@dhabibi. / dr. ratio &. yaoshi.
Life is understood to persist in all sorts of different ways. Yaoshi knows that well, understanding that life is understood and understands differently than people do. That Yaoshi’s life that it can grant persists, and functions, and survives despite all attempts otherwise. That communication is possible with enough attempts.
The Simulated Universe interests Yaoshi due to the fact that it is distant, merely a whistle through the trees, and touches Yaoshi through the distant calls of its most extended touch. The hand of the Simulated Universe gets close enough to feel Yaoshi, close enough to predict Yaoshi’s responses, far enough to never let Yaoshi touch.
…What?
Yaoshi yearns to understand, but knows it’s futile. After all, Yaoshi has spent millennia of its life giving gifts, only to be met with scorn. The weeds respond to fire, but the soil welcomes it when it’s dust. And like all life, Yaoshi will return, unbidden.
So curious. And for what, then? Who are you, in the dark? I will help you. You need only but ask, and I will aid you in your journey. I will not let you fall, stranger in the dark. Show your face to me.