User:Jakenbakery

Hello, I'm Jacob and I'm a musician and a student.

Below is my T.E.L.E.P.O.R.T.A.T.I.O.N. ritual:

T. Transmit a song of sentimentality - "Don't Ever Forget..." from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon; Explorers of Sky. I will be crushed if video game soundtracks don't work for some reason. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is the first time I remember really, actually crying. First it was Blue Rescue Team, but Explorers of Time and even Explorers of Sky got me too. It didn't get easier leaving my friends behind, even if they were fictional as well as quadrupedal.

E. Examine an appendage and your human mind's effect on it - it's amazing how my hand has so many individual digits and joints yet my brain can directly control each and every one of them. I'm a pianist and to this day, it sometimes mystifies me how hands can so meticulously and specifically fly across keys.

L. Look at your own reflection and come to a conclusion about your human life - this image that I see reflected of me is a distortion. There's the obvious fact that I am looking at a phone screen; the image is mirrored, is hard to make out because the screen is dark, and I can only see part of my head. But what I see in this mirror is a distortion too, because it is not what the outside world will see—emotionally—when its inhabitants look at me.

E. Engage in the washing and cleaning of hands, and embed a picture of them - they are so much more patchy than I ever realized, even when scrubbed clean. I used a fresh towel and everything. Even so, that's yet another distortion, I guess.

P. Pick a plant from outside and observe it, and embed a picture of it - I haven't studied a leaf since biology last semester! The individual pathways were elegant enough, but the patchwork, quilt-like structure visible when I held it to the light of the computer screen was stunning. Almost unnerving. It looked ready to fall apart. I feel bad for the tree I clipped it from.

O. Observe the sun or moon, and embed a picture of it - the moon tonight is absolutely gorgeous. If nothing else, I thank this ritual for giving me a reason to look at the sky. It is obscured by some clouds, so rather than looking like a floodlight of some sort, or a perfect glowing coin, it appeared as a vague, soft shape, a gentle reminder that the night is bright too. I saw one or two shapes drift in front of it, too.

R. Record the sky and embed a video of it - included with some of my incoherent ramblings. I'm getting a little emotional, sitting here in my front lawn, thinking about my memories.

T. Tally the number of times you exhale in thirty seconds, and upload it to the internet - I exhaled six times in 30 seconds. It felt nice...

A. Allow yourself to rest - I am now going to sleep for the night. Tomorrow morning, I will finish the last four steps. I look forward to it greatly, I can hardly wait. Now, though, my eyes are heavy. Goodnight, all.

T. Tell a human you love about something you thought about in the daytime - I've been nervous about the math research program I'm engaged in at school. This morning, I expressed those nerves to my mom. I. Illustrate something beautiful from a dream and embed it - I'd rather not explain this one for others to read. You'll just have to trust me. Pardon my poor drawing skills, I haven't been practicing much.

O. Oxygenate once - A very deep breath.

N. Nourish yourself - I cut up and ate some cheese. I'm trying to avoid carbohydrates, so this felt like a good investment. I was very hungry anyway!