DARK MATTER.
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finally. Vehicular shenanigans...
April 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
finally. Vehicular shenanigans...
I am afraid I have harmed more than just flies. Our kind conquer planets.
[ It's better to let him know exactly what he was dealing with. No reason not to be open and transparent. ]
I was a scout, laying the foundations for my master's arrival.
[ It's better to let him know exactly what he was dealing with. No reason not to be open and transparent. ]
I was a scout, laying the foundations for my master's arrival.
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ㅤㅤHow convincing.
ㅤㅤ⌜ Sneering dropped with sarcasm, but well to acknowledge the introduction was convincing enough. ⌟
ㅤㅤYet I've seen stranger than you that can barely harm a fly. Suppose you're not as threatening as you appear.
ㅤㅤ⌜ He's settled, if not grumpy. ⌟
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ㅤㅤHow convincing.
ㅤㅤ⌜ Sneering dropped with sarcasm, but well to acknowledge the introduction was convincing enough. ⌟
ㅤㅤYet I've seen stranger than you that can barely harm a fly. Suppose you're not as threatening as you appear.
ㅤㅤ⌜ He's settled, if not grumpy. ⌟
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I'm a Dark Matter.
We're an...invasive species, but, I am no longer allied with my kin. I will not hurt you.
We're an...invasive species, but, I am no longer allied with my kin. I will not hurt you.
March 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I am afraid I have harmed more than just flies. Our kind conquer planets.
[ It's better to let him know exactly what he was dealing with. No reason not to be open and transparent. ]
I was a scout, laying the foundations for my master's arrival.
[ It's better to let him know exactly what he was dealing with. No reason not to be open and transparent. ]
I was a scout, laying the foundations for my master's arrival.
Simple. You said that his name was Sunstar. I assumed that the theme of the machine was related to th -
[ Pause. ]
You were being sarcastic.
[ Pause. ]
You were being sarcastic.
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「 Wow, I wonder how you would've guessed. 」
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤA mechanized laugh comes from them, words sarcastic.
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「 Wow, I wonder how you would've guessed. 」
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤA mechanized laugh comes from them, words sarcastic.
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Mm, unique...
What was his head then? A...sun, perhaps?
What was his head then? A...sun, perhaps?
March 9, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Simple. You said that his name was Sunstar. I assumed that the theme of the machine was related to th -
[ Pause. ]
You were being sarcastic.
[ Pause. ]
You were being sarcastic.
Mm, unique...
What was his head then? A...sun, perhaps?
What was his head then? A...sun, perhaps?
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「 But, ah... he had a helmet, but didn't really have a head. So I assume it's the same force..? 」
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「 But, ah... he had a helmet, but didn't really have a head. So I assume it's the same force..? 」
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Mm.
Sounds nice.
[ Sounds like something very much anti-Dark Matter if going by names. ]
Sounds nice.
[ Sounds like something very much anti-Dark Matter if going by names. ]
March 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Mm, unique...
What was his head then? A...sun, perhaps?
What was his head then? A...sun, perhaps?
Mm.
Sounds nice.
[ Sounds like something very much anti-Dark Matter if going by names. ]
Sounds nice.
[ Sounds like something very much anti-Dark Matter if going by names. ]
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「 An old... friend? Er, I suppose he was more of an ally... 」
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「 An old... friend? Er, I suppose he was more of an ally... 」
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Sunstar? Who is that?
March 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Mm.
Sounds nice.
[ Sounds like something very much anti-Dark Matter if going by names. ]
Sounds nice.
[ Sounds like something very much anti-Dark Matter if going by names. ]
I'm a Dark Matter.
We're an...invasive species, but, I am no longer allied with my kin. I will not hurt you.
We're an...invasive species, but, I am no longer allied with my kin. I will not hurt you.
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ㅤㅤKeep your distance 'n I'll believe ya.
ㅤㅤ. . . What are you anyway?
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ㅤㅤKeep your distance 'n I'll believe ya.
ㅤㅤ. . . What are you anyway?
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hello.
I mean ha - I mean - I mean you no harm. I don't want to hurt you
I mean ha - I mean - I mean you no harm. I don't want to hurt you
March 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I'm a Dark Matter.
We're an...invasive species, but, I am no longer allied with my kin. I will not hurt you.
We're an...invasive species, but, I am no longer allied with my kin. I will not hurt you.
Sunstar? Who is that?
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「 Oh, I suppose that makes sense... like Sunstar's helmet. 」
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「 Oh, I suppose that makes sense... like Sunstar's helmet. 」
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...ah. It's just another extension of my body I can control.
I can't...really explain it. It is the way it is.
[ The hand retreats under the cloak. ]
It may seem odd to someone who has limbs, but...it's just like a hand with no arms.
I can't...really explain it. It is the way it is.
[ The hand retreats under the cloak. ]
It may seem odd to someone who has limbs, but...it's just like a hand with no arms.
March 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sunstar? Who is that?
...ah. It's just another extension of my body I can control.
I can't...really explain it. It is the way it is.
[ The hand retreats under the cloak. ]
It may seem odd to someone who has limbs, but...it's just like a hand with no arms.
I can't...really explain it. It is the way it is.
[ The hand retreats under the cloak. ]
It may seem odd to someone who has limbs, but...it's just like a hand with no arms.
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「 Floating it. 」
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「 Floating it. 」
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...Doing what with my hand?
March 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
...ah. It's just another extension of my body I can control.
I can't...really explain it. It is the way it is.
[ The hand retreats under the cloak. ]
It may seem odd to someone who has limbs, but...it's just like a hand with no arms.
I can't...really explain it. It is the way it is.
[ The hand retreats under the cloak. ]
It may seem odd to someone who has limbs, but...it's just like a hand with no arms.
hello.
I mean ha - I mean - I mean you no harm. I don't want to hurt you
I mean ha - I mean - I mean you no harm. I don't want to hurt you
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ㅤㅤ⌜ ⁉️⁉️ BEWILDERED STARING. ⌟
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ㅤㅤ⌜ ⁉️⁉️ BEWILDERED STARING. ⌟
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[❓️]
March 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
hello.
I mean ha - I mean - I mean you no harm. I don't want to hurt you
I mean ha - I mean - I mean you no harm. I don't want to hurt you
...Doing what with my hand?
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「 Alright. Uhm... how are you doing that with your hand..? 」
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「 Alright. Uhm... how are you doing that with your hand..? 」
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[ A dismissive wave of their floating, armless hand. ]
Don't worry about it, then. I don't care what language I speak.
Don't worry about it, then. I don't care what language I speak.
March 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
...Doing what with my hand?
[ A dismissive wave of their floating, armless hand. ]
Don't worry about it, then. I don't care what language I speak.
Don't worry about it, then. I don't care what language I speak.
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( I... prefer not to speak in this language, but if it's better on you, that's alright. )
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( I... prefer not to speak in this language, but if it's better on you, that's alright. )
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Universal.....ah.
[ They nod, switching up the language. ]
( I know that language. I can speak like this if it's easier on you. )
[ They nod, switching up the language. ]
( I know that language. I can speak like this if it's easier on you. )
March 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
[ A dismissive wave of their floating, armless hand. ]
Don't worry about it, then. I don't care what language I speak.
Don't worry about it, then. I don't care what language I speak.
Universal.....ah.
[ They nod, switching up the language. ]
( I know that language. I can speak like this if it's easier on you. )
[ They nod, switching up the language. ]
( I know that language. I can speak like this if it's easier on you. )
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「 Americam Sign Language and... Universal Basic. 」
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「 Americam Sign Language and... Universal Basic. 」
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...What other language do you speak?
March 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Universal.....ah.
[ They nod, switching up the language. ]
( I know that language. I can speak like this if it's easier on you. )
[ They nod, switching up the language. ]
( I know that language. I can speak like this if it's easier on you. )
...What other language do you speak?
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「 N-No, I'm fine. Just... not designed to speak in English. 」
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「 N-No, I'm fine. Just... not designed to speak in English. 」
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[ A little hum in response. ]
...your voice is getting worse. Are you damaged?
...your voice is getting worse. Are you damaged?
March 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
...What other language do you speak?
I guess you could say that I am Bad in my bone
March 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I guess you could say that I am Bad in my bone
[ A little hum in response. ]
...your voice is getting worse. Are you damaged?
...your voice is getting worse. Are you damaged?
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「 No name, huh... I'm sorry to hear that. You can call me Maestro. 」
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「 No name, huh... I'm sorry to hear that. You can call me Maestro. 」
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[ ...A blank stare. The words don't seem to affect them. Visibly, anyway. ]
Our kind are called Dark Matter. You may also call me Dark Matter.
[ They look elsewhere. ]
...I don't have a "name" of my own. Not like my other kin.
Our kind are called Dark Matter. You may also call me Dark Matter.
[ They look elsewhere. ]
...I don't have a "name" of my own. Not like my other kin.
March 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
[ A little hum in response. ]
...your voice is getting worse. Are you damaged?
...your voice is getting worse. Are you damaged?
[ ...A blank stare. The words don't seem to affect them. Visibly, anyway. ]
Our kind are called Dark Matter. You may also call me Dark Matter.
[ They look elsewhere. ]
...I don't have a "name" of my own. Not like my other kin.
Our kind are called Dark Matter. You may also call me Dark Matter.
[ They look elsewhere. ]
...I don't have a "name" of my own. Not like my other kin.
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「 ..it feels a little odd to learn this before I learn your name... but I am proud of you. 」
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤTheir voice is starting to deteriorate a little...
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「 ..it feels a little odd to learn this before I learn your name... but I am proud of you. 」
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤTheir voice is starting to deteriorate a little...
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We...invade, and conquer planets, spreading misery and despair to whatever we touch.
...It is something I myself used to do, but, I have broken apart from our species.
...It is something I myself used to do, but, I have broken apart from our species.
March 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
[ ...A blank stare. The words don't seem to affect them. Visibly, anyway. ]
Our kind are called Dark Matter. You may also call me Dark Matter.
[ They look elsewhere. ]
...I don't have a "name" of my own. Not like my other kin.
Our kind are called Dark Matter. You may also call me Dark Matter.
[ They look elsewhere. ]
...I don't have a "name" of my own. Not like my other kin.
We...invade, and conquer planets, spreading misery and despair to whatever we touch.
...It is something I myself used to do, but, I have broken apart from our species.
...It is something I myself used to do, but, I have broken apart from our species.
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「 What do you mean by that? 」
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「 What do you mean by that? 」
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You are fortunate, then, that we should meet as I am now.
...as is everyone else on this planet.
[ Their single eye fixes it's gaze back onto Maestro. ]
...as is everyone else on this planet.
[ Their single eye fixes it's gaze back onto Maestro. ]
March 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We...invade, and conquer planets, spreading misery and despair to whatever we touch.
...It is something I myself used to do, but, I have broken apart from our species.
...It is something I myself used to do, but, I have broken apart from our species.
You are fortunate, then, that we should meet as I am now.
...as is everyone else on this planet.
[ Their single eye fixes it's gaze back onto Maestro. ]
...as is everyone else on this planet.
[ Their single eye fixes it's gaze back onto Maestro. ]
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤIt's... a little cute, Maestro has to recognize.
「 ..I don't think I've seen you before. 」
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤIt's... a little cute, Maestro has to recognize.
「 ..I don't think I've seen you before. 」
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[ They float over to a wall and..."sit down". ]
[ The bottom of their body adjusts to the floor, and their head leans up against the wall, as two hands grab both parts of their cloak and pull inward, getting snug. ]
[ Or trying to, anyway. ]
[ The bottom of their body adjusts to the floor, and their head leans up against the wall, as two hands grab both parts of their cloak and pull inward, getting snug. ]
[ Or trying to, anyway. ]
March 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
You are fortunate, then, that we should meet as I am now.
...as is everyone else on this planet.
[ Their single eye fixes it's gaze back onto Maestro. ]
...as is everyone else on this planet.
[ Their single eye fixes it's gaze back onto Maestro. ]
[ They float over to a wall and..."sit down". ]
[ The bottom of their body adjusts to the floor, and their head leans up against the wall, as two hands grab both parts of their cloak and pull inward, getting snug. ]
[ Or trying to, anyway. ]
[ The bottom of their body adjusts to the floor, and their head leans up against the wall, as two hands grab both parts of their cloak and pull inward, getting snug. ]
[ Or trying to, anyway. ]
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤMaestro's shoulders tense a little.
「 Of course. Take as much time as you need. 」
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤMaestro's shoulders tense a little.
「 Of course. Take as much time as you need. 」
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[ It was something alien. An entity shrouded by darkness, in it's natural habitat. ]
I'm sorry for barging in unannounced. The rain was beginning to be too much.
I'm sorry for barging in unannounced. The rain was beginning to be too much.
March 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
[ They float over to a wall and..."sit down". ]
[ The bottom of their body adjusts to the floor, and their head leans up against the wall, as two hands grab both parts of their cloak and pull inward, getting snug. ]
[ Or trying to, anyway. ]
[ The bottom of their body adjusts to the floor, and their head leans up against the wall, as two hands grab both parts of their cloak and pull inward, getting snug. ]
[ Or trying to, anyway. ]
[ Well, this was a surprise. How long has it been since they've seen a robot? ]
Ah, someone was here after all. Hello.
[ Their form is a little bit easier to make out as they float closer. Clearly it isn't a robot or a typical organic. ]
Ah, someone was here after all. Hello.
[ Their form is a little bit easier to make out as they float closer. Clearly it isn't a robot or a typical organic. ]
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「 ..hello? 」
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤIts voice is crackly and warped.
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「 ..hello? 」
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤIts voice is crackly and warped.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
[ Well, this was a surprise. How long has it been since they've seen a robot? ]
Ah, someone was here after all. Hello.
[ Their form is a little bit easier to make out as they float closer. Clearly it isn't a robot or a typical organic. ]
Ah, someone was here after all. Hello.
[ Their form is a little bit easier to make out as they float closer. Clearly it isn't a robot or a typical organic. ]
[ They were assaulted by a downpour. Try as they might to escape the biting sting of the rain, they could hardly find a suitable shelter...until now. ]
[ What looked to be a cave, almost resembling a steeple, suddenly came into their view. They didn't waste any time floating into it. ]
[ What looked to be a cave, almost resembling a steeple, suddenly came into their view. They didn't waste any time floating into it. ]
March 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
[ They were assaulted by a downpour. Try as they might to escape the biting sting of the rain, they could hardly find a suitable shelter...until now. ]
[ What looked to be a cave, almost resembling a steeple, suddenly came into their view. They didn't waste any time floating into it. ]
[ What looked to be a cave, almost resembling a steeple, suddenly came into their view. They didn't waste any time floating into it. ]