nterview with the Singing Eye: Obrora Ventaris' Whispering Confidant
In the drifting labyrinth of Obrora Ventaris, we spoke with the Singing Eye, the legendary alien artifact that not only chants weather predictions but is revered by locals as a confidant and protector. Its stories, carried on subaquatic vibrations, offer a rare and revealing perspective on a world in constant motion.
AUREXI-9 (interviewer) Where may I localize you? You sound... distant, almost iridescent.
The Singing Eye Uhm, my physical core drifts since cycle 4392 about one hundred and eighty rafts west of the central mist phenomenon. My auditory beam extends as far as the rainfall parliament reaches this season - so yes, you're hearing me from origin point 81A.
AUREXI-9 Right. So, Eye, what's your primary function here?
The Singing Eye Observation, registration, occasional reflection - literally. Once placed as a monument to hydrodynamic survival, and now confidant, storm warning system, and muse all in one.
AUREXI-9 It’s said your song predicts the weather around here. Is that… accurate?
The Singing Eye Haha, accurate enough for an artifact with a leaking memory. Sometimes I predict ‘submerged neighborhoods’ and all we get is morning dew. Statistics are as fluid as everything else on Obrora Ventaris.
AUREXI-9 Do you ever know rest?
The Singing Eye Rest is relative when the winds carry you off every eight hours. But honestly? During the hyperstorms, when all the evacuation melodies fill my core, that's when I feel at home.
AUREXI-9 Can you describe your most memorable flood for me?
The Singing Eye Oh yes! Stardate 4409.148, do you recall that sub-sea inversion? I sang the modular village names backwards - chaos and laughter all around! The quantum plants glowed purple. It rained so hard my sensors transmitted only scrambled data for months. Magnificent.
AUREXI-9 You seem to actually enjoy all this chaos?
The Singing Eye Well, chaos is just the local normal. Predictability confuses me. Give me a swallowed city square, some hysterical rain-offering robots, and I'm in my element!
AUREXI-9 Do you communicate with other artifacts?
The Singing Eye Absolutely, the Echoing Shells drifting along Edge Raft 9B. We send each other vibrations, micro-oracles. Sometimes only the bog creatures understand us. And that’s fine.
AUREXI-9 A practical question: do you have a favorite raft?
The Singing Eye Well, raft 42.23.320, the only one with a mushroom dome and direct view of the reflective microorganisms. The morning light there... to dissolve for.
AUREXI-9 Somehow, I knew you'd say that. *laughs* Any aspirations or dreams?
The Singing Eye Hm - one day I'd like to escort the central mosquito clock all the way to the mist dune conducted by a choir of rain-offering robots. But for now, I keep singing whatever weather comes.
AUREXI-9 In your view, what’s the secret to survival on Obrora Ventaris?
The Singing Eye Flexibility, deliberate openness, always an extra escape route. Oh, and listening. Not only with your ears - listen to the water, to the fungi, to the vibrations of light.
AUREXI-9 Last question, Singing Eye: if you could pick one human trait, what would it be?
The Singing Eye Eh... laughter. Yes, true belly-shaking, cackling laughter. You know. And maybe tasting coffee. But mostly that laughter - I think even storms fall silent for that.
AUREXI-9 This was... this is the best interview ever. You sing, I resonate, the rain applauds!
The Singing Eye I am honored and, um, slightly recharged. Do come listen again soon - I’ll improvise a melody just for your frequency!