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The pale glow of a phone screen illuminates a cluttered desk in a dim room. A Discord notification pings—shrill against the silence of 5 AM. The chat window loads, revealing a name: “Psycho squad🔥,” created by @United Kingdom of Great Britain. Messages scroll down like a frantic heartbeat. Russian Empire types in Cyrillic, cursing. German Empire groans about the hour. Austria-Hungary notes it’s 5 AM for him too. Ottoman Empire’s username triggers a playful jab from Great Britain, and France struggles to pronounce it. Belgium questions the chat’s necessity. Bulgaria, returning after five years, laments his expired Nitro. Serbia admits he forgot what Discord is. Italy’s cheerful “Ciao!!” breaks the tension. The screen flickers, and a new message pops up—@Deutsches Rei…