Eyes

Its me. Avery.

Good to see you again, me. I miss Crimson... I miss Dice...

I miss everyone...

Its just study for me... day in, and day in... I can't tell the time.

I have been wondering around the space a little bit, and despite walls pressing against me and me absorbing them every once in a while... they don't actually impede my movement, which I managed to figure out by leaving the forums chat open in one place and moving away.

I'm glad that Chats, Stat pages, and other such things are physical. It means I could probably find out if this place is infinite or not for reals this time.

But, as I continue my mad waltz... eventually I notice something strange off in the distance. While I can't tell just yet, it appears vaguely human. Not like a Demi-Human vague, but more along the lines of a non-featured cryptid.

As I approach the man... or woman... it doesn't seem to notice me until I'm quite the bit close, as habit with me I'd say.

It doesn't respond with dialogue, and I don't have anything to say. We stand and stare at each other for a small period of time.

It wasn't feature less, or I should say He. It was a tall and thin man, with a large white suit.

I garnered myself closer to the man, as I approached I heard water running... smoothly yet rampantly like a River, it grew ever louder as I grew ever closer. The blank eyes of the man remained locked upon me, like a predator watching it's prey.

Its only when I came close enough to be overthrown with the deafening noise of a River did the man openly speak.

With a Heavy tone, overbearing all thought and innate value... he spoke, but not towards me... towards the open space.

" Isn't it strange... I see a man, and I see him. What a wonderful Computer... isn't this all I wanted? "

Before responding, I took some time to ponder his words and appraise the man.

He had nearly white hair, tinged with blue and forced into a shaggy... yet spiky hair, he wore a large white coat similar to what you'd seen in a laboratory. Underneath he wore a black undershirt, and had a golden locket.

Now, his words were weird... I have no inclination that this man's sanity is intact, much like my own I could say... people would argue otherwise to that but really, that just means I'm good at hiding it.

He spoke once more, but of something deeply concerning this time...

" The Factory. The River. The Abyss. The Expanse. Its... all connected to us... Origin of Life...Origin of Magic... Origin of Matetial... Origin of Thought... which was I again, young man? "

I... have no answer... I know of the Factory... I've heard somewhere about the Origins before... but where? What is he talking about? Who is this man?

I contemplated it for a bit, my mind pulled and pushed through many libraries worth of knowledge... yet I had nothing. So, its up to intuition. I hear a River when I'm nearby him... and he said river second, he also said Origin of Magic second... maybe he's the Origin of Magic?

What does that even mean? Is he the sole authority and source of magic within the system? That seems... well, dumb... Material, Life, and Thought both sound simpler and more.... useful?

I'll answer this question with my mentioned answer...

- " You are... the Origin of Magic, I believe. "

" Ah... I see... thank you... "

I... uh... I don't know what I expected to happen, but certainly nothing crazy. As he finished his sentence, the roaring sound of the River fled from my ears and became silent.

I paced around a little bit, this must have some sort of significance right?

Origin... of Magic.... where did I hear that from...was that, wait that was the name of that one Beta Tester!

I remember! Ahahahha! I remember something from before the game on my own! It was Origin of Magic... Heli.... Heli.... Heli something, I don't recall exactly yet unfortunately.... but I'm getting better! Heli....

Helio?

Helio... huh, that might be... Nah, there's something else... it was, there was a guy in a... the dude in the Lab... The Coat... Helious?

That was what the dude's name was right? Helious?

I'll see if he remembers anything...

- " I think uh... your name might be... Helious? "