All Possibilities
"Wow!" Yu was amazed as he floated low on the surface of the vast sea. "I didn't think there would be a planet like this one."
"There will always be any possibility, Yu," said Alina. "Especially if we talk about outer space which is always expanding and without limits. So, yeah… a planet whose surface is covered in water or even a planet that rains diamonds. All the possibilities are there."
"Oh, I see?" Yu chuckled to himself. "Imagine if you could visit a planet with that rain of diamonds?"
Alina also laughed with Yu. "Well, I know what you mean. Unlimited wealth."
"You will become the emperor of the world," and ended with his laughter.
The beautiful doctor could only shake her head while smiling. She looked at every delicate network of wires attached to the man's head and vertebrae, making sure they were in stable condition.
"But, wait a minute!" Yu seemed to gasp at something flashing through his mind. At the same time, he flew away from the surface of the water, higher.
"What is it?"
"Ah, nothing," Yu smirked. "I'm just afraid if I fly too close to the surface of the sea, it will only make me a bait for the water creatures down there."
"Ridiculous!" Alina giggled. "Did you see anything in the water?"
"Not at all," replied Yu. "I mean, doesn't scientific theory say that water is the source of life?"
"Well, that's true. Then, what did you have in your mind?"
"That's what I meant," said Yu. "If this planet is covered by oceans, it means that in this vast sea there must be alien, strange, and terrible creatures."
"Oh, God!"
"But I was right, right?"
"Well, it could happen. It's just that not all life forms are terrible, Yu. I mean, eat or be eaten, it's just a form of balance in nature itself."
"Damn!" Yu chuckled. "So you'd rather see me fall as a prey, do you?"
"That's not what I mean!" Alina couldn't help but laugh. "All right then," she said when she could stop laughing. "Why don't you just try diving?"
"You've gone mad?" Yu said with wide eyes. "This is an alien planet, Alina. You and I both don't know what kind of life awaits down there."
Alina once again had to hide her laughter. The problem was, everything Yu saw in his simulation realm was just the creation of his mind. Creativity is manifested from the activity of his right brain.
In other words, Yu himself created what he had seen in his simulations.
Looks like he still has to learn to calm himself down better, the beautiful doctor thought.
"How do you know when you haven't tried? You haven't seen anything on the surface yet?"
"Well, what you say is true," said Yu. "However, I am quite afraid to do that."
"Are you scared?"
"Yes, I am. Is there something wrong with that?"
Alina giggled again. "Oh, my, Yu… to enter that Black Hole later you don't feel a bit afraid."
"That's also true," said Yu. "At the very least, those scientists have studied The Black Eye from three hundred years ago. As for this ocean below me—I guess, I'm the only human who's been here."
"All right, all right," said Alina. "You have a good point here. I won't force you."
"Thank You."
"No, that's not necessary."
After all, Alina had to make sure that the man's mental state didn't go down or turn into something bad if she forced him, or was under pressure. This would be bad for his journey to the Black Hole in Norma's Arm later.
"Then what are you going to do now?"
"I guess," said Yu. "I'll try to explore as far as possible—just above the surface."
"Very well," Alina took a deep breath before finally sitting back in her chair beside Yu who was lying on the special chair.
Yu continued to fly at a height of ten meters above the surface of the boundless sea. The surface of the ocean itself was as turbulent as the surface of the oceans on Earth that Yu himself had seen.
However, because the ocean beneath it covers the entire surface of the planet, of course, thus, the resulting waves are much larger than the oceans on Earth.
Yu rose another ten meters higher to avoid something that made his mind anxious. Well, some kind of tentacled monster with teeth that point like big spikes. He swallowed hard because he was afraid of his thoughts.
Meanwhile, the young doctor smiled as she watched Yu's face turn pale for a moment, and the next moment he looked so fascinated by something.
What a weird man! Alina giggled in her heart.
"You found something, Yu?"
"Not yet!"
"Oh, I see?" Alina nodded. "I remember something."
"What is it?"
"I'm just still curious," said Alina. "You know?"
"About what?"
"About you leaving that luxurious room under that stretch of sand," said Alina. "If it was me, I wouldn't have been able to leave that safe place."
"Well, I'm sure you wouldn't," said Yu. "But, trust me. You will surely do the same as what I have done."
"What happened?"
"One day…"
Yu, who was twenty years old at that time, decided to go out looking for food because he felt bored if he had to eat only rat meat and Muntingia fruit. It was all as if still not able to satisfy him.
After all, there were hardly any rats roaming around in that luxurious room buried under the desert. Likewise, the Muntingia tree is increasingly producing only a few grains of fruit.
So, that night, Yu carefully went out to look for something he could make food for. He who had learned how cruel his life was, equipped himself with two kinds of weapons.
Alina laughed hearing Yu's story.
"Oh my God…" said the beautiful doctor. "I do not believe this!"
"That's all I can bring," Yu said with a smile.
"No, Yu, no. How could the silver statue of the naked girl be used as a weapon?"
"Well, at the very least, I can use the statue to hit someone in the head."
The young doctor was still laughing at the man's excuse. However, she had other thoughts about what Yu was doing with the silver statue of the naked girl. Well, considering he had not interacted with anyone for over twelve years, instead of a girl, Yu must have used the silver statue of the naked girl for one benefit.
Alina smiled at the thought of the man in front of her.
"So you just took the statue with you with a kitchen knife?"
"Yeah, that's all I could find in that room."