Scratched Record-
(Elliot)
My name's Elliot. I was born and raised in Kalmari- a small town in West Nova. As far as I can remember, nothing really special happens where I live. Living in Kalmari, I like to represent our lives like a record. It repeats, nothing ever changes; everything always stays the same. And you know something? It's the type of life that suits me.
So I guess saying I despise Bate for scratching my so-called 'record' would be an understatement.
W-what? It's not my fault, alright? If you lived the same life for over 2,000 years and something like that appears at the hospital you worked in, you'd be scared too!! He had giant claws for Nova's sake!!!
*Mumbles*
At first I was scared, that's why I kept drugging him....
*sigh*
I know it was wrong, but c'mon! He was seriously unstable during that time. I didn't do it just to protect me, I did it to protect my sister and Ellie.
But...
Ellie didn't take it as a form of appreciation when I told her. Actually, she was furious that I did such a thing. I thought I was doing her a favor, but instead, I made it worse for her. After our conversation, Ellie took it upon herself to take care of Bate. She became Bate's nurse for the next month and a half. I've never seen her take such interest in a patient before. Oh, how it burned me up inside.
When it was time for Bate to be released, my worst nightmare became reality. He wanted to stay in Kalmari! No, I wouldn't allow him to do such a thing. He already took Ellie away from me, I wasn't going to let him take my home too...the one last thing I hold near and dear to me.
Please, Ellie, say no. Say no, say no, say no!!!
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Aaaaand, it's almost been a year since Bate's arrival in Kalmari. Just the thought of it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. But, I've never seen Ellie so happy in her entire life. She and Bate became very close after the hospital incident. I mean, really? What's so special about him anyways? He doesn't work, he can't cook...he can't do anything! I'm the hard worker around here while he does nothing! How could Ellie fall for such a thing? I don't see it, and I never will!!
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Between the line of life and death, I guess you start to think a bit more clearly. You're not filled with rage or anger during that time. Instead of hatred, you're filled with memories of your youth; some of them doubtful, some of them joyful...but for me, my memories had more regret, than bliss.
I'll never forget the day Bate proposed to Ellie. He needed to go to the hospital after Ellie tearfully said yes. I hate to admit it, but my whole perspective of him changed that day....
I don't remember much, it was such a blur. What I do remember is the morning before the incident. Bate told all of us that he wanted to take Ellie to the beach to propose to her. Cliché, but Bate was never good at being all romantic 'n stuff. He invited all of us to come so it wouldn't look suspicious; we're used to doing everything in groups now- consider me the third wheel of it all. I was hesitant, but Alba forced me to tag along.
So, you're probably wondering how something so simple as a proposal could turn out so wrong?
Like I said before, it was a blur, but I remember being pinned down by some type of demon beast as they call it...? Kalmari doesn't have those things, so I don't know much about them....or the war, for that matter. I was scared, unable to move. I've never felt so helpless in my life. I knew I was going to die. I mean, what else could I do? I'm not a fighter, nor am I skilled in any type of weaponry. I closed my eyes and hoped the death was quick and painless.
I hoped, maybe, everyone would miss me...?
I waited...and waited....and waited some more, but the moment never came. I guess when you're about to die, time has a tendency to move slower.
"ELLIOT, QUIT PLAYING POSSUM AND RUN!!"
I opened my eyes and saw Bate in front of me. He was holding back the mouth of the monster who was about to consume me. I had a hard time grasping reality- was Bate was seriously trying to save me? I ask him why. (Bad timing, I know.) I was expecting something along the lines of Alba telling him to save me, but it was the complete opposite. I'll never forget what he told me....
"It's because you're my friend..."
He turned and smiled at me. Even though he was inches away from being eaten, he was still able to flash that stupid grin under his mask.
"...And I'll be damned if I sit by and watch while someone I care for dies."
F-friend....?
Bate considers me as a friend? W-why? I've done nothing but belittle and hurt him ever since we met. And here he was, willing to risk his life to save me. Just then, something inside me clicked. I finally saw it- I saw what Ellie, and Alba, and Gordon and everyone else in Kalmari saw in him. It didn't matter if I wasn't the same species as him, or if our personality and traits were polar opposites. Bate didn't view life based on my beliefs and morals. Through his eyes, he viewed his life if someone he deeply cared for were to die.
Now knowing his reason, I got up and ran to the others. I glanced back one last time at the friend who I never accepted into my life.
'Bate, Ellie is very lucky to have someone like you....'
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Years passed after that incident. You could say things between us stayed the same. I do treat Bate with a bit more respect, though I try not to let everyone know I had some type of life-changing epiphany because of him. Life in Kalmari has slowly changed over the years. The citizens of Kalmari are open to having different species stay in their town. We've had a few, odd visitors, but in a nutshell, it's been okay....I'm still alive, so that's progress, I guess.
As for Ellie...
She keeps pitching the idea of starting a family with Bate. I always laugh how he tries to change the topic each time she brings it up. It would be odd having another Puffball or Squishy around; our little family is odd enough, no? Ah, well...if it were to happen, I'll be okay with it, really.
As for me....
Life for me hasn't changed much. I still work at the same hospital, I sill live in the same house....I'm still single! *cough* Y'know- same 'ol, same 'ol.
One thing did change, however....
Though I still like to base my life like a record, it's nice to take it out and play a new one once in awhile.
Playing a scratched record isn't any fun, wouldn't you agree?
So I guess saying I despise Bate for scratching my so-called 'record' would be an understatement.
W-what? It's not my fault, alright? If you lived the same life for over 2,000 years and something like that appears at the hospital you worked in, you'd be scared too!! He had giant claws for Nova's sake!!!
*Mumbles*
At first I was scared, that's why I kept drugging him....
*sigh*
I know it was wrong, but c'mon! He was seriously unstable during that time. I didn't do it just to protect me, I did it to protect my sister and Ellie.
But...
Ellie didn't take it as a form of appreciation when I told her. Actually, she was furious that I did such a thing. I thought I was doing her a favor, but instead, I made it worse for her. After our conversation, Ellie took it upon herself to take care of Bate. She became Bate's nurse for the next month and a half. I've never seen her take such interest in a patient before. Oh, how it burned me up inside.
When it was time for Bate to be released, my worst nightmare became reality. He wanted to stay in Kalmari! No, I wouldn't allow him to do such a thing. He already took Ellie away from me, I wasn't going to let him take my home too...the one last thing I hold near and dear to me.
Please, Ellie, say no. Say no, say no, say no!!!
.....
....
...
.
Aaaaand, it's almost been a year since Bate's arrival in Kalmari. Just the thought of it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. But, I've never seen Ellie so happy in her entire life. She and Bate became very close after the hospital incident. I mean, really? What's so special about him anyways? He doesn't work, he can't cook...he can't do anything! I'm the hard worker around here while he does nothing! How could Ellie fall for such a thing? I don't see it, and I never will!!
==========
Between the line of life and death, I guess you start to think a bit more clearly. You're not filled with rage or anger during that time. Instead of hatred, you're filled with memories of your youth; some of them doubtful, some of them joyful...but for me, my memories had more regret, than bliss.
I'll never forget the day Bate proposed to Ellie. He needed to go to the hospital after Ellie tearfully said yes. I hate to admit it, but my whole perspective of him changed that day....
I don't remember much, it was such a blur. What I do remember is the morning before the incident. Bate told all of us that he wanted to take Ellie to the beach to propose to her. Cliché, but Bate was never good at being all romantic 'n stuff. He invited all of us to come so it wouldn't look suspicious; we're used to doing everything in groups now- consider me the third wheel of it all. I was hesitant, but Alba forced me to tag along.
So, you're probably wondering how something so simple as a proposal could turn out so wrong?
Like I said before, it was a blur, but I remember being pinned down by some type of demon beast as they call it...? Kalmari doesn't have those things, so I don't know much about them....or the war, for that matter. I was scared, unable to move. I've never felt so helpless in my life. I knew I was going to die. I mean, what else could I do? I'm not a fighter, nor am I skilled in any type of weaponry. I closed my eyes and hoped the death was quick and painless.
I hoped, maybe, everyone would miss me...?
I waited...and waited....and waited some more, but the moment never came. I guess when you're about to die, time has a tendency to move slower.
"ELLIOT, QUIT PLAYING POSSUM AND RUN!!"
I opened my eyes and saw Bate in front of me. He was holding back the mouth of the monster who was about to consume me. I had a hard time grasping reality- was Bate was seriously trying to save me? I ask him why. (Bad timing, I know.) I was expecting something along the lines of Alba telling him to save me, but it was the complete opposite. I'll never forget what he told me....
"It's because you're my friend..."
He turned and smiled at me. Even though he was inches away from being eaten, he was still able to flash that stupid grin under his mask.
"...And I'll be damned if I sit by and watch while someone I care for dies."
F-friend....?
Bate considers me as a friend? W-why? I've done nothing but belittle and hurt him ever since we met. And here he was, willing to risk his life to save me. Just then, something inside me clicked. I finally saw it- I saw what Ellie, and Alba, and Gordon and everyone else in Kalmari saw in him. It didn't matter if I wasn't the same species as him, or if our personality and traits were polar opposites. Bate didn't view life based on my beliefs and morals. Through his eyes, he viewed his life if someone he deeply cared for were to die.
Now knowing his reason, I got up and ran to the others. I glanced back one last time at the friend who I never accepted into my life.
'Bate, Ellie is very lucky to have someone like you....'
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Years passed after that incident. You could say things between us stayed the same. I do treat Bate with a bit more respect, though I try not to let everyone know I had some type of life-changing epiphany because of him. Life in Kalmari has slowly changed over the years. The citizens of Kalmari are open to having different species stay in their town. We've had a few, odd visitors, but in a nutshell, it's been okay....I'm still alive, so that's progress, I guess.
As for Ellie...
She keeps pitching the idea of starting a family with Bate. I always laugh how he tries to change the topic each time she brings it up. It would be odd having another Puffball or Squishy around; our little family is odd enough, no? Ah, well...if it were to happen, I'll be okay with it, really.
As for me....
Life for me hasn't changed much. I still work at the same hospital, I sill live in the same house....I'm still single! *cough* Y'know- same 'ol, same 'ol.
One thing did change, however....
Though I still like to base my life like a record, it's nice to take it out and play a new one once in awhile.
Playing a scratched record isn't any fun, wouldn't you agree?
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Species © Nintendo/ HAL Laboratory
Interpreted characters created from said species © Rhylem
Interpreted characters created from said species © Rhylem
