LOG#030 by Auriscenes published on 2021-04-07T19:40:08Z There are aspects of the multiverse beyond my understanding, mechanics that yet defy logic, science, and philosophy. I've explored the depths of the infinite dimensions for a long time, but there is still so much that eludes comprehension. I do not know what happened in this remote part of the galaxy, but the effects are easily observed. Like a ghost, the planet desultorily flickers and fades in and out of being. Where one moment may be spent completely normally by the inhabitants, the next is oblivion. As an outside observer I can only watch as the events unfold, the population blissfully unaware that their existence is fleeting, that their time—however regular it may seem to them—is so disrupted. I do not dare approach; I could be trapped in the temporal chaos, if that is what it is. And what would I do even if I could? How could I adequately explain that the moments these people are spending are their very last, that at any time they can and will cease to exist? Would it be helpful, or would it be cruel? Sad as it may be, there is a beauty to it. Each day is the last in their lives, though they know it not. All worries and expectations for the future are pointless, predictions of a tomorrow that never comes. They're ghosts, momentary sparks that fade away in wisps like smoke in a cosmic wind. In moments like these I am reminded of my own limited time. Like the dwellers of this troubled world I'm oblivious to the extent of my remaining life. My work is dangerous; the multiverse can be an uncaring beast sometimes. Tomorrow (such as it is) is never guaranteed. It's all the more important, then, to make the most of the moments I do get. Not all of them are exciting, and many I'd rather pass by altogether. But each one can be an opportunity, a chance to change the next moment for the better. I make my (cautiously circuitous) way around the unstable sphere to continue my journey, sparing a moment to appreciate the gift that is the time I do have. Like & follow to be notified when new worlds are found! Genre Storytelling