Voices Of Termina

by ColinCeption

What would happen if Link never arrived to Termina? The land and the people would be doomed and would not be saved from the falling moon. And what if those who had a story to tell could tell it, via diary/journal? Well, that's the idea of this story. This will be looking at multiple characters writing down the last three entries for their diaries/journals. There are spoilers.

2. Chapter 1: The Postman

Chapter 1

The Postman of Clock Town

Day 1 12:00 A:M 30 sec

Today was yet another successful delivery day. I woke up at 8:55 A:M, put on my clothes, and left to work at 9:00, which is exactly on time. My first stop was South Clock Town, where I proceeded to grab the mail in the mailbox behind the Clock Tower. Then I walked to North Clock Town, to unload the mailbox there. I then headed east to East Clock town to get the mail from the mailbox on top of the hill. After that, I stopped at the mailbox by the Shooting Gallery. I then strolled down to South Clock Town once more to grab the mail by the Festival Tower. I would love to go to the festival, but the mail is top priority, and it would be lazy to skip the delivery schedule. At 12:00, I went back home to take my scheduled nap. Exactly one hour later, I woke up, put my gear back, and headed out to finish my delivery routine. I then scurried to the Stock Pot Inn at East Clock Town to deliver a letter to Anju, the owner. She seemed rather shocked by my delivery, and I said that I had delivered the letter to her. She then asked where it was from. Because of the Post Offices Guidelines on privacy, I could not answer her question and said "From the postbox". However, she was not pleased with my answer, so she asked for me to specify. I then responded with "from the postbox somewhere". She was still not pleased with my answer, but I left due to the fact she was wasting schedule time. I ran home just in time for 3:00 to begin my 10 sec training where I see if I can keep track of exactly 10 sec without looking at a clock. At midnight, I finished my training and wrote this entry. I will now go to bed and sleep until 8:55, when my schedule starts again.

Day 2 12:00 A:M 30 sec

While it was raining outside today, it was still a great delivery schedule. Today I again woke up at 8:55 to get my gear on, and then went outside. It was cold out, but it meant nothing to me and the schedule. I walked to the postbox behind the Clock Tower to get the mail from there. I then turned north to North Clock Town, and grabbed the mail from that postbox. After that, I hurried to East Clock Town and snatched the mail from there. Next, I raced down the stairs to receive the mail from the mailbox there. Back to South Clock Town I went, to check on the last postbox on my schedule. At this point, it was time for my 12:00-1:00 scheduled nap. I had no other deliveries to make today, so I stayed inside. I noticed that on my delivery run, it seemed that the moon was closer to the ground. I heard some muttering walking by the festival tower saying that supposedly the moon was falling, and that people should flee. Of course, that's probably not true. Even if it was, I would not flee, for the people that stay in Clock Town must have their letters delivered. I am the only one who can carry this enormous responsibility. To flee would be lazy, and it would make me a slacker. Any who, once again, at 3:00, I began my mental training. I am becoming better at it by the day, though I could still use some improvements. I only need to be a few milliseconds faster, and I will be able to hit 10 sec exactly. At midnight again I stopped my training, and wrote this entry. Now I return to my bed to sleep.

Day 3 12:00 A:M 30 sec

Today was horrible! Absolutely horrible! Allow me explain why. So I woke up at 7:25 to the sound of the earth rumbling. This immediately panicked me as it was not 8:55 yet, and it was not time for me to wake up. I tried to go back to sleep but at 8:05, another rumble occurred. So I left bed, put my gear on and waited. By 9:00 I had calmed down by some margin and went out to perform my routine. As soon as I left my home, i saw what was causing the shakes. Apparently the rumors were true, and the moon was falling, as it was much closer today than it was yesterday. This brought back my panic, however I continued my schedule, for it is my top priority. I went to South Clock Town to get the mail there, then North Clock Town to get the mail there, than East Clock Town, then South Clock Town again. Just like how I explained my schedule today, i rushed from mailbox to mailbox, hardly paying attention. I'm becoming a slacker due to this moon! The citizens need me to receive and deliver their letters with care and effort, and this is what I give them! I swear the mayor and his wife are going to kill me if they hear of this! After that atrocious part of the schedule, I went home for my nap. When the hour rest ended, I raced outside to put the letters in the correct mailboxes. When I got home, do you know what I did? I skipped my training and started panicking on whether or not I should flee! Of course I came to the correct conclusion that no, I shall not flee, for the delivery schedule is the highest priority. However, that still has not helped me calm down. Even as I am writing this, I am still thinking on it, and I am not going to sleep tonight. I hope I am still well rested enough from my nap to make my delivery tomorrow. I hope this moon will just go away. I hope everything will go back to normal. What am writing, of course it will! It surely will! Any way, I will go out tomorrow morning and deliver the mail, no matter what happens. Every part of the schedule will be as it should be, and I will be back here tomorrow, after training, at the same time, writing my next entry.