Iceland gave a small nod, relieved though he tried not to show it. At least he hadn’t completely alienated Estonia by being too busy to contact him sooner. He really needed to be better about all of this… years of isolation wasn’t really a good excuse anymore- not when he had been independent for almost seventy years. “That’s good… I wouldn’t want to keep you from work or anything.” Iceland wasn’t sure what else he could say, standing in an awkward silence before Estonia asked for his coat. “Yeah… thank you.” Iceland quickly shrugged himself out of his coat and handed it to Estonia, hesitating before he spoke again. “It’s been awhile since I could visit… has everything been alright?…” Iceland wished he could think of something other than small talk, but for the moment he was struggling with what exactly to say. “… Your house still looks good…”
“I’ve been alright,” he said as he took Iceland’s jacket and hung it up in the tiny closet. “You know me, I always have my face buried in my work,” he laughs, “But I’m looking to get away once the weather gets warmer. I think I’ll escape to the countryside, maybe by the coastline and go boating.” Estonia wasn’t quite sure what to say. His life was average and mostly uneventful so there wasn’t much he could say. Instead, he was much more curious about how others were doing. He didn’t have company stop by often so he loved to listen to others talk about their daily lives. “I fixed this place up a bit during the winter,” he smiled, remembering the last comment Iceland had said, “I’m happy to hear that it still looks nice.” After a brief period of silence, Estonia realized that they had been standing in the hallway for some time. “Why don’t we get comfortable and continue this in the living room? Did you want anything to drink? Coffee? Tea? Alcohol? You name it, I probably have it.”
