Finland remained in his bed - the beads of sweat silently drip down towards his pillow. The red pattern was staining to a darker red. It could almost look blood colored now but it was just one shade shy away from it.
Finland felt like he was having the worst fever on earth and he was awfully thirsty but getting up would mean engaging with Susan the morning routine.
Pet dog.
Talk to dog about Morning.
Go downstairs and give dog the food.
Put fresh water in bowl.
Let dog outside.
Throw dog's toy 20 or so times and then come inside and make himself his own breakfast. But this morning that routine just wasn't going to make it. It took much stamina and the thought of even getting out of bed was sending Finland into all sorts of delirious.
Finland groggily opened up his eyes and stared at the wooden panel ceiling. He knew the room itself was cold but it felt hotter than a sauna in there.
Finland absently thought "When was...the last time I got sick anyway? The original Saint Nick told me that because I was going to overtake the Santa duties for him, that I'd get a holy power. Which for some reason meant less sickness for me. Thank fully.
Being sick for the first time in a long time though was too stunning for him and so he decided to cry silently because there was no helping him now.
In general, it was rare for Nations to get sick. Though when troubled times fell upon the humans or the nations themselves did something to guarantee a cold or something of the sort, they were not excluded. However, in hundreds of years Finland realized that perhaps he was above getting sick. He had always been more resistant than the rest due to the holy powers bestowed onto him by the original Santa Claus. So being sick now was the worst.
Finland faintly wondered how humans could deal with getting sick since it was so horrible. If sickness were a real thing, Finland already knew he'd punch it in the gut.
Finland saw once again flashes of information before his eyes. He knew he was seeing this inside his head and it was all jumbled up yet when the information was piling up in his mind, they were more like archives of information and they all went to each file neatly.
It was when Finland saw an image from the distance grow closer and closer. It mildly alarmed him as he felt his nausea rise. He inhaled a great breathe before relaxing as he saw this new imagery confront his mind.
What is this? This one isn't like the rest. Ah...is that Finland?
Before the sick and feverish Finland was a beautiful scenery on a mountain. The 2nd Finland was there wearing some sort of ethnic outfit. He seemed much younger than the Finland that he met in the dream. This Finland was much more giddy and healthier looking. He seemed so very excited and fidgeted before the "mental Camera."
What took Finland off guard was the scene behind Finland 2. The ocean was black instead of blue and the light reflecting off the water was orange instead. The sky was as a faded out hue of orange and the only thing Finland wanted to know was if this was the case for the other worlds. Did that mean the basic structure of the ecosystem was just different or was this the doing of the bad guys Finland 2 had suggested?
Video memories log 1:
Finland 2:
"Hello future me! ^ 0 ^
I'm Finland! You're Finland. We are all Finland! This is a video log. I'm deciding that perhaps filing myself in brief will clue you in more than all that hefty written down knowledge. Hehehe. So yeah this is the First video log. I'm actually using a real camera to film this. And after I watch this myself, it'll become a memory. So in sense, you'll be watching the memory instead.
Pretty cool huh? Though stubborn semantics. I wish I could just maybe put this video in my mind but lol technology has not reach that far. ...Do you have technology in your world? Do you know what that word means? Ahahaha. If so, sorry if I'm sounding like such an idiot. There are just things that are different apparently. My master, the past Finland called the water, Laua. And I was like...what? What is Laua? And lol, it was water for him. So...I was just wondering...well anyways!
I'm going to meet you in the future! I hope to have had a chat with you before downloading this information to your mind. If not then perhaps your world wasn't compatible with my body. After all, only one is to exist while another also exists in the same plane. However, I myself have wondered if we were to exist if perhaps I say, I was dead in one of the worlds? Would I be able to go there and co-exist peacefully by replacing the void made by my deceased self? Or would I not? I personally really don't want to be the one to test that out!
ANDDDDDDDD I haven't been able to jump backwards to test that out. My past version of myself didn't fill me in with that information either. Well, he really didn't have a lot time with me before he had to go back. So...hopefully I was able to talk with you before leaving you all confused like. Are you still confused? I hope not. And I still don't know how the hell I'm going to be jumping backwards, but apparently it's in one of those magic books in the future worlds. So. Not sweating it.
Anyways, Present Finland of this world, thank goodness your America is alive and well..."
But he's not...
"And we may be able together, prevent any more tragedies from occurring. Your present America may be alive but there is coming a time where his life will be in peril! You are to stop this from occurring, if possible. If not...then I'm awfully sorry for your loss. I know how much it sucks since I too lost our America. You see, every America before your current world has died in tragedy. There seems to be some other worldly power or group bent on erasing him from all the universe.
And yes, I said it.
Universe.
There are many worlds existing in parallel systems. However, we all belong to the same Universe. We live out our lives 1000 times from what I was told from past version me! We haven't reach 1000 times yet and I sometimes wonder what it would really mean to reach that number? Does the universe itself stop growing and existing? So cool isn't it? But that won't affect us. We have a long way to go still. ^ u ^
Well, he told me that America has died 363 times. Only 2 America's didn't have their lives snatched away and I imagine that both ended peacefully at the ending of their worlds. But after those worlds, America continued to be taken away from life unjustly ever since. We, the rest of our fellow nations, were to live out our nation lives naturally and we did die naturally with our worlds before. But for the past 200 times or so, the world abruptly came to an end not by natural means. 0_0
My past self believes that the worlds were to live out their life longer...but by some strange force, the forces that I think killed America over and over again, were the ones to end many earths prematurely as well.
I think...
I think they are gaining the earths powers...
Which is why if my theory is correct, when it's your time to fight, you'll be fighting magical users! Not us Nation magical users or maybe it really is out own kind doing this. Some past version of the friends you know. They'll look the same but since the upbringing is different, I can't truly say that we are literally the same. We are close in similarities since certain traits and things pass down from world to world, but I'm sure...that if they are some version of our friends that are doing this...then I know it'll be hard, but you must pull on through and end their stupidity.
That's the gut feeling.
I'm just not sure really about all the details yet. I haven't gone into the future yet!
So I'm kinda excited!
Sure it sucks that my America died. It sucks that for some reason all the fishes in the ocean died and now everyone is dependent on above sea supplies. And if you haven't noticed, look!
The sky is orange!
Scientists have discovered that the blue hue has been somehow replaced by an orange tinting molecule...so look...the sky is orange! It's orange! That is why the ocean looks black now. It's kinda eerie for me though the humans at first thought it was cool.
The orange sky though...
It really make things hard to grow now...
Not as many crops under this new light. That's why mass of crops all around the world are dying.
I'm sure someday the crops of food and plants will stop growing completely in time...
Which is why I'm sure...that my world is going to end. ^ u ^ :B
You must be wondering why I'm still smiling then? Well! It's because I'm going to find the answers and solutions in the future worlds! And with that knowledge I'll come back and save my world! Maybe I'll even learn more nifty magical spells and reverse the time of things here. So I'm not at all at a loss but still with hope. :3
I'd consult with the past Finland...but his world doesn't exist anymore. So... yeah. Ahaha, sorry it's hard to smile all the time. But you need to smile despite these hard times. It's the smile in your heart that will thrust you forward.
That's what the past Finland said...
He was my master. My respected master. I hope to be a master for you as well. Though I won't know yet until I get there.
He stayed in my mind for a while. He said that in the future worlds there will be magical books and perhaps magical lands with fairies and trolls and such. They are there just hidden. They don't exist in my world. So towards the next I will go. Anyways, I'm going to the next world. Wish me luck future Finland! See you Finland!"
The image abruptly halted as the smiling younger Finland froze in place with his smile fading away as well as the rest of the picture.
Stunned by what Finland saw he recounted the things that stuck out the most.
Whoa...His sky was...orange? The ocean was black? It almost looked Halloween like. Which is actually pretty cool. Though...this video log didn't really elaborate on anything. Ah wait a second. Another picture is coming straight towards me. Damn is it slow. Hurry the fuck up. The faster these video logs end, the better I'm going to feel...or so...I think so? Ah. This Finland looks older. What is he wearing? That's definitely a dress isn't it? Why am I wearing a purple dress?
Video Log 2:
The same space traveling Finland reappears before us yet again. He is in a room this time. with shelves of flowers vases and flower arrangements on the wall. The room is so brimming with flowers that there are many clutters on the floor. He is wearing a purple beanie and a purple dress. He seems to be wearing earrings as well and a bracelet. If Finland didn't know any better he'd think he'd be watching a girl right now. A girl version of him. Finland was flustered. Not because this was sort of embarrassing to watch, but because he actually looked good in a dress and as a girl?
Finland 2:
"Um, hmmmm, sorry. I have to film this time in a cramped space. If you're going to be wondering why I'm wearing this girly outfit it is because I'm being tracked. I was told by Denmark that I can sort of pass as a female. So, I'm trying. It's actually not that hard. I can still act the same, just...gotta wear different stuff you know? Though I still wear shorts! So, yeah, where you even thinking about that? Or am I now spouting more irrelevant info?
Um...anyways! I'm pretending to be a florist and sell flowers in the meantime while I lay down low. You see the Finland of this world was a florist and so I'm just using this talent. Him and me have merged so half and half our personalities are co- existing in one body. Of course when I go to the next world, only the half that was traveling will be going and this Finland will go back to the same self he was before I got here. But drastic times called for drastic measures. Apparently a lot of bad things are happening here. Especially in this city. It's called Madaloof. I never had a city like that in my world and I'm not sure if it's a city in your world. But yeah.
Anyways, I'm getting close to tracking down the enemies. They took out 1/3 of the human population by contaminating the drinking water and somehow within that water was a molecule that reverses gravity. So those poor humans...their gravity was reversed. People literally- flew into the sky.
I wasn't here to see it, but in the memories of this world's Finland...
Yeah...
That's truly a crap isn't it?"
Finland 2 bit his lip as his eyebrows furrowed. He looked intently at the scissors before him as he picked it up and decided to cut some of the spare flowers on the table and arrange them.
"You know, being a florist isn't all that bad. It's actually quite soothing. In my world I was really good at building boats. I did it for funsies and it was my main hobby. I wonder, what is your main hobby? Ah, pardon again. I always seem to not talk about anything relevant. These video logs serve as diaries for me somewhat. They are in essence what gets carried on. So even if I fail in my world after I go back...there is always a part of me that continues to be me...at least in this memory.
Anyways, sad news up first. America died here already. He apparently died in a restaurant party with a few of our friends. He was eating a burger when he paled and slumped to the floor...There was a cook who hadn't worked with the restaurant there that night in the security cameras. He took off in the back before America died. He was seen putting something in the burger... And that's all I got. :c Yeah.
I went into hiding after that since our friends here are a little sketchy in this world. I think definitely something is wrong here but I don't know who to really trust. :v It sucks.
But what I did find out is that America has to die first. Apparently the bad guys can't initiate the end of the world without America dying first. He's like the first level boss you have to go through before unlocking to the next level. Meaning world ending revolution. _
We, the past Finland and this Finland, are filming this for you 3rd Finland. I hope...that next time... we can be successful in stopping America die. It's starting to suck a lot more than I thought. Looking back to the first video I was too naive. Those happy times seem like a distant memory. I don't smile as much anymore. And my friends in this world question if I'm really okay. But how can I be okay? How can any of this stupidity be... okay? More than half the fucking population just died and everyone is so sick. The meetings have been cancelled due to everyone being weak. The superpowers in charge of this world are oblivious in what to do. Apparently the leaders here are England, Peru, Hungary and Lichtenstein. It's kind of a wonder how these oddballs became super powers. But then again every world is different. :]
I wonder...how the world before me is doing. I mean, my past world. Lol, sorry. There are like two of us in here. It starts to get confusing in context.
Alright, only relevant stuff now! You're going to have to act quickly before your America is dead. So we can prevent at least one more from falling into the strange forces hands. If not, again, I'm so sorry. I really, really am. I'll fix it. I'm sure.
If...by unfortunate chance... that your America is dead then you will have time. Time to learn the loading memories I will install to your mind. And I'll be there to mentor you. So no worries. You will have one year before the next April swings around. America dies in an April month through all the parallel worlds. This fact hasn't changed to be untrue in all the times I went world jumping. I hope this continues to be the case...
So if America is dead again... You have one year to make it right.
Our time throughout all the worlds are at the same season. So we are all experience the same month and conditions to that month and season. Though can you believe this world is like a future like city world? It's too bad this world may end soon. But even so, I'm still going to continue as long as I have a fighting chance.
So far there are not any magical users in this world. Though I've found the magical book of the world in the lake near Ireland's house. I'm going to check in the next world if that lake is still there. This book has everything in it! Though it's 20 pages long only. It's a short read and it's especially meant for us nations! Thought I'm surprised why it was in lake in the first place and why no one knows how to use magic. Isn't that strange?
You can't really use most of these magical spells though since apparently you need certain fish and sea life. But lo and behold this ecosystem's ocean is fucked up already. So...to the next one...u-u
But here are 5 things you can definitely do!
Spell 1:
"Lighten."
That's the English name for the spell. Apparently if you say, "Debri A Moi" you will cut 3/4's of the gravity on your body. You still remain on the ground but if you jump, you can jump very far and high. Almost like a dandelion floating in the breeze. I've tried it so far and best way to travel is jumping on the tops of the trees. Seriously. You get from here to there so fast! I still prefer though nation jumping. That was the one thing my master really drilled into me. But if you want to pretend to be a ninja, definitely Debris a moi!
2nd Spell:
This one is the most handy. At least in my opinion. u\\u
It's called "Avrer."
If you couldn't see magical beings like fairies or something, lo and behold! NOW YOU CAN! :D
I couldn't see anything but if you say this word while closing your eyes, something funky happens! Like I felt a tingling sensation from the tips of my toes come up to the tip of my head and the next thing I knew I was seeing ghosts! I literally saw a ghost first. Then a troll on top of a deer pass by. Yeah...that was a really weird day. And you can stop seeing them by saying, "Avrer Dam o."
Which I'm guessing means "Seeing stop?"
So, for now I'm going to get some Intel with these magical creatures since I can't really go to my friends. Which is why this is so handy since magical creatures see and hear things most humans and nations aren't in tune to.
3rd Spell:
"avec avec bonito"
It's a spell for sharing memories. You have to hold hands with the other person or pat them on the back or something. You have to touch them to pass down your memories. Isn't that cool? You just have to think about it and even if it's a memory you can't barely remember, suddenly like a daydream it opens before you crystal clear. That goes to show ya. The power of the mind is infinite~
4th Spell:
"Miyuki"
This spell requires you to have drunk water before using. The water is like fuel for the spell. If you haven't drank water, the spell uses your blood and so you can pass out from the lack of blood now gone from your body and into the spell. I've found that sea water is the best to use in this spell. Even though it tastes like crap. And if you move inland, I can see it becoming a problem. Normal water works but the healing moves even slower. Sea water works fastest. But hey, magical spells will always have some sort of set back. Oh yes, this is a spell for healing. So once you've drank the water, with your hands you place them on the area where you need to heal and it heals the wound down the molecular structure. I'm not sure how that works. But it does. It does take some time though. The worse the wound, the longer it takes. But if you are on the brink of death, even if it's only for a moment, you save that life. I hope to not use this...but...alas.
And the last spell I've found that you can use later on is this one:
5th Spell
"Parei"
It's a spell for defense. It's like a shield spell. You just have to put your hand outward and keep it there. You make a shield like a bubble and it protects you. It can grow really big. I haven't really tried to see how big yet. Though the setback is that you can only make one bubble at a time. So it's either a really big bubble protecting lots of things at once. Or you just protect one small thing.
Caution: This spell is kinda mega hard to master. You...really oughta practice this spell a lot before even using it in real situations. The first time I used it, it was in the middle of a town and literally when the bubble expanded I was only thinking about protecting myself so...it literally pushed away people and buildings away from where I was standing. Thankfully no one got that hurt! But it was kind of a mess to explain this to my boss and as well to the media. They covered it up well. But...yeah...you gotta practice this one.
The other spells you can't use cause you need certain things from this world which I'm thinking won't exist in your world. Which means each set of book contains different rules for each world. It's really going to be a lot of fun learning and reading of them all.
Ah. I have to be going now. My boss, her name is Chandelle, she's the owner of the flower shop, is knocking on the door. Her lunch break must be over.
I guess this little clip is over too.
Finland... I'm not sure...if I really want to say this...but be careful with your friends. I'm not sure how some nations are involved but some definitely are. They may be nations from the past who are also world jumping. So...I can't really be sure. Cause looking in this world's Finland's memories, apparently England was very jolly and happy. But he started becoming stranger before the gravity got switched for the humans. And I've seen him in the meetings, but he's not jolly anymore and truly bitter. I don't know...if this is the doing of the bad guys here or if it's something altogether different that is eating away at England. I still am going to stay here for the rest of the year to figure it out. I'll brief you in the next video log. Anyways over and out as America used to say. I've got to let Chandelle in! Talk to you in a future Finland!"
The dress wearing Finland stops arranging the flowers and sets the scissors down. He looks concerned as he walks towards the camera to turn it off and before he does he goes in the middle of the screen and says this one last thing.
"Ah, before I go. Finland, has there been anything strange with your world so far? In terms of the eco system? I don't know, but maybe if you find the origin of the bad things that make it go whack...maybe...you'll find something I haven't found yet. Bye!"
Finland 2's image freezes as it fades away to a darker gray and finally to a black.
By now, Finland felt much better. He felt even more refreshed after seeing the ticker on the left side of his view be:
40% loading.
That meant that the pain would end sometime soon. With this, Finland decided to finally get up with a smile on his face.
Susan perked her ears up and opened one eye. She had been lied to that it wasn't time to get up all morning and wasn't having it anymore. So she shut her little eyes and covered her face in the snuggly covers.
Finland placed down his night cap and swiped some sweat away from his forehead. Finland still had information rushing in his head but he was finally able to put that in the back of his mind.
I wonder how I look like? I must look exactly as I feel. A mess.
And with that, a medium sized mirror magical itself out of thin air and floated right before Finland.
He was too shocked to really do anything or move. Just mouth stood ajar as he realized that he really did just magic a mirror out of nowhere.
"Holy shit, " he breathed.
"Holy shit. Susan. Susan, did you see that?"
Susan looked up from her covers to then tilt her head at this new found object.
Finland was smiling worriedly as he said, "Susan...I think...I just did real life magic for the very first time...What is this though? I didn't say any spell or chant anything. So how could this..."
Finland paused as he went back to what could have been the trigger.
I was thinking about how sweaty I was. I was wondering if I was flushed...ahhh! Ah! wait wait wait. It's in this file here. Wow, it's really like a library hard drive in my mind. All I need is a mouse to click on them.
Mouse icon suddenly appears in his mind.
Really. Really? Ugh, of course. Anyways. Okay okay, this file is blinking yellow so that means...to click it?
Click*
Redundant spells.
Why would I call a file redundant spells? And let's see here. The first note on top of the spells.
"This is the list for redundant spells. These spells were passed down by the magical creatures of the land. They are more used for pranks and you don't need anything to really initiate the spell. Just a simple thought will do. Be careful though."
No kidding.
Wait wait wait. There is a spell for turning water into orange juice? Well...that's...actually kinda nice. ^ u ^
Ah here it is. The "Mirror Spell".
"Can come in any size and span up to 50 feet wide and long. Can be brought into world just by thinking, You need a mirror. Usually disappears in time or if shattered it will disappear."
So...it fades away? I can't make it...un-appear unless I break it? Aw, I'm too lazy to right now.
With that thought, Finland examined himself with the floating mirror.
The bags of his eyes were purple as if he had been punched and he looked like he was blushing perpetually into forever. Finland took off his sweater and begrudgingly walked painstakingly towards his closet. Susan was now up and at em! She was wagging her tail and huffing and huffing. She kept walking in circles as she excitedly tried to get Finland's attention. Finland kept on changing and so out of spite she ran out the room and you could hear her paws going down the steps.
"clack, clack, clack"
Finland put on a plain white T-shirt and changed into a new pair of underwear and shorts. He looked like it was summer. Though there was no doubted still snow outside. At least he was in the comfort of dryness now rather than a sticky wetness though he still felt hot on the cheeks and forehead.
Finland held onto the railing down his stairs and walked slowly towards the kitchen. Susan sat in front of her bowl like the good little puppy she was as she looked back at the now emerging Finland.
"Yes, yes, I know Susan. I'm coming I'm coming. Sigh, why did I raise such a high maintained dog like you? Yes I did. Aw yes I did."
Finland was trying to sound angry but by looking at her beautiful dreamy black eyes, he couldn't stay angry anymore. He was sure the floating mirror was still floating in the room and he'd tackle that matter a little later.
He blended some chicken he cooked last night and fried some eggs. He placed one of the fried eggs in the blender as well and added some dried and prepped bacon bits. He turned it on as the blender buzzed in the room. In the beginning this would scare Susan. But she was used to it now as she happily waited for the blender to stop.
Finland moved slowly still due to the lack of energy but did his best to please his dog.
Finland poured with ease the food into the bowl as Susan waited for him to finish.
"You can eat now. Eat eat."
And with that she put her snout into the bowl and started to vacuum it all in.
"Ah, my disgustingly beautiful puppy. Yes you are. Yes you areeeeee~ ...Okay then."
Um... it doesn't seem like where are going to be any more video logs for a while. I might as well eat and shower before it comes again. I know I won't be able to move once it starts. Sigh*"
Finland sat himself down after pouring himself a glass of water. He was going to dig into his eggs when he looked at his water.
"Wasn't there a spell for turning water or liquids into orange juice?...I just have to put my finger in the water and...think it...holy shit holy shit the water is turning into orange. Oh my god. It is really? Is it really orange juice now?"
Finland takes his finger out of his cup and intently stares at it for a second to see if anything else was going to happen. After a few brief moments of silence, or some scraping sound from Susan's bowl, he decided to take the glorious leap of tasting this new concoction.
And this one is for victory! Finland thought as he took the cup and put it to his lips. He drank it slowly at first and as soon as the first gulp went down he was in happiness.
It really is orange juice! It's so fresh! Delicioussssssssssss.
Finland finished his breakfast and was about to head to the shower when he thought it'd be a really good idea to take some medicine.
Ack.
Medicine.
Of course, there would be no medicine in this house since Finland never really got sick. And if he did have any, they would be way past the expiration point. So with that thought, midway up the stairs towards the bathroom, Finland turned around and headed back down. He'd have to take a trip to the town. So he quickly went into the living room and got his town jacket which was lying on the red suede couch and put it on. The jacket was emerald and as he wore it he wondered, "I wonder if this would be a good jacket to time travel with...it is green. Cough*
Ugh. Wow. I still feel like shit. Better put on this warmer hat too.
"Susan! I'll be back! Just going to the town for a bit!"
Finland looked back to Susan who was still licking the bowl and wagged her tail. Finland leaned down to put on his boots and tied the shoelaces together. When he finished he got the keys and shut the door. The cold was blue as the azure sky. It was a kind of strange fierceness to marvel. The wind picked up blew against him taking away all motivation to even leave the house. If Finland didn't know he was human, he was sure he'd fly away. After shivering from the shock of coldness, his eyes hardened with new determination to not be swayed by this. He loved winter holidays. Snow's great. Yep. Think the positive thoughts and surely all bitterness will go away. The cloud that was blocking the sun then broke away, casting this beautiful bright sunny warmth on all the snow. And as Finland gazed upon his land, it didn't seem as harsh anymore. He smiled and braced himself by tucking in the scarf he was wearing closer to his throat. He was heading towards the car when he thought...
"What if... I try magic? Let's see, let's try the one where you cut the gravity 3/4's into you?"
Finland closed his eyes as he whispered, "Debri a moi." And with that Finland felt strange. A minty sensation overcame him in an instance and after a few seconds of uncomfortable nature, the mint feeling left.
Wow. That kinda sucked. But I think it did something.
Finland put on his mitts and pressed down his hat further to make sure it wouldn't fly away. And with a swift jump he leapt not very high but in terms of feet, he went 20 feet forward. It was like sort of a slow motion projecting forward. As Finland looked at his passing shadow below, he felt awe. His eyes lit up as a kid would have and he wondered why magic was suddenly so cool and why he wasn't blessed with this power before.
THIS IS SOOOOOOOOO AWESSSSOMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
When Finland's boots hit the ground- he didn't slide on the snow. He just halted there softly as the rest of his clothes whooshed forward slowly.
Finland looked at his hands in astonishment.
I really did it!
Wow...
I'm already so far away. This is really going to be so much fun! Well, more fun once I don't feel as hot. My cheeks are still burning up.
And with that Finland jumped more harder and descended higher in the air and into the woods towards the city in between the mountains.
Author Notes:
Finland's Arc is going to be a couple more chapters. I too kinda want to get into the main part more but alas. T-T With time. And I really have no real idea where this story is going. I mean, I kind of had an intention but now...I'm not sure...how it's going to evolve and if I'm going to get to the parts I really want to incorporate in the story. Ah wells. "Let's do our best!" I say to myself in a generally worried tone. OuO