Voice: Un: Diggs

[justoscar]

[It had been nearly a week, and Oscar was becoming worried.

Lessons he has learned on the other side of the Dream had taught him that sitting in the worry and letting it overcome him did no one any good-- least of all himself. Knowing this, Oscar tentatively turned on the Audio function of his new device and, with an obvious case of awkward nerves, started talking.]

Um... Hi.

I'm Oscar Pine and... I'm sure some of you know me already, but some of you don't and that's okay.

There was just a couple of things I wanted to say.

First: I know that things have been stressful lately and that we all need something to do, so I'm willing to teach people how to garden if they want a hobby that lasts a little longer than baking all the time. I'm a farmhand... And I did the baking thing. Growing and taking care of your own vegetables helps a little more, for a longer time.

And-- you can share your extra zucchini with your friends and loved ones. Isn't that cool?

I managed to bring along some seeds to get started. Just... Contact me if you're interested.

... and thanks, Mako, for the idea.

Second: is anyone else having trouble sleeping since they got here? I know being nervous makes sleeping hard, but this feels different. Anyone have any ideas about why this is happening, or how to help?

Last: ... I don't know about everyone else, but there's still some people I'm looking for that haven't come ashore yet. Can people just...chime in to let everyone know that they're safe? And let us know if there's anyone else you're looking for?

Maybe we can make everything a little easier if we work together. I don't know...

I'm just kinda worried, and some of you all probably are too.

Comments

[possessum]

Oh yeah... Nessie. ( Fuck, that's right... She was the literal Loch Ness Monster! And Peter got to pet her! )

Where I'm from, she's actually been around for a long, long time. She's survived all kinds of things, so I bet... I bet she survived there, too. ( He hopes to reassure the younger boy. Never mind that there's no definitive proof that she's a real thing, in his world. Clearly, she's real in some capacity. )

Oh dude, for sure— if you end up going, we should all hang out there. It's... pretty different from the kinds of schools in my world, but I don't think you'd have any trouble adjusting. ( It seems a lot like the kind of thing Oscar might be used to — at least according to Ruby. )

Yeah! I'm totally down. Studying's not exactly my strong suit, so I'll take all the help I can get. Luna's usually having to help drag me through this stuff. ( There's an almost dopey little grin at that, something more relaxed that peeks through. )

Let me know if you decide to enroll, and we can help you find classes and stuff like that.

[justoscar]

[Oscar's experience and Ruby's experience with schools bore little resemblance, despite hailing from the same world. Their lives before their paths had connected had been far too different, and becoming a Huntsman had been nowhere on Oscar's agenda.

He had been destined to run the family farm when the time came... and he hoped to possibly write in the future. Neither had anything to do with the grand dream of protecting society from the monsters that plagued it.

Instead; he had dreamed of something smaller, more humble, but just as necessary.]

Thanks. I'll definitely look into getting everything set up as soon as possible. There's a lot about this world I want to learn about... and meeting others who feel the same will be super cool.