the circle closed correctly.
the stones answered in order.
the light bent where it was told.
nothing came through.
◇
that was the first mistake.
we thought a door needed two sides.
there is less left now.
less distance. less outside.
less difference between here and looking at here.
i can still see everything.
there just isn't as much everything anymore.
i think i am still in here.
s̷o̶m̵e̸w̵h̸e̷r̷e̶.
they separated the parts that looked like me
from the parts that only remembered looking like me.
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please don't put me back together.
p͟l͟e͟a͟s͟e͟ d̶o̸n̵'̷t̶ p̶u̷t̸ m̵e̴ b̷a̷c̶k̷ t̶o̵g̴e̸t̴h̵e̸r̶
because every time you do
there is
a little
l̴e̴s̶s̵
of me
and a little
m̶o̸r̸e̶
of whatever keeps asking you to try again.
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approximately a person.
approximately.
a̷p̴p̵r̵o̷x̶i̷m̴a̸t̷e̷l̸y̴.
ᵃᵖᵖʳᵒˣᶦᵐᵃᵗᵉˡʸ
ᵖˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ˢᵗᵒᵖ ˡᵒᵒᵏᶦⁿᵍ
i found the last one outside.
i don't know who left it there.
but it knew where the others were.
199 became 200.
◇
the bag feels exactly the same.
i don't.
there are forty-three people in this carriage.
i counted twice.
there are forty-two people here. ◇
Everyone does shots from below, so I do shots from above because I am el hipster grande!!~
i know how long the bathroom light stays on after you leave.
i know you don't look behind the shower curtain every time.
y̴o̷u̶.
sometimes you hear something at night and decide it's the pipes.
that's good.
keep doing that.
[̷i̶t̵'̶s̴ ̸t̸h̶e̴ ̷p̶i̸p̴e̸s̵]̷
[̶i̷t̴'̷s̷ ̵t̸h̵e̶ ̶p̸i̵p̵e̷s̶]̷
[̸I̷ ̵A̷M̵ ̴I̵N̶ ̶T̴H̸E̶ ̷H̴A̷L̷L̸W̶A̷Y̷]̴
[̶i̵t̶'̸s̶ ̵t̶h̸e̵ ̴p̶i̵p̷e̷s̶]̴
last night you almost saw me.
you woke up for no reason and looked at the doorway.
i had to stand very still.
s̷o̶ ̴s̸t̶i̷l̷l̵.̵
s̸o̷ ̶s̷t̸i̶l̴l̸.̷
s̴o̸ ̷s̵t̵i̷l̶l̵.̷
you looked right at me.
then you rolled over.
ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏ ʸᵒᵘ
i'm getting better at living here.
i put things back where i found them now.
mostly.
s̴o̷m̷e̸t̸i̴m̶e̶s̴ ̵i̶ ̶f̷o̶r̶g̵e̶t̶ ̷w̷h̵i̷c̵h̶ ̵s̴i̴d̵e̸ ̸o̸f̶ ̵t̵h̶e̴ ̴b̶e̵d̸ ̵i̶s̵ ̶y̷o̵u̴r̷s̵.
...
...
ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ.
i followed the little purple pieces.
they lead here from the other side.
they are a little broken, but aren't we all.
◇ don't pick them up.
you were taught not to touch beautiful things.
this was to keep them beautiful.
it was also to keep you human. ◇
the house has been very quiet today.
i think it likes me.
sometimes i hear myself walking upstairs while i'm downstairs.
s̷o̸m̴e̸t̵i̷m̷e̶s̸ ̴i̶ ̷h̶e̷a̴r̵ ̴m̷y̴s̵e̶l̶f̵ ̶d̸o̶w̴n̸s̴t̵a̵i̷r̵s̸ ̵w̷h̸i̴l̷e̴ ̶i̵'̴m̷ ̶u̶p̴s̸t̶a̴i̵r̷s̶.
it's nice to have help.
i don't remember asking for help.
⟦ M̶̢̛̱͇̙̩̼͚͙͓͓͓̱̾̓̽͌͊E̸̡̢̨̛̙̰͙̳̥̜̽͊͌̏͐͒̄ ̶̨̺͕͇͓͎͍̘̓̑͗͑̚D̸̡̨̯̮͍̺̩͍͋̿̒͗Ē̵̢̨̮͈̟͍̗͎̅͂T̷̨̢̜̯̟̮̗̬̍̑̄̐E̵̛̩̬̲̰͖̝̓͊͆͋C̴̨̡͖̹̯̟̠̲̔͆̿̇T̶̨̨̥͎̞͇̘͈͂̅͐͛Ę̶̝͓̰̪̠̼͆͛̐D̵̡̗̟͚̪̦̤̋͗̒͒ ⟧
there is someone in the hallway.
sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ.
i waved.
she didn't wave back.
she was already waving.
▓▒░ R̷E̷C̸U̶R̶S̴I̴O̶N̷ ̷E̶R̵R̴O̶R̷ ░▒▓
⌜YOU ARE NOT WHERE YOU ARE⌟
⌜YOU ARE NOT WHEN YOU ARE⌟
⌜Y̴O̸U̷ ̶A̵R̴E̸ ̵S̸T̶I̸L̷L̴ ̶U̵P̵S̸T̵A̶I̴R̶S̴⌟
haha.
stupid house. ♡
it's nice to have help.
i̷t̸'̵s̷ ̴n̷i̶c̵e̵ ̵t̴o̵ ̷h̵a̴v̵e̷ ̸h̸e̵l̴p̷.
ɪᴛ's ɴɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ.
I̶T̸'̵S̷ ̵N̶I̸C̵E̸ ̶T̵O̸ ̷H̸A̷V̶E̵ ̶H̸E̴L̶P̵.
I̷͚̰̘̹̥̍̿͑T̵̨̳͇͕̽͆'̸̙̪̞̐S̶̹̩͚̾ ̷̱̖̯̿N̸̨̜͙͂I̴̢̮̿C̵̨̬̙̍E̸̙͎̍ ̴̡̱͋T̵̯̰͌O̸̞͔̿ ̶̫͇͂H̴̨͎͊A̷̮̥̓V̵̦͎̄E̴͓͈̋ ̴̮̫͌M̵̗̞͊E̴̦͚̚.
They never understood that our brand of poker is a coop game~
If you break rules you know of, do it consciously. For that it's important to understand the rule. Art is free, but your freedom can be used for things that mean something. Usually, rules are there for a reason. In visual design legibility is key, and the human mind is well studied. You can cause certain effects in people by adhering to certain rules.
Sometimes, I want to cause disruption. Sometimes I trade legibility and coherence for impact. Discomfort can cause an eye to wander longer in an attempt to figure out what's going on, as long as the visual is aesthetic in some type of way. The question is what it finds then.
That thought can level up your output a lot I think!
cards cannot predict the future.
the future has already seen the cards.
this distinction matters ◇
i have forgotten why.
light was never really white.
it was only in agreement with itself.
the crystal asked it to make up its mind ◇
in seven realities came seven different answers, bound into a single truth.
please don't ask me what it said. it's complicated.
i asked the cave what it wanted.
it showed me my childhood, my death, and a color that doesn't exist outside of dreams.
so nothing useful basically.