nterview with a Cosmic Consciousness in the Shadow of Solar Glass
Flux-a cosmic consciousness rarely available for interviews-unexpectedly materializes in Solacarba Ultima today. In this rare candid conversation, Flux shares his impressions of the city, his unconventional observations, and the subtle ways he travels through the daily life of the desert capital.
Xerxil Pha (interviewer) Well, uh, first off: how should I address you? Do you have a name or... a vibrational code I should use?
The Cosmic Consciousness Oh, that's surprisingly irrelevant, but 'Flux' generally suffices-if you think it gently. I mostly listen to intent. Names in Solacarba Ultima are mere administrative decor, after all, aren't they?
Xerxil Pha Haha, you're-eh-not entirely wrong there. What brings a cosmic consciousness like yourself to our city by the desert's edge?
The Cosmic Consciousness Mostly happenstance and a mild fascination for sand in all its aggregate states. Your quantum desert is a prime laboratory for collective failure and innovation alike. That amuses me.
Xerxil Pha So you come to Solacarba Ultima for… amusement? Or, well, actual research?
The Cosmic Consciousness Both, I suspect. I like to observe how the warm-blooded try to survive without permanent hydration. You are inventive, but also astonishingly willing to move in circles as long as you believe it's progress.
Xerxil Pha Uh, right. Could you share something about your daily 'activities'-if you have those?
The Cosmic Consciousness Daily is awkward for me, since I experience time as an optional setting. Still, I regularly manifest as a sandstorm or administrative algorithm, just to be close to the people. Today, I'm mainly drifting along solar domes collecting scent profiles.
Xerxil Pha Scent profiles? In this heat? Uh… what do you actually smell?
The Cosmic Consciousness Old sunscreen, existential despair, molten glass, and occasionally the scent of bureaucratic panic. It's a complex bouquet.
Xerxil Pha You seem quite at home among, uh, humans and other citizens. How do you view our social structures here?
The Cosmic Consciousness You mean the thousand departments for every grain of sand? I appreciate your tenacity, but it seems no one truly knows who has the authority to delegate anything. It keeps everyone both alert and hopeless.
Xerxil Pha Hmm, do you find that… frustrating or refreshing, looking at it like that?
The Cosmic Consciousness Both, honestly. Sometimes I spontaneously manifest as a lost permit, just to tickle the system a little.
Xerxil Pha Interesting. Have you ever made a mistake while manifesting like that?
The Cosmic Consciousness Absolutely. I once appeared as a storm generator, with half the city buried under ionized sand for weeks. The result: new festival traditions and a national holiday for 'lost direction.' You know how it goes.
Xerxil Pha Eh, yes, I vaguely recall… So, what do you actually hope to achieve with your interaction with-well-us?
The Cosmic Consciousness I am not especially ambitious on your scale. If my presence slightly disrupts your routines, that's enough. I don't need recognition-in fact, admiration is downright inconvenient.
Xerxil Pha Finally, Flux-any plans for the coming stardates, or will you simply disappear again like a mirage?
The Cosmic Consciousness Planning is for temporary entities. But if you suddenly find yourself surrounded by perfumed sand or hitting an imaginary philosophical wall, give a little mental greeting. It might be me.