Shape Island

Ah. A perfect day for some crafting.

So, you snip right here. And then you cut right there.

And you fold it in half. And then make a little...

- -Whoa! Where are you going?

-Oh, wouldn't you like to know? -You don't have to tell us.

Okay, and make another cut.

Well... ...since you asked, I'm heading off. Alone. Solo.

To nature. Out there.

For it is only alone, out there in nature, that I can be my true self.

Unshackled from the expectations of the crowd.

-The crowd? -You two.

I've been thinking. What if I didn't have to sap my energy

constantly impressing you with my hilarious jokes,

or enthralling you with my antics? Can you imagine who I'd be then?

Well, you'll have to imagine it,

because you're not allowed to come with me.

-Okay. -We're making paper dolls.

Well, I hope you have fun with your paper dolls.

Meanwhile, I'll be discovering my true self

by fording rivers and climbing mountains and wrestling beasts.

Adventures you'd find amazing,

but I'll never tell you about any of it, because I am doing this only for me.

Hmm. Why is there a feather in your cap?

It looks cool!

Looks cool to who?

"Triangle Goes Solo."

Ah.

I hereby mark this spot as the beginning of my adventure.

Ooh, I love adventure stories.

The smell of pine needles in my nostrils and the crunch of gravel underfoot.

I haven't even been by myself for five minutes,

and I'm already starting to find my true self.

I'm not just Triangle.

I am Triangle the Great Adventurer!

Oh! The Great Adventurer. Delightful.

Let the hills echo with my name. Triangle!

- -

Huh. I guess this isn't one of those echo spots.

The Great Adventurer departs.

The Great Adventurer has set up camp.

My first night in nature. Ah.

Ha! Too bad Circle and Square can't get a load of this.

Wait, no. Too good Circle and Square can't get a load of this,

because that's not what's important.

What is important is that I get a load of this.

What's important is the immense personal satisfaction

that comes from building camp by yourself, for yourself, out in nature.

Camp Triangle.

Camp Triangle!

-Echo! -

Well, time to turn in.

Good night, me.

The Great Adventurer is having a little trouble getting to sleep.

Honestly, it's better they're not here.

Because if they were here, I'd just be wasting my energy

telling them amazing ghost stories and singing them beautiful songs.

And this gives me a chance to really savor my own company for once.

I-I'm on my own, and that's fine. That's good. That's good and fine.

Although, on the other hand, if no one's here

to admire my accomplishments, are they actually accomplishments?

And if they're not, what are they? What am I?

Just a little shape toiling under nature's indifferent eye?

Hello.

Aha! And who do we have here? This little guy needs a name.

I will call you...

I've always liked the name Tiberius.

...Rocko!

Oh.

This is our camp, Rocko. Pretty cool, right?

Don't get too excited. It's bedtime, and we have a big day tomorrow.

All right, fine. One ghost story before bed.

And when they opened that door, they saw a spooky skeleton!

Huh. That one always gets Square. Oh, well.

Good night, Rocko.

The Great Adventurer builds himself a fort.

Get a load of this, Rocko.

You think that's cool? You ain't seen nothing, Rocko.

That's right, Rocko. I did do that on purpose.

The Great Adventurer continues to the driest desert.

- Through the mightiest monsoon. -

To the deepest, darkest jungle.

- -

- -

The Great Adventurer conquers land and sea.

Rocko, for the hundredth time, if you didn't want to get fed to a snake,

you should have said something.

Square would've had something to say about that snake, I know that.

Circle too.

They would've had lots to say about this whole adventure, I bet.

Hey, Rocko. No sinking.

Hold on, Rocko! I'm coming!

The Great Adventurer takes in the ocean's mysteries.

He is amazed, astonished, in awe.

-And running out of air. -

In the life of every great adventurer,

difficult decisions must be made.

Though Triangle had appreciated Rocko's companionship,

he knew that it was time to move on.

Triangle had set out to brave the wilderness all by himself, after all.

Besides, Rocko looks quite at home here under the... Oh! Wow. Wow.

Rocko!

I can't go on. I'm done.

I've lost my supplies, and there's no way back.

What was all this for? I mean, sure, on this journey

I built fires and forts with no help from anyone.

And sure, I conquered the elements and claimed new lands,

using only my wits and my undefeatable adventurer's spirit.

And of course, I battled snakes with nothing but these bare hands.

But in the end, none of it means anything.

For who will tell of the great adventures of this brave little triangle?

- Triangle! - Triangle!

Oh, great. Now an echo.

- Hello, Triangle. -

Well, well, well.

What... What are you doing here?

Um, well... Uh, well, you see, we were, um... Circle?

Triangle, the truth of the matter is, we followed you.

What? Why?

Well, we were worried about how you'd handle being alone.

Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

So you're telling me, you've been following me this whole time?

Well, yes.

This is...

fantastic!

Hmm?

So you saw me do everything!

You saw when that snake was all like... And I was like, hyah!

And the snake was like...

-Well, I mean, that's not exactly... Hmm? -Square.

Oh, yeah! Yeah, no. Yeah, we... we saw. We... We t... We totally saw.

And I was like, hyah, hyah! Remember? Remember?

Yep, we sure did.

Uh, you didn't see me talking to a rock, right?

Nope.

Oh, cool. Ah! Remember when that cactus jabbed me with all those needles?

I yelled, "No way, man! Today is not that day!"

Circle was especially excited to meet with her friends this morning.

Hey, do you two want to see something amazing?

Uh, what is it?

Okay, I was, uh... I was gonna keep it a surprise,

but yesterday I went off on a little adventure all by myself.

Done that.

I ended up somewhere I'd never been before.

And you'll never guess what I found. Ancient ruins.

-Ruins? Sounds kinda scary. -I'm in.

Okay, follow me.

Hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Huh. How have I never seen this before?

Watch your step.

Ooh. I hope this place has a nice spot to sit and read my book.

I hope we discover a new kind of animal. Like a ferocious apex predator.

Hmm. I didn't see any apex predators yesterday.

Ah, then I'll be the apex predator by default. Even better.

Hmm. We're kind of far from home, aren't we?

Don't worry, Square. I do this kind of stuff all the time.

Trust me.

Yeah, Square. Circle never messes up.

Mm-hmm.

"Circle Makes a Mistake."

It's just through here.

Easy does it. Don't need to go home with a rash.

Isn't this place neat, Square?

- -

Come on! We're not even at the neatest part yet.

Ta-da!

It is pretty neat.

Wow.

What do you think this place is, Circle?