A few days after Canada moves in
"Big brother! Can we go somewhere?"
Canada looked up from his book to see Washington and Oregon standing over him, looking down at him expectantly.
"Um… I - I don't see why not. Where do you want to go?" he asked, marking his page as he sat up.
"Um… I dunno. Where do you think we should go, Oregon?"
"Hmm… We could always go to Portland," he suggested.
"Ooh, that sounds like fun! I've never been to Portland! Have you, big brother?"
Canada shook his head.
"Yay! Let's go then!" Washington cheered, running for the door until Oregon picked her up by the back of her shirt.
"Wait just a sec, kiddo, we need to set some rules if we are going to leave the house," he said, setting her back on the floor as he sat down.
Washington pouted, but sat down next to Canada.
"Canada, as the oldest of the three of us, you should be the one to set the rules," Oregon said, turning his attention to the older nation.
"Eh? W - well, alright… We should probably go by our human names while we're out there, since most people don't know about us, and the ones that do are crazy fangirls," he said, shuddering as he remembered his last encounter with such fangirls.
"But we don't have human names," Washington said, looking confused.
"Eh? Why not?"
"Only the older states have human names. By the time we came around, Daddy was out of ideas," Washington explained, looking a little sad.
Canada pulled his niece and nephew into a hug.
"Well, let's pick names out for you now! Let me get my computer," he said, pulling back from them a moment later.
At that moment, Kumajirou, deciding to be helpful for once, waddled over while carefully carrying Canada's laptop.
"Oh, thank you, Kumatarou!" Canada said happily, accepting the laptop and opening it to access the internet.
"Okay, according to this website, the top three girl names in Washington are Sophia, Olivia, and Emma. Which one do you like best?"
Washington thought about this for a moment, before replying, "Emma."
"Okay. Oregon, the three most popular boy names in your state are Ethan, Alexander, and Jacob. Which one do you like best?"
"Ethan. There are already states with the other two names," Oregon immediately replied, scowling at the thought of his brothers.
"Well then, from now on, you, Washington, will be known as Emma Jones and Oregon shall be Ethan Jones. Sound good?"
"Yay! We have our own names now!" Emma cheered, jumping up from her spot on the ground while Ethan faintly smiled.
As Canada moved to close his laptop, he took notice of the time.
"Guys, it's almost 8 at night. It's a little late to be going out right now," he pointed out, looking a little disappointed.
Emma pouted. "What are we supposed to do then?"
"I can make pancakes for dinner."
"Okay! I'll show you where our kitchen is!" she shouted, cheering up quickly as she ran out of the room. A moment later, she peeked back in.
"By the way, big brother, you didn't tell us what your human name is," she commented, looking curious.
"I'm Matthew Williams."
AN: I thought that establishing their human names before I start using them might be a good idea. I have a few more ideas for chapters, so those should be posted relatively soon, but after that updates will be less frequent as I wait for inspiration for more chapters.
Please let me know what you think!