☄ fourth meteor

[sapanwood]

... I had never seen the moon before.

When I took this picture, three weeks ago, it was the first time I ever saw it. I didn't think it would be so bright! We had pictures from before it disappeared, but to see the glow with your own eyes...

It's hard for me to describe. Beautiful, amazing, breathtaking-

Thirteen years ago was when the moon disappeared with all the stars. The stars came back, but they were all a fabrication. I've always wondered what makes the fake stars different from the real ones. Maybe they were brighter? There must have been a lot more in the sky, and they didn't fall as often. I haven't even seen one fall since I've come here...

The day they vanished was when the Gates appeared. The one in Brazil was named "Heaven's Gate" and the one in Tokyo was called "Hell's Gate." But they're not really gates- that's just a nickname. They are areas which suddenly became inaccessible; everything around them was destroyed and weird phenomena began to occur within their limits.

In a single night, everything changed for people all over the world. And everything is still changing. There was a huge war where countries fought for control over the Gates. Papa said part of the reason was because of the abnormal substances inside of them... and because of the knowledge that can be gained from studying them. But the truth is that no one really understands the Gates yet, no one understands why the stars disappeared, why all the satellites suddenly vanished, why the moon went away...

They say "You can retrieve what you lost from the Gate." I've always wondered what that meant.

[ooc: Picture by this talented photographer. ♥ ]

Comments

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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

[obliviomancy.livejournal.com]

You mean like learning about the Gates?

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

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

[obliviomancy.livejournal.com]

But I thought you said no one understood them yet.

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

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.livejournal.com]

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

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

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?

[obliviomancy.livejournal.com]

... I don't know. A year. Thirteen years. Why?

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

[ curious boy, you are, Roxas. but there's something about you that reminds her of her brother. Just a bit, of course. ]

I was just wondering. Are you thirteen years old?

[obliviomancy.livejournal.com]

Not really. I guess... I'd be more like two.

MIND BLOWN

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

You're... you're awfully big for a two-year old!

|D; - 1/2

[obliviomancy.livejournal.com]

[ ... sometimes he forgets how normal people react. ]

[obliviomancy.livejournal.com]

... it's complicated. Sixteen works too, I guess.

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

You come from another world, so it probably makes sense there. And you seem more like a sixteen year old, than a two-year old, for sure!

[obliviomancy.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I would.

... how old are you?

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

Thirteen.

... I don't even know your name yet.

[obliviomancy.livejournal.com]

It's Roxas.

1/2

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

I'm Suou.

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

... Hey, do you want to go on a trip with Blue and me?

We're going to the Wild, so I can see the moon away from the city lights. I bet Blue wouldn't mind!

[obliviomancy.livejournal.com]

... sure. Does it really look that different out there?

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

The lights drown out the stars, so you can't see that many from the City. In real darkness, you can see hundreds-- maybe even thousands of stars!