The first-timer

The first-timer is the soul that comes for the first time to Earth.

You can spot them - innocent they are - complete innocence and yet devastated by humanity in general. The first-timer is the one who will immediately go into nature because they can’t stand Humans. "This doesn’t work for me," they say.

In normal conversation, they speak "A" and they get back "B." In their perception, conversation is very difficult. They often don't look you in the eye or respond the way you expect. They don’t understand why Humans spin drama, either. "Why would Humans do that?" they say. "I don’t like this place," they say. "I’ll talk to the animals." That’s a first-timer - very confused about the actual relationship between Human and Human. They must learn about this, and they always do.

A first-timer is one that’s just a little out of sync. Some say they’re a little bizarre, and that’s just because they’re so bewildered with the Earth and humanity.

You’ve seen them. You know who they are, and they are gentle and precious... precious souls. But they seem so out of place with society, so honest, still learning how it all works.