What the Story Believes #4: The Goggles
THE GOGGLES Ti Tayme future of humanity three days ‘til docking tick-tock palpable energy Origins—the first to awake from stasis GenOnes— offspring born enroute buzzing Talamh Ru— a new home home to some Red growing unease tick-tock bustling mall holovators ferrying people between decks air swirled then— she saw it AR goggles augmented reality able to see what she already felt the cosmos a living tapestry Tera had a pair old enough Tera smack dab in the middle of puberty Red doubted hurried home Tera’s room across from hers clutter everywhere untouched the goggle case a voice too close Red froze Okay, baby GAGA… Tera taunted Red Don’t call me that! GAGA12 Red— very youngest of twelve Tera teased suddenly stern Red caught red-handed goggle case in hands heart pounding Please. Your stupid stars again? words stabbed Red stiffened eyes locked I thought you understood. Tera sympathetic heartbeat Take them. couldn’t help it admired Red The stars were calling Red fingers twitched … if they didn’t work? she needed to know brushed against her skin tingling through her her world shifted her room breathed a living weave of fibers whispering secrets to each other magnificent kaleidoscope one extraordinary moment What would she see in space?
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