"It would have to be. Nor can I think of any reason why Austria would be unwilling to see the both of us." That was another thing that baffled Germany to no end. He could understand why Austria would be less than keen to see Prussia, especially considering their history, but why wouldn't he want to see Ludwig? They had gotten along throughout their long history; even so far as happily cheating on the votes to forge a union with him. So to be told that Austria thought it best not to see him again stung Ludwig. Not that he'd admit it, of course.

Even still... he had to think about that for some time before he could consider answering Prussia's question. There were too many things that just didn't add up, that just didn't make sense. Why America and Russia? Why Japan? What did any of these things have to do with the others? Ludwig wracked his brain trying to think of a plausible explanation, but none took into account everything that was going on. He simply didn't have enough information to work with, and that was frustrating to no end.

But in the end he had to share what he thought. It was an imprecise theory, but it was all he had at the moment. "I've been wondering why the group of us has been taken. It's a very specific list; you, me, America, Russia, Japan, and England. Of course, it could be that this Landel has nothing to do with our worlds, but that wouldn't explain why we specifically were chosen. I can only wonder if perhaps we were chosen because we are the most independent-minded of the nations. Perhaps the old view of many different nations is being implemented while we're gone." He gnawed his lip for a moment, then shook his head. "It doesn't explain the time differences, nor why the normal humans were taken, however. It's a flawed theory, so ignore it."