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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Apr 2

finally. Vehicular shenanigans...

DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 12

I am afraid I have harmed more than just flies. Our kind conquer planets.

[ It's better to let him know exactly what he was dealing with. No reason not to be open and transparent. ]

I was a scout, laying the foundations for my master's arrival.

||ㅤ— THARJA. @torvacantatrix.bsky.social · Mar 10

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ㅤㅤHow convincing.

ㅤㅤ⌜ Sneering dropped with sarcasm, but well to acknowledge the introduction was convincing enough. ⌟

ㅤㅤYet I've seen stranger than you that can barely harm a fly. Suppose you're not as threatening as you appear.

ㅤㅤ⌜ He's settled, if not grumpy. ⌟
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'm a Dark Matter.

We're an...invasive species, but, I am no longer allied with my kin. I will not hurt you.

DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 9

Simple. You said that his name was Sunstar. I assumed that the theme of the machine was related to th -

[ Pause. ]

You were being sarcastic.

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 9

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「 Wow, I wonder how you would've guessed. 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤA mechanized laugh comes from them, words sarcastic.
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 9

Mm, unique...

What was his head then? A...sun, perhaps?

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 9

Mm, unique...

What was his head then? A...sun, perhaps?

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 8

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「 But, ah... he had a helmet, but didn't really have a head. So I assume it's the same force..? 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 7

Mm.

Sounds nice.

[ Sounds like something very much anti-Dark Matter if going by names. ]

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 7

Mm.

Sounds nice.

[ Sounds like something very much anti-Dark Matter if going by names. ]

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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「 An old... friend? Er, I suppose he was more of an ally... 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

Sunstar? Who is that?

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 7

hey uh. what're you. What're reaching for down there

DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 7

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'm a Dark Matter.

We're an...invasive species, but, I am no longer allied with my kin. I will not hurt you.

||ㅤ— THARJA. @torvacantatrix.bsky.social · Mar 6

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ㅤㅤKeep your distance 'n I'll believe ya.

ㅤㅤ. . . What are you anyway?
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

hello.

I mean ha - I mean - I mean you no harm. I don't want to hurt you

DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

Sunstar? Who is that?

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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「 Oh, I suppose that makes sense... like Sunstar's helmet. 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

...ah. It's just another extension of my body I can control.
I can't...really explain it. It is the way it is.

[ The hand retreats under the cloak. ]

It may seem odd to someone who has limbs, but...it's just like a hand with no arms.

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

...ah. It's just another extension of my body I can control.
I can't...really explain it. It is the way it is.

[ The hand retreats under the cloak. ]

It may seem odd to someone who has limbs, but...it's just like a hand with no arms.

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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「 Floating it. 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

...Doing what with my hand?

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

hello.

I mean ha - I mean - I mean you no harm. I don't want to hurt you

||ㅤ— THARJA. @torvacantatrix.bsky.social · Mar 6

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ㅤㅤ⌜ ⁉️⁉️ BEWILDERED STARING. ⌟
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[❓️]

DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

...Doing what with my hand?

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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「 Alright. Uhm... how are you doing that with your hand..? 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ A dismissive wave of their floating, armless hand. ]

Don't worry about it, then. I don't care what language I speak.

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[❓️]

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ A dismissive wave of their floating, armless hand. ]

Don't worry about it, then. I don't care what language I speak.

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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( I... prefer not to speak in this language, but if it's better on you, that's alright. )
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

Universal.....ah.

[ They nod, switching up the language. ]

( I know that language. I can speak like this if it's easier on you. )

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

Universal.....ah.

[ They nod, switching up the language. ]

( I know that language. I can speak like this if it's easier on you. )

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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「 Americam Sign Language and... Universal Basic. 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

...What other language do you speak?

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

you are right, I have no bones, but if I had one bone, it might be b bb ba d

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

yes, hypothetically speaking

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

...What other language do you speak?

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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「 N-No, I'm fine. Just... not designed to speak in English. 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ A little hum in response. ]

...your voice is getting worse. Are you damaged?

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ monotone voice ] nah nah nah nah nah nah

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

I guess you could say that I am Bad in my bone

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ A little hum in response. ]

...your voice is getting worse. Are you damaged?

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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「 No name, huh... I'm sorry to hear that. You can call me Maestro. 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ ...A blank stare. The words don't seem to affect them. Visibly, anyway. ]

Our kind are called Dark Matter. You may also call me Dark Matter.

[ They look elsewhere. ]

...I don't have a "name" of my own. Not like my other kin.

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ ...A blank stare. The words don't seem to affect them. Visibly, anyway. ]

Our kind are called Dark Matter. You may also call me Dark Matter.

[ They look elsewhere. ]

...I don't have a "name" of my own. Not like my other kin.

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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「 ..it feels a little odd to learn this before I learn your name... but I am proud of you. 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤTheir voice is starting to deteriorate a little...
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

We...invade, and conquer planets, spreading misery and despair to whatever we touch.

...It is something I myself used to do, but, I have broken apart from our species.

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

We...invade, and conquer planets, spreading misery and despair to whatever we touch.

...It is something I myself used to do, but, I have broken apart from our species.

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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「 What do you mean by that? 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

You are fortunate, then, that we should meet as I am now.

...as is everyone else on this planet.

[ Their single eye fixes it's gaze back onto Maestro. ]

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

You are fortunate, then, that we should meet as I am now.

...as is everyone else on this planet.

[ Their single eye fixes it's gaze back onto Maestro. ]

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤIt's... a little cute, Maestro has to recognize.

「 ..I don't think I've seen you before. 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ They float over to a wall and..."sit down". ]

[ The bottom of their body adjusts to the floor, and their head leans up against the wall, as two hands grab both parts of their cloak and pull inward, getting snug. ]

[ Or trying to, anyway. ]

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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ They float over to a wall and..."sit down". ]

[ The bottom of their body adjusts to the floor, and their head leans up against the wall, as two hands grab both parts of their cloak and pull inward, getting snug. ]

[ Or trying to, anyway. ]

☆ MAESTRO @dawnbroken.bsky.social · Mar 6

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤMaestro's shoulders tense a little.

「 Of course. Take as much time as you need. 」
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DARK MATTER. @shroudedindarkness.bsky.social · Mar 6

[ It was something alien. An entity shrouded by darkness, in it's natural habitat. ]

I'm sorry for barging in unannounced. The rain was beginning to be too much.

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