presumablyalone | Sixth Firefly

[Voice]

[Lately all Seto can think about is home, probably because he has nothing better to do when laying in his bed. Images of what's left of the cities and small villages flash through his mind. Everything is so dominated by the wildlife he has no idea what it could have been like for those who lived there before...whatever happened to his world.

But it dawns on him, other people must've lived in an alternate Japan right? So why not ask them? It'll give him something to do too so might as well.]

I've heard that some people here are from Japan. A different Japan than other's but they're all similar in some way and I was wondering...what's it like there? Are there a lot of people? Is the red tower special?

[He goes quiet for a moment then lets out a soft, almost sad sounding chuckle] I'm sorry, I'm just a little curious... [A pause] O-Of course I wouldn't mind hearing about other worlds too. Anything is fine..

[Action]

[Once the sun goes down, Seto will be out on the roof of community building three, just laying there to stare up at the stars. To be honest it brings him comfort when he stares at shining lights in the sky. For the past ten years at home, they have been his only company since his grandpa and him never really talked all too much, especially near the end of his life.

In any case, he'll be up there for a good majority of the night, he may even fall asleep]

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[She can't keep the shock from her voice.]

Eh? Never? But it's very important to your education!

I-I know but it's so difficult! At least from what I read from my grandfather's library...So many numbers and weird shapes.

[What is education]

Do you attend the school here? [She stops herself from saying 'at least'.]

Yeah! I've never been to school before so I think it'll help me learn better.

Mm! I think you should go. School is very important. Besides, you can learn a lot of things for yourself there, too.

What did you learn in school, Miss?

I studied to become a doctor. That means I had to learn a lot of math and science especially. But I enjoyed my other classes, too.

A doctor?? That's amazing! Do you think you could teach me doctor stuff? [He wants to be able to help people too!]

Ah- I'd be happy to teach you some first-aid, and things like CPR, if you'd like.

Thank you so much, Miss! [ ... ] What's CPR?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. [You can see why it's shortened to CPR.] It's an emergency first-aid technique: By compressing the chest, they can maintain an artificial circulation of the blood, especially to the brain.