(video forever.)
[there's a girl crouched in front of the screen showing her the community, with her hands planted on either side.] This wasn't part of the package. [she frowns and shakes the screen.] Now there's something here that doesn't belong. Walls have ears and the ducks have eyes. Anatidaephobia. Not silly if it's true. Rational is subjective.
There is no one question. Others are irrelevant. Too many relevant ones, but the singular for the next 1.63 seconds is why are the ducks watching me? Caught me too, did it? Snapped up like a fox in a trap. Xiǎoguǐ. I won't dance for you, if that's what you want from me. Too soon.
[she pauses and sits back a little, frown easing.] Huge storage houses are fun to explore. There's so much in it. So much space, so that there's not enough to fill all the space even when there's still much, and this space talks back to the stars. [she taps the screen.] I can see you all. Some people evolved and left Eden behind - no, no, it's okay, that was all very wrong, it needs to be fixed anyway, all miscalculations and errors. A funny man who used to fix everything you couldn't see when you messed it up anyway, you weren't careful enough, but he lost his funny blue box and he's all trapped up in space. Little waterbridge children who run and run but they don't go anywhere because there's nowhere left to run but space.
Everybody's in space. I'm in space too. [she gestures around her little room.] See? Space.
[the girl tilts her head expectantly.] Greetings are customary. ... Hello.
There is no one question. Others are irrelevant. Too many relevant ones, but the singular for the next 1.63 seconds is why are the ducks watching me? Caught me too, did it? Snapped up like a fox in a trap. Xiǎoguǐ. I won't dance for you, if that's what you want from me. Too soon.
[she pauses and sits back a little, frown easing.] Huge storage houses are fun to explore. There's so much in it. So much space, so that there's not enough to fill all the space even when there's still much, and this space talks back to the stars. [she taps the screen.] I can see you all. Some people evolved and left Eden behind - no, no, it's okay, that was all very wrong, it needs to be fixed anyway, all miscalculations and errors. A funny man who used to fix everything you couldn't see when you messed it up anyway, you weren't careful enough, but he lost his funny blue box and he's all trapped up in space. Little waterbridge children who run and run but they don't go anywhere because there's nowhere left to run but space.
Everybody's in space. I'm in space too. [she gestures around her little room.] See? Space.
[the girl tilts her head expectantly.] Greetings are customary. ... Hello.