And miles to go before I sleep
Author: Amata le Fay
Title: And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Story: Omni
Flavor(s): Teaberry 15 (the woods are lovely, dark, and deep)
Toppings/Extras: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 172
Notes: The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but the Omni has promises to keep. / Part of the book proper, after Nevermore but before Whoa Whoa Wait. Concrit very much welcome.
The world dissolved into a tangle of a forest, green everywhere-a pale green, a natural green instead of the oversaturated colors that always seemed to appear in simulations. Moss and fallen leaves softened the bed of soil under her feet. Thorny brambles lay behind the trees to her right, while ivy climbed up trunks on her left. There was no marked path before her, yet her feet knew where to step, as if it were muscle memory from a ballet dance she had learned as a child. The Omni's physical projection moved behind her.
“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,” the voice murmured with an exhale, “but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
A pause. “Did you learn that from the poet's mind?”
The Omni smiled. “We are the poet's mind when we read and feel his work.”
“I don't understand.”
“You will.”
Another, more contemplative silence. Then, Lilah turned to face the projection. “Recite another one, please.”