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The Brights

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Story account | A story about a physics student, a spellcaster from a parallel universe, five bots, and two people who recently moved to the city from the country | My main account: @squeamishnerd.bsky.social

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The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 14h

Lol 😭 What did your brain make up that the post said?

I often reread story updates a day or so after, because I don't want to miss things in case I'm tired 😅 (and if I repost a story post it's also usually a day or so after, because I want to have seen all the posts in an update first lol 😅)

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, well, that's what's visible in pictures, but actually their whole house changed xD

And guess who did it:

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The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 15h

I will miss Emit 🥺

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 15h

Try to go back to when Travis held his presentation and look at the pictures and just scroll all the way up while looking at all the pictures. A hint: Liberty's presentation board is placed in roughly the same spot as Travis' presentation boards

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Lol I could never! I would hate not having/using a dishwasher, I would start to eat directly from the pots and pans that I cook in 😆

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

You own a dishwasher but don't use it? 😮

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Summer: I can't put my finger on it, but something feels really off.

Summer is standing in their new kitchen, smiling confusedly.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Summer: I feel unusually appreciative of the dishwasher today. I just really love to have a dishwasher.

After Liberty and Travis have left for uni, Summer is taking care of the dishes, by putting them in the dishwasher that didn't exist yesterday.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Liberty: My presentation is in an hour, so I'll just run to the first bus I see as soon as I've finished this.

Summer: This is so different from our first year.

Travis: Yeah, what happened to "Presentation Day means Nice Clothes Day"?

Liberty: I don't want to stumble in my pumps.

The three of them eat the grilled cheese at the kitchen table. Summer and Travis look at each other.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Summer: Maybe that's it. After today, everything will be so calm.

Liberty: Good morning, again. Ooh, grilled cheese!

Summer looks at Travis. We have a full view of their new kitchen.

Liberty has put on clothes and enters the kitchen.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Summer: Today feels different somehow.

Travis: Maybe it's because it's the last day of the term? Emit's gone, you have your last class, I have my exam, Liberty has her presentation, Winterfest's just around the corner.

Travis is sitting at the kitchen table and gives Summer a cheeky smile.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Summer has put on clothes and makes grilled cheese in their fancy, new kitchen.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Summer: Good morning.

Liberty: Morning. Hmm... If Pythag-

Summer: How long have you been up?

Liberty: Only since 4. *Eye twitch*

Liberty looks at her presentation board in confusion. Summer, who's wearing underwear, comes up to Liberty.

Liberty looks stressed and her eye twitches.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Liberty: Next time a time traveller asks me for help, I'll tell them that they'll have to come back when the term is over. Or before the term even started. Watcher, I'm so stressed, please send help.

Liberty is working on her presentation board. She looks stressed. In this picture we can see the kitchen, which also looks different from before. The bar is gone and things have moved around. There's also a dishwasher, which they didn't use to have.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 2d

Liberty: Maybe if I substitute the 1 for sine squared x plus cosine squared x. Will that make this easier or more complicated? I wish I could just go knock on George's door and ask him.

It's early morning in Liberty, Travis and Summer's house. Liberty is wearing sleepwear and is studying at the kitchen table, which is bigger than what it used to be and stands in the middle of the kitchen, as opposed to next to the window, where it used to be. There are a few more things that are different. Behind Liberty is the living room, where they have two yellow sofas, instead of one green sofa, there's a fireplace below the wall TV, the curtains are white instead of brown with vine pattern, there are some bookshelves that didn't use to be there, and the coffee table is bigger and rectangular instead of round.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Emit: Goodbye then, Willow Creek. Or at least this version of you.

Emit leaves Foundry Cove.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Emit: But there's one thing left to fix on this timeline. I guess I either need to poke around in Al Simhara 5 years ago or in Oasis Springs 48 days ago. I definitely prefer the latter option, much easier to avoid paradoxes, and I think it would also be more appreciated anyway.

Emit covers his face from the snow as he continues to look around.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Emit: Alex and Emily's house has moved. The Hawley's and their house exist now, as they should.

Emit looks at the houses in the neighbourhood.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Emit: Hmm, let's see...

Emit puts his hand horizontally to his forehead, to cover his eyes from the falling snow as he looks around.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Emit walks outdoors.

Emit walks down the stairs.

Aerial view of Liberty, Travis and Summer's house, Garden Essence. It's a snowy night.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Emit: Farewell.

Emit turns around and leaves.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Liberty: I'll miss you!

Emit: I'll miss you too.

Liberty: I bet you meet a lot of people when you travel. Will you remember us?

Emit: Of course. I never forget a companion.

Liberty hugs Emit.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Emit: It's time for me to go back to my own time. Thank you for all the help.

Emit, Liberty, Travis and Summer stand by the door. Liberty clenches her fists. Summer and Travis look at Liberty.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Summer: I don't understand how I helped. I just played games and talked with people.

Liberty: You're the one who spotted the time thief, you found that NPC strange and it helped us a lot.

Travis: And you made George share info on Shards of Time.

Summer doesn't look convinced.

The Brights @thebrights.bsky.social · 5d

Summer: I didn't understand anything from that presentation.

Emit: You don't need to.

Liberty: I can explain it to you in layperson's terms later, if you want to, but the important part is that you helped us get here.

Summer squints. Emit looks at Summer. Liberty smiles softly at Summer.