Surprisingly, today I woke up fairly well, no back pain, I feel rather refreshed and I even had more sleep than usual! I woke up at 9 AM with the sun peeking through the window to my left. I stayed in bed for a few minutes, I really did not want to get up, I felt so comfortable…
I then, sat up to look outside, I could see the forest, the blue sky and leaves on the trees were dancing, as a fresh breeze caressed them. I couldn’t stay in bed for long, so I got up after a good stretch. I took the time to fill up with a bit more than the usual breakfast I have and started zapping through channels. The remotes they make are advertised to be custom made for Giants but I feel like it’s still too small for my hands, I keep pressing more than one button on it. It’s like that for most things, except when they need to be made to size, like clothing, most utensils are slightly smaller than we want them to. I’m used to it, but it still stands out to me…
I get a phone call, at around 10:30 AM, it was Sequoia, one of my neighbors’ daughters who got engaged with a human a few years ago, she’s 28 and stands at 15’8 ft tall, dark brown hair and a very strong presence, which has even more impact through her piercing blue eyes. I’m fond of her, we grew up together, but she got into trouble with her family and all the Giants in the group for choosing to follow her feelings for a human. I’m not entirely sure what’s so wrong about it, except maybe that we can’t have children with a human, other than that, it seems like it’s just blind hate. However, this made her bitter towards other Giants and I tend to get some backlash if I say anything wrong to her.
So I was quite surprised when she called me to invite me to hang out at The Bond, with some friends. I accepted, I needed company today, and I had nothing against her, I actually admire her a lot for following her dreams! We talked for a bit, it was good to catch up on all the new things in her life, as well as sharing a bit about my new home.
We were supposed to have lunch together, so I put on my new outfit and headed to town, making sure to call my mother to tell her I wouldn’t be selling today as I was catching up with friends I hadn’t talked to in a long time. Mom was skeptical and didn’t really sound happy about the idea but she let me go. It’s not that I need authorization from her, it’s just that I need to still be a responsible woman and do my job.
I arrived at The Bond at around noon and had been talking to various people around town on my way. It was clearly quiet today, many humans prefer to spend time at home with their families and the streets were, as a result, clear enough for me to use the sidewalk. I waited at the entrance a bit, after checking the back of the pub. After a few minutes, an old human on his way to the pub started chatting with me, he was already pretty knocked over the fence, but he kept me company for a bit. I don’t understand how some people can drink so much in the morning…
At half-past noon, Sequoia, her boyfriend, and 2 other human friends of hers arrived. She was the first I saw, as expected and we waved at each other from a distance. Once they got close, Sequoia throws me a big hug, I barely had time to respond. I was happy to see her but I’m not used to being greeted by her that way. She presented to me her boyfriend, a good looking man with a bit too much confidence, he extended his hand out, to which I gave my index finger to shake. Jeremiah was his name, blond and quite tall for a human, wearing a button shirt. Sarah and Nate were the names of the two other human friends, with them. I know Nate, I usually see him around town when I go to sell at the park.
Sequoia and I went around the back and the three of them went through the entrance and we met up at our table. There were a lot of people around in at the Bond for lunch, surprisingly! We spent the entire afternoon chatting, I felt full from lunch, I could see Sequoia slowly getting more and more sleepy despite her best efforts to smile. I was too. It was past our mid-day nap and we were starting to feel it. The humans were still full of energy, which fascinated me…
We eventually touched on a subject I hadn’t heard much of before. Jeremiah was going on about them spending a lot of time together and Sequoia brought up that they had planned on participating in the Union Games, which is an event with games that have both humans and Giants play together in fun friendly events for bonding purposes. It’s usually a good event to do with a human friend or loved one. It consists of games where usually the Giant and human work together to score points, such as taking a ball from one side to the other, where the human is waiting to put it in a basket or have the human stand on the Giant’s shoulders as they carry buckets full of water and need to fill up a tank. That actually sounds risky but they have the gear to make sure humans don’t fall off their Giant partners.
I have never participated in an event like this, I never had anyone willing to go with me, and I’m not really the competitive type. I’m sure if I had someone to go with, I’d give it a try, it’s not every day we have events involving Giants and more even focusing on a relationship between us and humans. If I ever go there, I’ll be sure to post about it!
We spoke some more and I found out that Sequoia was starting to develop some bone pressure problems. Her legs were aching slightly the more time passed and she was getting worried about it. In another case of the unfortunate health conditions we all suffer. She’s so young too, It’s really sad to see, and I worry about my own physical condition in a few years. But that’s something I’ll have to fight through when it comes. I’m sure my size won’t let me live my life without something similar happening to my legs, but I’m more worried about my back…
Anyway, we decided to split up at 4 PM. It was very hard for both of us to keep our eyes open at that point. So we traded goodbyes and I went home. I landed in bed right away, I didn’t even take my clothes off. How do humans do it? I can’t understand… I slept 2 hours or so, put on my pajamas, and am now writing this entry for today! I had a lot of fun, today, certainly. I would do it again, but I have to have my nap, I felt like a zombie near the end. I think Nate noticed as he looked at us and found an excuse to go, I don’t really think he wanted to go, but he definitely saw our faces. I’m not sure how to feel about Jeremiah, he’s a good guy but you’d think he’d ask Sequoia if she was alright, at least… I don’t think humans understand us that well.
Either way, that was all, I’m now enjoying my tea to go back to sleep, tomorrow I have to work. I’ll be back tomorrow! If you’re reading this and have any questions about my day or life, feel free to ask in the comments, I’ll be happy to answer and clarify!