Return to the Nexus

[Essent Rose Allison]

Once out of the Vasty Deep gate, Essent posed heroically. Her eyes gazed back and forth, glancing through the white, seemingly endless void. She clapped her hands and breathed in deeply. She exhaled slowly, a smile still on her face from before. Now for a mode of transport. How about that red card with black stripes like before? Yeah, that ought to do it! She began to focus... A nice four-door car... Not a van, but a car. Nice horsepower, a sunroof, decorated with a red paint splatter pattern on the seats and steering wheel, a nice keychain of a pixellated heart hanging from the rear-view mirror. A Niko (from OneShot) bobble-head on the dashboard, a bumpersticker on the rear saying "My ride is Essent-tial". She likes making that pun of her name.

After a few minutes, she managed to summon said described car! She clapped her hands and, within them, her keys! She got into the ride and began to make her way towards the center of the Nexus, where the Fountain was. She put on the radio "On Little Cat Feet" from the OneShot OST. For some reason, this makes her feel more calm about this adventure. At least it helps her focus!

"Well, Essent," she began to speak to herself. "Now is the time to get to know others! A brand new life is ahead of you and you can't go it alone! Sure, you have Ethan but, like he said, you can't just cling onto him like a lifeline. You gotta have a broad support circle. Just one person won't get you anywhere. You gotta have multiple opinions; multiple guides. Well, I have myself as my own guide but that's not the point. You gotta have a social life! You can't just sit in your room all day on a computer tired out of your mind and have no social life!"

Wait, is that a jab a me?

Anyway...

"Essent, you gotta get through this determined. Courageous. Awesome! Funny! Those traits make up you, Essent! Plus, you survived the greatest threat on Earth! Isn't that awesome?! Well, you shouldn't get too hyped because you aren't God. But the point still stands! You are an amazing girl and the world should get to know who you are! Assuming you'll make more friends than enemies."

She talked to herself the whole way to the center of the Nexus, all the while driving and keeping her eyes forward. Most of her words were self encouragement. Sure, she may have her faults, but she's human! Humans make mistakes!