[ accidental video] || and there were stars

[fatespoken]

[ Amory's network posts always seem full of stars and night, and this post is no exception: dark ink floods the screen, freckled with brilliant, white pinpoints. Shrouded in the darkness, the neighboring mountain hills seem arguably existent as they blend into the night.

A telescope points towards the sky, and besides the instrument, sits Amory,

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[fatespoken]

Talking to my horse, relaxing. Trying to have a measure of privacy.

What you mean to ask is: what was I doing?

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[fatespoken]

[ Irritating people? Nothing new. ]

I was charting the stars. Or trying to, at least.

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[fatespoken]

Stars aren't supposed to change position.

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[fatespoken]

That's the illusion. Rather, the earth rotates around the sun, and spins on its axis, giving us the impression that the stars move.

Rotation doesn't explain why stars-- constellations appear and reappear.

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[fatespoken]

Not really.

[ Understandable. Who would pay attention to Astronomy when you have charms or potions to deal with? ]

Exactly. It makes you wonder - "are we even on a planet? Or is this some sort of absurd void in space?"

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[fatespoken]

[ ... wizarding mice? ]

Gods?

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[fatespoken]

Couldn't you say they're one in the same?

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[fatespoken]

I suppose that depends on your definition of God and magic. And what world you're referring to.