A/N: Helps if you've seen S3E2, Geography of Global Conflict.
Interplanetary Conflict
Annie was trying to be welcoming to Abed's new biology partner. The girl was new to Greendale, and seemed like she could use a friend. Also, Annie really needed someone to fill in for her United Nations team now that Vicki was spending the break with Neil. Annie had already asked every member in her study group, but they all claimed to be busy. Anya was her last hope of competing this weekend against City College.
She spied the pair sitting together at the usual table in the cafeteria, eating chicken fingers.
"Hi Abed, Anya," she singsonged brightly. "How are you two doing?"
Abed looked up at her and stared. Annie began to fidget. He always seemed to look straight at her, and she felt irrationally guilty for a second. She hadn't really spent a lot of time with these two, but she was trying now, right?
"I'm good. Is something wrong?"
"What?" Annie said, her voice raising an octave. "Why would you think something's wrong?"
"You ate lunch with Troy and Britta outside. You usually go home afterwards, but instead you're in here, sitting with us."
"Maybe she got hungry again," Anya said to Abed, keeping her eyes on Annie. "She is very skinny." Annie fought the urge to roll her eyes. Anya could be just as weird as any of the study group. Was she sure she wanted to ask the new girl to be on the U.N. team?
Annie opened her mouth to excuse herself, but caught sight of Annie Kim out of the corner of her eye talking to Todd. Was she thinking of asking that weirdo to be on their team? That wouldn't do. She'd rather have Anya and her strange comments over Todd any day.
"Actually, Anya, I was looking for you. Do you know about the model United Nations?"
Anya shook her head, and Annie explained. "It's like the real U.N., only everyone picks a country. You solve crisis situations until you reach World Peace."
"That sounds ridiculous," Anya replied tersely. "World peace is impossible. Plus, countries never work together on anything, unless they can borrow money from each other. That's why there's so many Chinese people around now."
Annie's brow knotted together as she tried to follow the girl's reasoning. "Of course peace is possible! And anyway, it's just a model one. It doesn't have to be completely realistic."
"It's actually pretty fun," Abed interjected. "I was Switzerland last time. We ended up joining the two Earths to make an intergalactic united nations."
"Two Earths?" Anya asked excitedly. "Which ones were they?"
"Well, one was an Earth where Our Annie began a United Nations, and the other was begun by Asian Annie."
"Abed," Annie interrupted. They were getting off track, and she didn't want the new girl to be scared away from the idea. "There's only one Earth, and I resolved my issues with Other Annie. We're co-presidents." She smiled brightly at Anya. "And I'd really love it if you'd join us."
"Of course there's more than one Earth," Anya said, ignoring Annie's invitation. "There are all kinds of Earths. You could have, like, a world with no shrimp. Or with, you know, nothing but shrimp.*"
"Or an Earth where I have a goatee and Jeff has no arm," Abed continued, looking thoughtful.
"Exactly," Anya said, nodding at him. "Which would make a United Nations even dumber. How could we unite all those Earths? They'd never get along. One world would try and make us all into cow-people, and then where would you be?"
Abed nodded sagely, and munched on another chicken finger.
Annie sighed. What had she been thinking, inviting these two to the United Nations team? Maybe Todd wouldn't be so bad after all...
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*Anya's dialogue is from BtVS Superstar, Season 4
