Linked Worlds

Chapter Four: Four

Camp is quiet tonight. We're all just eating in silence. Should we try initiating a conversation? We should. No, it could fail and end up awkward. It would benefit us to get to know these people more, especially since we don't know how long we'll be stuck with them. Awkward situations are pretty bad though.....

Compromise. Wait for someone to speak up, and if they don't for a while we can? That's actually pretty good. The sailor will most likely start something up by five minutes. Alright, looks like that's what's happening.

..........It's so quiet though. Is it time yet? No. Awww.

"So, anyone play an instrument?"

Yes! Captain said something! Finally not quiet. Do we have any musical talent though? Vio's learning violin. There's also the ocarina of winds! That we know one song on.

"W- I'm learning violin, and I play a bit of ocarina." Almost slipped and said we. We have to be more careful about that.

"I actually play violin as well." Country boy? Violin? Well yeah, it's not only used in classical music, it can play a variety of genres, as well as country- Nerd. Shut up. They're talking, shush!

"I- I can play recorder." Still a bit shy. A lot better since that explosive trip with the cook.

"I play ocarina." Old man has musical talent? Don't be rude!

"I do as well. Along with a few other instruments. Lets see, cello, horn, bell, harp, marimba, triangle, organ, and drum." Damn.

"Wow, that's a lot! I don't really play an instrument, but I can conduct." If there's one thing we can agree on, it's that the sailor is much too young for whatever he's been through. Almost fourteen, like we were.

Yeah, too young. Hopefully he wasn't ripped apart at the seams.

"I don't really remember being able to play anything." The cook is strange. He's obviously affected by his past, whatever it may be. What happened? Best to leave it alone.

"I play a bit of harp. I'm not that great, though." He may appear more confident, but it seems to us that he's more doubtful of himself than he lets on.

"Sheik- well, Zelda tried teaching me harp at some point. I'm terrible at it though, I'm sure you're better than I am."

"Oh, you're definitely better than the captain. I was there when he was learning. Sounded like a dying seagull."

"Come on, sailor! It wasn't that bad!"

"I can back him up. It was like listening to the strangled last words of a goat."

"Old man!"

"Wait, you've listened to his 'harp practice'?"

"You're not the only one who was thrown into that war. Remember the kid with the masks?"

"Oh my gosh, how?! You were so young! And such a little shit!" Wow. Well then. He curses a lot for a kid. He may be a kid, but he's a pirate. Wait, they know each other from before?

"Time travel, I suppose."

After dinner, we do our best to fall asleep. It can get hard sometimes, with so many conflicting thoughts. On bad days, when we're more split than usual, it's even worse. Luckily, today wasn't a bad day.

Okay, sleep. Sleep. Sleep is a funny word, isn't it? Settle down. Sorry.

.....Sleep rhymes with sheep. What if sheep are clouds that got really lost? You're gonna be the one that's really lost if you don't shut it. Sorry!

Hey, do you think-

[SLEEP RED! SLEEP! NOW!]

(Ah! Okay! Sorry...)