I started analysing it all cause it was fascinating. I really liked how perfect these plants looked. They looked like some kinda artificial precision-focused things. Too symmetrical. As if they were cut by laser. Of course if you peasants know what a laser is.
-*Member of the crowd: Hey! That's mean!*
Ahaha, I like this guy.
So, I started exploring and exploring but I then remembered that I was starving as hell. I searched for fruits or mushrooms to eat, but I couldn't find any. Except for a very suspicious mushroom... I didn't want to die yet, I left it there. And in the most surprising and blood freezing moment, I heard, coincidentally the screams of an injured animal which was near where I was.
Ahem... plot armor guys ahem... definitely plot armor ahem...
I rushed to it, without making too much noise. I waited a little bit to see if the predator was still there, but it seemed like the animal escaped it. It was some kind of wild boar, which took a solid bite from a big animal. It was kinda frightening, but I didn't care. I was hungry. So, while it was still screaming, I killed it, guide-style, with a boulder! Then, I ate it raw, since I couldn't light a fire. It felt like it had rained earlier. So, I ate it like a champ and I was full, but the taste was outrageous. However, It was cool to try new things. And I didn't have any single stomach problems too. My immune system is on point at the time.
That stomachache was terrible, I can confirm it.
After that, I resumed my observation, I saw birds too. They looked a little like the ones in my world, colorful, small and damn loud... Too loud. They were like the ones in tropical regions of my world. I continued walking for hours, it was fun actually, I even could have forgot what happened earlier if I wasn't in a forest again.
Then, from afar, I saw smoke. I was so happy, I was about to start from zero in my new life. I was already thinking about what I wanted do first when arriving. Maybe they'd greet me with flowers like in the documentaries, or they'd chant for me and I would bless them with my presence!
Such an unrealistic expectation...
He was nervous, by the way.
I started running towards it. The closer I got, the better I saw that it was a village, a rural "African village" type of village. It really looked like what I was seeing on television, but even more beautiful. The terracotta houses were bigger than I thought they looked. I started walking towards them, but I just paused... I was naked , ahaha. I didn't realize, it would have really been awkward to arrive like that. I found a tree with big enough leaves to cover myself. It was some kind of banana tree but with no bananas. Maybe already taken, I don't know.
I am pretty sure that they don't know what a "banana" tree is. You are only confusing them... Nevermind, he can't hear me anyway.
When I entered, I saw a guy, fully clothed with fabric clothes... I felt even more naked. I tried to talk to him, but he didn't understand and just flooded me with " Huh ? " " Huh ? " " Huh ? "... The movies and animes were lying! They don't understand you at your arrival!
I don't know what he was expecting. It's like travelling to a foreign country. You don't expect people to speak your language...
I then used my formation in sign language for the first time, and he understood me instantly!
Sorry to interrupt again. I'm just pointing the fact that he didn't undergo any formation in sign language. He's just lying. He also spent ten minutes trying to explain that he isn't dangerous, drawing attention at the same time.
They were so surprised to see such a cute guy covered in blood that many stopped by to see my face! Then I negotiated housing with the man. They were surprisingly friendly, except for the village chief. He seemed doubtful of me, and it was understandable. A strangely dressed, covered in blood, beautiful, cute, handsome man appearing out of nowhere ? I would feel jealous too!
Sigh...
So, the guy showed me where I would sleep. It was like a friend room, but it was actually a whole terracotta house, which was a single room house. Something like ten or fifteen square meters. If it was in a famous touristic town I won't cite the name in my world, it would be something of ten thousand Rosses!
-*members of the crowd: TEN THOUSAND!? WHAT A HELLHOLE!*
It is about one thousand euros. And for these people, it is really really expensive.
Yeah, I know. It was really expensive, but loved too, even though it was full of rats... Anyway, that's not the matter. I was saying, I arrived inside and dropped my non-existent luggages, sat in a corner... Wait no, the house was round. I sat on the floor and started thinking " What will I do now? No phone, no parents, no TV and even no mattress! " , I was hopeless, but I just remembered " Hey! No school, no dishes to wash and no Caryn " huh, I meant no " C ".
-*member of the crowd: We already know that she's named Caryn, stop forcing the nickname!*
He's actually right, it's the second time already.
Okay okay! Her name was Caryn.
While reflecting, the same guy I talked to came to me. He made some movements and said " Lingo " while pointing at himself. I automatically guessed it was his name. I did the same thing and instead of using my previous name, I started reflecting " I'm not the same as before, I should search for a new name. Since I was mentally destroyed, what if I call myself 'Void' ? ". After hesitating, I pointed to myself and said " Void! ". He smiled at me and extended his hand towards me. I stood up, and shook his hand. But he didn't stop there. He took his second hand and placed it behind my head, and he asked me to do the same, then we did a " frontal salute " as I started calling it. It was " side of the forehead left, side of the forehead right then front forehead ". I don't really know how to explain it better... Since I'm tied to this chair but... It's not that deep.
We went with the others and chilled. And I was really surprised to see how distant the moon is in this world. Too bad you don't know what an eclipse is.
-What is that thing you call eclispe?
You finally started talking again? I thought you urgently wanted to kill me?
-Start talking already!
Okay okay... Chill out. An eclipse, which is actually pronounced eclipse and not eclespee like you said, is when the sun is behind the moon. It's like a sudden night during the day. But it wasn't really a common occurrence, I only saw them twice times in seventeen years.
-What a weird occurrence...
-*Member of the crowd: I feel like it would actually be beautiful to see*
-*Other members of the crowd agreeing*
Okay, that wasn't the point! Let's go back to the story. From what I understood during the meeting at the campfire that night, the town was called " Anza " , which also means " Water " in their language, but strangely, there were no water near that village. I knew it after when they later started bringing me to a lake at about twenty kilometers away from there.
Actually, it was three kilometers... He has bad perception of distance, guys.
I also forgot to tell you. I realized that time flowed slower than in my previous world. I was very sleepy when it was still the afternoon. After a few hours, went inside my house, prayed and fell asleep. It was a crazy day actually. Too much information at once, but I slept like a little baby. It was the start of the blessing of this world to appear ahaha!
*Members of the crowd getting angrier*