“Kian what are you doing? I thought we’d agree you wouldn’t write those stupid letters. You’re going to get us all in trouble. We have important positions in this government and this is just a silly fantasy of yours! You’re not even going to get a freaking reply!” Sildi crossed her arms and glared at Kian. Kian sighed, putting his pen down and rubbing his neck. 

“Sil, listen, I know you’re worried, and I suppose you have the right to be but think about it. There’s another universe out there, with people, that live so differently from us yet similar since we’re all human beings, well, most of us- The point is, why shouldn’t we share our world with them? What if they can learn something from us?” Kian looked at Silda with childish hope in his eyes. Silda snarled.

“And? What will you get back? Oh right, nothing, because they haven’t invented inter-dimensional snail mail yet!” Silda rolled her eyes and slumped down on the couch. Kian leaned back in his chair, tapping the paper he was writing on with his pen.

“Well, maybe this isn’t about getting something back. Maybe this is about telling our story to someone out there, no matter who the recipient is,”

“Our story? You make it sound like we’re some sort of special people. Newsflash, you’re not special, I’m not special, we’re all just living our lives but in different universes. Don’t make yourself sound like something you’re not. You’ve been eating Fatbomb leftovers for nearly a week now,” Silda huffed and laid down on the couch, staring up at the ceiling. Kian sighed and picked up the paper, glancing over his handwriting. He smiled, though it was a small smile that tugged on his lips.

“Maybe I’m not special, but I could be special in the eyes of the person reading this. I could be making their day a whole lot better with my letters. What do I know? I don’t, is the answer to that but, it doesn’t matter. Just knowing the impact that I might make, big or small, is enough for me,”

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My friend, S, just gave me a good idea, M! I’m going to tell you about my favourite food around here. It’s from a restaurant called Fatbomb. I know, the name, not super appealing but I’ll let you know, they do the best stacks and flats in town. Uh, I mean, burgers and… pizzas? Yeah that’s the ones. My favourite is the triple cheese-spicy mayo-butter toasted-Big Stack. If there’s enough cheese on it, I’ll probably eat it. 

S says I’m crazy for eating that stuff, but hey I move around a lot, I watch my calories, it’s all good. Besides, one Big Stack usually lasts for a few days so, it’s not like I shove it all down in one sitting anyway, heh…

I worked for Fatbomb actually when I was younger, didn’t last long though, apparently me and fire don’t go too well together. I definitely should stay out of the kitchen. Or take a cooking class asap.

Now I work in the C & V department of the government-owned ElipsoLight. Well, ElipsoLight is the government, in a way… It’s complicated. 

The C & V department deals with Creatures and Vegetation. Plants. I know, sounds super nerdy and I’m not a nerd, I promise. Not that there’s anything wrong with that- there’s plenty of nice… Nerds… I’m digging myself a hole aren’t I?

I started working here because of my younger brother who can’t look at another living being without getting big puppy eyes and the urge to make sure they are as healthy as can be. I guess he’s what you would call a veterinarian, of sorts. 

I don’t really find creatures all that appealing to be honest. I mean, some are cute and fluffy but, most ones are not. Yikes. I’m more of a plant guy myself. That doesn’t sound exciting either does it? But it is, I promise you. I learn about all kinds of plants from our planet, other planets-

Uh, never mind. What I meant to say is that there’s a lot of cool crap that plants can do. They can heal you, poison you, enhance your hearing, smell, change your hair colour, funny story actually- Well, not so funny for the person affected but, it was pretty funny to me. Have you ever seen someone with a hair colour that changes depending on your mood? I swear, that guys hair was flaming red for at least a few days after I made him try my newest experiment. I can neither confirm nor deny if that guy happened to be my brother or not…

Look he needed a change and I just decided to help him along the way a little bit, sort of. It wasn’t appreciated though. Luckily I was able to turn it back to his natural hair colour so the crisis was averted. After I’d had a good laugh.

Alright, I should probably end it for now. I have to keep you on your toes don’t I? I’m attaching a few things if you're interested to know more… Just don’t tell anyone about that part, that might actually get me into some serious trouble, heh.

Anyway, I’ll talk to you soon, M. Stay safe, don’t let the magmafins nibble on your toes at night.

     -Your friend, K