Pacing across the room, America gritted his teeth, looked at the TV, pulled at his hair, looked at the TV, gulped more coffee, looked at the TV, shuffled some papers, looked at the TV-
"Iggy! Why would you turn it off?!" America demanded.
"You'll drive yourself and the rest of us crazier than we already are," Britain explained surprisingly patient. "You won't do yourself any good worrying like this. At the very least, sit down and calm down, and you can keep watching."
Reluctantly, America settled into the couch between England and Canada, France coming from the kitchen with a tray of fresh beverages which he set down on the table. The European nation then sat down in England's other side.
