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sapanwood

☄ fourth meteor

Nov 28, 2009 03:35

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obliviomancy November 28 2009, 15:58:55 UTC

What do you mean, fake stars?

IDK DTB SOB sapanwood November 28 2009, 20:36:41 UTC

People older than me say that they look different now. I can't think of why, except...

Maybe they're not really in space.

DTB: too fabulous for logic! obliviomancy November 28 2009, 20:41:08 UTC

Well, it'd make a lot more sense that way. Real stars aren't exactly easy to get rid of.

basically, someone divided by zero. sapanwood November 28 2009, 20:57:46 UTC

But the sun's still there! I know that's a real star.

... I don't think people can travel to space in my world either.

of course. that's how all the fun math starts. obliviomancy November 28 2009, 21:01:34 UTC

The sun's different, though.

... are you supposed to?

sapanwood November 28 2009, 21:07:56 UTC

Because it's the closest star?

They used to back before the Gates appeared. Especially when my Papa was a kid... they called it the "space race."

obliviomancy November 28 2009, 21:12:57 UTC

Not exactly. Most stars are other worlds. And I don't think you can live on the sun.

Before the Gates, huh...? Were they trying to get somewhere?

sapanwood November 28 2009, 21:27:02 UTC

Other worlds? I know they used to be balls of gas light years away, but other worlds... I've never heard of that before.

The moon! That's all they could reach back then, but they sent out satellites to explore the rest of the solar system.

obliviomancy November 28 2009, 21:31:38 UTC

Balls of gas? I don't think I've heard that one before either.

Then... I don't get it. Why'd they stop after they found the Gates?

sapanwood November 28 2009, 21:50:20 UTC

Because they had other matters to worry about. More important things than exploring space.

obliviomancy November 28 2009, 21:53:45 UTC

You mean like learning about the Gates?

sapanwood November 28 2009, 22:01:23 UTC

Yes. Even my father switched to researching them...

obliviomancy November 28 2009, 22:02:47 UTC

But I thought you said no one understood them yet.

sapanwood November 28 2009, 22:06:08 UTC

That's why scientists try to research them. They have to start by figuring out bits and pieces, but overtime- maybe they will figure it out.

It's only been thirteen years.

obliviomancy November 28 2009, 22:12:06 UTC

... that's still a pretty long time, though.

sapanwood November 28 2009, 22:15:50 UTC

It's enough time for a lot of things to change, but not long enough to understand everything. We were still trying to understand the world even before the Gates.

... What's a "long time" for you?

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