The Little Difference

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(Art by WolfyTheWitch on Twitter!)

November 27th, 2020.

Tommy was walking with Tubbo to spawn, accompanying him to greet the new member since Dream had instructed the new president to give him a tour. "So what time do you think he will come? Tommy asked softly, as they sat under one of the trees. "In a few minutes, I'm pretty sure." Tubbo hummed, as he played with one of the flowers, before reality shifted in front of them.

"...aaaaaAAAAAH!" The new member screamed as he fell from the sky, dropping straight in front of them. "Ah, welcome!" Tubbo greeted him softly, as he blinked. "A-Ah, yes. Hello!" The new member said, as he stood up. "So, what's you name, buddy?" Tommy asked, before his player tag flickered above his head. "Name's Ranboo The Beloved." Ranboo said, smiling a little. "Nice to meet you Ranboo! My name is Tubbo Underscore and this Tommyinnit. He has no last name." Tubbo snickered, as Tommy rolled his eyes. "Yeah yeah. Welcome to the Dream Ass Em Pee." Tommy said, before an arrow whizzed past above their heads.

"Don't mock my little SMP, Tommy." Dream said, before they grabbed Ranboo's hands. "Whatever you do, until we reach the Holy Lands, do not stop running." Ranboo blinked, before glancing at Dream, who was fully armoured and ready to kill. "O-Ok!" Tubbo and Tommy nodded, before they all sprinted out of spawn, with Ranboo dodging all of the arrows and sword slashes somewhat clumsily. "Come on, it's just up ahead!" Tubbo said, as he dodged another arrow. "Oi! No using potion dipped arrows!" Tommy yelled at Dream, who had nearly shot him with an arrow of harming. "We never agreed to that rule, Tommy!" Dream answered back as he loaded another arrow into his crossbow.

"Why is he trying to kill us!?" Ranboo asked, as he dodged another arrow. "Beginner's Customs! He does this to all the new members!" Tubbo said, as he ran into the borders of the Holy Land. Tommy and Ranboo followed suit, as Dream groaned. "Lucky." Dream hummed, before he took off all the armour. "Welcome to the SMP, Ranboo." He said, shaking hands with Ranboo, who smiled a little. "Happy to be here, I guess." Tommy patted the taller's shoulders, before Tubbo groaned. "Well I guess I'm still the shortest minor." Tubbo mumbled, as the other two laughed softly. "I guess so. Anyways, let's start the tour!" Tommy clapped his hands, as the other two cheered. "Well, let's start with the Holy Lands, which we are standing in right now. The Holy Lands signify the land around the Church of Prime. This is where we ask our Prime lord for success and primes. Additionally, no one, absolutely no one, is allowed to kill when they are in the Holy Lands. It is considered a crime to do so." Tubbo explained, as they entered the church.

"Wow, this is pretty cool." Ranboo said, as he walked around the church. "That's not the only best thing about this SMP." Tommy hummed, as they walked out of the church. "Don't worry, Dream won't try to kill you again." Tubbo said, as he noticed Ranboo's nervousness. Ranboo smiled a little at his reassurance.

"The Oak path you're walking on is the Prime path. Dream had originally built it so people wouldn't get lost travelling between L'Manburg and the Greater SMP, before Tommy gave it the name and used it as a way to gather primes. Thus, it's named so." Tubbo hummed, as Tommy grinned. "Yeah! Big D and I made this!" Dream, who had watched them from afar in case problem arises, rolled his eyes at the nickname. "And that large building is Punz's place, he tends to not be on mother server most of the times, since he's a free mercenary. I think he's online today though, so if you do stumble upon him, just nod or walk away if you get intimidated easily." Ranboo nodded at Tommy's advice, before they continued walking towards the Community House.

"This is the Community House. Dream, George and Sapnap originally built this when the server was just made, which is why it looks like this. It's considered to be both a historical landmark and a storage room." Tubbo said, as Ranboo opened some of the chests. "Oo iron." Tommy and Tubbo hummed. "Lucky. Now come, need to show you New L'Manburg and the other people." Tommy said, as Tubbo opened his Communicator. "Woah. When do I get that?" Ranboo asked, making the two blink. "It should be in your inventory, Ran." Tubbo explained, as the hybrid opened his inventory. "Oh, you're right. Oo it's so cool looking." Ranboo said, as he held the black and white Communicator in his hands.

"This button is to open the player tab, this is for group messaging and this is for your map. We already made an extra group for us three so we'll just add you to the group after the tour. The little blinking light at the bottom left is the tracker. Make sure to always have your communicator on you so if you get lost and your Communicator gets tossed somewhere, Dream can always locate you." Ranboo nodded, as he slipped the Communcator into his pocket. "Right, let's go to L'Manburg!" Tubbo hummed, pulling the sleeve of Ranboo's suit while Tommy follows behind them with a smile.

"Woah. It's so pretty!" Ranboo said, as they stepped into L'Manburg's borders. "I know right? Technoblade and Wilbur helped build this country again!" Tubbo said, as the two mentioned were up on the new podium, chatting with Phil. "Wil! Techno! Phil! Come say hi to the new guy!" Tommy yelled, as they came closer. "This is Philza, all you need to know about him is that he's really old and is the father to Wilbur!" Phil laughed as he came down, Techno and Wilbur following behind him. "This is Wilbur, the previous president of L'Manburg! He's retired now, giving the job to yours truly!" Tubbo said, as Ranboo nodded, a small smile on his face.

"And this is Technoblade, he's the Blood God! He's also a travelling mercenary, but he decided to stay here for a little while since Phil's here." Tommy said, as Techno waved. "Nice to meet all of you. I'm Ranboo." Ranboo greeted, as Techno hummed. "You've got a pretty cool voice. American?" Ranboo smiled, nodding. "Cool." Techno hummed, as Wilbur and Phil chuckled. "Techno's American too. L'Manburg's mainly filled with Brits, so you and Techno are the only non-British people here." Wilbur hummed, making Ranboo smile. "Nice."

Dream watched as Ranboo was introduced to everyone, a small smile on his face. "Don't you think having an Ender hybrid will open the End?" XD asked, making Dream shake his head. "Ranboo may be an Ender hybrid, but he's forgetful. He has a scattered memory and for all he's known, he's been living in the Servers for his whole life." XD hummed, ruffling the young adult's hair. "Good job." Dream smiled. "I know."