Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Worlds Apart J: (watching TV) M and A: (appear in the doorway) J: Hey girls! M and A: (sit down on either side of him) J: Uh-oh. This is bad. M: Justin-san? J: Hmm? M: We’ve been wondering. J: Yeeeah? M: ....... What’s your world like? J: (looks back and forth between the two) What? M: Well,.... now that we know you’re a Rifter, that means you come from another dimention, right? J: ....... Yeah. M: What’s it like? J: Hmm.......... *sigh* I guess I should’ve known that I’d get this question sooner or later. *deep breath* Well,... geographically, it’s actually pretty similar to here. Our technology isn’t nearly as advanced and we haven’t made contact with alien life yet, but..... A: ........ M: ........ J: Things certainly aren’t as..... exciting as they are here. No giant robots, no evil demons,.... well, one’s you can see. No super-powered heros,... A: Sounds pretty boring. J: *laughs* Yeah, sometimes it is! M: So is that why you choose to stay here? Cause everything’s more exciting? J: (looks at Aisha) I guess that’s one of the reasons. A: (blush) J: (kisses Aisha’s cheek) Later that day... (Justin’s room) J: (reading Nintendo Power) Use charge beam. Stay in the lower left corner. Got it! “KNOCK KNOCK!” J: Hai! A: (walks in, closes the door) J: Wussup? A: (looks down, wrings her hands) J: Aisha, what’s wrong? A: Uh... nothing. It’s just that I was thinking.... J: What? A: Could you.... take me with you? J: Where? A: To your world? J: W..... why? A: I just want to see what it’s like. J: There’s really not that much to see. Trust me. A: I’d still like to see it. J: *sigh* A: What? J: Aisha... the problem is.... I’m not even sure if I can. A: Nya? J: I’ve never tried transporting another being. A: Well, try it on me. J: You sure? We could come out on the other side with our brains swapped or something. A: (takes his hand) I trust you. J: ........ (nods) *deep breath* OK. Here we go. A: (holds his hand tightly) J: (closes his eyes) A tiny point of light starts to shine from Justin’s forehead. It grows and grows until it completely engulfs him. Then, in a blinding flash, he vanishes. A: *blink blink* (looks around, still in Justin’s room) ......... Justin?.......... *sigh* (a tiny light appears in the middle of the room) A: Nya? “FLASH!” A: Ahh! (shields her eyes) J: (reappears) A: 0_0 J: (opens his eyes) I’m sorry, Aisha. I’m just not strong enough. (sits on the bed) A: (sits beside him) J: You wouldn’t have liked it, anyway. A: Nya? J: (quietly)....... Everything’s..... cold.... over there. Not like here. Everything’s warm and happy. Where I’m from...... people like me...... they... A: ........ J: You just get the feeling like you can be somebody here. A: ...... So is that why you live here? J: (nods) A: Hmm..... (puts her arm around him) I’ve told you before, Justin. You are not a nobody. J: Here. A: Why should that make a difference? J: Wha..... um......? A: Think about that. (kisses his cheek, leaves) J: ....... (smiles)

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