[open] do you like starfruit?

[oathkeeper]

Sender: Sora
To: Everyone
Subject: Paopu Fruit

hey, did you guys notice the huge fruit tree that showed up near the new ocean? it's got big giant yellow star-shaped fruits growing from it that are called paopu fruit. they taste like a pineapple mixed with a pear. sounds pretty tasty, right?

there's also a legend back home about these fruits. i thought you might wanna know.

"If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll remain a part of each other's lives no matter what."

i've always liked that legend a lot. i don't know if it's true for sure but it's nice to think that if you share one with someone really special to you that you can always be a part of each other's lives. if that doesn't sound like love, i don't know what is. it might be nice to try it with someone sometime, huh? go for it!

Comments

[oathkeeper]

yeah it's kind of hard to tell whats a dream and whats not a dream around here. i can totally imagine fighting a big ol pile of sand. glad you had a helping hand!

if you get good enough at dreaming it's not so bad!

[projections]

Only water and ice attacks worked on the damn thing.

I ended up needing to change the basic structure of my spells to make it work. It was a bit messy so I'll need more practice.

You seem good enough at dreaming.

[oathkeeper]

okay, so not so bad, right? you got the hang of it in the moment? i feel like it works best in the moment. kind of like using you feelings to drive what you're doing. you got this next time!

i think i'm pretty good at dreaming. for a while i thought i dreamt up the whole ocean, but i know i'm not thaaaat good. but i can grow some weird plants now.

[projections]

Weird plants? I don't even know what kind of things you could cook with that. Thinking about it just sends my thoughts into equally strange places.

Tell me more about them.

[oathkeeper]

uh, when i first got here i helped with setting up the communal garden. at first we just grew stuff like tomatoes and cucumbers and stuff. but lately? i've noticed that the tomatoes and cucumbers have fused up into one super veggie! it's like a cucumber that has tomatoe insides. weird, right? i'm pretty sure it was my dreams messing with them.

[projections]

Okay, yeah that's strange even for me.

You must have an active imagination to make something like that happen. Dreaming can only go so far. Even that has limits!

[oathkeeper]

haha i guess so, i've had some pretty weird dreams in my life at least.

one time i dreamt about a whole forest with mushrooms so big you could bounce on them. you've never had dreams like that before?

[projections]

Not at all. The kinds of dreams I have are a bit different but I suppose you could call them strange.

I dream of weapons sometimes. That's not normal, is it?

[oathkeeper]

weapons? what happens in your dreams about weapons??

[That is a little weird...]

[projections]

I feel like I get stabbed by swords and it's really painful.

It's just a nightmare so I wouldn't worry about it. Don't you get nightmares from time to time? Not all dreams are plesant.

[oathkeeper]

whoa... that's really scary.

i haven't had a nightmare like that before but i have had nightmares about drowning a lot. or being lost in darkness.

it's not fun...

[projections]

No, it's not.

I imagine you might feel like you're suffocating in those dreams.

Does it hurt? It hurts when I wake up even though I know it's not real.

[oathkeeper]

yeah, sometimes it does hurt.

you know what that means, right? if we work on our dream motion and how to control our dreams better i bet we could work on those nightmares so they're not that bad!

wanna help each other out? i think i've got an idea

[projections]

That sounds like a good plan. Alright, I'll work with you on this because I don't like it when it hurts either.

We'll be better off if we can help each other.

[oathkeeper]

yeah! don't worry, i don't want you leave you hanging with nightmares like that!

are you okay with exploring nightmares though? i'd have to see your dreams.

[projections]

They're scary dreams and I wouldn't like it if you got hurt in them.

It might be dangerous if you're fine with that.

[oathkeeper]

yeah! i'm fine with that, i'm not scared! i just want to help you. we'll figure it out together! okay?

[projections]

If we could figure it out together, that would be a great help too.

I think it might make more sense if you just saw it for yourself. Can I ask something? Why are you putting yourself in danger for someone you just met?

[oathkeeper]

huh? haha, probably because i know what it's like to have really bad nightmares. and you don't really need a reason to help people, right?

[Oh, how shounen of him.]

[projections]

Whoa, your nightmares must be really bad then.
I used to think like that before so I understand. I would go out of my way to help everyone I knew because I thought it was the right thing to do.

Now I just care for my loved ones and work from there. I'd get yelled at for over extending myself and not having enough energy to do everything so that's why it's like this.

It's good to help people but you need to take care of yourself too.

[oathkeeper]

hahha just taking care of your friends is just fine too. sometimes it's for the best you know?

[On the other hand... Sora doesn't care if he over-extends himself. Gosh.]

but don't worry about me, okay? let's say we're friends now, we've been talking for a while anyway! that means that i'm gonna help you no matter what!

[projections]

I'm worrying about you, but I'll try not to be so concerned.

That's fine. I'd like it if we could get along and talk again too. Do you want to tell me more about yourself?