Author's Note: The 365 Project is an experimental multi-fandom project to write and post at least one short every day for the next year, not including my semi-regular bi-weekly updates. For more details, see the relevent section in my profile. This is The 365 Project, 4 November.
In the immortal words of Samuel L. Clemens... "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR."
Disclaimer; I don't own or make money from Hetalia or any characters thereof, using them without permission for entertainment purposes solely.
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"Election Day Jitters"
By J.T. Magnus, 'Turbo'
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"Honestly, America, I don't think I've ever seen you this nervous before... actually, I didn't think you knew how to be nervous underneath all your bluster and bravado."
"You haven't ever seen me on this date before, either," Alfred F. Jones took the liberty of pointing out, "There's a reason for it, too; I'm always nervous while I'm waiting for the polls to close. Come on, only my whole future as a Nation is at stake here, you know? After all, the pundits have spent the last week offering 'predictions' and all, but there's still no telling what will happen until the last vote is in and counted... maybe even recounted; remember Florida ten years ago? It can get crazy! And I'll be caught in the middle of it all!"
"I'll point out and remind you that it was, after all, your idea, Alfred - you and those 'Founding Fathers' you claim. Your little 'Great Experiment' in Democracy not as 'awesome' now with a few hundred years on it?"
"Now you just shut your mouth, Arthur!" Alfred snapped at the other Nation, "At least with my way if my people aren't happy with my bosses, they can remove them without having to have a war over it every time - how many times have you had civil wars because of your bosses refusing to listen to your people until they took up arms, huh? Come on, how many?"
"At least my people actually do something, what do yours do? Cast ballots and then expect people who don't listen to them anyway to go along with the results of those ballots - you're so naive, America," Arthur shook his head.
"And you're a fool," Alfred shot back, "Or have you forgotten being on the recieving end when my people refused to be oppressed anymore? Sure, sooner or later there's going to be someone in power who refuses to give it up when the people say 'enough', but you know what? I trust my people to remember that a Constitutional Republic means that power comes from the people to the government and not the other way around - that's part of why I'm the hero and always will be!"