They grow all around the mana pools! But it's cool if you wanna wait. I'd have been confused if I just got here, too.
[Besides, it gave him more time to rush through his cleansing routine, scrubbing up as best he could in the few minutes before he ran over to the mana pool on their end.
He stopped beside it. His heart was racing as he thought of what he should do and say when he saw her. These moments of self-doubt always made him want to run and hide even though he'd never get anywhere that way. Even though they had upgraded their place so much and even had a kind-of-shower, being on the island for so long left the few clothes he had disheveled and overused. He was a little skinnier than normal, and it felt like he was never quite clean because they didn't have filtered water for bathing.
Deep breaths. He fixed his mussed up hair futilely and hopped through to appear on the other side. Instantly he glanced around for who he was talking to and froze when he saw her.
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[Besides, it gave him more time to rush through his cleansing routine, scrubbing up as best he could in the few minutes before he ran over to the mana pool on their end.
He stopped beside it. His heart was racing as he thought of what he should do and say when he saw her. These moments of self-doubt always made him want to run and hide even though he'd never get anywhere that way. Even though they had upgraded their place so much and even had a kind-of-shower, being on the island for so long left the few clothes he had disheveled and overused. He was a little skinnier than normal, and it felt like he was never quite clean because they didn't have filtered water for bathing.
Deep breaths. He fixed his mussed up hair futilely and hopped through to appear on the other side. Instantly he glanced around for who he was talking to and froze when he saw her.
Shit. He'd forgotten what he was going to say.]
Uh... Hi.