paixaomb | Giant Cats are Scary [Voice]

So you want to leave too? Why?

I mean...I wanted to leave when I first got here, but this place is pretty nice. I don't think I want to go back.

[The voice Jake hears, he realizes sounds a bit younger than his own.]

I can come up with a list of reasons... One of the most important reasons why are my family back home. My mom, dad, and my older brother. No doubt they've got my whole neighborhood searching for me by now. [Tom's Yeerk most likely has the Sharing involved too, he keeps to himself.]

[Of course, there's this other big reason why, but he won't mention it. 'Cause it's for both the boy's, Jake's, and now Marco's protection.]

What sort of place did you come from? [Someplace so much worse off than this, maybe? Or did a parent or someone else decide to protect him by not mentioning some things? Not that it's any of his business, but this is the first person who tells him that he'd prefer to stay here. It's only of innocent curiosity.]

Edited 2011-03-13 22:02 (UTC)

Oh. [Sad memories of Granny come to mind, but he stays quiet about it.]

The place I'm from isn't very nice. It's hard to find food, especially if you're not in a city, and even if you are in one, they're really dangerous.

Too many people in one spot with nothing better to do.

That I understand, because I live not too far from one. [The way he's talking is starting to generate his homesickness all over again.]

Have you lived in or near cities all your life?

Yeah. They're not very nice places. Paixao is a lot better.

What's your world like? It must be really neat if you'd rather go beck than stay here!

My world...is ordinary and not so confusing. It's easy to know where the food comes from, for one thing. It's not as complicated either.

It's called Earth. There aren't just cities, but a lot of countryside in other places. And there other places people go to have fun, such as amusement parks.

Where I live is nothing special in particular, but it's peaceful... [Before he goes on about anything more specific, he might as well find out just how different and similar Jake's world is from the boy's.] Do you know of any kind of sports from yours?

No wonder you want to go back home. It sounds like a lot of fun there!

What's a sport?

Some of the time, it's not bad. [And that's putting it lightly...]

A sport is a type of game in which two teams compete each other. There's all kinds of sports, many of them involve playing with balls. Each one is a different size for its role.

Basketball's my favorite, even though I suck at it half the time... Whenever I'm not swamped with anything else, my friend and I like playing one on one. [There won't likely be basketball ever again if Marco and I aren't out of here real soon, comes a grim thought.]

[Toboe gets very excited all of a sudden.]

Games? I really like games! And playing with balls! Maybe we should play sports here! It'd be a lot of fun!

I'll play any game!

[Over the occasional noises of the train, light laughter would be heard.]

I found and purchased a ball that's about the same size as a basketball from my world. It's just going to be a little harder to grip.

My friend Marco and I have been wondering where to find a tall basket hoop, where you toss up the ball and score points. We might have to make one, somehow.

[The boy's enthusiasm seems help Jake cope with his homesickness--a little. This kid ain't bad. Poor guy--he's probably very lonely around here.] I don't know if that's going to work out or not, but if it does I could let you know. If we have one more person, it could be an even two on two.

What's your name?

Edited 2011-03-16 03:15 (UTC)

It sounds like fun!

I'm Toboe! What's your name?

I'm Jake.

I still don't know what a basketball is, but maybe I can get my friend Tsume to come and play!

[OoC: Yeah, right Toboe.]

I wish I could show you one, but I haven't seen one anywhere. Only thing I could do is draw a picture of one. The ball I bought doesn't look anything like the real one...

Marco and I could teach you and your friend how to play the game later, if there's any means to have a basket hoop.

[ooc: Heh heh, good luck Toboe.]

I'm sure we'll figure something out. If we don't find one, maybe we can make up a new game!!

Yeah, maybe.