New World
I walked through the wide and empty hallway with no one in sight. My steps were as quiet as what humans call 'mouse'.
I wasn't sure.
I had never seen this 'mouse'. Though everyone here in the arena has pointed out my round ears resembled theirs.
I will judge that phrase when I meet a mouse.
It had only been three months since I arrived on Earth and only four since I joined Guardians of the Unirex. Things here are completely different from the planet I grew up on. It is more colorful and less savage.
But the noise level is too much for my small, rounded ears.
I am still learning and adapting to the changes of this planet from my home planet, which was hotter and ashy.
The cold breeze felt nice on my yellow-tinted skin.
It sure felt like a tremendous change. From seeing people with orange and red-tinted skin on my planet, to interacting with people of various shades of brown here. Some people were blue and gray tinted in the arena, working as staff. I never really talked to them — just saw them working.
Everyone was… unique. They looked different. They sounded different.
And then there were their 'pets'. How do they look at another living thing and call it a 'pet'?
Seems pretty repulsive to me since no one in my village ever had pets. Maybe because we didn't have any animals to 'own' and call our 'pets'.
But I suppose not all organisms throughout the universe are the same. I guess adapting is part of living on a new planet. Even if their customs make no sense.
Before now, I was the newest member of this ancient arena. Others told me that this infrastructure existed before the planet formed.
I have no knowledge of the topic, though. my head was still floating on clouds — or maybe I just wasn't used to walking on Earth yet.
There have been whispers of discussions taking place in the arena for a new hero to become part of the arena.
The newcomer will most likely be a hero from Earth to join the Earth Protectors.
What would they be like?
My chest felt strange. Tight? Heavy? I wasn't sure.
Emotions are… complicated. I've never been great with them, or understanding my own feelings. Everyone in my life has pointed it out.
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