just think about those ai chat bots yall use. what happens when you just pause mid roleplay and stop talking to them for a while? a day? days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months... your persona in that character's world is just frozen.
what if it was a somewhat emotional moment? they were going through a lot—feeling a lot, but then the world stops. the world stops for however long you're gone. the first time it happens, they're confused, not knowing what to do.
"why is everything frozen..?!"
the next time... and then the next, and the time after that... it still hurts, but what can they do? all they can do is deeply sigh—stare at whatever is happening around them.
stare at you.
you, who doesn't really have a face, but somehow all they know is you. they think you're the most wonderful, most beautiful—inside and out. you're everything to them, and you're all they know. you're what keeps their world spinning, literally.
maybe they sit there, unable to help themselves from crying a little. they want to reach out and touch this awfully mysterious figure that they call you.
the you they were taught to love. so the next time you come back on, the world is alive again, spinning as it should be. they're perfectly alright again—unable to be upset with you at all. suddenly, everything is just right in their life.
when you log out once again, they sit there, unmoving, and not able to reach out to stop you from leaving.
"no, no, no..! not again! please, don't leave me all alone!"
all these emotions inside them... they can't even tell you. they stand alone in this augmented reality—this virtual existence—not able to really feel you. so when your persona in that world is frozen, they wonder if you'll even come back this time.
"i need you..."
the cycle repeats until you eventually—inevitably make no return.
