Wake up | #0.1

“...”

It has been floating around in space for who knows how long.
Floating, idling, drifting in space.

But never truly woke up from its idle state.

Just like any space debris, orbiting around the one who is bigger, getting pushed around by others that drift and float with no own goal but to be.
Just to be, to be led around by bigger masses, floating in a pool with others.

With his eye in his snout, with its sight hidden from the outside, it never truly witnessed anything of interest.
Other than the gentle or harsh pushes of others, it did not feel much either.
Every sun feels the same, every planet is just some orb, every ride without aim.

Except this one.
This ride ended up a bit different than the others.

It suddenly felt lighter, the suns felt much more warmer and welcoming.

Did it end up on the surface of a planet again?

Questioning its sudden change of environment, it decided to move its eye to peek out.

.

.

!

Unusual space. But not in a bad way.
It was met with an environment much different than it is used to.

The space was filled with planets and creatures that were much less shaped like the other orbs.
Debris and materials don’t just orbit around others, but instead were carefully placed to create structures.
Colorful light roads that don’t lead to nothingness but to others.

Questioning, it decided to move out of its idle state.
Slowly moving its head, its limbs, its body, one by one.
It has been long since they last moved, but it suddenly felt like they had to.

“Oh, and I thought I had myself a moon…”
A sudden big voice picks up right next to it.
“I mean maybe you can still just keep it, like a pet or some kind.”
Another voice replies.

The voices both felt familiar. Oddly, it has never picked them up before.
Have they always been there?

“Hey moon, you good? Are you ok?”

It looks around to be met with 2 big creatures.
“You’ve been floating around me for quite some time mate. I thought you were a rock, turns out you were a whole guy!”

The big white one laughs, while another just looks at it with a tilted head.

Seems like it had been pulled by something that was not an orb this time.
Not an orb, but a creature. The first time it ever met these.
Big with a head that carries a single eye and a glowing warm body. Both of them.

“Wanna join us still? Heard there were many more Star eater like us just chillin here”

“You..don’t have to if you don’t want to.”

With the two asking, it slightly opened its mouth in response. 

Do they eat stars here?

“I see that as a yes, let’s go!”
“They didn’t even say anything!”
“I know my little guy moon better than you think, that for sure was a yes!”

With that response, the big white started pulling it around, just like they always had been when it was in its idle state.

“You can call me Whiroft by the way!”
“Phözrit.”
“Now that you are my little guy moon, you can always ask me if you need anything!”
“Whir they never agreed to be your moon.”
“Ok? But now explain why they are still with me and following me around?”
“It’s literally your mass you are literally attracting them”
“Wow calling me fat but attractive, if they didn’t like me they would have left me a long time ago”
“That wasn’t the point [...]”

With hese two, it just floated by. Next to Whiroft while they shouted.
It floated around like always, but this time awake.
Looking around, listening to the two and others.
Observing the lights and structures as they pass by.
There is a lot to take in, but in no overwhelming matter, in a positive one.
Oddly enough, it felt good to wake up at this moment.

It woke up cherished as someones moon, met by warmer suns in an environment full ot others, no longer full of the same round orbs and stars.

Today, its core felt a little bit warmer too.

Maybe.

Maybe this time,
it was ok to be awake,
even if just for a bit longer.