Greetings! My Name is Takamasu, it is a pleasure to meet you.
It's only a couple of days now since I arrived here. I miss Terra.
When I arrived here, I did not know much about OmniTek or the uprise of the clans. Excuse me, why are you laughing? Neither OmniTek nor the Clans are my family. Can you explain your behaviour to me? This is not my home world, please excuse me.
Oh now I understand. You are convinced by the ideals of your leader, and don't understand how somebody else couldn't, is this right? This is very good, I appreciate that very much. Those goals may or may not be the same as mine, that's not important in the end. It is your faith that honours your leader. I hope for you that he loves you as much as you love him. Why are you laughing now? (I really have to familiarize with the people here, they can be so impulsive)
You have to understand, I just arrived here two weeks ago. I am just starting to get used to the ways of this world, and I have only seen such a small part of everything that's happening here. Yes, arrived here from terra. You can tell from the accent? I am impressed! You're right, it's not my mother language. Excuse me if you have troubles understanding me, I do my best to change this. I have to learn to understand you better first, though.
Who I am? ...
I would be happy if I could give you a clear answer to this question. I was raised and trained to be a Ninja. But now that my Teachers, and all of my friends are dead, I honestly don't know if I should still call me like that. Yes, Ninja means Survivor, but am I really still alive, or is it just my body? I will have to find my place on this world, before I can decide if I am alive. What will always remain within me is the strong and unbroken will to be guided only by a loving heart, and never ever by interest in outcome.
Excuse me, what is a sissy? No, I am sorry, but I will never fight to prove anything. Let me just repeat a little poem one of my teachers wrote a long time ago, and I hope it will open your mind a little bit:
"From the bottom of the earth
I shall leap to heaven
I'll remind thee
that dust and cinder thou are
Thou shall not see me
for thou have no will to look
to lower thy gaze
And here I come
your eternal bed"
Shidoshi, I hope I did not spoil the greatness of these words by taking them into my own unmatured mouth. My beloved family, only my own immortal soul knows how much I miss you.