video: un: samporterbridges

[greatdeliverer]

[Sam's a little more used to the devices now, so when the video starts, his face is a normal distance away from this time. He waves and gives an awkward kind of half smile, rubbing at the back of his neck.]

Hey. I'm Sam. I just got here a couple weeks ago. You've probably seen me around. I deliver for SuperWaiters. Uh, what else.

I'm from Earth? America, but maybe a different America from yours. From the East Coast, mostly. I was a delivery person there, too, so I traveled a lot.

[There are some small, sleepy noises in the background and Sam murmurs Oh she's up before swinging the camera around to show a pod with a baby in it, carefully nestled into the crate with blankets]


That's Lou. She's my little girl. She uh, she's a preemie. The pod helps her.

Anyway. [He clears his throat and brings the camera back to him, waving again] I'll probably see you around town.

Comments

[wantadistraction]

I feel horrible but I've been trying to tell myself that he will be okay and maybe it's better that he isn't here in this place. But I miss him a lot.

I understand that feeling. I was very scared at first too but I was lucky to have people around me who knew what I was going through. [ A small smile. ] So I would be happy to help anytime.

[greatdeliverer]

My dad said that at first, being a father made him scared. But eventually he realized it didn't make him scared, it made him brave.

I think about that, a lot.

[wantadistraction]

I like that. Being a parent certainly stirs up some different instincts, doesn't it? For most people.

[greatdeliverer]

I was terrified that I wouldn't cut it as a dad. But now that I have her, that's all I really want to be.

Did you feel that way, about being a mom?

[wantadistraction]

Yes and that's honestly a feeling that never goes away.