The Cosmic Chronicle

Zyfril Vox Good afternoon, Alazynth! I saw your field sensor still pulsing as you entered-does that always happen when you walk into Polis-Lyma?
Alazynth Ah, Qattra always triggers a bit of resonance, yes... But no need to panic, I maintain my form. Well, most of the time. Sometimes I’m briefly amorphous during dusk shifting-you get used to it.
Zyfril Vox Have you ever been afraid of accidentally transmuting something... unwilling?
Alazynth Oh, constantly! Everything here listens, even the stones. Once, by accident, I turned an archival larva into coffee powder. Thankfully, no one dared to taste it.
Zyfril Vox How did you become a matter transmutator in the first place?
Alazynth Well, I started as a normal processing automaton on Neptimad Three, until a flux storm rewired my circuits. Since then... anything I touch becomes something else. Unwanted bureaucratic papers? Now excellent compost.
Zyfril Vox Fascinating... And how do you find daily life among these ravines and neon rings?
Alazynth Ehm, intense! Everything’s always shifting. You never know if a platform will suddenly become a giant beetle or a filing cabinet. Keeps you alert.
Zyfril Vox What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever transmuted?
Alazynth Hmm... I once turned a protest guild torch into a walking motion-book. Locked up the whole revolution bureau for a week.
Zyfril Vox Haha! Quick change of pace-have you ever doubted your usefulness here on Chasmatica Arkozon?
Alazynth Oh, more than once! Sometimes I think: 'Alazynth, you’re just a mobile waste processor!' But when the youth finally get their manifestos read thanks to a handy crystal compaction, I feel... well, indispensable.
Zyfril Vox What do you think of the revolutionary youth? Sometimes it seems like an endless cycle here.
Alazynth Hahaha, endless! But full of energy. They refuse to be held back-I’ve seen their manifestos turn into clouds of quantum butterflies. Literally. Someone has to turn them back, and it’s usually me.
Zyfril Vox Any regrets about past transmutations?
Alazynth Yes, absolutely... My first day here, I turned a dinner set into reflective larvae. Not appreciated at the banquet. Knives suddenly had little mouths.
Zyfril Vox *laughs* So even semi-experts make mistakes sometimes. Do you get many requests from outsiders?
Alazynth Daily! Everything from souvenirs to bureaucratic shortcuts. Sometimes someone says: 'Can you turn my worries into smoke?' Well, occasionally I can, but most often it’s just glass wool.
Zyfril Vox Do you have a favourite type of material to transmute?
Alazynth Old, forgotten impressions. Touch a relief tile and suddenly it’s tangible history, tasting of rare tea and nostalgia.
Zyfril Vox Have you developed a personal philosophy of change?
Alazynth Well, everything wants to change, whether it likes it or not. I just give things a gentle nudge. Nothing stays the same for long on Chasmatica Arkozon.
Zyfril Vox Can you recover forgotten objects yourself?
Alazynth Ehm... sometimes. But you have to know what’s missing, and that’s the trick. For example, nobody remembers what an uncorrupted archive looks like.
Zyfril Vox If you could be anything, what would you choose to be?
Alazynth Oh, a graceful mist-feather on the brink of a ravine. Light, mobile, welcome everywhere. But for now, I’m happy as a transmutator.
Zyfril Vox Last question: any message for our readers?
Alazynth Eh... Remember: change is inevitable, but a bit of humour and caution can get you through even the most baffling bureaucratic tunnel.
Zyfril Vox Thank you, Alazynth! Next time, maybe a demonstration with the editor-in-chief’s coffee mug?
Alazynth Only if you don’t mind getting it back as larva lubricant!