Story Snippet: Nisha is Stressed

Wayfaren: What’s wrong?
Nisha: Feels like everything is going wrong in my life.

al and nisha sitting

Wayfaren: Like what?
Nisha: I suck at school, and I suck even more with my ability. Jackson won’t even look at me, and on top of all that, I have no money!!
Wayfaren: …What if you smoked some weed? 

Nisha: No. I’m not that desperate.  

Wayfaren: I see. What about running through a grassy field?
Nisha: Right. And will doing that solve any of my current problems?
Wayfaren:  It won’t.

Nisha: Great. 

Wayfaren: But your problems might seem different afterward. 

Nisha:  It’s gotta be a damn good field then. 

Wayfaren: I’ve never seen a bad field.

Wayfaren:  What about if you helped out some toad bears with their food supply? I heard they don’t have enough for winter yet. 

Nisha: They already don’t have money- and now they don’t have food? What are they supposed to pay me with then?
Wayfaren: They are really soft- they would make good beds if you need to sleep on something. 

Nisha: What? 

Wayfaren: If you need something in return, then I’m sure they’d let you. I’ve never felt anything as soft as the belly of a toad bear.

Nisha: You’ve actually slept on them before? 

Wayfaren: mhm. Once. 

Nisha: Do I look like I have time to be doing any of that?
Wayfaren: Yes. 

Nisha: Didn’t I just tell you all the things I’m worrying about?
Wayfaren: Yes, but why be busy worrying when you can be busy sleeping on a toad bear?

Nisha: …

Wayfaren: …

Nisha: Fine… I’ll do it. But it better be as soft as you say.

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