1st Splash

[splashpuppy]

[Action]

[Hajime awakes by a stream. And so he does the natural thing when faced with such a confusing discovery. He starts talking to the water. For a while he stays in deep conversation with it.

Eventually, he stands up and starts following the stream into the village. Of course, the water can only take him so far. ONce he actually reaches the village, he stops to look around.]

Okay... now what?

[Voice]

[Some time later, after the initial confusion fades, he turns his attention to the journal and everything it offers.]

I... guess I'm supposed to say hi to everyone on this? I'm Hajime. I don't usually have wings. Or talk to books.

Comments

[Voice]

[splashpuppy]

Well... I like swimming, but it's too cold for that. Or building models. Sometimes I help Himeno in the garden, that's a lot of fun.

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Well, it won't be long and things will warm up enough for swimming. There's a beach for that too, and rivers.

[He's...just trying not to scare the kid, okay?]

And if you like gardening, I've been helping organize a farm for the last couple of years. We can always use more help there.

[Voice]

[splashpuppy]

That sounds good... I could help with a farm. Kei says I'm a good helper!

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Well good, I definitely appreciate it.

But first we need to get you settled. Have you found a place to stay yet?

Re: [Voice]

[splashpuppy]

Sasame said I could stay with him.

[Because they look after each other. It's important.]

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Good. Someone from your home?

[Voice]

[splashpuppy]

Mmhmm, he's another Leafe Knight. I've known him my whole life.

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Leafe Knight?

[Voice]

[splashpuppy]

We protect everything that's alive!

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Well, that's certainly good. [He's a bit used to child heroes now...]

Do you have powers of your own?

Re: [Voice]

[splashpuppy]

Yep! I control the water!

[Water is awesome. Hence the swimming]

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Do you? [He can't help but smile.]

I know someone else like that. Maybe sometime I should introduce you to Mercury.

[As Mercury, of course. Not Ami, the girl he's been with for two years now.]

[Voice]

[splashpuppy]

You do? I've never met anyone else who can do it before! That sounds neat!

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Do you like swimming?

[Logical segway here...]

Re: [Voice]

[splashpuppy]

Yep! It's so much fun!

[How could he not? It meant be surrounded by water]

\ [Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Well there's plenty of ways to swim indoors, here.

Have you ever imagined a whole planet that's nothing but oceans?

Re: \ [Voice]

[splashpuppy]

A... a...

A whole planet?

[No, he's never thought about it. And he might explode from excitement]

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Sometime, remind me and I'll show you the simulation I've made of Dac.

[Hehe, Luke can totally tell.]

[Voice]

[splashpuppy]

A... simulation?

[What is this word?]

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Mmm, it's like a computer program in a room that turns the room into the things in the program.

I'm not sure you can be less Hajime than Granny Weatherwax

[splashpuppy]

That... that...

[He's still trying to get his head around]

Sounds so cool!

Yeah...I was wondering!

[thefinaljedi]

Well, we can definitely find a way to make that happen.

[Kids have gotta have something to do, right?]

And the school will be happy to have you too.