always been so nice to him – okay, he was a little scared of the other nation after his last revolt in Naples but it wasn’t like Antonio had hurt him… just his people. In the end, he had even lowered the taxes for them but though it didn’t help all the people in his country.
Why was he caring for him but not for his people?
The South Italian shook his head and tried to focus on the empty paper lying on his desk. If he wanted to fight against Spain, he needed help and the only person he could ask was France. The first time his people had tried it alone and failed, the second time they had asked the French for help but failed again so now he wanted to ask the personification of France himself. As far as Romano knew, Spain and France were at war and Francis wouldn’t pass a chance to kick Antonio’s ass – at least, that was what he hoped for!
He took the quill and started writing:
Yo, Wino Bastard!
He looked at the greeting for a moment before he crossed out the words with a pained expression on his face. It wouldn’t do him any good if he started his message like that.
Dear Francis,
Lovino cringed at the words he had just written– he couldn’t believe he was calling that Bastard by his name.
How have you been? I have heard you are at war with Spain the Bastard! Too bad neither of you is dead yet…
Another crossed out sentence. This wasn’t going to work if he started writing these things. Romano told himself that he had to be nice regardless of how much torture it was to exchange pleasantries instead of insulting the French Nation.
As you may have heard, I have my own problems with him, which is the reason for writing this message to you. I’m in Messina, Sicily, and we were able to kick those stupid Spanish troops out of the town but we won’t be able to fight them off much longer. So get your fat ass over here – I hope you could aid my men and me in our war.
Again he had to cross out one of the sentences. God, was he disgusted with himself – the South Italian couldn’t believe he was seriously writing this!
I can assure you, you won’t regret it.
Sincerely, Romano
No, he wasn’t implying anything by writing that France wouldn’t regret helping him. Should the other want something, Romano didn’t care as long as he would come and help him. He wasn’t happy with it, he didn’t want to be nice to the Frenchman, but he would do anything for his people even if it meant to kiss his ugly frog ass!
Romano would do anything just to free his people from Spain.
[NOTE: I hope some of you will laugh while reading this post but don't worry, I know how to write serious posts as well!]
Did you read the rules and Dark Reflections Canon?
No I was too busy eating Italian pasta.
Random fun fact about yourself:
The most important thing first: I’m NOT a native English speaker so I hope you guys can overlook slight grammar mistakes and typos! (Yes, I use a spell- & grammars check and I do proofread my posts but I’m still far from being perfect in English)
What else? Hmm … I was asked by Spain and Prussia to join or okay, Prussia asked me if Spain had asked me to join (which she hadn’t ). So Prussia was all, “What? I’ve told her to ask you … hmm, okay, I have to talk to her about it” instead of asking me herself. Spain asked me the next day and I agreed to join as Belgium. Then she told me that Romano was up for grabs and well… here I am :3
