A molepig's an animal! They live in my village, and the best diggers get molepig steak for dinner. I only had it a couple times and it's really yummy! The chief said if I work hard I can be a digger like my dad and get steak every day.
Boota's my pet, sort of... but he's a molepig, so he doesn't like talking about steak. Back home if he ever got big the chief would try to cook him up and eat him!
[Duo's starting to put together things about Simon.] Ah, so I bet they're really tasty then. Gotta be if you're usin' them for a reward. That or they're the only animals ya guys got ta eat.
'course he doesn't like talkin' 'bout ya guys eating him. Don't think I'd like hearin' 'bout Duo steaks. Guess ya shouldn't feed him too much so he doesn't get bigger.
Uh-huh, they're the best food I ever had! Though we don't really have much else underground... there's a lot more to eat here than in Jiha. I haven't found anything like molepig steak though.
I guess so, but Boota's a runt. He's been little for as long as I can remember... I don't think he'll get any better. He's happy that you said that though! He'd probably like you. Though not as much as he likes Tifa or Miss Yoko.
Know what ya mean. The poorer colonies don't get very good food either. It's pretty sweet how we got all the food we want here. We can try some a the meats here and see if any of 'em are like that.
[chuckles] Don't tell, just keep it between us and Boota, but I'm a bit of a runt too. Doctor G said I won't be gettin' any taller than I am now without him doin' somethin'. Just 156cm. So we should be pretty good friends. Nothin' wrong with bein' small. Easier for us ta break into things 'cause we're small and can slip through air vents and stuff. You can tell him that.
I'll make your pizza with as many different meats as I can. That way you'll have a better chance a findin' one like it.
Well, do ya look more like your dad or your mom? If ya look like him, ya got a better chance a bein' as tall. Just make sure you're gettin' plenty ta eat and ya sleep when your papa tells ya to.
Heh, good question. I wanted ta know what they were hidin' and a couple times I was tryin' ta get people outta places.
Um, sure! Molepigs... uh... I don't really know much about them, though... they get really big, usually, and they make funny noises, like "WHEEEE" and stuff. I'll let you meet Boota when we go for pizza so you can see what they look like... well, as babies, anyway. They're really friendly and not mean at all, and they like to lick people. They have big tongues, so sometimes it's a little scary. But they don't hurt people. They're really gentle.
[chuckles] Sound cute. I tried ta lick my housemates when we got turned into animals. One of 'em was a pig thing and the other was a rodent. It was fun. Shame I can't meet one a the big ones. I'll still lookin' forward ta meetin' Boota. [chuckles again] Funny name. So do they get ya all wet when one a the big ones licks ya with a giant tongue?
I remember that! It was so weird! I was a mouse, and everything was huge!
Yeah, they have big slobbery tongues. It's kinda yucky, but I don't mind so much when Boota does it. He doesn't lick anybody but me, though... I don't know why.
Yeah, I was a dog. I hope they do it again too. I had a lotta fun runnin' around and smellin' everythin'. Shame we can't make requests to the ba- bad guys.
You take cara him. Your from the same world. 'course you're gunna be best friends. Ya don't have ta be someone special. Ya just have ta be a friend to 'im.
Well, if they did, they wouldn't be such big jerks and everyone wouldn't hate 'em so much.
That's really good. Ya should be takin' care a him if you're friends. [chuckles] I haven't done anythin' nice. Just told ya the truth. I'm lookin' forward ta meetin' ya too, Simon. These journals are great, but it's ot as good as actually talkin' ta someone.
I wish they were nicer... then maybe I could see again. Do you think they'll ever give people back what they took away...?
I think it's good to meet people for real too! Sometimes it's weird talking to a book. We never even had books in Jiha. We could only talk face-to-face.
They might. Or they could send ya home for a bit. Ya might come back with your sight then. Or maybe they'll give it back to ya for an experiment or after a kidnappin'. Ya never know what they're gunna do.
I'm used ta talkin' on these... communication things. It's like these but the pictures are bigger and ya usually talk like this rather than writtin' notes. Still, I'd rather meet people.
[Erk, and now Duo's not sure what to say for a minute.] Well, maybe you'll be able ta see there. 'sides, ya never know what kinda doctors ya might be able ta find. They could fix your eyes if they're good or come up with somethin' else. He- One a the healers might even figure out how ta fix 'em with their magic. Whatever happens, I'm sure your papa's gunna do whatever he can ta make ya happy.
Yeah, gotta have a lotta tech to live in space. We have to make our own air to breathe, clean our own water, recycle nearly everythin'. We had to come up with some way ta talk to everyone even if they're on Earth. All kinds a stuff.
He's a good guy. Don't know 'em that well, but he's a good guy.
[chuckles] That's the thing 'bout space. It's nothin'. That's what you're lookin' at. A whole lotta nothin'. But lookin' out at the stars or Earth or the Moon or the colonies, that's a view ya just don't get stayin' on Earth. I hope ya get to see it too. You'll have ta ask your Papa if they go ta space there.
Isn't a lot of nothing good? Then you can fill it and not have to worry about running out of room! That was the biggest problem in Jiha. I bet in space we'd never have to dig!
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Boota's my pet, sort of... but he's a molepig, so he doesn't like talking about steak. Back home if he ever got big the chief would try to cook him up and eat him!
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'course he doesn't like talkin' 'bout ya guys eating him. Don't think I'd like hearin' 'bout Duo steaks. Guess ya shouldn't feed him too much so he doesn't get bigger.
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I guess so, but Boota's a runt. He's been little for as long as I can remember... I don't think he'll get any better. He's happy that you said that though! He'd probably like you. Though not as much as he likes Tifa or Miss Yoko.
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[chuckles] Don't tell, just keep it between us and Boota, but I'm a bit of a runt too. Doctor G said I won't be gettin' any taller than I am now without him doin' somethin'. Just 156cm. So we should be pretty good friends. Nothin' wrong with bein' small. Easier for us ta break into things 'cause we're small and can slip through air vents and stuff. You can tell him that.
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I hope I get tall someday. Dad always said I was cute an' short like mama, but I always wanted to be super-tall like him. I dunno if I will though...
Why would you want to break into things?
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Well, do ya look more like your dad or your mom? If ya look like him, ya got a better chance a bein' as tall. Just make sure you're gettin' plenty ta eat and ya sleep when your papa tells ya to.
Heh, good question. I wanted ta know what they were hidin' and a couple times I was tryin' ta get people outta places.
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Umm... I think I look sorta like my dad... mom said I got her eyes though. Dad said they were more like Grandpa's but I never met him so I dunno.
Oh, so it was a good kind of break in! That's neat...
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Heh, depends on who ya ask. Pretty sure the guys in charge a the place I was breakin' into didn't think it was good. They probably hated it.
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Um... I guess if they were bad people, it's okay...? I'm kind of lost now...
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So what else should we talk 'bout, little guy? Wanna tell me more 'bout molepigs?
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Yeah, they have big slobbery tongues. It's kinda yucky, but I don't mind so much when Boota does it. He doesn't lick anybody but me, though... I don't know why.
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Well, I bet it's not as yucky since he's smaller and can't slobber all over ya. Bet he only licks ya 'cause you're his favorite.
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That's probably why! A-and you think so? I'm nobody special, but I'm kinda a runt too... maybe that's why we're friends...
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You take cara him. Your from the same world. 'course you're gunna be best friends. Ya don't have ta be someone special. Ya just have ta be a friend to 'im.
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I will! I've been taking good care of Boota since he got here! That's... really nice of you, Duo. You're really cool! I can't wait to meet you!
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That's really good. Ya should be takin' care a him if you're friends. [chuckles] I haven't done anythin' nice. Just told ya the truth. I'm lookin' forward ta meetin' ya too, Simon. These journals are great, but it's ot as good as actually talkin' ta someone.
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I think it's good to meet people for real too! Sometimes it's weird talking to a book. We never even had books in Jiha. We could only talk face-to-face.
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I'm used ta talkin' on these... communication things. It's like these but the pictures are bigger and ya usually talk like this rather than writtin' notes. Still, I'd rather meet people.
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So your world has a lot of technology stuff, huh?
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Yeah, gotta have a lotta tech to live in space. We have to make our own air to breathe, clean our own water, recycle nearly everythin'. We had to come up with some way ta talk to everyone even if they're on Earth. All kinds a stuff.
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I want to see space someday! I hope I can go. I want to see everything! The whole world must be so amazing...!
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[chuckles] That's the thing 'bout space. It's nothin'. That's what you're lookin' at. A whole lotta nothin'. But lookin' out at the stars or Earth or the Moon or the colonies, that's a view ya just don't get stayin' on Earth. I hope ya get to see it too. You'll have ta ask your Papa if they go ta space there.
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Isn't a lot of nothing good? Then you can fill it and not have to worry about running out of room! That was the biggest problem in Jiha. I bet in space we'd never have to dig!
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