[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

[skyglider]

Special? Hm. Who would you recommend?

[Now he's just being obtuse on purpose.]

[oathkeeper]

what?! how am i supposed to know who you think is really special, though?? isn't there a boy or girl that you've thought about a lot or something??

[skyglider]

Ah. I suppose I've never thought about it.

[oathkeeper]

no time like right now!! who knows how many fruit will be left when you get there!

[skyglider]

Uh oh. I'm really feeling the pressure now.

[oathkeeper]

come on stop holding out on me here!! i wanna know!

[skyglider]

Hmm. Nope, can't think of anyone.

[Well, that's not strictly the whole truth. After a moment, he adds:]

Most of them passed long ago.
The one who hasn't...I believe our lives are already tied together. Maybe they always have been.

[oathkeeper]

[Oh...]

oh. i'm really sorry. but it makes me happy that you're already close with someone. maybe fate works out like that for us anyway, right?

[skyglider]

It's

[Hm. It feels unsettling to say "alright" -- he's not sure he can say it.]

It happened a long time ago.
She arrived here long before I did. So...yes, maybe you're right.

[oathkeeper]

you know, i told someone else that sometimes doing something like having a paopu fruit while thinking of old friends is a great way to remember them too. like a toast or a way to celebrate old memories.

i know that a paopu fruit is just a fruit. but sometimes i feel like when we put those thoughts out there in the world then they're always heard somehow. even if we're far away.

[skyglider]

I understand. It's good advice.

Like visiting a place that makes you think of a person. Makes you remember your time with them.

[oathkeeper]

yeah, it's exactly like that.

i'm really sorry about your friends.

[skyglider]

I'll remember that.

Thank you, Sora.

[oathkeeper]

it's no problem, link! if you ever wanna talk more about it you know where to find me!