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2. Tater Tot-Tinas

so I had this bizarre dream last night where tater tots and chunks of salt were falling from the sky, and nobody except me cared so I was running around trying to gather them

because who would waste good tater tots?

And this guy who kinda looked and sounded like my brother was there, too.

anyway long story short I ended up cooking a bunch of tater tots, sorry to my housemates but they taste really good especially with bacon and cheese on top

and now I'm wondering if the dream had some sort of meaning. Do the tater tots represent my unconscious desire to go back home and back to my school and have cafeteria tots? Does the appearance of that mysterious man that kinda looks and sounds like an older version of my brother mean I'm peeking into the future???

is there somewhere I can look this up? because I'm curious

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Man, now I want some tater tots.

It's not unusual to be homesick, though. Especially around the one-two month mark, where you get a little settled in and start to realize you're adapting.

How are you settling in, kiddo? Everything alright with you?

hi, Father Maxwell!!

I'm doing really well, actually. I've made some good friends, I like my housemates, and Archie got me a pet fish. I am feeling pretty homesick sometimes, though. the littlest things can remind me of my family.

That's great! Pretty lucky that you have housemates you like. Take good care of that fish, now.

I think most people get that way. If it helps any- when you return home, it'll be as if you'd never left, so at least they're not stuck worrying about you in the meantime.

How's that job working out?

I will. I've never had a pet before and I want to be responsible.

I think you've mentioned that before... and it does help. So for the most part I just try to live here as best I can, because obsessing over what I don't have will just make me miserable.

Pretty good, though admittedly the novelty's worn off too

Good to hear it.

Yeah, I think that's the best way to handle this place. Glad you're not too stressed about it!

Maybe you can try making some money off those stories of yours. Judging by that FanPort event, you might get some real business. Did you go to that?

I appreciate you checking up on me either way.

I did! and I made friends with Iris- she's a journalist- and she offered to help me with my writing. i'll need to work on my process since I need to worry about things like not putting people I know in the stories. it wasn't a big deal back home since I never published anything, but here I need to consider other peoples' feelings about being fictionalized.

Would be pretty shameful of me if I didn't at least make sure you kids were getting by alright!

I figured you'd pick up on that. What'd you think of the whole spectacle? I think it was a bit over the top, but nothing seemed too harmful to the reputations of any of the imPorts involved, so I guess it's just some harmless fun.

It's good that you're being so responsible about including fellow imPorts, I think there's a lot of people here who are a little more careful about sharing their lives than normal people. You never know what could put them in a tight spot. Just promise if you ever put me in anything that I'm not too lame!

True enough. but I'm still glad I have people looking out for me.

yeah, it seemed pretty harmless to me. I think, at least among the normal people here, imPorts will always be popular. as long as they aren't villains or, like, engaging in mass murder or something.

I would always ask before putting you in! :) The same with anybody else. I can always just make up characters or use people from back home, it's not like they have reputations or secrets here anyway. unless one of them shows up, but I have no way of knowing if that will happen

Ha! God forbid. This place is a lot safer than I expected. Some pretty nasty folks have come through that Porter before. Doesn't seem like there's quite as many this time.

I get you. I used to worry about all the little possibilities but that's a waste of energy. When, not if!

So, if I go looking around on the web, will I find your stories somewhere?

I'm kinda glad for that. I'm honestly not sure what I'd do if I had to face down someone like that myself. i had a gun pointed at me once and it was the scariest thing ever.

Not yet. I'm kinda nervous to put my stuff out there, honestly. i've only ever written for myself, so the idea of having an audience? makes me nervous.

That happened here? Oh dear, who did that? Hope you haven't been bothered since.

That reminds me though, how are your powers working out for you? Learning to use those can really save your life around here, as sad as it is to say.

Well no pressure! When you think you're ready to share, I'm sure you'll get plenty of good feedback. That's what they call "creative process", right? (I wouldn't know so well, I'm not any kind of artist!)

It was back home, actually. long story. the person who did it ended up getting arrested, so it all turned out well.

I've been making friends and making some extra money on the side thanks to my powers! I guess the power of home-cooked food is appealing. and food is a nice connection to home and to good memories.

I hope so. i've also never put my work out for critique. not intentionally anyway, my sister reads my stuff despite that.

Thank God, and here I was worried I'd let you down! I guess the realities of the world hit even the less "superhero" of us, huh?

That's right, your family owns a restaurant, don't they. Hey, maybe I'll pop by to try some of that cooking! I have to admit, I'm not much of a cook myself, but I love good food as much as anyone. Tried making anything new, lately?

Hopefully she's not too harsh!

Yeah, despite us doing our best to stay out of trouble. sometimes trouble just finds out.

I live in Maurtia Falls, so let me know when you're going to drop by! I'm going to be learning to make some new sweets soon, and I keep meaning to get some cookbooks from the library. thanks to my powers I know anything will turn out well, but i can still expand my horizons.

sometimes she can be, but I know she means well. she wants me to get better

Oh, I'm there all the time! I'll give you a call before I stop in, next time. Sweets would be pretty awesome- I have to admit to a bit of a sweet tooth myself. What are you most excited to learn how to make?

That's great. I'm glad you get along with your siblings so well, sounds like you have a real tight-knit family.

It's hard to choose! hamburgers were the only thing I made back home, since mom and dad did all the cooking for our family. dad had particular ways he liked to do some things, especially around holidays.

we are, and I'm glad for that. my siblings and I have rarely been apart since they were born, so being separated from them has been pretty hard.

I bet as a chef your dad was pretty particular about how he cooked for big holidays like that. Something of an expert, yeah?

I know it's tough. Maybe writing stories about your time together will help? Even though it's not your usual kind of story.

ESPECIALLY Thanksgiving. that's his favorite holiday, and it takes him almost all week to pick out the turkey then figure out how to cook it. it ended up getting ruined a few times, though.

I could do that- and spice it up, too. we can go on adventures. i wrote one once where we outwitted a zombie horde.

Oh boy, I remember learning about Thanksgiving, before! It's that huge cooking holiday, right? We don't really have it where I come from. But it reminds me a little bit of a serious Christmas dinner, so I can see why he would be so particular. Maybe a little too much, though, from the sound of it.

Be careful what you wish for- this place has a tendency for those kinds of things to actually happen.

Yeah! most people get the day off work and school to enjoy it. i really look forward to it every year, but you're right, Dad can go a little overboard sometimes. one year he got drunk on absinthe and was talking to the turkey like it was real.

good point. I know if I actually faced down a zombie horde I probably wouldn't do well

Sorry to laugh, but just imagining that is a riot. I hope it was all in merriment, though. A little too heavy on the partying, huh?

It'll be okay. You have friends here to help you. Not everyone can be a fighter.

yeah, Dad tends to talk to inanimate objects when he's alone in general. he thinks we don't know, but all of us do. it's pretty cute, and my sister picked up the habit from him. that particular Thanksgiving was weird in general.

Yeah, and I'm glad for that. i don't think I'll ever be a fighter, even if i did have some sort of comabt power

Is that right? Maybe he's feeling a bit lonely! Are you giving him enough quality family time? (Just kidding, but that's pretty funny.)

It would be nice if we could all just be peaceful, I think.

to be fair, we kind of weren't that day. our landlord promised us free rent for a few months if we pretended to be his family... long story, again... but Dad got stuck playing the cook and we couldn't exactly pay much attention to him during dinner.

It would. but i guess reality doesn't work that way

Uhhhhh

I won't ask, haha!

Maybe someday, right?

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