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[playing_thefool]

I won't lie. I always wondered what it would be like to be in space. I just sort of figured Earth would be waiting when I was ready to go back. Funny how things work out that way, isn't it? All the effort we put in, and it's gone anyway. I'm not sure how to wrap my head around it

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[whosyour_rikku]

Guess I don't need to tell yah to keep your chin up, do I? [Laughs lightly and gives him a thumbs up] You've practically got yerself a welcome party!

[playing_thefool]

Looks like it, doesn't it? Guess adjusting'll be a lot easier than I expected. [Thumbs up right back!]

[whosyour_rikku]

So Mr. Popular, what was your home like?

[playing_thefool]

Oh, um...

[Brief pause goes here. He's lived a few places, so it takes him a bit longer to answer than you'd expect. Doesn't take too long, though.]

Small town in the mountains. You've probably never heard of it. What about you? American?

[whosyour_rikku]

Amma-whos-i-what-now? [Waves her hand in the air and shakes her head] Heh, heh, I'm not from where you're from.

[A wide smile suddenly appears on her face and she paws at the air] Can we play a guessing game?! I'll ask you a question about your home and you gettuh ask me a question 'bout mine!

[playing_thefool]

Well I could've figured that, but... America's the most powerful country on Earth. You've never heard of it?

[whosyour_rikku]

Now, y'see, you say "Earth"...

I'll go first! [Taps her chin and leans back in her chair] Ok, got it: how blue is the water?

[playing_thefool]

As blue as the sky, it wouldn't be water otherwise. You're not from Earth?

[whosyour_rikku]

Nah, I'm from Spira. Is it cold in your home town? Y'know, bein' in the mountains and all.

[playing_thefool]

[And the guessing game is officially derailed.]

...You're from another planet? Seriously? I never expected an alien to look so... well, human.

[Yes, human is totally the word he was thinking.]

[whosyour_rikku]

Uh- eh... [Totally taken aback by that last bit]

And what's that s'posed to mean, bub? I-if you ask me, you're just as much an alien as I am!

[playing_thefool]

Well, um. That is. I just. I didn't mean.

[He'll get used to this eventually, really. In the meantime, though...]

So! What's this "Spira" like?

Strikes hackable if you try

[whosyour_rikku]

No- I'm sorry. Guess I just took it a little too personal, y'know?

Spira, well, it i-was huge... there were fields that went on forever. And Chocobo racing! We used to race on the backs of Chocobos; I was really good. Heehee, I could even ride without any hands! I had an air ship that we used to travel all over Spira with- my friends and I- and at night, the stars were just so bright... You felt like you were right there in the Farplane or something. It's scary... how many memories there are. I- I don't really know where to start...

If.

[playing_thefool]

That sounds pretty awesome. I'll admit, it might sound more awesome if I knew what a chocobo or the Farplane was, but still. We don't really have airships on Earth. I mean, planes, sure, but there's not a whole lot you can do on one.

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[whosyour_rikku]

They're giant, yellow birds and they have super long legs; it's wy they can run so fast y'see?

I'm not sure I know how to explain what the Farplane is... um, well, to some people, it's where a person's spirit goes to rest... Uh you can go in, if yah really want to... I never have. But, uh, my cousin- she'd tell me stories about what it's like so I guess I've just kinda got this picture in my head. [Starts to feel a little self conscious now, so don't mind the rambling.] It's not that I believe in it, you know, but... some people do...

[whosyour_rikku]

[Rikku's awkward = invitation for subject change]

So you, whaddyah do for fun on Earth?