Sorry the last one was so short. Every time I try to write down what I want to tell you or how I’m feeling, I find it difficult to put into words. Trying to sum up where I am now with “nice” or “fun” or “beautiful” makes me feel like I’m shaving all the important bits off, both good and bad. I’ll work to improve on that, so forgive me for sending so many pictures in place of words in the meantime.
Like I said before, I’m staying with a friend. You can probably guess which one even without using names, right? I still use his in person, but actually, it’s more convenient for both of us if I call him “big brother” in public now. We do look a little bit alike. I used to hate that my hair was this color, but lately, not so much. Do you think it’s shallow of me to change my mind so easily? He’s been very kind, and very patient with all of the issues I dragged in with me. I really like him a lot. It's kind of embarrassing to tell him that directly, but I've been making an effort, since I don't want to part ways with someone precious to me without having said it properly ever again.
I’m going to school with him and the others from his world now. There are other kids with situations similar to mine, surprisingly, so it actually wasn’t a big deal to have me “transfer” in with my partner. Who is here with me and also doing well, by the way, but I won't bore you with stories about someone you don't know. I’m still catching up to the other students, and everything is new and strange to me. But it turns out I actually like learning about new things. Is that surprising?
I joined a board games club with my “big brother”. That sentence sounds really weird, doesn’t it? But now my life is made up of that kind of mundane events. It feels strange, for sure, and sometimes I’m not entirely sure this isn’t all just a dream. I still have some nagging unfinished business from before that I’ll need to want to get back to eventually, too. Every day, though, I wake up and I think, “I’m glad I came here”. Does that make it sound like I’m happy? I hope so.
I’ll be staying here for at least another two years. Does that seem like a long time to you? I’m not sure if it’s long or short, myself. Hopefully you won’t be stuck where you are for as long. For what it’s worth, I pray for your safety and your freedom.
-Your Friend
(The letter is signed with what appears to be a cat’s pawprint dipped in ink?? And comes in an envelope with several photographs: a boy in a school uniform taking a selfie with a couple of others in similar outfit, the first boy in more casual clothes taking a selfie with… the camera held a bit awkwardly in an octopus’s arm of which he has 8 mermaid-style, and several more of colorful marine environments similar to the lounge semi-recently opened in Fauxkyo)
Re: Thing #2
Sorry the last one was so short. Every time I try to write down what I want to tell you or how I’m feeling, I find it difficult to put into words. Trying to sum up where I am now with “nice” or “fun” or “beautiful” makes me feel like I’m shaving all the important bits off, both good and bad. I’ll work to improve on that, so forgive me for sending so many pictures in place of words in the meantime.
Like I said before, I’m staying with a friend. You can probably guess which one even without using names, right? I still use his in person, but actually, it’s more convenient for both of us if I call him “big brother” in public now. We do look a little bit alike. I used to hate that my hair was this color, but lately, not so much. Do you think it’s shallow of me to change my mind so easily?
He’s been very kind, and very patient with all of the issues I dragged in with me. I really like him a lot. It's kind of embarrassing to tell him that directly, but I've been making an effort, since I don't want to part ways with someone precious to me without having said it properly ever again.
I’m going to school with him and the others from his world now. There are other kids with situations similar to mine, surprisingly, so it actually wasn’t a big deal to have me “transfer” in with my partner. Who is here with me and also doing well, by the way, but I won't bore you with stories about someone you don't know.
I’m still catching up to the other students, and everything is new and strange to me.
But it turns out I actually like learning about new things. Is that surprising?
I joined a board games club with my “big brother”. That sentence sounds really weird, doesn’t it? But now my life is made up of that kind of mundane events. It feels strange, for sure, and sometimes I’m not entirely sure this isn’t all just a dream. I still have some nagging unfinished business from before that I
’ll need towant to get back to eventually, too.Every day, though, I wake up and I think, “I’m glad I came here”. Does that make it sound like I’m happy? I hope so.
I’ll be staying here for at least another two years. Does that seem like a long time to you? I’m not sure if it’s long or short, myself.
Hopefully you won’t be stuck where you are for as long.
For what it’s worth, I pray for your safety and your freedom.
-Your Friend
(The letter is signed with what appears to be a cat’s pawprint dipped in ink??
And comes in an envelope with several photographs: a boy in a school uniform taking a selfie with a couple of others in similar outfit, the first boy in more casual clothes taking a selfie with… the camera held a bit awkwardly in an octopus’s arm of which he has 8 mermaid-style, and several more of colorful marine environments similar to the lounge semi-recently opened in Fauxkyo)