"Wait, what?"
Arthur finally asked, his voice catching slightly and Jamie just burst out laughing at his dumbfounded expression without bothering to answer.
They both knew what Jamie had said, but they couldn't fully process it.
This star was bigger than anything they had ever seen, a celestial behemoth that defied universal laws as they understood it. It had entire stars orbiting around it, drawn into its immense gravitational well.
How could something like this not have gone supergiant already?
Arthur shook his head, trying to force logic into the absurdity.
"By normal standards, that thing shouldn't even be able to hold its own weight. It should collapse.
It should be collapsing right now, turning into a black hole."
Arthur spoke, his voice incredulous and Jamie finally managed to contain his laughter before speaking with a grin.
"But it's not collapsing, it's holding its own weight.