 |
Vote4Pedro: David, look! There's a tiny man on the ground. |
 |
OrtizItThisOne: Is he alive? |
|
Vote4Pedro: I think so. But he's hurt, see. He's barely breathing. |
|
OrtizItThisOne: Better not touch him if he's hurt. |
|
Vote4Pedro: Yeah, you wait here and guard him, since you aren't busy playing an actual position. I'll run and get Terry. |
|
OrtizItThisOne: I sure hope he can help. |
|
Vote4Pedro: Of course he can! You don't get to be coach if you can't fix everything just right. |
|
**Online Host**
Vote4Pedro has left the chatroom.
**Online Host**
Vote4Pedro and FranconaBun have entered the chatroom.
|
|
Vote4Pedro: There's David guarding him, coach. He's right over there! |
 |
FranconaBun: Ooh, Pedro, I don't know if we can save him. He looks pretty small. Go get a shoe box and a clean dish towel. |
|
Vote4Pedro: Right! |
|
**Online Host**
Vote4Pedro has left the chatroom.
|
|
FranconaBun: I don't think this poor little guy is going to make it, Ortiz. (sigh) I hate it when these things happen. |
|
FranconaBun: ... you can tell I'm upset when I start talking to you... |
|
OrtizItThisOne: hey |
| |
**Online Host**
Later...
|
|
FranconaBun: Well, I got him into the clubhouse. I guess all we can do is keep him warm and safe. Be his friend.
We'll keep him as a good luck charm, and put out some water and food. |
|
Vote4Pedro: I read in a book that he's the world's smallest actor, and was in a movie with Marlon Brando! |
|
Vote4Pedro: Chances are I'll be happy to donate dinner throughout the playoffs. |
|
FranconaBun: Pedro you don't even know who we're playing |
|
OrtizItThisOne: has he eaten anything? |
|
Vote4Pedro: No. |
|
OrtizItThisOne: ... |
|
Vote4Pedro: /stares down into box |
|
Vote4Pedro: Don't die, Nelson.
It wouldn't be very grateful of you to break my heart. |
|
OrtizItThisOne: /blows nose |
| |
**Online Host**
That night... |
|
OrtizItThisOne: I can't sleep. |
|
Vote4Pedro: Me either. I keep thinking about Nelson. |
|
OrtizItThisOne: I hope he lives. |
|
Vote4Pedro: Me too. |
|
OrtizItThisOne: /stares off into space |
|
Vote4Pedro: ...
/curls up in blanket |
|
OrtizItThisOne: I think he's a pretty amazing little guy. |
| |
**Online Host**
The next morning... |
 |
Vote4Pedro: Coach! Did you check on Nelson this morning? |
 |
CoachRandolphAllTheFans: Yes, Pedro. ...I'm afraid he died. |
|
Vote4Pedro: WAHHHHHH!! |
|
CoachRandolphAllTheFans: I'm sorry too, kiddo. But he didn't have much of a chance. |
|
Vote4Pedro: WAHH AAHH! |
|
CoachRandolphAllTheFans: At least he died warm and safe, Pedro. He had a wife and kid who loved him very much. He had a full life, as short as it was. But now he's gone. |
|
Vote4Pedro: *sniff* I know... I'm crying because out there he's gone, but he's not gone inside me. |
| |
**Online Host**
Later... |
|
Vote4Pedro: This is where they buried Nelson De La Rosa.
I didn't even know he existed a few years ago and now he's gone forever. It's like I found him for no good reason. I had to say good-bye as soon as I said hello.
Still, in a sad, awful, terrible way I'm happy I met him.
*sniff* |
|
OrtizItThisOne: What a stupid world. |
|
Vote4Pedro: You know, David, I can't figure out this death stuff. Why did that little guy have to die? He didn't do anything wrong. |
|
Vote4Pedro: He was just little! What's the point of putting him here and taking him back so soon??
It's either mean it's or arbitrary, and either way I've got the heebie-jeebies. |
|
OrtizItThisOne: I hope you didn't mean that stuff you said earlier about me not playing a position, because I'm pretty good regardless, and DH is a position, so |
|
Vote4Pedro: Coach Randolph says death is as natural as birth, and it's all part of the life cycle.
He says we don't really understand it, but there are many things we don't understand, and we just have to do the best we can with the knowledge we have. |
|
Vote4Pedro: I guess that makes sense.
But don't you go anywhere. |
|
OrtizItThisOne: Don't worry. |
| |
**Online Host**
OrtizItThisOne wants to directly connect.
**Online Host**
OrtizItThisOne is now directly connected.
|
|
OrtizItThisOne: /
|
