Welcome to Gaia! ::

Aka Sunil’s Minecraft Survival. This is a text-based Let’s Play of sorts documenting Sunil’s efforts to survive in a world that is neither Learania nor Tellius. Most of the documentation will be written as journal entries and will have three parts a day: a Morning entry, an Afternoon entry, and a Night entry. This LP will be finished either when Sunil dies or when he creates a Nether Portal (which will be referenced as ‘the Door’ from now on). If he does survive long enough to create the Door, I may do a Part 2 if enough people ask for it. This does not take place anywhere within FEF canon, so Sunil dying here will not equate to him dying in FEF. That’s why this is Fanfiction.

How This Came About:
I was bored and wanted to mess around with Sunil. This is the result.

Game Settings (for anyone who cares):
Difficulty is set to Normal. Cheats are inactive. Villages and dungeons are active.

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Day 1 Morning:
Something’s wrong. The warning signs were apparent the moment I woke up today. I distinctly remember coming home last night and passing out in my bed of straw in my Beast Form. This isn’t my bed. It’s too hard and doesn’t smell the least bit like straw. There was also a strong wind, and the sun was bright. My house has a roof. I know I don’t live in the best place in Eyris, but at least it protects me from the elements. There’s no roof. Or walls. I slowly opened my eyes… and I was greeted with an expanse of plains. My first thought upon seeing this was ‘Did I somehow sleepwalk all the way to Nomad Land (Adliana) again?’ But that’s not quite right. To my left, towards the east, was an expansive forest and a river. This can’t be Adliana. The nomads don’t have trees. At least, not that many in one place. I’ve seen my share of Learania, and I don’t recognize my surroundings at all. When I realized this, I admit I panicked a little. Okay, that’s an understatement. I refuse to admit that I was running around screaming while flailing my arms, because that’s certainly what did not go down. That’s right. No one will ever know the truth… >3>;;

After recollecting what was left of my composure, I checked my person. Aside from this journal and writing utensil, all I have are the clothes on my back and nothing more. This seems remotely familiar, like those survivor adventure stories I’ve heard about that have been getting popular lately. Did I somehow end up in my own survival adventure, or is this somebody’s idea of a joke? I want to say Rajin since we didn’t part ways yesterday on a good note, but even if he is the kind of guy to hold grudges, we’re best friends. There’s no way he’d abandon me out here in the middle of nowhere… right? Lethe’s another possible culprit since she’s always complaining about how I lack resolve and Gallian pride and all this other stuff. This might actually be her idea of a training camp and she or someone serving under her is secretly watching me from afar. That’s totally not creepy at all. Don’t tell me she’s still mad at me for eating her snacks again. I keep telling her that I didn’t eat her fish (she had salmon this time. It must be nice being rich, since that sort of luxury certainly isn’t affordable for someone like me), but she doesn’t listen. I wonder if Tibarn’s aware of this, though if Lethe is responsible then he probably knows about this and gave the okay for her to do this. I’ll get back at her for this. Once I get back, I am so going to eat her snacks. >8|

I don’t have enough evidence to point fingers at anyone just yet. Maybe I should stop writing and take a look around instead. I’ll probably use you to document each day and keep track of anything I learn about this world, or a way to get back home.

Day 1 Afternoon:
I can say with confidence now that this is probably not Learania. I don’t think I made it back to Tellius either, so I can scratch all the people I suspected off my s**t list. They don’t have the power to drop me off in a different world like that. Because I’m in a different world, it seems like I’m forced to obey its laws. I can’t transform anymore, which was kind of hard to accept. I rather like my Beast Form, since it’s more comfortable for me to sleep and get around large distances. This world doesn’t seem to like one-sleeved tunics, as both my arms are exposed now. However, this isn’t too big of a concern. However, those are probably the only negatives I’ve been able to find that have directly affected me. This world… is weird. ._.

I threw a small tantrum in the forest when I found out I couldn’t transform. I took my anger out on a tree, and to my surprise I actually managed to break a chunk of it off. It became… blocky. The tree itself seemed fine even with a hole in the trunk. I ended up keeping the block, but I didn’t want to leave the tree alone like that. Floating trees are up there on my list of ‘Unnatural Things People Should Not Leave Alone’. The top of that last is reserved for squid. They should not exist in their natural form. They should all become like… tasty seafood for me to eat. I found a recipe a while back that I’ve been meaning to try using squid. Squid should only exist chopped up and served as deliciousness. Either that or they should only exist in some adult comedy involving girls and tentacles. I dunno. Speaking of squid, I saw several of them in the water. The water is the only thing keeping me from trying to catch and eat them. Curse you, water! You are one of the banes of my existence! D:<

I spent most of the afternoon cutting down trees. They dropped saplings and apples. I used the saplings to plant new trees because I bet some environmentalist out there would have my hide if he or she learned that I wasn’t planting trees for every one I cut down. Environmentalists are freaky. I hear they don’t wear clothes and hug trees and say things like ‘Be one with nature’. I think they might actually be a special kind of nomad. Anyway, now I have all this wood and I don’t know what to do with them. Maybe I should investigate these wood blocks further...

Oh, this is cool! I managed to break a single block of wood down into a new thing! I’ll call them wooden planks, since they’re planky and made out of wood. I get four of these for every one block of wood. This is way more efficient than all the other things I’ve been doing so far with these wood blocks. I mean, I banged two together, stacked them up, threw a few against the ground, chewed on one of them (tasted like wood, obviously. I wonder if this is a sign that I should probably eat one of the apples I found to curb my hunger)... I tried everything I could think of, but just by selecting one and dealing a decisive blow to the knot I was able to break it down. I should see if I can do something with these wooden planks. o:

Okay, diary. I have investigated these wooden planks and have discovered a few things. I combined the four I had and created a workbench. There was a weird fusion process that went down that even I don’t understand, and I can understand weird things. I’m not going to question it for now, since this workbench makes it easier for me to break the wood down. I converted half of my wood supply into wooden planks, and then I fiddled around with the wooden planks. Apparently two planks makes four sticks. There were a few other things I could have made with the planks, but I don’t really see a need for half planks or really flat planks. Hm… I wonder if I can make tools with them? It’s starting to get dark out, so maybe I should try to find some shelter.

Day 1 Night:
What the hell were those things, diary?! I recovered my workbench and went to find a place to stay the night, but there weren’t any particular safe places nearby. I would have gone further out to look, but then monsters started appearing after dusk. There were revenants and skeleton archers and spiders and this really tall, dark thing and… ergh… I don’t want to think about what those things are. I ended up digging a hole into a hill for the time being because I don’t have any sort of way to fight them. I can’t transform, and I’d be shot to death before I can even get close to punch those archers. I can see Lethe shaking her head in disappointment and calling me an embarrassment to all Cats. Though… can I even be considered a Cat if I can’t transform? I'm so ashamed of myself... D:!

I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep, diary. I can hear them outside my little hole. I didn’t want to risk getting spotted, but at the same time I also need some light to write in you. I ended up compromising and covered the hole enough for some moonlight to shine in without letting those monsters see me. It’s kind of weird how the dirt sticks to the ceiling without anything underneath it to support it. This must be one of the laws of this world, where anything can stick to a surface without anything underneath it. I wonder if these blocks can stick to the sides of other blocks, or even float? I’ll have to test it out at a better hour… :<

It’s like… really late into the night and I definitely can’t sleep, diary. Those monsters are just too loud outside, and I hear these creepy sounds from within my hole. It shouldn’t be possible though, considering there’s hardly enough room for me to even be in here standing up. I hope none of them can suddenly appear in here. It’d be much too cramped for both myself and a monster to be in here. I’m also a little hungry but I can’t eat my meager supply of apples because I don’t know if I’ll be able to find food tomorrow. Now I’m cold, cramped, hungry, homesick, scared and I can’t even transform to deal with half of these problems… I think I’m going to cry, diary. :’<

Day 2 Morning:
Ugh… I feel dirty, diary. I’m covered in dirt and gods knows what else. I was able to cry myself to sleep last night, but I feel more exhausted than rested. This was a horrible experience and I really need better shelter. Maybe I should use the stuff I found yesterday to build myself a shelter. The Beorc in Learania built base camps whenever they’re out in the wilderness on expeditions or in times of war. This one will just have to be a little more permanent. I should probably also find more food, though it might be easier if I build myself a farm. An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but it doesn’t help with hunger all that much. I’d rather have fish or meat, but I can’t be picky with my options. I’m poorer than I’ve ever been, and I have to survive like a Beorc would. I hope those monsters are gone now that the sun’s out... :<

Growth cycles in this world are very different. The saplings I planted yesterday have already grown into trees. If I chop down trees and plant a sapling in their place, I won’t have to worry about deforestation or going too far away for more wood. Now, I need to find a good place to build...

I decided to start building near the river, though I guess it really isn’t a river. It’s a lake. I don’t really like water, but if I want to grow food I’m going to need a water source. It’s also a good source of fish if I can find a way to build a fishing rod. I have the sticks, but without string or something similar I can’t make the line. As long as I don’t go into the lake, I should be okay. Alright, let’s clear the tall grass and plants and try to build.

Day 2 Afternoon:
This is exhausting. How can the Beorc build camps in a single day? I’ve only got part of this house built. Gods, I can’t even call it a house! It’s more like a shack because of how small it is! I need to make it bigger, but that’s going to take up more time and gah it’s already afternoon?! There’s no way I can finish building this by nightfall! Dx

Clearing the tall grass out gave me some seeds. If I grow them, what will I get? I guess this will be a start for the farm, but until I make this place secure I can’t start growing food. I need to search for food, but there don’t seem to be any animals nearby. I can’t stray too far from base camp either.

Out of wood. Time to go cut some more trees down and hope I find some apples as well…

I’ve discovered a new problem, diary. I’ll have light inside the shack during the day because it’s light out, but what am I going to do at night? It’ll be dark and very unsafe. I’ll need to find a way to create a light source for inside the shack.

It’s getting dark out and this shack still isn’t built. Looks like I’m going to have to go back into my little hole. I’m going to try to be a little productive tonight and try to build some tools to make my life a little safer.

Day 2 Night:
I had no choice but to abandon the shack project for the day. I barely managed to get underground before the monsters started appearing. I’m tired, but I can’t sleep. There’s so much that needs to be done for me to survive in this world, so I need to learn everything I can and acquire better resources to build better things. I’ll stop writing for now and instead try to make some tools. But first, I’ll need some space to build.

Diary, I did it! I made some tools! I expanded the space underground and I found some stone, so I set my workbench down and tried to make some tools. I managed to craft a wooden sword and a wooden pick using the planks and sticks. Heheh, I feel like a craftsman! I wonder if I can start making weapons when I get back to Learania with this knowledge? :3c

I nearly broke my wooden pick, but at least I have a lot of stone. I had to dig carefully because I didn’t want to create a huge cavern with no lights. That would create the same problem as the shack at night. The stone’s a lot sturdier than the wood. I wasn’t able to harvest them with my hands (punching them caused a lot of ouchies :’<), so I’m glad I made some tools. Now, let’s see what I can do with this stone…

I made an oven, diary. I don’t quite understand how this fusion thing works, because there’s no way eight blocks of stone can make an oven. I’m beginning to suspect that this is alchemy, or at least some form of magic. I shouldn’t question it too much though, because I’m not smart enough to find an answer. I should just focus on surviving. Once I’ve got shelter and a stable food source, then I can start investigating. I should probably focus on finding a way home first…

I created some more durable tools. Stone swords and stone picks are definitely the way to go. I think these should be enough to fight the monsters at night, but I don’t want to press my luck and get killed. Until the shelter is built and I have a light source at night, I probably shouldn’t venture outside in the dark. I hope I don’t incur any penalties using weapons. In fact, I hope I can even use a sword. I never really learned how. Maybe I should have accepted Sain and Leon’s offer to learn swordplay, though I guess now’s too late. :<

Day 3 Afternoon:
Crap. I fell asleep at the workbench and lost the morning. I’ll try to do what I can with the shack, but I don’t think I’ll be able to finish today either. I guess I’ll be spending another night underground. I won’t install the workbench or the oven in the shack just yet..

Yep, couldn’t do much with the shack today. There’s still a bit more work to put into it, and I’ll need to figure out how I’m going to build a door. It might actually have been faster to build the shack out of dirt, but it would have taken a while to gather enough dirt to make it. Besides, even I have standards. I would gladly take a wooden shack over a dirt shack. There’s a significantly smaller chance of being buried under the dirt in case it collapses on me.

Day 3 Night:
I can’t expand any further underground to gather more resources without a light source. I guess I’ll try to get some sleep so I can wake up early tomorrow and finish the shack.

The oven does create a bit of light if I burn wooden planks to melt down some wood, though it’s very short-lived. Burning wood is also very inefficient and creates some smoke down here, but at least there’s some light and it’s a bit warmer. -w-

Hm… burning wood makes charcoal. I wonder if I can do something with this…I’ll sleep on it for now and try some things in the morning.

Day 4 Morning:
The Cat God said ‘Let there be light, nya.’ And then there was light. I did it diary. I made a light source. By tying the charcoal I made last night to a stick, I made some torches. Yes, it’s fire. However, it is still a light source. I...I’m crying, diary. But I’m not sad. With these torches, I have solved one of the bigger problems about living in the shack at night or expanding my underground hole. I’ll go get these set up right away! 8D

Day 4 Night:
The shack’s finished, but I burned myself installing the torches. I’m also lacking a door, so for the time being I filled the doorway with dirt so monsters can’t get inside and am now spending another night in the Catcave. That’s right. I’ve dubbed this underground space I made the Catcave. Unfortunately, I don’t have any really nifty tools or a disguise, so I guess I can’t be like my favorite superhero Catman. Though, I've heard Eyris’s Rhysman was quite the hero. Well, back when he was still around. I haven’t heard anything about him recently, so he might have retired. Or maybe he’s dead. I don’t know. It was a shame to lose him, regardless of what happened. We need more heroes in the world. :'<

I’m probably just going to sleep these burns off. It really hurts to hold this pencil in my hand, let alone a pick or a sword. If I recover enough by morning, I’ll try to secure the shack a little more. I also need to learn how to farm. Farming might take a while to get any results, honestly, but I’m down to my last apple and I really need to find food. I'll probably forage if I can tomorrow...

Day 10 Morning:
Good morning, diary. It was surprisingly peaceful last night. I think that was the first night I've managed to sleep somewhat decently in a while. There weren't any monster sounds nearby, so I think that helped a little. In fact, I was able to dream for once, and I had a dream about home. If two or more people are thinking of each other when they sleep, they’re connected through dreams. I miss home, and everyone in Eyris is part of that home. We were able to connect through a dream, so… they must miss me too, right? It’s already been 10 days since I've been stranded in this world, and it’s been a struggle just to get this far. That dream, it was refreshing, and… I think it’s a sign that something good is going to happen today. Alright, I’m gonna feed Cojiro and then give my best for today! Let’s pump myself up! Oooooooooooh! >:3 [A doodle has been added at the end of the sentence, showing Sunil firing himself up.

First thing on the agenda today is to expand the shack some more, and to do that I’m going to need more wood. I’ve got all these saplings in storage, so I should go plant them all outside to increase my stock of wood. I do have this one sapling that’s a little different from the others. How did I get you again…? Oh, that’s right. There was a tree around here that wasn't like the others that dropped that sapling. It was white instead of a brown, so it might be… a birch tree? Variety is nice. I should get some more birch and make this shack a little more… homey. :3

All the saplings have been planted, so it’ll be just a little while before I’ll have some more wood. There’s no rush to get food and I can’t build without wood, so I guess I’ll take a walk and explore a little. I’ll go… southeast this time. I know the swamp is to the south, so I’ll branch off and go east from there.

Day 10 Afternoon:
I have news, diary. There are a number of caverns not too far from the shack, so once I secure my territory a little better and have a stable source of food and resources, I’ll go explore them. Maybe I can find something new that can help me get back home! I also found a ravine I missed while heading towards the swamp, and I think that one and the one under my house are connected. Connections, diary! Today seems to be a day about connections!

To the southeast, I found some cows. I should find a way to bring them back home with me so I can try to get some milk and meat. Though, if I want meat I probably need to find a way to get more cows. Well, I’m already a farmer, so I guess I’ll try ranching too. Once I build a barn (if I have a chance) and learn what these cows like to eat to lure them back, I’ll start raising them. I think they like wheat, but I’m not carrying any on my person and I have no way of keeping them safe. My shack isn't big enough for one cow, myself, and Cojiro. I left those cows alone for now, but I’ll go back later and ranch a couple.

Wow, I must have spent more time exploring than I thought. It’s getting late, so I should check on the trees before I go inside for the night.

Day 10 Night:
The saplings are coming along nicely. Some have already sprouted into trees, so I should have a small forest by morning. The farm’s also coming along. I went ahead and harvested some wheat and made some bread. I do find it weird how I make bread through the workbench instead of the oven. Like… don’t you cook wheat to make bread? I could have sworn that’s how the bakers do it… :3?

You know, diary, if it weren't for the monsters and my inability to transform, living in this world wouldn't be too bad. Who knows, maybe there’s people in this world too. I just need to find them. There’s gotta be someone else out here besides me. It can’t just be a world full of cows, chickens, and monsters.

Oh, speaking of monsters, it seems like the spiders are back on my roof. I thought I had that area secured, but I guess not. I’ll use yesterday’s trick and get rid of it.

Waaah! Diaryyyyyyyyyy, why is it raining? D: Like, the moment I killed the spider and closed up the roof, it started pouring! If I didn't close up the roof when I did, I’d have gotten wet! Today would have ended on a good note if it wasn't for this rain! :<

I hope it stops raining by morning. For now, I’ll wish Cojiro a good night and get some sleep. Good night diary.

Day 11:
Nope. Still raining when I woke up today. It doesn't seem like it’s going to let up anytime soon, so I guess I’ll be stuck indoors all day.

You know… there’s really nothing to do indoors on a rainy day, diary. My shack’s also looking a little on the plain side, so I guess I should try to make it a little better. I don’t know how long I’m going to be in this world, so until I find a way back I should probably live a little more comfortably. I’ll make a note here on my agenda to try to find things that would make my shack more enjoyable to live in. Lemme just carve it into the workbench with the rest of my agenda...



Hm? I’m not quite sure why I wrote 4 and 5. I think there was some special meaning in there, but I can’t remember it. Oh well. It’ll come back to me eventually.

Since the sun’s behind the clouds, the monsters are roaming about. Even during the day. Come back, Mister Sun. I need you back in my life! D’:

I spent what felt like a couple of hours talking to Cojiro. Having someone to talk to helps calm me down, though I wish Cojiro would talk back. Sometimes I feel like I don’t understand her. Like, I’ll be saying something and she’ll be looking at me before looking away to peck at the wall or floor or cluck or pop an egg out or even all three at the same time and it’s a bit distracting. I wonder what goes on in her head. Can’t she at least pay attention to me? We’re living together, you know. If she would at least talk to me and let me know how she’s doing, or maybe if there’s something I can do for her… we’d be able to connect a little better and I could be a better roommate for her. I don’t think I’d be able to handle this isolation alone. People can’t survive on their own. They would grow crazy if they’re alone for so long. That’s why I have Cojiro in my life (even if I did sort of abduct her). Though… I must already be a little crazy for trying to have a conversation with a chicken. >3>;;

I don’t feel that tired, but I feel like it’s dark out now since I hear more monster sounds. Just to be safe, I’ll barricade the door with some dirt. I’ll tend the farm a little, get something to eat, and then call it a night. Good night, diary. I hope I have some good dreams tonight to make today a little less dreary.

Day 12 Morning:
No dreams. So sad. On that note, it’s still raining, diary. I’m a little worried now. What if it never stops raining? I’ll never be able to leave the house, and I’ll never be able to find my way home! Are the torches okay? Water beats fire, doesn’t it? Will I have to replace the torches outside everytime it rains if the torches go out? That’s a waste of resources! But I guess the more pressing concern is… what if it floods? I’m living RIGHT BY A LAKE! If it floods, will I lose my shack? Will… will I be swept away by the floodwaters and end up in an unfamiliar place and be alone and wet and cold and scared again? O-oh gods, this is gonna be bad. I… I don’t think I’ll be as lucky as last time and have someone find me and nurse me back to health. If it weren’t for the Missus and everyone else at the orphanage, I would have probably died from hypa… hypeth...hypoder… cold. Wow, that’s kind of embarrassing. I couldn’t remember how to spell the word. >///>;; Either way, freaking out and thinking about an event in my past has left me all depressed. I’m… just going to go curl up in one of the corners of the shack and wait until the rain stops… if it’s ever going to stop…

Day 12 Afternoon:
It… it stopped raining. I’m so glad… (´･ω･`) I’ll wait a bit before going out, just in case some monsters are still around.

Whew, the torches are safe. Looks like that’s one less worry. I need to stretch my legs out after being cooped up for so long indoors, so I’ll take a walk. I’m still a little depressed, so I’ll put off expansion work for today. Lesse… let’s go check out that mountain to the northwest.

It seems like stone is a common source in this world, since part of the mountain was exposed and had a lot of stone. There was also a bit of coal, so I dug into the mountain a bit and harvested it. Since I want to live more comfortably, I can probably replace the wood portions of my shack with stone. It’ll be a little colder, but I won’t have to worry about the place burning down by some freak accident. It should also be durable enough to handle an explosion from those green smiley guys, right? I’ll go into the Catcave tomorrow and get some more stone so I can start the expansion work. I’ll probably go out further into the water, since the fish seem to be more active when it rains. Or at least, that’s how it was back home. I’ll have to be careful not to fall into the water while expanding, though.

I also picked some flowers. Some decoration is better than no decoration. I’ll plant them inside the shack once I get back. I lost most of the morning to the rain, but at least I won’t have to worry about the rain for a while. I’ll stick some more torches down around the house and fish for a bit before I call it a day.

Day 12 Night:
Well, I planted the lilacs and the roses around the Chest of Nonsensical Goodies. My shack feels a little prettier now. I can see Lethe and Rajin shaking their heads or laughing at me for this. Hey now, I’d like to see you guys manage in my position. Living in this world ain’t easy. Besides, it smells earthy in here. The flowers will make it smell better too. >8|

I’m feeling a little better with the flowers now. I don’t know much about the flower language, but I think roses are supposed to be symbols of love. I guess that’s why people always give their lovers a bouquet of roses. Hm… will I ever do that with a girl? I wouldn't mind pursuing a relationship with someone. Maybe Cojiro…? Nah, I’m already forcing her against her will to live with me. Asking her to be in a relationship with me would just make things awkward around here if things go sour. I dunno how well my luck would go back home, though. There’s nothing particularly special about me when you line me up with all the other bachelors. I missed my chance with that cute wolf girl back in Hatari because I was too afraid to accept her feelings. I made up an excuse about going to go gather more herbs just so I could run away from her and recollect my thoughts, and thanks to that I was hit by a sandstorm and fell through the Door into Learania before I could really reach a conclusion. I should have given her an answer rather than run away. Sigh… it’s too late now. I’m probably considered missing or deceased since there wasn't a trace of me left. Well, that’s if I ever manage to go back to my time. Considering how the world went on without me, even if I do make it back to Hatari everyone I know will probably already be dead. I can’t even remember that girl’s name. Shows how much I really cared about her, huh? I’m such a terrible cat. ._.

I’m such a coward, diary. Even now. I should be out there fighting the monsters to find a way back home, but instead I’m just sitting in my shack, waiting for the sun to come back up. I… I can’t help that, though. Thanks to those experiments, even if I wanted to go out and fight, I can’t. Right now, they’re stronger than me. I’d just run away because of how those experiments messed my instincts. I only fought those last few times to survive. Until I become stronger, I can’t really pick my fights.

Dammit, I just made myself depressed again, so I’m just gonna go get some sleep. I hope tomorrow’s a better day. Night, diary.

Day 13 Morning:
Didn't sleep too well, but I don’t really have much of a choice. I don’t want to lose yet another day because of how tired I am. Wake up, me. I have work to do! I’m going to go down to the Catcave and get some more stone to continue expanding the shack and start replacing the wood. I don’t really want to look at what I wrote yesterday because it’ll just make me feel miserable again. I’ll write in you again once I make some progress.

Said I wasn't going to write in you until I made some progress, but I found something in the Catcave. It’s some sort of ore. I found a couple of them while expanding, so I’ll see if I can use the oven or workbench to get the thing out of the stone. I do think I've got enough stone for now, so I’ll go start the expansion work. I’ll probably need to make new tools soon, since this pick’s looking worn out. I’ll make another tonight if I have resources left over.

Day 13 Afternoon:
Well, I got as much as I could done. The expansion project is coming along. I went ahead and fixed the sides of the shack so that it’s more even. It’s not gonna be a weird shape anymore, but a rectangle. This should give me more room for fishing. I might relocate the farm, but it might get messy having to direct the flow of water through the shack. I’ll leave it alone for now and think of something. Part of the reason why I’m making the shack rectangular is so that I’ll have something to stand on when I’m putting stone down over the water, rather than standing in the water. Right now I’m standing on a block I built over the water, but I’ll probably end up on the roof or something by the time I finish. Oh, I need to remember to throw some torches down on the walls as I expand, since I don’t want monsters to appear in the water. Especially sea monsters. I wouldn't be able to fight them at all if they were sea monsters. Though, now I'm curious. If I do somehow manage to kill a sea monster, would they be safe to eat? And if they are, would they be tasty? :3c?

Day 13 Night:
I think I’m getting better at building houses. The expansion work should be done within a day or so and then I can start replacing the wood portions of the shack with stone. Since I did the expansion work from the outside, I still have my wooden wall by the water so that monsters can’t get in even though the stone wall above the water outside isn’t complete. I’ll probably tear the wall down after I finish expanding, though I don’t know how I’m going to recover the wood. Maybe if I start on the side where there’s still ground and replace it top down one by one?

While I was outside expanding earlier, I found another chicken. It splashed about in the water trying to get into my shack. It must be one of Cojiro’s friends. I went to get some seeds so I could lure it into the shack so that Cojiro wouldn’t be alone while I’m out but when I got back all there was left was an egg. Cojiro’s also been dropping a lot of eggs. I could probably crack a couple of eggs and make an egg-cellent omelet. Ahaha that was terrible. There’s no time for pun and games! Pfft… XD

Well, I think I cheered myself up with all those bad puns and jokes I told to Cojiro. Sorry for putting you through that, dear.

Oh, before I forget. I examined the ore I found and apparently I can use it with the oven, so I melted it down and got an ingot. I recognized the smell. How could I forget it when almost all the Beorc back home had weapons made of this stuff? It’s iron. Iron exists in this world. I should see what I can do with it besides making weapons and armor. Maybe there’s something I can create to make my life a little easier. I’ll sleep on one of the ingots tonight and see if it’ll tell me any of its secrets. Even if it doesn’t, maybe I’ll have another dream of home with it. Good night, diary~ :3

Day 18 Morning:
Good morning, diary. I studied the drawings in the book from last night, and I think I know how to get back home. Unfortunately, this method requires me to overcome my weaknesses to fire and water. There’s a symbol for water, and something that looks like lava. Apparently combining the two can create up to three different things, depending on whether the lava and water are both sources blocks, one source and one non-source, or both non-sources. Two of those create stone blocks, but the third creates a new block. There’s a three panel comic of one of the smiley explodey guys exploding next to the new block. If this comic is actually truth, then the smiley explodey guys cannot destroy this block, even with their explodey powers. If my shack was made of that block, I wouldn't have to worry about the smiley explodey guys anymore. But that’s not important right now. What’s really important is that these explodey-proof blocks are the keys to getting home. I need to create a five block by four block circle, and leave a two block by two block hole in the middle. After that, I’m supposed to get fire on the ring, and that will cause some weird magic to happen and it will create a magical door thingy with a way home. I’m going to call this the Door, for lack of a better name for it.

However, there’s another drawing on the next page that shows that ring on the previous page, as well as another ring. However, the difference between the first and the second ring is that the second one has the corners removed. There’s an equal sign between the two, so I guess the Door works without the corners? This is interesting. I think I’ll play it safe and stick with the full version instead of the corners-free version.

Now, about gathering the resources needed to make the Door. Water isn't that hard to find. There is plenty in the lake. I don’t think the lava under the shack will be enough, and I don’t know how to make fire. I think I can improvise and try to use torches. I’m changing today’s goal to finding lava, and if possible try to get as much of the Door built as I can today. I’ll take a bucket of water with me so that I can already make the explodey-proof blocks. I’m just going to feed Cojiro first and wish her a good morning before I set out.

Day 18 Afternoon:
I found lava, diary. I went quite a ways east and I found some natural lava on the surface. I also found plenty of cows and sheep nearby, as well as several caverns that seemed to go pretty far underground. Since sheep exist, I quickly went back home and grabbed the shears to get some of their wool. I don’t know what I can do with it, but when I think of wool, I think of comfort, and when I think of comfort, I think of a bed. Can I use the wool to make a bed? If so, that means no more nights of curling up in a corner and sleeping on the floor! Finally, I can get some of the comfort I deserve!

I was careful with the bucket of water, and I followed the full shape by the book. I had to use dirt to fill in the spaces I didn't need to form the ring, and once I dumped the water the lava became the explodey-proof blocks. For whatever reason, the water I used formed a source block, which generates water forever. I made sure that I wasn't in the water before I dumped it, because water is bad. Thanks to the blocks I put down to give me some height, I was able to avoid triggering another negative reaction to my weakness to water. I put the water back in the bucket and waited for the rest of the water to dry up before I removed the dirt in the middle of the ring. I now have the ring of explodey-proof blocks. But now here’s the hard part. How do I activate it with fire? Torches, maybe?

Nope… torches don’t seem to work. How about (I hate to try this but…) lava?

Nope, lava doesn't work either. Apparently the bucket is durable enough to hold lava, and I don’t feel the heat through the bucket when I hold it. But still… both lava and torches didn't work. Maybe there’s some other way to create fire? If only I had a Fire tome. Oh, now that I think about it, let’s try that!

Damn. I thought I could make fire if I did the dance and hand motions I see mages do before they shoot off a fireball. I guess it really is all about the book, huh? Okay, how about if I use some sticks and rub them together to make a fire?

Well, aside from some splinters in my hands and two broken sticks, I still don’t have a fire. This is tougher than I thought. Do I have to wait for it to rain and pray for lightning to hit the ring? No, I can’t rely on that method. There has to be something I can do to create fire naturally. I’ll need to be very careful handling it if such a method exists. For now, I’m going to head back to the shack since it’s starting to get late. I do want to see if I can make a bed though!

Day 18 Night:
Whew, I almost did not make it back before dark. I ended up running the last hundred or so feet back home. I’m safe now, so let’s go ahead and see what I can do with this wool. Well, after Cojiro and I get some food and I tend the farm a little. I've been neglecting the crops a bit, so there’s all this wheat growing. I should get rid of some weeds too.

Ha! I did it, diary! I made a bed~ Yay me! It requires three blocks of wool and three blocks of wooden planks to make a bed. I would have preferred blue covers instead of red, but I shouldn't really complain. It’s been eighteen days since I've been stranded here, and I finally have a bed. A real bed! Can I take things with me through the Door? If so, I’d like to bring this bed with me. I can finally live a slightly more modern life with this bed. No more sleeping on the floor here, and no more sleeping in straw back home either! Alright, let’s place this bed down and bask in its magnificence!

It’s so soft~ <3

I think I’ll be able to get some good sleep tonight. Good night dia-- [It seems like he has fallen asleep.]

Day 19 Morning:
This bed is a godsend, diary. My nights have never been more peaceful. That has truly been a restful night. In fact, I even had a dream about home. Everyone was welcoming me back with open arms and warm smiles the moment I crossed through the Door. And no, it wasn't just everyone in Learania. The wolves of Hatari, the Missus and everyone at the orphanage, and… even my parents. They all looked pretty good. Mother and Father… they look even better than I can remember of them. Mother looked so beautiful, and Father looked so manly. Especially that beard. I hope I can grow one that’s half as good as his. It’s been a really long time since I've last seen either of them, so maybe that was just my ideals exaggerating their appearances. But I don’t care. This was my first dream seeing either of them, and they looked so happy seeing me again that-- hold on, I think I’m going to cry.

Everyone’s thinking about me. We’re all connected through these dreams. I remember someone said something about invisible ties connecting each of us together that are formed from the bonds we make. I didn't believe him at first, but now I can kinda see it. Don’t worry, Mother. Father. Everyone. I promise I’ll be home soon. Just wait a little longer, okay?

But what about Cojiro? I know this is her world, but if I leave then she’ll be the one left behind. I should talk to her about this and see what she wants to do. I’ll respect her decision no matter what. There’s no rush to have this conversation, since I still don’t know how I’m going to light up the ring with fire. I guess the goal from here on out is to find a way to create fire. Speaking of fire, let’s get fired up since everyone’s cheering me on! Oooooooooh!! >:3 [A doodle has been added, showing Sunil firing himself up more than he was in the previous two doodles.]

Day 19 Afternoon:
I found some spiders outside of my shack, but I was surprised to see that they had no interest in maiming me. What, so now that I found a way to get home you guys have no interest in me? I thought you guys enjoyed terrorizing me every other night. Your first ambush with the revenant and the smiley explodey guys almost two weeks ago made me wet myself in sheer terror, and now that I’m used to you guys you don’t bother with me anymore? I feel like a toy that’s been discarded after its owner lost interest in it. :<

I explored the areas east of my shack but I couldn't find anything that I could use to make a fire. I don’t think sand would really help me. Nor would flowers. I guess I might have to look underground. I wonder if the Catcave would have something? If not I guess I’ll have to go out to one of the natural caves and venture in. I am not ready for that though, so I’m hoping I can find something in the Catcave. I’ll check to the west of my shack first, just in case there’s something out there. I don’t want to venture too far out, so I should probably start returning back to the shack.

Day 19 Night:
Well, I couldn't find anything to make fire with, so there’s no progress on getting home today. The last of the area of the old farm is finally cleared out, so I've now got a front row seat to my little fishing grounds. The farm’s growing on either side of the lake water in my shack now. The farm’s grown a little bigger than before, so I definitely won’t have to worry about food. I don’t know how much longer I’ll be in this world since I’m so close to getting home, so I probably won’t expand any further. I think I’ll talk with Cojiro for a bit while we eat dinner, since I haven’t really had a conversation with her in a while. I hope she talks back to me this time.

Day 20 Morning:
Cojiro finally spoke to me, and we stayed up fairly late talking. She didn't really like me at first because I took her in against her will, but she’s been warming up to me and now she trusts me. At least she's honest. I’ll do my best not to betray her trust. I’ll continue doing what I've been doing for her so that she’s more comfortable with me. I blocked off the farm area for the time being, so now she can wander around the shack more freely.

I’m going to go west today to see if I can find anything I can use to make fire. I probably won’t be back until late, so wish me luck guys.

Day 20 Night:
It seems like the monsters are aware that I’m so close to making my way home and they’re now trying to stop me from doing so. I was shot at a little ways west of my shack by a skeleton who was hiding under a tree to protect him from the sun. I had an arrow sticking out of my head for a short while. I’m pretty sure that if this had happened while I was back home I would probably be dead now. Heck, if the laws of this world followed the laws of home, I would have died several times over. I’m only alive because this world is different. I should probably take things a little more seriously once I get back before I get too comfortable with this world’s laws of combat. Oh, don’t worry. I got rid of the archer that shot me. Took a bit of effort to get to him, but it’s dead. Err… dead-er. What’s deader than dead? That skeleton archer that attacked me, that’s what.

I wasn't able to find anything that would help me to the west, nor any new resources that I haven’t found that I could try using to make fire. I’m not as bummed out about it as I thought I’d be. It must be because I’m so close to getting home. Anyway, looks like I’m going to have to enter the Catcave tomorrow. It’s been a few days since I've last gone in, so I hope it’s still monster-free. I should make a wooden pick to use with my stone pick, since I’ll be excavating a bit to see if there are any new or useful resources beneath the stone. I’ll talk to Cojiro a little and then call it a night. Good night, diary.

Day 21 Morning:
The monsters are definitely trying to stop me from completing my goal of getting home. When I left the shack I was attacked by two smiley explodey guys. I managed to avoid getting blown up this time but they ended up damaging the shack again, so that delayed me from going into the Catcave to dig. Fortunately, the damage was to the wooden side of the shack, and Cojiro wasn't anywhere near the damage. Unfortunately, they also opened up the ravine again so I had to plug that up along with the wall. I think the ravine under my shack is connected to the ravine I saw a little ways south.

I’m going to call the smiley explodey guys Creepers because they keep creeping up on me. And they’re creepy. They always hiss when they’re about to explode, so I guess that’s a helpful enough sign to get out of there. They kind of remind me of Lethe, since she hisses a lot when she gets mad. I wonder if she explodes too if she hisses too much? If that’s true… Lethe must secretly be a Creeper. She has to be grumpy all the time to hide her evil little smile. There’s my connection between this world and my world, so Lethe has to be responsible for this mess. That’s the only explanation I've got as to how I ended up in this world. I see through your disguise, little miss tabby cat! I’ll put a stop to your reign of terror… once I get back.

Alright, the damage to the shack and the ground in my shack have been fixed. Let’s close up the rest of the hole and head to the Catcave. I've lost enough time as it is.

Day 21 Night:
So I think I found out how to make fire. While digging in the Catcave I found a patch of gravel. Some gravel blocks contain flint. I didn't know what I could do with it at the time, but it’s a new resource so I held onto it. I experimented with all the possibilities once I got back to the shack, and it looks like using flint and an iron ingot creates a flint and steel. I tried it out and accidentally set the workbench on fire. Fortunately, I had the water bucket nearby to put out the fire before it could burn down half the shack. There was some damage because I had to climb on something to use the bucket, but it wasn't bad enough that the monsters could get me. I shouldn't use the Flint and Steel so carelessly, so I’ll probably lock it away once I’m done with it. I now have the item I need to light the Door. It’s dark right now, so I’ll set out first thing in the morning.

I’m so excited, diary. All the struggles I've gone through these past three weeks will finally come to an end. I’m so close to getting home I can almost smell all the Hostess Club’s cakes. :9

Oh, that’s right. I said I’d talk to Cojiro and see if she wants to come with me. If she doesn't, she can have the shack. I wish I could have made it a little better, but it’ll at least protect her from the elements and there’s enough food in here so she won’t go hungry.

Sweet, she said she wants to come. Then she gave me a peck on the cheek. I… I think she likes me! I shouldn't make the same mistake I did back in Hatari, so I should respond to her feelings properly this time. I really care about her, but she’s only seen one side of me. If I want to be committed to this relationship with her, I should tell her the truth about me. It wouldn't be fair to her if I kept secrets from her. Especially if it’s something this serious. She’s too precious to me. Okay, Sunil. You got this. You deserve a little bit of happiness after everything you've been through. Not just here. In Tellius, and in Learania. So tell her the truth, and then how you feel about her..

Except she’s already asleep. Alright. I’ll give her my reply when I get a chance tomorrow. This will be the last time I’m going to write in you, diary. Thanks for always being there for me these past three weeks. I’ll leave the shack as it is so that way anyone that gets sent here will at least have a better start than I did. Tomorrow’s the big day, so I’m going to try to get some sleep. Good night, friend. Sleep well and sweet dreams.

Day 22:
[The page has been torn. All the pages before today have also been torn out. The tear on today’s page wasn't perfect, so a few lines can still be read.]
I failed. The door didn't activate. Cojiro is de--
didn't it activate Why And why did Cojir--
icantdoanythingrighticantevenprotectasing--
therisnowaibakthismusbehelthaswhyicant--
[The remaining lines on the torn page are illegible and cannot be read.

Day 32 Morning:
Cojiro’s gone, but at least there’s a grave for her. I should be okay from here on out. I was able to sleep pretty peacefully last night, and there weren't any nightmares. But I didn't dream. That’s fine though. I wasn't expecting any super happy dreams of home after relearning a cat-astrophe like that. I think I can consider Days 1 through 31 to be the ‘Cojiro Arc’. I don’t really know what to do from here on out, but I should focus on getting to know my surroundings better. Oh, I know! Until something significant happens, I shall dub today on as the ‘Exploration Arc’ until I can think of a better name. It’s purr-fect~ 8D

Let me just confirm my supplies so that I don’t risk getting hopelessly lost while exploring. Noisy farm animals, growing crops, stable food supply-- okay, I think I’m good to go. Now just gotta take my trusty tools with me!

I went East towards the failed Door. Before, I was too focused on building the Door that I wasn't that aware of what else was out here. As mentioned before, I found cows, sheep, some chickens and horses around here. There were also some pumpkins that I've harvested and started growing the other day. There are a number of caverns around here, but aside from a collection of iron ore and coal there isn't really much else to say about them. Some of the caverns did connect, so I guess it’s safe to say they’re more like a network of tunnels. I wonder how they were made. Maybe in the beginning, there was a superior ant or mole race that dug these tunnels? If that’s the case, where are they now? Are they still around? Hm. I don’t really have anything I can use as evidence to support this theory, but there isn't anything denying it either. These tunnels and caverns do exist, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of them led to the very depths of this world. Let’s keep heading east and see if there’s anything of worth around there, then head north a little back towards the lake.

Ha! I found something I haven’t seen before! There are these reeds that were growing near a river a little ways northeast of the Door. I went ahead and harvested them, since they’re new to me. This texture and sugary scent… I believe they’re called ‘sugarcane’. Since they look like crops, I can probably grow them once I get back home. Considering the name of this crop, I wouldn't be too surprised if I could get sugar from them. If so, that would explain why those witches was carrying sugar. But man, aside from this river it looks like my surroundings to the east are really forests and plains. Not a lot of variety. I don’t want to venture too far in one direction and then lose my way, so I’ll turn around here and start heading back.

I’m on one of the hills at the northern end of the lake by my house, and I see chickens splashing about in the water, looking like they’re having fun (or maybe drowning). It’s a chicken pool party! Chicks and cocks in the water, having a jolly good time. It feels like the lake’s more of a pool to them, but it’s a pretty big pool. I should probably leave them alone and start heading a little more nor

Sorry about throwing you, diary. I didn't want to risk getting you wet cuz I slipped and fell into the water. Fortunately, I landed in the shallows so I was able to walk and climb out. I’m not as freaked out as I could be, probably because it’s shallow here. If I fell in a deeper part of the lake, I’d probably be flipping out. Hm. I wonder if I can use this new knowledge to my advantage and start working on overcoming my fear of water? It’d be nice if I could. Then I wouldn't have to be so useless during rainy days. Heck, I could probably fish over in deeper waters once I get over this fear!

Hm, it looks like to the northeast of the lake is more forest. I won’t have to worry about running out of wood, but still. There’s not a lot of variety here. Mrr… I wonder if I’m just in a bad spot?

Day 32 Afternoon:
Today’s exploration went pretty well, and I managed to find sugarcane. For now, I should stay home and start working on raising the sugarcane as well as building the fence on the second floor balcony.

Hm, it seems like sugarcane can only grow if it’s directly next to water. So much for growing it indoors. Fortunately, the lake outside should suffice. I’m renaming the Food Chest to the Crop Chest, since sugarcane isn't exactly food. I mean, you can probably make something food-like with sugarcane, but it’s not directly edible as it is. I should know. I tried.

Alright, the sugarcane’s been planted outside by the water. Now let’s start making a fence for the balcony. Hm.I need sticks for this. Six sticks makes two fences, and four sticks and two wooden planks makes a gate. For now, I’ll just make the fences, but knowing how to make the gate should help quite a bit. Let’s just go ahead and convert these planks I have on hand into sticks, and then start construction.

Fences get. I’ll put them around the perimeter of the balcony. Maybe this way spiders won’t be able to get up here, though I’ll have to do something about the roof on the second floor. Let’s go ahead and get that torched up.

Alright, I got the west side of the balcony all fenced up and torches to protect the roof and the second floor. It’s starting to get late, so I should head back inside and take care of the farm.

Day 32 Night:
The pumpkins have finished growing, so I went ahead and harvest them. The cool thing about pumpkins is that I don’t need to plant more seeds every time I get the pumpkins. As long as the stalk remains, I can get the pumpkins anytime.I’m kind of curious as to what I can do with the pumpkins. Probably make food, obviously, but is there anything else?

I now have a pumpkin over my head, diary. I can barely see what’s in front of me. The Stone Shack is starting to smell like pumpkins. Not that it’s a bad thing. It just makes me think of harvests. It must be autumn, huh? I wonder if I can convince the monsters that I’m one of them if I have a pumpkin on my head? That’ll probably make them less likely to attack them. I could pretend to be the Pumpkin King, Jack. Or maybe one of his pumpkin followers.

This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween~

Okay, that’s enough messing around. Let’s just remove this pumpkin from my head now and be serious for a moment.

I said, remove this pumpkin from my head. Come on, pumpkin. Come off already. Leggo of my head. Please? I don’t want to become the Night just yet. I haven’t even had a proper Spring yet. :<

Okay, managed to pry it off. The sash got stuck, which was why it wasn’t coming off properly. Maybe I should take the sash off next time. I should also poke holes on the top of the pumpkin for my ears. I’m just gonna stick Mr. Pumpkin in the Crop Chest and finish harvesting my crops before I call it a night.

Day 33 Morning:
Good morning, diary. I had a weird dream. I was in this creepy looking town and its creepy-looking inhabitants starting singing and stuff. And then they stole Christmas from Santy Claws. Though, that one tall skeleton dude managed to save Christmas. They called him Jack the Pumpkin King in my dream though. So I’ve kind of got mixed feelings on the skeleton archers in this world now. Mostly because of this Jack guy from the dream. I’m sure those feelings will pass at some point. Let’s go explore the swamp a little more. You remember where it is, diary? It’s to the south of the Stone Shack.

The swamp is a lot bigger than I expected it to be. The main reason I’m out here is because I’m remembering those witches that attacked me a few weeks back. When you think of witches, you think of ugly people with big noses and full of warts on their warty face. Iris has a pretty face, so I don’t think she’s actually a witch, despite her claims. Or maybe she just hasn’t awakened her witch powers because she hasn’t kissed a frog. So does that make her a magical girl, or a witch-in-training? Hm. I’d have to look into that once I get back to Learania. Anyway where was I? Oh right. Warts. When you think warts, you think of frogs, because old wives’ gossip says something about frogs causing warts. Methinks witches tried kissing frogs in hopes of finding some prince like in dem fairy tails, which is how they get their warts. And where can you normally find frogs? Well, from my experience they’re in the swamp. How do I know they’re in the swamp. Two words: lilypads. I've seen a fair number of them in the water in the swamp last time I came here. So if I explore the swamplands, I can probably find out where those witches live. If possible, I’d like to get more information about this world. The book I found on those corpses doesn't help, since I can’t read a lot of it. If I could understand this world’s language, I think the Door wouldn't have failed. If I can find the witches’ house, I can root around and see if I can find something that would help me. Maybe a book that translates this world’s language into something I can actually read. Or a potion that allows me to understand this world’s language. Then I can look at that book again and try to see where I went wrong. Maybe find some other useful information on this world that I didn't know about.

That’s my take on it, at least. :3

Wait, lilypads is one word… >3>;;

Unfortunately, I can’t navigate through the swamp as well as I’d hoped. There’s water everywhere, and a good portion of the swamp is across the marshy waters. I’ll see if I can make a boat and a port at some point, but for the time being I should familiarize myself with the terrain on my side. Aside from the few mushrooms I've plucked from my previous visits, I really don’t know the swamp that well.

I found some more sugarcane, and I was curious about the vines growing from the trees here in the swamp. None of the trees I've seen outside of this area had vines. Heck, even some of the trees were growing in the water. Is it possible that the unique terrain has given birth to this strange growth in plantlife? I should try to take some back with me.

Punching the vines doesn’t work, but fortunately when delicacy is required I've got my trusty shears. I can also use the shears to gather some tree leaves and make bushes around the Stone Shack and the barn. Should be pretty cool and make it a little more homey~

Oh. Mushrooms. These are red and white instead of the usual brown. I wonder if it’ll make me bigger? :3c Nah, I said I wouldn't eat them unless I can prepare them properly. I’ll just hold onto them for now.

Day 33 Afternoon:
I stumbled upon a couple of caverns in the swamp. They’re a little ways east. One of the caverns is right in the middle of one of the hills, and the other one I actually didn’t notice until the very last moment. Part of the river was flowing into it, so I only found it once I got closer. I would have liked to explore both, but I’m not prepared for exploration just yet. I’d need a decent supply of tools and weapons, and lots of food. I don’t know how long I’ll be in those caves, but for the time being I don’t need to go in. I’ll remember where they are for now though.

Well, maybe I can go in the one in the hill. Just for a little bit. There’s still plenty of light out. I’m not in any danger of going hungry and I’ve got torches on me. Should be okay. Just for a while.

Hm. I have a feeling that the cave in the hill goes pretty deep underground. Most of the caves I’ve seen so far usually had dead ends within a few minutes, but it was really open down there. As promised, I only explored a little bit. Ran out of torches, but got a decent supply of coal and iron. I can’t go any further than this, so I should return for the day.

Made it back to the Stone Shack with some light left. I guess I’ll check up on the animals in the barn.

Oh, the baby cow grew up. As long as I keep a stable population, I won’t have to worry about running out of materials. Space is the biggest limiter right now. I guess I’ll have two cows breed again and kill off the third. I don’t really like it, but as I said there’s a limit on space. If there’s too many cows, the sheep are going to be wiped out. Same if there’s too many sheep. Two of each should be plenty. I mean, as long as they can reproduce I won’t run out. I’m pretty sure there’s some ethical issue somewhere in this paragraph, but I’m not all that interested in it. Meat is meat, and I plan to eat! >:3

Day 33 Night:
The cow only dropped some leather. I would have liked some beef, but I guess I got too hasty. This is a matter of patience. Like fishing. No rush. I’m not gonna starve anytime soon. I’ll just deal with the cravings for meat for a little longer. For the time being, I should tend to the farm some more. At some point, I’m thinking about relocating some lilypads here into the Stone Shack so that I can walk on water to harvest the wheat. Pumpkins are still growing, so I can’t do anything about them.

Oh, right. The vines. Let’s throw some up around the place. Give it a rugged, manly look. Haha, looks good. I don’t know if they’ll grow, but I’ll keep an eye on them. I scattered them on both floors to keep the wild levels even.

Anyway, let’s get some sleep. I’ll probably stick around the Stone Shack tomorrow and stock up for more adventures. Night, diary.

Day 34 Morning:
I explored the southwest briefly. There were a lot of chickens around there, so there were plenty of eggs to collect. There’s more chickens in the lake by my shack, but I don’t think chickens can lay eggs in the water. I’d also like to avoid deep water as much as I can. Hence why I want to build a port and a boat when I decide to cross the swamp waters.

Hey, chickens come from eggs, right? If so, there’s no need to breed them. I should just toss a couple of eggs around and see if any chicks appear. :9 Err, not that I’m gonna eat them or anything. I just wanna check a theory. >3>;;

It took a few eggs, but a baby chicken did appear. Is it me, or do babies in this world have really big heads in comparison to their tiny bodies? Heck, the baby chicken in front of me might as well be all head, no body. Where’s the balance? I’m surprised it’s not falling over from how heavy it’s big fat head is. Hm. It seems to be following the nearest thing to it, which happened to be another chicken. I wonder if this is that ‘imprinting’ thing I hear birds have? Wait… this might actually explain something. Maybe Annis imprinted herself onto shiny things. That should explain why she has an unusual fascination with all things that glitter and sparkle to the point where she forgets everything else around here. Or maybe she just likes money. She is a thief after all. I can’t exactly go up to her and be like ‘So Annis. Did you imprint yourself onto shiny coins and think they were your parents when you were little?’ First off, she’s in another world. Second, that’s kind of mean. But maybe something like this should bring her down a few knocks? Hm. What a difficult choice. To ask, or not to ask? I want to know, but I think I’ll just feel sorry for her if that’s the case. After all, I think she said something about being an orphan. Must have spent her parents on something.

Now I feel really bad. I’ll treat Annis to something once I make it back to Eyris and let her know that it’s not her fault her parents are gone.

Oh, the sugarcane around the house is growing nicely. I went ahead and harvested some of it. I’m curious as to what I can make with sugarcane, but I should build up a steady supply of it first. For now, I’ll store them in the Crop Chest.

The mountains to the west are actually pretty impressive. I decided to climb up one of them and take in the scenery when I noticed white on the nearby mountain. Is that snow? Eeeeee~ I wanna play in the snow! *3* But wait, snow is a precious resource! It’s the one fun weather condition I should find a way to collect it and then another way to make more of it without waiting for the right weather conditions. I mean, I don’t think the area around here is good enough to warrant snow. I think this calls for a shovel. I’ll go get that snow tomorrow. For now, I should continue stockpiling resources to create the tools needed for adventures in the underground. I’d like to see all the wonders this world has to offer. Therefore, the underground is now the WUNDERGROUND. WUNDERBAR! 8D

Day 34 Afternoon:
I made some modifications to the farm. Since wheat can grow up to two blocks away from a water source, I planted some more on the corners of the farm. This increases my food supply a little without changing the amount of land I actually have available to farming.

I tended to the farm some more and then went ahead and smelted me some iron ingots from the ore I picked up the other day. It wasn’t a whole lot, but I do have enough to make some more armor. I went ahead and crafted an iron helmet and an iron chestplate. I feel like I’m a Beorc Knight. Or maybe a soldier. I just need pants to complete the look. Though, the pants I’ve currently got on is fine as it is. I feel like a certain pantsless hero. I should really make me some iron pants. Leather pants would have been fine, but I don’t have enough leather and the iron’s providing more defense without sacrificing speed. Plus, I kinda wanna have a matching set for this kind of thing.

I wonder if I’m becoming too much like a Beorc to the point where I forgot how to act like a Cat? That’d be embarrassing if I make it back home. <:3c

I should finish fencing up the balcony. To do that, I’m gonna need to get more wood. Fortunately, it looks like all the trees by the Stone Shack have grown up at last.

Day 34 Night:
The fencing’s still not done, but it’s definitely looking a lot better. I got the east side all fenced up, so all that’s left is the north side and the gate in the middle of the north end so I can go out to fish. I’ll save that for another night. Since I saw snow on top of the mountain to the west, I want to take a shovel with me and go collect some. Like I said, I’d like to try to maintain a steady amount of snow in my possession. You never know when it’ll come in handy. Maybe I’ll make a snowman.

Farm’s been tended to. I’ll make some more tools for tomorrow and then get some sleep. Night diary.

...Creeper pumpkin be creeping on me. It suddenly grew just as I was able to fall asleep. Sneaky little punk. > neutral

Day 35 Morning:
I don’t recall putting this pumpkin on my head. :<

Okay, I may have freaked out a little just now. I’m fine now. Probably a prank by Jack the Pumpkin King. Lemme just shove this pumpkin into the Crop Chest and hope I don’t find it sitting on my bed waiting for me to come back or something. >_>;;

Anyway! Time to explore the west and the mountains! 8D

I snuck around the northwest end of the lake and there’s a small puddle of water. Not too far from it is another cavern. There’s wasn’t much in here aside from your typical iron ore and coal. Though there was a battle against some zombies. I’m definitely a lot stronger than I was before, so I managed to fight both of them off at the same time. My swordsmanship may be shoddy compared to a trained soldier, but I’m at least capable of protecting myself. Having armor definitely makes my life a lot easier. I won’t be in as much danger as I was before, though I should still be careful around Creepers and Skeleton Archers, since one does blast damage and the other has range. Oh, and witches too. Witches have both splash damage and range. In fact, witches are probably going to be the most dangerous to fight because they’re magical. Armor units don’t usually have that much res. Hm. Oh, I shouldn’t forget about Mr. Tall, Dark and Creepy. I haven’t gotten into any skirmishes with his kind yet, so I don’t really have any sort of comment on how dangerous he could actually be. But anyway. The cavern wasn’t that bad, but there wasn’t really much here. I guess I should bank on the caverns back in the swamp to be holding some good stuff.

Alright, let’s climb the mountains! Hooah! >8D

Day 35 Afternoon:
Nyahaha~ I ended up playing in the snow for a good portion of the day. Really brought me back to the slightly decent portions of my childhood. Whenever it snowed, me and the other orphans would build snow forts and have snowball fights, or create snowbeasts that depicted how we wanted to look when we grew up, or made igloos by freezing chunks of snow to hold the shapes, or take planks of wood or whatever and find a hill to go sledding down. And after playing in the snow all day, we’d come back to the orphanage and there would be a hot meal and a warm fire to warm up our little bodies. Ah. Those were the days. I think I’ll make a snowman at some point in this world. I’d like to have a snowball fight, but the snow’s not infinite. I bet the moment I shovel it up it’ll be in my hands, and I don’t want to waste my precious snow.

Well, I shoveled up some of the snow. They ended up creating snowballs. I’m kind of curious to see if I can combine the snowballs to make snowblocks. If I can, I’ll definitely make a snowman. Though what am I going to do about his face and arms? What about his corncob pipe and top hat?

Hm, I guess since the pumpkins have faces on them (for whatever reason) I guess I can use them for the head. But that still doesn’t solve the rest of the things. Sticks for the arms, maybe?

Well, whatever. I’ll figure it out when I get back to the Stone Shack. I’d like to take more snow back with me, but the shovel broke. Guess I should have made an actual stone shovel instead of a wooden one. Oh well. It’s getting late anyway. Looks like I did spend most of the day goofing off in the snow. Cuz you know, there ‘snow’ day like a snow day. 8D

Okay, that was a horrible pun. I can’t believe I wrote that. I cringed just reading it.

Day 35 Night:
The farm’s all tended to, and I harvested some more sugarcane. I’ll get something to eat and then get some sleep.

Hey, diary. Sorry to wake you up, but… I need to get this off my chest. Something’s been bugging me ever since I started working on the Door, and I think I know how to fix it.

The Door I know of takes you to Learania, no matter what era or world you’re from, right? I've pretty much given up going back to Hatari when I found out that most of the other Laguz in Learania are hundreds of years after my time. Even if I were to find some way back to Tellius, there’s not going to be anyone I know waiting for me in that world. Time marched on without me. That was pretty tough to accept. But now I’m stuck in the same situation. What if I make it back to Learania and all my old friends are gone? What if I end up hundreds of years into the future again, surrounded by unfamiliar faces once more? Laguz have longer lives than Beorc, but considering how reckless Tibarn, Rajin, and Lethe can be sometimes I can’t exactly see them living a long and happy life, especially with how dangerous the wars have gotten lately.

Did I subconsciously build the Door wrong? I mean, when you think of a door, it’s usually upright, isn't it? But the Door I built was flat on the ground. I’m pretty sure the only doors that are built like that are the ones leading into the cellars. I know the Door is supposed to be upright, but why did I make it flat?

Was I afraid of returning to a world where all the people that matter to me are gone? Faded away to nothing more than a pile of bones six feet under? I don’t know. I don’t know what year the Door is going to send me to, or even if it’ll send me to the right world. But I’m scared. Scared of being alone. Scared of being left behind. I may seem sociable to others, but deep down I’m a timid little creature. Every ‘connection’ I've made with Beorc and Laguz usually has ended with me being separated from them. It’s far beyond the point where I’m afraid of getting close to people. I mean, let’s consider my history here. My connection with my family was severed because of the floods. My connection with my friends from the orphanage was severed because of the fire and slavers. My connection with my own kind was severed twice, the first due to becoming a slave and the second due to when I helped a Beorc orphan by giving him some food. My connection with the test subjects in that atrocious experiment was severed because the majority of them were massacred with my own hands or by the others who also became Feral Ones, and I've lost connection to those who became Feral Ones when my own ferality was suppressed by herbal medicine.. My connection with the people of Hatari was severed because the Door took me to Learania. My connection with everyone in Learania was severed because the Door brought me here. And just recently, my connection with Cojiro was severed when she died. These are more than just coincidences. Every time I come close to forming a bond with someone, I couldn't be with them anymore. Considering my condition, that’s another reason why I’m scared of forming bonds with people.

It’s almost like all of this was predestined.

Any chance of me possibly recovering from this string of severed connections was lost the moment I became a Feral One. I’m a monster. A monster in a cat’s skin. I want to be able to connect with people, but… that’s being selfish. Trash like me doesn’t deserve to feel that sort of warmth. I’m not allowed to be with anyone. That’s why the worlds have gone out of their way to destroy whatever bonds I could form. That’s why they put me in this world. A world devoid of any humanoid lifeforms. And when I formed a connection with Cojiro, a simple chicken, the world killed her.

I was afraid of confirming my fears that I really have been permanently severed from everyone in Learania. Hoping that I can make it back to Eyris, in the same era I left it, is far too good of a hope or dream for someone like me. I didn't want to have what little hope I had left be shattered by the cold truth. I don’t want to be alone anymore, but I’m not a good enough person to be with anyone. That’s why I failed to build the Door. I didn’t want to go through the pain of being alone anymore. Same with why I blocked my memories of what happened to Cojiro. But I ended up tearing those old scars open again to learn the truth.

If me being alone is is predestined… then I should stop fighting destiny. If Learania has truly left me behind, I’ll give up finding a way back home. I’m tired of enduring broken hearts. Yes. This is probably for the best.

Sorry, everyone. I've been nothing but trouble for you.

It's probably better this way.