piratejournal | 1st Element: Written

[Wan decided to test the book with something written. It was better than looking like a fool and talking aloud to himself in a place full of cold-shouldered strangers who were obviously looking for more of a reason to fight him. He didn't know what he'd done to upset the town he woke up in, but it was clearly enough for them to be threatening to his person. And he really didn't want to get into a fight with anyone and risking harming bystanders.

Raava's silence was also a concern, but she had grown less talkative the longer they were joined. They didn't need to talk that often anymore. So he didn't put much thought behind that. Not yet, anyway.]

To the book that speaks back: Hello.

I have recently woken up in this place and I don't know or recognize anything about it. I've traveled all over my world and nothing like this village exists. I would like to learn more about it, but the people aren't very friendly and most refuse to speak to me.

So I ask you, hopefully helpful book, for your aid.

I'm not really concerned about my safety, I can handle myself. But I have a friend... an animal friend. She's a catdeer and she answers to the name 'Mula'. If there are a lot of catdeer in this place, she'll be the one with a bedroll and small travel pack tied over her back. Please don't hurt her, she'll do you no harm. If she runs, that's okay. Just tell me where you saw her and I'll get her.

Thank you.

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Yes they are! They're everywhere in my world! They're normal and natural!

No way. Cats and deer doing it isn't normal at all. I know for a fact! I got a good friend that takes care of deer all the time!

Plus deer are a lot taller than cats! And cats are mean!

Cats and deer don't mate! Catdeer mate with other catdeer! I don't even know what cats or deer are! They aren't normal! Catdeer, catowls, pigdeer, those are normal! Half of an animal running around isn't!

... Animals in your world sound really messed up.

[He's not offensive to other cultures on purpose, promise. It's just stupidity.]

They are not messed up. They're normal.

Whatever you say. Sounds pretty freaky to me.

I haven't seen any deercats though, sorry.

Catdeer, not deercat. There are no such thing as deercats. That would be weird.

[Yeah. He's completely unaware of how odd his world is.]

And it's okay if you haven't seen Mula. She probably didn't get brought over here. She can take care of herself, so she should be okay.

Well, if she's a real animal, then it shouldn't be hard at all for me to feel for her natural chakra. I just don't know what a catdeer feels like, and I'm not on the island.

You can feel chakras? Are you a spirit?

Like a ghost? Nah, eheheh. I'm still alive. I'm just a shinobi, but I know how to use senjutsu and sense natural chakra. At least you know what chakra is! A lot of people I talk to here don't have a clue about it.

No. Not a ghost. A spirit. From the Spirit World. Like... a bush spirit, or a turnip spirit, or a river spirit. Spirits of nature that live in balance with the world.

I don't know what a shinobi or senjutsu or any of that is. But I know about chakras. I learned a little about them from a friend of mine. I know every human has seven.

Was your friend a sage? I don't really know about any nature spirits, but senjutsu is all about balancing your chakra with the natural chakra in the world. Basically everything is connected in a way, and when you tap into senjutsu, you can see and feel that connection. Plus it helps you kick ass too, y'know.

No. My friend is a Light Spirit. The Spirit of Peace and Balance. She told me about the chakras while we traveled together. I don't know anything beyond the number that humans have. I didn't know animals had them. Do plants have them, too?

Every living thing has natural chakra. That's how we're all connected. It's pretty cool when you feel it for the first time. Your friend sounds pretty cool too if she was all about Peace and Balance. Did she show up with you?

...sort of. It's complicated. How do you feel the chakras of others? Is it like using the elements?

Eh, it's sort of hard to explain. I was never good at explaining things. I'm better at like... showing and doing them. It takes a lot of concentration. You start by being completely still. You gotta have perfect balance with your chakra and the natural chakra around you, and then you can absorb it. You gotta make sure you use the right amount. If you use too little, it won't work, but if you use too much, you'll turn into stone.

The best way to explain it is like adding an extra flavor to chocolate and vanilla ice cream swirls.

[You had him sort of understanding right up until...]

What's ice cream?

... WHAT? You don't know what ice cream is? What about ramen? Tell me you know what ramen is!

No. I'm sorry, I don't.

YOUR WORLD MUST BE HELL!

It is not!

No ice cream and worse, no RAMEN? It has to be a horrible place! I feel really bad for you.

If it doesn't have them, then it doesn't need them. That doesn't make it a horrible place.

Everywhere needs ramen. It's the greatest food ever invented.

It's food? You think my world is horrible because it doesn't have some kind of food yours does?

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