[open] a starfruit along the way

[oathkeeper]

Sender: Sora
To: Everyone
Subject: Journal Text


hey guys! i'm sora! i've been hanging out in this world for about five months now!

i wanted to asked everyone something that might help me figure out what i'm looking for. i wanted to ask what you think a heart is made out of.

and i don't mean your heart that makes your body work. i mean your heart. the thing inside of you that makes you who you are. that makes you happy or feel great. that makes you angry or cry. the heart inside of you that makes you part of everything around you or makes you see the light or darkness in your world.

i guess some people would call those souls? but i've always known them as hearts!

i wanna know what you think makes you, you. what your heart says about you! and how you think it got there.

let me know!

Comments

[hearthwarming]

I am glad you have each other here, then. Maybe there are ways to help him here that would not be possible where you came from, like if you used dreamotion, maybe...

The light part of his heart, though... when I think of what makes up the 'light' of someone's heart, even if I do not know anything about the way hearts work in your world... I would think of the bonds that make someone want to keep going and believing in something. I suppose you could call that 'faith,' too.

[oathkeeper]

yeah thats what i'm hoping for! if we can't find anything back home there's gotta be something someone knows here, right? i'll keep looking. dreamotion too!

faith... i don't think anyone's called it that before.

[He's thinking...!]

[hearthwarming]

I hope you're able to find something that helps your friend! If I happen to come across something that I think might be useful, too, I will be sure to let you know :)

Yes, faith! I think 'faith' can mean a lot of things for a lot of people, and it really is about what someone feels is important to them... whether that's a god, or in their family or friends...

[oathkeeper]

thanks! i'd really like that!

i like the idea of faith being a big part of it. what that means for different people is important too! and that in itself is what a heart is! something uniquely you!

do you have something or someone you believe in?

[hearthwarming]

Exactly! :)

I think, like a lot of people, I believe in my friends. Both the ones I have at home and the ones I have made here. I like to think that everything I do is so that they can succeed and be happy and follow their dreams! I also have a lot of faith in the primal powers of nature and the elements...

What about you?

[oathkeeper]

[He likes you, Oriphi!!]

i really like that answer! i'm the same way i think what i have most is faith in my friends! i want to see them happy and safe always and no matter what! i don't think i'd be anything without them.

[hearthwarming]

[ Although this could have been quite a heavy discussion, she's actually having a great time talking about this! She thinks Sora is very sweet. ]

I'm sure that your friends would say that you're strong on your own, too, but I understand how you feel too!

Maybe we just need to help your friend find his 'faith'! That seems like a good place to start, at least.

[oathkeeper]

[He really appreciates the discussion too. It really does give him some hope!]

yeah, i think that's a great place to start. i should ask him what he really believes in. and what he wants to believe in.

[He knows there are hopes and dreams and memories there. But to believe in something bigger than himself, that's a big deal.]

[hearthwarming]

What he wants to believe in... that's wonderful! I think a lot of people might not even really know that about themselves. I don't think it needs to be something grand, either, but maybe that kind of faith would be the most helpful with finding 'heart!'

[ She knows, for example, that she wants to believe in herself a little more. But that might not be what Sora's friend needs. ]

I'm hoping for all the best for you and your friend, Sora!

[oathkeeper]

i just hope he doesn't think it's all for nothing! he can be a little bit of a grump, he might think all this faith and hope and stuff is gross.

[Sora's laughing because he actually seems a little fond of that.]

but thanks, oriphi! you're really nice and thanks for helping me out!