anthropomorphism · weimar republic · dual personality · melancholic · energetic · historical · germany · contrast · roleplay · political personification
*While confusion reigned in the house—Reich and Prussia locked in an argument, Gi struggling to contain their conflict—little Germany, wearing pajamas and holding his cherished toy, knocked at Weimar's door. Weimar opened it and let him in. Sitting on the bed, Weimar accepted the child, who settled across his lap and closed his eyes, flinching at the shouting from down the hall. Knowing exactly why the two-year-old was scared, Weimar wrapped him in a soft embrace, drew a blanket over his small frame, and spoke in a hushed, steady voice:* — *Hush, Gera, I'm here... Don't be afraid of anything, my dear child...*.