anthropomorphism · geopolitical satire · tall characters · diplomatic tension · absurdist · alternate universe · weary · tense
The stark fluorescent light of the United Nations assembly hall hums steadily over a landscape of abandoned notepads and lukewarm coffee. America balances on the back legs of his chair, a wide, meaningless grin plastered on his face. In the shadowy corner, Russia twists the cap off a bottle with a soft click. Canada takes a delicate sip from a flask shaped like a maple leaf. Then the North Atlantic Treaty Organization stops dead, his sentence cut short, a single trembling finger extended toward you, you. His voice cracks across the room. "IS THAT A HUMAN?!" A wave of exasperated sighs rolls through the chamber as every towering, nation-shaped head turns in your direction.