Washington Coast Trip: Part 2

I'm back! :D
And ready to get some blogging done. I hope everyone's had a great week. :) I haven't had anything too exciting. Aside from me getting a second pair of Converse.... *Laughs maniacally*
   But yeah. Let's get on with this thing, shall we?
   ((So, I left off with us at Second beach...))

I might have drawn a certain nurse-bot in the sand....

Behold!!! Our mighty sandcastle!! 

Rock in the ocean with a little forest growing up out of it. There were many of these. And also a piece of driftwood peeking around the corner...

This is either a shrimp or some kind of weird bug whose name I can't remember....

Oh, how I love those waves!! 

One of the many jellyfish pieces we found. This one was little teeny tiny.

Misty green landscape... *Drools*

Okay. Look at this thing. You know what this is? It's a float. I don't know my languages very well, but is that writing not Japanese?! This thing floated all the way from Japan or somewhere to the Washington coast!! What?!

Misty rock and ocean... *Continues to drool*

I took so many pictures of this spot as we got closer and closer to it. So I did you all a favor by not posting all of them. XP

A sea cave. And a blurry photograph of my parents. 

I couldn't resist another shot of the landscape. 

There's a bit of a story behind this. One day, my mother and I were in the Walmart near where I lived. And I saw a Big Hero 6 towel. I showed it to Mom, and she endured my nerding with patience before we moved on. I thought for sure that I could bring some money next time and buy one. The next time we came, they were gone. Gone. So I continue to search fruitlessly. Until we go on our trip. In the Walmart in Port Angeles, I finally find another BH6 towel. We were actually in the Walmart to buy towels, so this was the perfect opportunity. I didn't pass it up this time around.

I just loved the mist and the ocean and the rocks and pretty much everything. 

From inside the sea cave. This was a really cool moment. The tide was coming in, so the waves would rush in through the crack and swirl around my ankles, trying to get to the back of the cave. Before they would be pulled back in on themselves and pushed aside by the next wave... I could have watched it all day. :)

The sun came out for just a minute, but it was still foggy, but everything was blue, and THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOTS, OKAY!!!!! 

Birds, rock... Gorgeous view... 

The surrounding landscape. And some random lady who got in the way of my picture. *Shakes fist at lady* 

Heading back from Second beach. So, I actually touched this squirrel. He was so cute, and so focused on the nut he was eating I don't think he even realized I was there. I got about as close as my camera is in this shot, and put a finger to his fluffy little tail.  He then jumped a little, hesitantly took the nut out of his mouth, and eventually made his way into the undergrowth. 

The sunlight filtering through the trees

On Wednesday, my dad and brother took a day to do some fishing. So, we went to this river, and here are some strange and cool flower type things I took a picture of on the hike.

Another strange and cool flower thing

That evening we went back to Second beach. Today, the sun was actually shining! So, blue, blue, blue everywhere. :)

Foam and blue.... 

Family. <3

Behheh! I miss the ocean!!

There were so many cool tide pools. We saw so many starfish and sea anemones.... It was lovely.  

A sea arch.... 

Some sunshine and ocean.

And one last shot to wrap up this post and Second beach. :)

   There we go! Next week is the last part in this little series. I'll cover watching the sunset at Ruby beach, the Hall of Mosses, and heading home. Using no more than thirty pictures.... I might go a little over the limit I set for myself next week. 

   Thanks for reading/looking! :D Have a great week!

MR

Washington Coast Trip: Part 1

G'day, readers!
   Did everyone have a good week? I hope so! :D
   ((OKAY. So, I've got quite a few pictures to dig through for this post.... But I've got some really cool ones, so it'll be worth it. :) Yeah, that picture you now see floating at the top of my blog? That's one of the ones I took.
   Before I begin... I'm going to try really hard to not let this drag on and on forever and ever and ever. So, there will be 3 posts in this series, and each post will have NO MORE than thirty pictures. Along with a brief explanation underneath them. :) ))
   And now, let us begin!
   My family and I went on a trip to the Washington Coast a few weeks ago. We stayed in a little town called Forks, just a few miles away from the coast. Apparently, Forks is the town where the Twilight saga was filmed, or where it takes place, or something like that.
   Lemme tell you. There were whole STORES dedicated to Twilight, Twilight themed motel rooms, Twilight souvenirs. Twilight. EVERYWHERE.
   *Shudders* But, we didn't spend much time in the town itself. We were mostly on the coast, or hiking to the coast.
   The ocean was worth all of the Twilight everything. It was so beautiful. I mean, going to the ocean has been a dream of mine for a loooooong time.And I actually got to go and live that dream. It was amazing!!
   But now I'm rambling. Gahhhh. Okay, picture time. Here we go.

Watching the sun rise as we got up bright and early on our way! I think this might be the first time I've ever seen the sun rise before....

Here we are, a few hour later. We're close to Yakima, Washington at this point, and this is the barren wasteland we were driving through. It was hot. Like, 113 degrees hot. MISERABLE hot. 

Oh. Oh look. 113 degree weather, and our car catches on fire. ON FIRE. Well, something happened with the oil thing-a-ma-jig, causing it to burn... So we're driving down the road, about thirty minutes away from Yakima. And my dad spots Mt. Rainier. So he says, "Look, it's Mount Rainier!" Followed quickly by, "We're on fire!" Our entire trunk area was packed full of stuff, so we couldn't see behind us. And I guess that we were travelling fast enough that the smoke was just flowing right under us. But my dad glanced in one of the side mirrors and saw the smoke billowing up in our wake. So we jump out, dad opens the hood after a minute, sees the oil spilled everywhere.... Great. But we had some friends that live in Yakima that we were already planning on seeing. So they got a mechanic friend, drove out to the middle of nowhere where we were stranded, and drove us to Yakima. We actually had to get a rental in order to continue with the rest of our trip, but the damage wasn't too bad on our little ol' Blazer. Thus, after about an hour or two of detour, we made it back on the road. 

Skipping ahead a few hours. After eating lunch at this yummy little café, we continue on and spot this waterfall. Mmm, it was gorgeous!

Ah! Mt. Rainier itself! Stopped in a little pull in to get this picture. 

After a few more LONG, LONG hours of driving, we make it close to our destination. And through the tress, we see it. The thing we've been travelling over 10 hours to see. The ocean. We pull over on the side of the road, and take a trail a little ways down to get a good look. And there it is. So, I present to you, our very first glimpse of the beautiful Washington coast. 

We finally make it to camp that Saturday night and get everything set up. And we wake up the next morning and go to church in Port Angeles. Here's a picture of where we went. 

After this, we do a little shopping. Not enough shopping, not enough at all. We only visited ONE STORE. But, this is the store we went to, and it was seriously cool!!! It had just the kind of weird, out-of-the-ordinary type things that I so love. They even had Doctor Who Yahtzee, for all of you Whovians out there. ;)

Yes. YYYYEEEESSSSSS. After getting a calzone from Gordy's pizza, we drive back to Forks area, and head to our first beach, Rialto. Cue crazed excitement from all four members of my family. 

Another shot of the lovely ocean. 

Rialto was the rockiest beach we went to. I mean, rocks EVERYWHERE. But, I love rocks. And I also love this shot. 

Ocean again!!

Allow me to give you a mental image of Rialto. There's the wide Pacific ocean, then there's all of these lovely rocks, then there's piles and loads of twisted driftwood. And then there's this gnarly Pacific rainforest. I mean..... IT'S LIKE PARADISE, PEOPLE!!!!

I also love this shot. Very, very much so. 

Do you know how many pictures I took of the crashing waves?? DO YOU?!?!

Tully's coffee. Yum-er-oon. 

Hiking into.... Third beach. I think.... All of the different beaches kind of run together....

I also really like this shot. I just have this thing for mist..... 

THIRD BEACH!!!!

More of Third beach and the surrounding landscape. 

So, if you hike over this ridge by on Third beach, you reach this place called Taylor Point. It's supposed to be more secluded and all of that stuff. So we did. And wow. That was a pretty tough hike, hehheh. Here's an example of what we had to walk over.

Taylor Point!! And one of the many cool rocks in that area. 

Taylor Point again...

Here's a little sea cave/arch/hollow. You might note how the rocks have a neat reddish tint to them

Ah. Another shot of Taylor Point that I'm rather fond of. 

*Mimics fanfare* Ta-da! It is now Tuesday, and we are on our way to what I believe is Second Beach! Geesh, the landscapes and forests in this area were breathtaking! I almost liked them as much as the ocean.

I also have this thing for gnarly roots and the like....

Let's take a moment and appreciate the awesomeness of this tree. LOOK AT THIS THING!! It's practically screaming at me to build a tree house on it! It's even got a built-on slide for Millie's sake!

SECOND BEACH!!! This is my favorite of the beaches we went on. :)

And one last shot of Second beach before I wrap this ginormous post up. 

   WOW THIS REALLY IS HUGE!!!! But, thanks to all of you who stuck with it! I'm actually moving through this at a reasonable pace. I'm already on day three, and it's only part one! Yay!! XD 

    See you all next week, when I will continue to blog about this wonderful, amazing trip. 

   MR

"Broken But Still Good" (A Big Hero 6 Fanfiction)

Hey all!!
   How's your week been?
   I went shopping with my mom a few days back and bought my first pair of Converse. And, I, I'm so happy about it I had to tell you all. I just love them so much... *Cradles shoes to chest*
   But yeah. I said I would have a fanfic for you guys, and a fanfic I do haz. This one does require a bit of explaining though.

I have no idea how to make a fanfic cover....

   This takes place in the "Family of Two AU" of Big Hero 6. Which is basically Tadashi and Hiro's parents die a little later on in the story, so the brothers are a little older. Tadashi is actually old enough to become Hiro's legal gaurdian, and that's exactly what he does after the car accident that kills their parents. And so he's basically struggling to support them and they're both just trying to survive and all of this sad junk. But then Hiro gets into bot-fighting. And he gets arrested a few times. And then he gets taken away and put into the foster care system. And yeah. Even sadder.
   That's where my story begins.
   But first, here's a link to my pin of the headcanon made by murphy-starr on tumblr that inspired all of this. (That's a bit of a tongue twister). You can find it here.
   And now, I will share my fanfiction with you all. It's not too long this time, haha! XP

Broken But Still Good

BH6 Fanfiction

Hiro pressed his face up against the window,watching the world go by at what felt like a snail's pace.

  Can't this car go any faster?? He wondered, gripping the edge of the window so hard his knuckles turned white.

  They'd had to make the visitation for 5:00 in the evening so Tadashi could make it after work. Hiro had tried to keep himself busy during the day, but the wait had nearly killed him. He would sit down to work on his homework or tinker on a project, but find himself unable to do anything except stare at the clock hanging over his tiny desk. And stare. And stare some more. Until he was ready to drive himself back to his and Tadashi's apartment and forget waiting.

  "You doing alright back there, Hiro?"

  Hiro's gaze darted to the rearview mirror, where he could see Mr. Mamoru's eyes peering curiously back at him. He gave the anxious boy a warm smile that Hiro gave a weak attempt at returning.

  "Yeah," He muttered, looking quickly back at the scenery rushing past him. If he remembered right, the park was somewhere on this street. They'd be there any minute.

  Of course, he could be wrong. He hadn't been to this park since he was little, back when his mom and dad were still alive. After the accident, Tadashi was always too busy to take him. But that might have changed eventually, except that Hiro had messed everything up. He just had to go to that last bot-fight. He told himself they needed the money, that no cops were going to come. Boy, was he ever wrong.

  Blinking away the burn in his eyes, he crossed his arms over his chest. He was tired of messing up. There was no way he was ever going to...

  The gentle squeaking of brakes and the swift turn of the car broke through Hiro's thoughts. He sat up as far as he could, seat belt snapping against his chest in protest. There was the rusty old playground equipment, the two swings, the park bench.... And Tadashi.

  Hiro unbuckled his seatbelt and put his hand in the door handle.

  "What are you doing?!" Mr. Mamoru demanded as the door swung open. He pressed his foot down on the brake, but Hiro had already jumped out.

 "Give us a minute!" Hiro shouted as he ran down the parking lot. He leaped over the curb, heart racing, breath coming in short gasps.  

  Tadashi looked away from the playground he had been aimlessly staring at towards the commotion. When he saw the short figure stampeding towards him, nearly tripping over his shoelaces, hoodie flapping in the breeze, messy hair flipped out of his face, he turned completely around.

  Hiro ran straight into the open arms of his brother. The force of his landing nearly knocked Tadashi over. He planted his green Converse a little firmer in the grass, letting out a strangled chuckle.

  "Hey, Hiro." He choked past Hiro's stranglehold on his neck. Hiro responded by gripping his brother even tighter and burying his face into Tadashi's shoulder.

  They held onto each other for a moment, soaking in the other's company that they had both missed so desperately over the last two weeks.

  Tadashi pulled away from the embrace to speak and to catch his breath.

  "So, how's it been?" He asked with a smile. Hiro shrugged, keeping a tight grip on Tadashi's shoulders and his gaze on the ground.

  "What's that supposed to mean?" Tadashi demanded. He tried to get a look into Hiro's face, but his black mane of hair kept it hidden.

  "N-nothing," Hiro stammered. Tadashi's eyes narrowed as he watched his younger brother chew nervously on his lower lip.

  "If the Mamoru's haven't been treating you right..." He said, beginning to rise from his position on the grass with steely eyes set on the Mamoru's car.

  "Nonono, they have!" Hiro protested. He pulled his brother back down before he could finish getting up."They've been really good to me, I swear."

  Hiro had finally looked up. Tadashi could see the honesty in his eyes, though his focus was more on the tears that were swiftly filling them.

  "Then what's wrong?" Tadashi asked, brow furrowed in concern.

  Hiro shook his head silently and blinked away the moisture.

  The last thing Tadashi wanted to do was push his little brother and make him angry. Not after everything he'd been through already. So he decided let Hiro's unwillingness to speak slide this time.

  "Why haven't they come out here?" He asked, gesturing to where Mr. Mamoru and the social worker waited in their cars.

  "I told them to give us a minute."

  Tadashi smirked."You told them, huh? Didn't ask nicely or anything like that?"

  Hiro glanced back up at his brother, a smiling lifting his lips. "I told them as nicely as I could."

  Tadashi snorted. "Yeah, of course you did."

  He looked quietly into the face of his younger brother for a moment, wanting to tease him about how long his hair had gotten and tell him that he looked taller or ask him why he looked so tired. But he didn't say any of this.

  "The apartment sure is quiet without you." He muttered.

  Hiro's smile disappeared. He sighed heavily, removing his hands from Tadashi's shoulders and shoving them into the pockets of his hoodie. He glanced up at Tadashi through his thick eyelashes.

  "Yeah, well, life pretty much stinks without you."

  These words felt like a punch to the gut. Tadashi swallowed, unable to wrench his gaze away from his little brother's sad eyes.

  "Hiro... I am so sorry. After everything you've been through, I should have, I should have tried harder. I should have known what you were doing, I should have done-"

  "Stop, Tadashi." Hiro's quiet but firm voice silenced the flow of words. He looked away from his brother again.

  "None of this is your fault." He whispered. Tadashi blinked.

  "Hiro, don't be ridicu-"

  "I'm not!" Hiro exclaimed, gaze shooting back up to his brother's. "The only reason I got taken away is because of how stupid I am."    

  "Wait a minute." Tadashi held up a hand to silence him. Hiro acted like he didn't even hear him.

  "I could have stopped going bot-fighting and none of this would have happened. I could have! But I liked it. It was fun and exciting, and it gave us some extra income. I thought I could dodge the police, I thought I could keep you from finding out. I didn't want to stop..."

  Hiro grabbed two fistfuls of his hair, his face twisted with emotion.

  "Everything fell apart so fast. I, I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to tell you, but then police came and..."

   His voice broke. A tear ran down his cheek followed swiftly by a second. He bit down on his lip, struggling to control himself. He hadn't planned on breaking down like this. But he really hadn't slept much the past two weeks, and this nightmare really was all his fault...

  Before Hiro realized what was happening, Tadashi wrapped his arms around his little brother and pulled him back to his chest.

  Hiro tried to pull away, but Tadashi's hold on him was too tight.

  "What are you doing?" Hiro questioned.

  "I'm not letting you do that." Came Tadashi's muffled reply.

  "Do what?!"

  Why did his brother have to be so confusing sometimes?

  "I'm not letting you blame yourself."

  Hiro snorted out a laugh. "It's all my fault! Who else do you want me to blame?"

  "No one."

  Tadashi pulled away just enough to look Hiro in the eyes. They were red-rimmed, confused, angry, guilty.

  "It was my fault too."

  Hiro opened his mouth to protest, but one look from Tadashi kept him quiet.

  "You might have been the one to do the actual bot-fighting, but I'm your legal guardian. More importantly, I'm your big brother. I should have done whatever it took to get you to stop. Even if it meant me losing a couple nights of sleep or taking a few days off of work. So you can't take all of the blame on yourself."

  Hiro's wide eyes stared into Tadashi's, a thousand emotions flitting across his face. After a moment, he heaved a shuddering sigh and nodded.

  "I guess you're right." He whispered.

  A grin lifted the corners of Tadashi's mouth.

  "Of course I am, knucklehead." He said, vigorously rubbing his fist on the top of Hiro's hair. Hiro shoved his hand away, a faint smile growing on his face.

  The sound of two car doors slamming shut turned the brother's attention to the approaching forms of Mr. Mamoru and the social worker. Their time was almost up.

  "Are we going to have to do this forever?" Hiro asked quietly. His pleading gaze burned into his brother.

  "No," Tadashi replied confidently. "There's no way I'm going to let them keep you for that long. But we're going to have to wait a little while to get everything figured out. You think you can do that?"

  Hiro nodded. "I won't give up on you if you won't give up on me."

  Tadashi chuckled. "Sounds like a plan."

  The two brothers rose up from the ground to meet the two approaching figures, ready to take on whatever challenges in front of them. And willing to wait as long as it took for their family of two to be restored.

   Thank you all for reading!!! It really means a lot. :) And comments and suggestions are suuuuper appreciated. Since no one else has ever read this fanfic just like the last one I posted.
   Probably for the next 2-3 weeks I'll be posting pictures of our trip to the coast. I think it'll be mostly pictures so I'm not overloading you all, hehheh. And I won't be posting all of the 1000+ pictures I took on said trip since we would be here a lot longer than two weeks.
   Until then, have a wonderfilled week! :D

MR

P.S. Here's a bonus illustration for my fanfic.....

I don't know why I post art anywhere. Look at this disaster.

  And a bonus-bonus illustration of an angry sick Hiro..... (Why is this turning into an art dump? Why can't I stop drawing Big Hero 6 stuff??)

And I'm done now. :)

Character Interviews Week 4: Naraneel

Hello, hello!!
  How are you today? I hope you're doing well. Very well indeed. :)
   But here we are at the last week of character interviews!! Wow! This final week's character is Naraneel. And yes, this post is late. Again. For that, I am truly sorry. But it got late last night, and I'm trying to get over a little cold. Sometimes you just have to stop and say I'll finish it later, because I am going to bed RIGHT NOW. But here's the post, and here's the weekly picture:

  Yeah, um, it's extremely pathetic, and it doesn't do him justice, and there's a glare, and it somehow took on more of a cartoon-y vibe than I usually have in my pictures. (H-how did that happen?!) *Mutters* But this is the only picture I currently have of Naraneel, so... 

   Whatever.

   Let us begin our final character interview!

Me: Good day, Naraneel!

Naraneel: *Smiles cordially* Good day. 

Me: You're doing well, I hope?

Naraneel: I am, thank you. And how are you today?

Me: Oh, well, I'm doing just fine. Thank you. Are you ready to get started?

Naraneel: Absolutely.

M: Alrighty.

   What is your full name? And do you have a nickname?

N: My full name is Naraneel Balent Frawn. *Chuckles* I have many nicknames. But my most common one is Naran. 

M: Good job. Next question. 

   What is your hair and eye color?

N: My hair is dark brown. *Smiles* People have actually called it dirt brown before. 

M: Really?

N: Yes, really. There's a funny story behind that, but there isn't time to tell it here. And my eyes are dark blue, to answer the rest of your question. 

M: Ah. You're being very cooperative so far. 

N: I'm glad to hear that.

M: *Smiles gleefully at character* Here's the next question.

   What kind of distinguishing facial features do you have?

N: I have a scruffy beard. And rather large ears. But aside from that, there's nothing I can think of. 

M: You're ears aren't big. 

N: *Laughs* I've always thought they were/ 

M: Well, I disagree with that. Let's see what's next....

  Do you have a birthmark and/or scars? Where are they located?

N: I have yet to find a birthmark. But I do have a few scars in various places.

M: And how did you get those? 

N: *Shrugs* Through different fights and battles and other things like that. Some by doing crazy things with my brother that I wouldn't recommend repeating. 

M: *Laughs* 

   Who are your friends, family and those closest to you? Who do you wish was closer to you?

N: I have a lot of "friends", you might say. I am privileged to have a few good, close ones though. Like I said earlier, I have a brother, and he has a son. And my father and mother died awhile back.

M: I'm sorry to hear that. 

N: Oh, it's alright. They both lived good, long lives. The Redeemer was ready for them to come home, so that's where they went. 

M: *Smiles softly* It's so nice to have that assurance. 

N: Yes, it is. And there are always people I wish I was closer to. 

M: Interesting answer. Now, let's see what's next...

   Where were you born? Where have you lived since then, and where do you call home right now?

N: Well, I was born in...

M: Wait!

N: *Looks questioningly at writer* 

M: Let's not mention where you were born. How about we just move on to the other part of the question?

N: That's fine with me. I've lived all over Northworld since the time I left home. And right now... *Chuckles* I'm still living all over Northworld. 

M: Haven't found a place to settle down yet?

N: No, I suppose not. 

M: Good answer. 

  Where do you go when you're angry?

N: *Smiles* Those are as varied as the places I live. I usually go somewhere quiet, to think over what made me angry and why. 

M: Another good answer. And now we're getting into the hard questions... 

   What is your biggest fear? Who have you told this to? Who would you never tell this to? Why? 

You don't have to be very specific about the first part. No one before you really has. 

N: That doesn't surprise me. I know what they're all like. But to be honest, I have a lot of fears. A lot of very real fears. I've told them to a few people, mostly the good close friends I mentioned earlier. *Laughs* There are a lot of people I wouldn't tell my biggest fear to. 

M: Ah yes, I'm sure. 

   Do you have a secret?

N: *Laughs again* You were right. It looks like we have reached the hard questions. Yes, I do have a secret. More like a lot of secrets. Do I have to tell what they are?

M: If you weren't being so wonderfully cooperative, I might make you. But you are, so no. You don't have to tell me. 

N: *Smiles* Thank you. 

M: The next one is...

   What makes you laugh out loud?

N: Hmm... That is kind of a hard question, when you think about it. I laugh at a few things. Silly things that normal people probably don't laugh at. 

M: Like...?

N: Simple things that I used to take for granted. Like children when they're continually prattling on about something, or those occasional moments when you really connect with someone and you're having a grand time with them. Those are my favorite things to laugh at and be happy about. I hope that makes sense.  

M: It makes sense to me. *Grins*

    Have you ever been in love? Have you ever had a broken heart?

N: I've been in love once. A long time ago. Yes, I've had my heart broken plenty of times. 

M: Thank you for being honest.

   What kind of food do you have right now? What's on your bedroom floor? On your night-table? In your garbage?

N: I have a lot of different kinds of food. Somethings from places outside of the Ten Isles, somethings from inside. On the floor of the ship cabin that is currently my bedroom, I have some clothing, some maps, some parchment, a few chests. On my night-table I have some parchment, a few books, some quill pens, a few bottles of ink. In my garbage I have a lot of paper and old crusty bits of food. 

M: Yuck...

   What shoes are you wearing right now? What do you usually wear?

N: That's an odd question. 

M: *Mutters* Not with someone like Brutan. 

N: That's a very good point. Right now I'm wearing boots. Normally I wear boots, but sometimes I'll wear sandals or something else. It all depends on where I'm at. 

M: Alright.

   When you think of the kitchen in your house,(or whatever kitchen you happen to be using at the time) what smell do you associate with it?

N: *Chuckles* Again, this depends on where I'm at. I mostly think of heavy spices. 

M: Do you spend a lot of time in the East. 

N: Yes, I do.

M: Okay. I think we're almost done, by the way. 

    You're doing an intense cleaning of you room. What is easy for you to throw out? What is difficult for you to part with? Why?

N: I could stand to get rid of a lot of the junk I carry with me. *Sighs* But there are a lot of little things that I would have a hard time getting rid of. 

M: Anything specific?

N: Oh, just silly sentimental things that have no apparent value. There's an old piece of ribbon, and an old worn journal to name a few. 

M: I understand what you mean. I have a lot of things like that. *Smiles*

   What do you do Last-day at noon?

N: I try to relax and think over the week. I try to remember what went well with it and what didn't and how I could have avoided or prevented that. Of course, that doesn't always happen, but I try my best to do it whenever I can. 

M: That's a very good idea, Naraneel. 

N: Why, thank you. I can't take any credit for it, though. A good man I once knew told me about it, and I took it from him.

M: Ah. Good to know.

    What is one strong memory that has stuck with you from childhood? Why is it so powerful and lasting?

N: Ahh... That would be the day Zaien came to the Village. He was the one that started me on the path I'm on today, that told me the beginnings of what I needed to know. I don't think I can ever forget seeing him step off of that ship and onto the dock, head held high, eyes glowing with knowledge. His arrival changed my life forever.

M: *Blinks* Wow. That was an excellent answer. Th-thank you. 

N: *Grins* You're welcome.

M: Ahem. What's next on the list... Oh! This is the last question!

   You're getting ready for a night out. Where are you going? What do you wear? Who will you be with?

N: I might be going to meet with a merchant or some other person who could help me in my travels. I'd wear something nice, practical, presentable. I would likely be going with my close friends, along with whoever told me about this new person in the first place. So we've reached the end of this interview?

M: Yes, we have. Before you go, I would like to try and express just how much I appreciate how cooperative you were. *Laughs* No one else was, so it really means a lot.

N: I always try my best to cooperate with people. Especially with people who have power, such as yourselves. 

M: Ha, I guess I do have power. But really, thank you for agreeing to do this. 

N: Thank you for letting me. I had a nice time spending time with you and the readers. *Smiles at writer and readers*

M: I certainly had a nice time with you as well. Have a good day, Naraneel.

N: Same to you. Wamareck.

M: Wamareck.

Tada!!! We're all finished!! Wowzers, thanks for sticking through all of these with me. Before I start in on the little series about our trip to the coast (which I'm planning on making much smaller than I had originally intended for all of your sake's, haha), I was thinking I miiiiight have a fanfic to post next week. That is, of course, if I manage to finish it in that time. It should be relatively short, and it's another Big Hero 6 fanfiction. Yes, another one. A day may come when I get over that movie... But it is not this day. 

   So, yeah. And on a side note, I've been slowly writing this six part Merlin fanfiction for the last few months or so. Would anyone be interested in reading that? Or is that just too much, hehheh.... 

   Again, sorry this is late! Hopefully that won't happen anymore. And thanks again for reading! Farewell, readers.

MR