12. A Rolling Stone Gathers No Mozz [Video]

[continuousgroaning]

[Tina's happily humming to herself as she turns the feed on. A notebook is lying on Maurtia Falls #003's kitchen table, and she zooms in on several labeled drawings of burgers as she slowly flips through the pages:]

Magnus Burnsides - mango salsa with "sideburns" of hot peppers
Wizard Of Mozz - Italian sausage patty, topped with pizza sauce and mozzarella
Merle Highchurch - Pan fried, topped with a few different kinds of greens
Detective Angus - made of Angus beef with a mystery cheese inside
Max - a long bun with two mini patties and fried pickle wheels, to look like a skateboard
Sharpedo - sharp cheddar cheese with "fins" made of nacho cheese Doritos
Pikachu - put pepperoni slices for cheeks, olives for eyes, and mustard for the face on the patty
Exeggutor - honey and egg bun with two fried eggs

[Tina then shuts the notebook and turns the camera on herself, looking quite proud.]

This has been my latest project- coming up with burgers themed after imPorts I know. I want to sell them, maybe at swear-ins, or something like that.

If you could make your own burger, what would you put on it?

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[continuousgroaning]

Uh-huh. I'm kinda lucky that the rest of you are around to protect people like me. My housemates included in that- they're all warriors, and they helped care for me til my mom got here.

[fauxmarth]

You've family here, too? [and a mother, to boot...] How fortunate. The goddess of this world blesses you indeed, if she has any say in who is pulled in or not at all.

[continuousgroaning]

It feels like that to me sometimes, definitely. My dad and brother and sister are still back home, but my family has always been close, so being here without anyone was... weird. And difficult.

[fauxmarth]

I can only imagine. I'm relieved you have your mother with you; please do take care of each other for however long you remain. That's such a precious gift to have...

[continuousgroaning]

I plan on it. Mom wants to take care of me and the other kids who were brought here, too. She'll be great at it.

[fauxmarth]

[smiling small:] Were the goddess of this world more keen to deliver us a great deal more of her like, I think we'd be in much better shape...

[continuousgroaning]

I agree. Or at least brought less kids in... I'm 14, and I'm pretty sure there's more kids around my age who were brought here. I can't understand why.

[fauxmarth]

It's...needlessly cruel. [her eyes wince.] That's too young to be pulled from a safe home. If...a safe home is where many of these young people are coming from.

[she can't say she has, herself.]

[continuousgroaning]

I know I came from one, but some people here weren't so fortunate. That was... kind of a hard lesson for me to learn.

[fauxmarth]

Indeed. For many, this sudden abduction is troublesome. But for others...it can possibly be an unexpected blessing. [shrug.] I think it both for most, I believe, because that's the way of living, no matter where you are.

[continuousgroaning]

[Tina nods slowly.]

You never really know what's going to happen in your life. Well, I was pretty sure I'd never hop dimensions, but unexpected things happen all the time.

[like one's crush being a dirtbag. Not like she's fixated on that or anything.]

[fauxmarth]

[a soft chuckle.]

And that's almost as encouraging as it is foreboding, isn't it? Such things will always be out of our hands to some extent. Yet we'll always have the means to face it.

That's what I must believe, anyway.

[continuousgroaning]

That's a nice way to look at it. Even being brought here, at least we were told what was going on. And others who came before us were here to give advice and help us settle in.

[fauxmarth]

That's right. We're not at a total loss here. Nor are any of the others who may find themselves astray in coming here, as well. We'll be the next supporters for those newer than us.

[continuousgroaning]

And so we can give back some of what we were given. I like being able to do at least that much.

[fauxmarth]

And you seem to be on the right track for that, miss Tina. [she smiles fondly.] I hope your project goes well!

[continuousgroaning]

Thank you. I'll try my best!