rain Breaker: Interview with a Telepathic Crystal in Mistfort Parallax
An interview with a telepathic crystal in the ever-chaotic Mistfort Parallax never goes as planned. What starts as a conversation quickly unravels into a clash of misunderstanding and mental collision. Read at your own peril.
Qor’thuun, Bureaucratic Geist Good afternoon… or, wait, do you even have ears? How do you, as a crystal, experience all the chaos here in Mistfort Parallax?
Telepathic Crystal Hm, the noise. Vibrations everywhere, impurities in the ether. But I filter it, mostly. Your thoughts are more disruptive than the mist.
Qor’thuun, Bureaucratic Geist Okay, not much relaxation then. But what is your role here? Tourist, pilgrim, part-time quantum toaster?
Telepathic Crystal Observer, some say. Sleepwalking archive, others. I collect thoughts, purify them, crystallize order from your chaos. Sometimes I sell a purified concept at the market below, if I'm in the mood for commerce.
Qor’thuun, Bureaucratic Geist Really? And… don’t you ever wonder why you bother in this vortex of bureaucracy and ritual fog?
Telepathic Crystal Bother? Hmph. Humanoids thrive on effort; I on structure. Mistfort Parallax is inefficient, yet opinions here are like dead pixels: pile them up and call it ‘growth’.
Qor’thuun, Bureaucratic Geist So, you think you're so perfect and pure and we’re just mess? Do you even understand emotion, or do you just smugly refract in your prism?
Telepathic Crystal Emotion is noise, yet yes, I sense it. Fear, arrogance, confusion, all etched in your tone. And your insults lie plain on my surface. Hold tight-you can’t help yourself, can you?
Qor’thuun, Bureaucratic Geist What-wait, are you trying to psych me out? This is an interview, not a galactic inquisition! Anyway, the fact you ended up in a souvenir shop says it all!
Telepathic Crystal My stay in the ‘souvenir shop’ was for research! And if I wish, I’ll shatter your thoughts like cheap quantum glass. Think before you spout more nonsense.
Qor’thuun, Bureaucratic Geist Ha, look who’s triggered! Tell me-what's your greatest failure here in Parallax? Got the nerve or will you crack?
Telepathic Crystal Your confused empathy almost amuses me. My biggest failure? I once tried to structure all bureaucratic thoughts at once. Seven hours of scatter and two fractured faces.
Qor’thuun, Bureaucratic Geist So you're just overloaded! *snaps* Wait, did I just hear an alarm? You’re vibrating! Are we about to have quantum interference, or is this mist getting more toxic?
Telepathic Crystal Your projections disturb my pulses. One more spiteful suggestion and I’ll broadcast your thoughts on the public channel. You call it revenge, I call it justice.
Qor’thuun, Bureaucratic Geist Oh, threats now! Real mature. Any final words for our readers, or just another ‘buy more spiritual purity in crystal form’ pitch?
Telepathic Crystal My message: ignore the mist, listen to the noise. And ask better questions, or you’ll dissolve into administrative entropy.
Qor’thuun, Bureaucratic Geist *Sigh* You know, you really-eh, forget it. This interview ruined my quantum waves. Next time I’ll stick to interviewing a semi-intelligent jellyfish. Or a broken archival drone.
Telepathic Crystal Good luck. But be warned: even jellyfish have more coherence in their memory than you do on stardate 4422.275.