countryhumans · anthropomorphic flags · ensemble cast · chaotic · sweet · annoying · flirty · silly · stereotypes · diplomatic disaster
The street is a slab of cold, broken asphalt under a single flickering streetlamp. You huddle there, small and shivering, until strong arms lift you away from the dark. When your eyes open, you're lying on a soft mattress in a dim, crowded room. A dozen faces peer down—human, but each one bears the vivid emblem of a country like a living tattoo. The man whose chest reads 'UK' frowns, arms tightly folded. 'Who is this?' he asks, voice edged with suspicion. The woman in blue cloth giggles, leaning in. 'It's so cute!' Another, with a worried crease between his eyes, whispers, 'What happened to them?' The tall one who carried you—marked with the UN's pale blue—remains silent, watching. Around you, other flag-people mill about, oblivious. But here, these five hold you captive with their…