Part 5

After a long day helping pack all those boxes for operation Christmas child with cbaile18 and all the others, Rabadaba and Millerkirk1984 decided it was time to head out. Millerkirk1984 had to get home to his  Cubs but Rabadaba assured him that he could get home on his own just fine so the tiger and the rabbit said their goodbyes and started out in opposite directions on the path. 

As he headed towards home, Rabadaba decided to stop in at the Creativepeople cafe to see if he could find any of the animals he had met so far. He hoped that maybe he would run into VIA the fish there again because he was hoping to find out what VIA was working on painting the first time Rabadaba had encountered him. 

When he walked through the door, he noticed that the cafe was pretty empty. He had just missed the dinner rush and most of the other animals had already headed home. He noticed a squirrel that he recognized sitting in a corner booth by herself playing on her phone. Although he was feeling shy, Rabadaba decided to approach her.

"I'm sorry to bug you, but I haven't met anyone else here yet. "Rabadaba muttered, "you're 2br02b right? I recognize you from when I first arrived. I don't want to bother you if you're busy but I was just wondering if you minded it I ate dinner here with you tonight."

"Oh you're not bothering me." She replied. "I was just sketching with this app Heatherperk Told me about. It's quite addicting and I've found myself spending a lot of time just making random sketches with it to share with my friends."

Beaming, Rabadaba sat down at the table with her. "So I thought you were just a photographer, but you draw too? You're so talented. I wish I could be more like you."

The squirrel blushed several shades of red from utter embarrassment before replying "thank you. I really don't deserve all this praise though. I'm just a normal everyday animal just like you. I just enjoy drawing it's a fun way to pass the time."

When she looked away in an attempt to hide her blushing red cheeks, Rabadaba sneaked a peak at the screen of her phone to see what she was drawing. He was, after all, a very curious little rabbit. He gasped in awe when he saw the beautiful sketch she was working on. "You're too humble!" He exclaimed. "Your artwork is amazing! I love all the different textures you are working with. I could never in my wildest dreams do a drawing like that!" 

2br02b hadn't thought it was possible to feel more embarrassed but Rabadaba made it possible. She turned beet red and quickly tried to hide her drawing from view. Rabadaba realized he was making her feel uncomfortable and immediately felt bad for saying anything. "I'm so sorry." He apologized. "I didn't mean to embarrass you. I just thought you should know how talented you are."

"It's ok," she mumbled. "I'm just not used to showing anyone my artwork in person. I usually post it online and everyone sees it there. But enough about me, tell me about yourself Rabadaba. I don't even know exactly how you got here." 

Rabadaba told her his story about how he had been sent into space feeling like he would be alone forever and how we was so thankful to have crash landed here because of all the wonderful animals here. He told her about how he had been spending his time since he had arrived and how he couldn't believe that this place was already feeling like home to him. 

They chatted for quite some time while they were served their dinner and long after they finished eating. Eventually Rabadaba realized just how late it was and how tired his long day had made him. He and 2br02b both decided it was probably time to head home to bed so they parted ways and Rabadaba headed towards his hut. 

It was well passed midnight and the moonlight peeked through the trees above illuminating the route Rabadaba was walking. He heard a soft hooting above and looked up to see Q, the owl, flying overhead. Once more Rabadaba wondered what Q's secret identity was. He realized he should have asked 2br02b if she had any clues about Q's identity. In his time he had spent with her, he could tell she seemed like a squirrel who noticed a lot more about those around her than most animals would.

When he arrived at his hut, Rabadaba vowed to himself that the next day if he saw 2br02b again, he would ask her. He laid down and drifted to sleep wondering if he had met Q's alter ego yet or if Q's other self was one of the many animals he had yet to meet on this planet.