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daybreak [gym]

POSTED ON Sept 2, 2024 2:05:42 GMT

a path breaks off into a fork in the road.

one option is to continue the cliched narrative. appeal to emotion is one of the better directions to follow during this kind of interaction, and ironically what works best in the real world as well.

the other option is his way. to be pragmatic and present facts. it presents more problems than solutions, but it keeps the conversation short.

however, this is a fictional story. there is no room for realism unless someone aims to be an opposition to be defied, proving a main character that hard work and determination trumps everything else and paving the way to hope, attaining the good ending.

"it will come with a cost," he tells the being defiantly. "you wouldn't mind paying the toll, but would she?"

kyle forgoes both options. shoulders fall to his side as he slumps to his commander's chair by the ship, twiddling a pen he magically found.

"my task is to stop you at all costs. we share the same stakes, but i know i don't have the same standing as you to offer a compromise."

"that's why i offer instead is a suggestion: go to her instead of forcing her to come to you. what you are doing might accidentally be counterproductive with your goal."

he stops clears his throat before reciting the same fairy tale told to him.

"though our lives may end one day, it merely means that we reach a brand new beginning. in time, we will all be reunited. we may not know when that time will be… but one day, we will meet again as stars."

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POSTED ON Sept 10, 2024 18:41:01 GMT

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Radiant yet Exhausted

The Explorer had as many ways to handle this as they could imagine - but the most important path was the one they took.

And they took to a suggestion: that instead of actively searching through the many stars of the cosmos, it could join the stars, using the words of the construct it'd seemed attached to.

The Being's answer was delayed, but it soon came.

"Those were her final words to me. That we'd one day meet again. And I have tried so hard to find her since, for even a speck of her."

"My quest has gone for so long, and yet I keep searching. I…am tired."

The Being paused again, the brilliance of the stars it'd consumed shining around its body - as if that radiance threatened to escape at a moment's notice.

"...you're the first being I've spoken to about this. I can feel myself fraying at the seams simply stopping like this, and yet…I do not fear it, if it would mean I have a chance of reuniting with Psyche."

For one day, they could meet again as stars.

Even if they couldn't recognize each other, even if they were something completely different.

"...tell me; when your time comes, will you be content merely rejoining the stars? Or would you desire to live a new fate, live a new life?"

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Answer the question

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POSTED ON Sept 15, 2024 18:26:14 GMT

"normally, i'd say a new life would sound nice."

a clean slate for someone like him is desirable. he wasted so much of his time and potential if he was to maximize the most ideal self he can attain.

"but if were to meet someone who can convince me otherwise, i may change my mind."

he cannot afford it even if it was an option available to him, however. his network may be limited, but they all compound themselves in value. kyle had always been sentimental at the end of the day.

"relationships are troublesome, right?"

he feels sympathy with the being before him. it was evident that he doesn't want this ending, but he deluded himself into thinking of a better conclusion for the story when the answer was simple and already provided to him from the start.

but clarity hits him with his faithful encounter with the explorer. he shows the forgotten angle that had been hidden by greed. hope is the ending that had been brought to light.

"go for the option you won't regret. i'm hoping that that our priorities align with your choice."

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POSTED ON Sept 20, 2024 0:06:17 GMT

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And so, the Explorer gave their answer: unless someone could convince them otherwise, they would be content with a new life, starting from scratch. They may not have the same relationships as they did before - for they could be a troublesome thing - but they still held value.

The Being was quiet, deliberating a response as its body seemed ready to break at a moment's notice.

"I think…I will try what you suggested. Rather than take all into myself, I could spread my reach across the stars…perhaps then, I could find her again."

There was no dramatic explosion, no loud noise heralding what was to come. Its body merely began to let go of what it held.

Stardust spread from its body, a litany of colors swirling around them; ruby reds flew out until they were mere specks in the distance, and the bluest blues slowly moved out of view. The Explorer's Spaceship could detect solar radiation all around it - but none of it posed a risk to the Explorer.

And in the distance, through the chaotic swirl, new lights began to form - there were more stars then there were before.

The Being's size became more defined - and it was shrinking. Its iridescence dulled, and it gradually looked more and more organic.

"...Ah," the Being said, "so this is how it feels to let go. It's…relaxing. I think…I think I can hear her voice. I can hear her song."

The shine from its body was completely gone.

"Thank you for granting me a moment of clarity, Explorer, but I believe these will be our last words."

Its true form was revealed - it was no more than a small, furry creature, not unlike something the Explorer may have seen in their travels.

"In time, once you are ready…"

"Let us meet again as stars."

With that, the Being's form dissipated, spreading out just as the stardust.

The threat was gone - it would devour no more stars.

And if the Explorer dared to count - it would look as if there were twice as many stars as there were before.

All that was left now, was for the Explorer to report their success.

Prompt

Report your success
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