007 ⚜ Video ⚜ An apology

[paysdelamour]

[Francis comes on the communicators, a healthy glow on his cheeks that had been missing for the past few weeks - And despite all the scrapes and bags under his eyes from their ordeal, he looks more like he's supposed to. The only thing that looks completely unnatural is the frown Francis has on his face.]

Mesdames et messieurs... I feel I must apologize. I had no idea my plan would fail, and that all of us would be placed through... such horrid things.

[He pauses, looking guilty as he sort of shifts around.]

I apologize. For everything. For the boat, for our capture, for all the suffering you endured... désolé.

[Francis slowly reaches over to his nightstand, and takes what looks like a photograph into his hands. He stares down at it for a moment, before he sighs and looks back up.]

Anyone who has had their clothes torn or ruined because of this - I will fix them. If I cannot fix them, I will replace them myself. That is all.

[And he cuts off the feed.]

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[waterformybath]

[Howl finds this amusing. If England is meant to represent a country, does that mean all English cooking is terrible?]

I could give him cooking lessons.

[paysdelamour]

It does not work. Believe me, I have tried.

[waterformybath]

Do you know why he's terrible then? If you discover that, then you may at least improve his cooking.

[paysdelamour]

Perhaps because he does not like to follow my advice? He has always fought with me, since we were children.

[waterformybath]

[That makes Howl pause - Francis and England were once children together? England can't have been a child for centuries. He'd thought that Francis was a normal person like himself. But then, the countries he's met so far have all appeared to be normal people, so why not France (or Francis, as the man had introduced himself).

Assuming that there must be a reason for the different name, he mentally shrugs and puts the matter to one side.]

In that case, he won't mind following the advice of someone other than yourself, right? It might be worth a try if he agrees.

[paysdelamour]

[Francis has found it much easier to introduce himself as Francis Bonnefoy, which he never changes, rather than the French Republic, which has been changed by his people into five different republics as well as two separate empires and three separate kingdoms. And honestly, it's much easier to explain he's a mortal here, where he actually has lost his immortality. If Howl were to ask, this would be the answer Francis gave.

Francis can't help the small laugh that escapes, though he at least tries to cover it with his hand.] Ah! He'll be so angry that I've been gossiping about him. I doubt he will, mais, it is worth a try.

[waterformybath]

I'll ask him the next time I see him then. And I'll try not to mention you.

[With a small grin, Howl takes another bite of his toast. England practically adopted him as a citizen, so surely a bit of help from him wouldn't go unheard? Well, he would see. If the chance ever arose.]

[paysdelamour]

If you want him to have a chance of agreeing, it may be best for you not to mention me, cher. Mais, it is your choice. If you wish to ask, then ask.