The Stain

[dolorous_sensei]

(I've received permission to borrow Commander Antov a bit)



(Commander Antov suddenly makes an announcement.)

We have a development regarding the black domes. Those who are interested should gather in the conference room.

(When you arrive in the conference room, you see the waltspawn on the podium, chewing some breads. Some scientists are already gathering.)



Thank you for gathering here.

(You notice that it's much more eloquent now.)

First, I'm sorry if what I'm going to say doesn't make much sense. This whole language thing is pretty difficult.

I'm pretty sure you are curious about who am I, and what are the black domes. It's not that I didn't want to explain before. I just don't know how to do it. But thanks to all of you, I think I've learned enough to do it now.

I came from an entirely different universe, an entire different cosmos than this one. Even our law of physics are different. The word I, we, us, me, they, doesn't have that much difference for me. That's because, unlike this universe, where a lot of things exists, my whole universe is one single conscious being. I don't mean one conscious being exist in my universe. No, my whole universe is one conscious being.

At one point, our two universes collided. The domes are the interaction between our universes.

At first, we are curious about your universe. We poke it, interact with it, like how someone in your universe might poke and lick a gum you stepped on.

But then we realize this universe disgust us. We hate everything about this universe. Seeing hurts us. Smelling hurts us. Even thinking about your law of physics sicken us. Imagine a place full of disgusting rotting wriggling matter that's previously even unimaginable for you. That's how we find this universe is.

But we can't get away. The gum we stepped on is very sticky. You are a stubborn stain in our universe.

So we're going to absorb your whole universe into ours, to make your universe cease to exist. It might take a very long time. But it's not like we have a concept of time like yours.

But I spent some time as a physical thing in this universe, as eyes in one of you. I find myself liking this universe. I pleaded, asking to think of a way to separate our universe. But we are too disgusted to even considering thinking about your law of physics even more.

That's why I decide to separate myself, and help you.

If you have any question, I'll try to answer it as best as I could.

(This is a mingle post)

Comments

[actuallyselfish]

"Is there any...designation you'd like us to call you by?" Dido asks, rephrasing the question.

[dolorous_sensei]

I... never had any need for any designation. So... I... um... I don't know what to say about this. Is... is a designation necessary in this universe?

[actuallyselfish]

"Not necessary...." Dido allows, "but convenient. Names have power in this reality. Names that are given, and names that are chosen. They're like..."

DIdo pauses and thinks. "...promises. A person's name expresses who they are, and who they want to become. My name, Dido, for instance, means 'To spread knowledge and be clever'."

She meets Waltspawn's eyes. "What do you want to be?"

[dolorous_sensei]

Um... is eater of breads is what you call a name?

I want to eat more breads. I want to see more things, smell more things.

I want to experience everything in this universe. This universe is so full of things.