Entry 3
I took a walk today. The sky depresses me now. Before, when I was on the island, I couldn't wait to see it again. Being surrounded by cave walls aggravated me. I never really cared all that much about the sky and the outdoors, but on the island I couldn't even poke my head out a window for a bit and see the sun. Nope. I just saw rocks and more rocks and some more rocks.
I complained about that to Toroko a lot. She was the only one really willing to listen to me. Or maybe she was the only one I would let listen to me. Either way it doesn't really matter does it? Kazuma will probably tell me that it does when he reads this.
Toroko had never seen the sky before. She told me that one day. I had been in a fight with King earlier that day and went to the reservoir to curse the island and everything on it. I kicked a rock and stubbed my toes. I cursed my new mimiga body as well. I was used to wearing shoes and being able to kick most things without worrying about smashing my toes.
While I was being angry at everything I could think of Toroko came up to me. She had heard about my fight with King from Jack. She was worried that I would run away from the village and get mauled by something in one of the caves. Even if I wanted to (I did, I really did) I couldn't run anywhere. Heck even if I could, the Doctor would still find me. That or his army of crazed mimiga would kill me and everyone else that stood in his way.
Toroko asked me how I was. She always did. Everyone does. It's just the thing you say to greet people. I didn't say "Fine" like most people though. No, I complained about King and not being able to leave. I hated those rocks and these walls. I wanted to be outside for once. To be able to look at the sky and know that I wasn't trapped in a cave. But I couldn't.
Toroko was really interested in the sky. She had never seen it. When she told me that I was shocked. Sure I knew the mimiga in the village never really went to the surface, but I couldn't imagine never having seen the sky. I was used to it just kinda being there. I didn't know what to say. So all I could manage was "Wow". That sounded stupid. I was aware of that and cursed that too. There was an awkward silence and then Toroko asked me "What's it like Sue?"
How do you answer that? I mean it's the sky. It's there. Well not there there, but I couldn't think of how to answer. I looked up at the ceiling hoping that the sky would just mystically pop out and be all "Hey look! I look like this!" After some thinking all I could come up with was "Well it's big and...blue. Most of the time." Wow Sue. That was great. Most awesome answer of all time. Toroko didn't seem to mind though. She just wanted to know something about the sky. She had this adorable look of wonder on her face then. I can still picture that face.
"And it doesn't fall down, right?"
At first I felt like lightly smacking her for asking that, but then I realized that she had always lived in a cave. Caves they, well, cave in. Cave ins tend to kill things that get caught in them. That thought caught me off guard and distracted me for a bit. Dead mimiga, their little bodies crushed under the ceiling that fell down. Toroko must have had friends that died that way.
"Does it fall?"
"No it doesn't. Things sometimes fall from it though. Like rain."
"Rain?"
"It's water that comes from the sky in little drops. It fills up lakes and stuff."
Toroko had a big smile on her face when I said that. It was cute. I looked at my feet embarrassed. I didn't really know why. I just was. My feet were still mimiga feet. There was an awkward silence. I couldn't really think of anything to say. Toroko must've not been able to either because she was just as quiet as I was. I felt bad for Toroko. Not being able to see the sky. I wasn't so embarrassed anymore. No, I was jumpy and ready to do something stupid. I did. I made Toroko a promise that I probably shouldn't have. Maybe I wouldn't feel so bad if I hadn't.
"I can show you it when I leave. If you want. You can come and see it."
Toroko lit up at hearing that. "Really? I can go with you to the surface Sue?" Her face dropped a bit and she said, "I don't think King would let me though..."
King annoyed me. He was pushy and hated me. The thought of him deciding things for Toroko got to me. "Like he can stop you! I won't let him." I said proudly. I was ready to go punch his face in and run off with Toroko to the surface.
"Really Sue?"
"Course."
Toroko's expression fell again. "But how would I get back?"
"My mom!"
"Your mom can fly?"
"No. Course not. She's a rocket scientist though. She made the rocket that got us here. She could make another one. She likes the island after all."
Toroko smiled. She couldn't wait. I could tell, but she told me so anyway. All I could do was smile back. I giggled a bit for some reason. I felt like a fool, but still kept smiling as wide as I could. Toroko joined me in laughing. It was fun, but childish. It kept our minds off the crazy man who wanted to take over the island and dying mimiga though. It was great to be able to ignore that. Even if only for a little bit.