Finland found himself standing on a black, solid, slightly curved surface. He looked up and saw a kaleidoscope of lasers swirling into a rainbow pattern.

"Whoa!" he exclaimed "This is the coolest! This has to be the most magical landscape I've ever seen."

A sky-blue icosahedra rolled past with a herd of bleating cotton puffs hopping after it.

"...although, it's a little weird."

He stepped farther onto the dreamscape, which featured more and more elaborate rainbow laser patterns as he traveled on.

"So…this is cool, yah? Although after walking around for a bit I'm starting to think that I really have no idea where I'm going. I kind of wish there was a ma-AIHH!"

Iron bars shot up from the ground, welding themselves together to form a cage around an extremely freaked-out Finland as sirens blared in the background.

A giant monitor appeared above Finland's head displaying words in an intimidating red glowing font.

INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT!

Finland squeaked as multiple red dots of light appeared on his torso.

INTRUDER CONTAINED. ANALYZING INTRUDER IDENTITY

"No! Ya don't understand, I was just lost and-"

STILL ANALYZING INTRUDER IDENTITY. WHEN IDENTITY IS DETERMINED, PROCEED TO TAKE COURSE OF ACTION THAT IS MOST CONDUCIVE TO MAINTAINING POLITICAL NEUTRALITY.

…IDENTITY MATCH: FINLAND

…FINLAND?!

The red lights vanished and the iron bars were replaced with swarms of lovely butterflies. The monitor remained, though the font color had changed to a mellow blue.

FINLAND = GOOD

FINLAND = NICE

FINLAND = CUTE + SWEET + ADORABLE

"Umm…" Finland was unsure whether to be relieved or more terrified than ever "…thank ya?"

FINLAND = AWW…

Alright…this was getting more than a little awkward.

"Yah…anyways…" Finland slowly started to back away. "So maybe I should just, umm…"

FINLAND = LOVE = HUG

HUG = +800 STAMINA

COMMENCING OPERATION "HUG FINLAND"

Before Finland could fully comprehend the situation the monitor had dissolved into a cloud of sparkles and a tall blonde stranger had materialized out of thin air before wrapping him into a hug.

"Eeek!" Finland squeaked in understated terror until he realized that the feeling of this particular hug was exactly like slipping into a steam bath…only about 800 times better.

His shivering stopped as he found himself melting into the snuggly stranger's embrace. Was this even a stranger? No…couldn't be a stranger, otherwise Finland would be screaming his lungs inside out. Finland didn't even let good friends hold him this close or this long. This person had to…had to be…

Finland had no idea. That's okay, it was a dream. He didn't have to have any idea. Slowly he wrapped his arms around the stranger's neck and rested his head on the mysterious man's chest.

"I am definitely glad I met ya tonight," Finland said as he smiled and closed his eyes. "The rest of my night has been pretty scary, but this is quite pleasant."

The stranger nodded.

"Ya wouldn't mind if we stayed like this 'til I woke up, would ya?"

Sweden shook his head. Why couldn't he speak? And how had Finland's dream-self stumbled into Sweden's soulscape? Was this what would happen whenever Finland fell asleep holding Sweden's sphere-shaped prison cell? So he was wordless in one world and shape-shifted in the other?

"That's wonderful news," Finland sighed in a sleepy voice as his head leaned further into Sweden's chest. "Good night Snuggly Stranger Man."

Sweden shut down the inquiring part of his mind and just melted into the moment.

OPERATION "HUG FINLAND" = SUCCESSFUL