It all fades in an instant, like foam on the tide. One moment, he's staring at that glowing orb in their hands. The next ... Stone. It's always been stone, hasn't it? He can't remember anything else, so it has to have been stone only, stone forever, stone just like ...
(No, it passes too. He doesn't think of Beta Colony's warrens or his father's rocky telepathic terrain.)
With a groan, he levers himself out of bed. Turns his wrist over, pries at the bracer a moment. Returns to the telescope but doesn't look yet; instead, he grips it one hand as he heads out the door of his room. Ready to use it in case he encounters someone less friendly. ]
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It all fades in an instant, like foam on the tide. One moment, he's staring at that glowing orb in their hands. The next ... Stone. It's always been stone, hasn't it? He can't remember anything else, so it has to have been stone only, stone forever, stone just like ...
(No, it passes too. He doesn't think of Beta Colony's warrens or his father's rocky telepathic terrain.)
With a groan, he levers himself out of bed. Turns his wrist over, pries at the bracer a moment. Returns to the telescope but doesn't look yet; instead, he grips it one hand as he heads out the door of his room. Ready to use it in case he encounters someone less friendly. ]
Hello? Anyone there?