Filed by Raine Solara, whose notebook just started writing back
They arrived on a Friday, but it felt like a collision between timelines.
The air smelled like oranges and ionized trust issues.
Dani, former karaoke queen of the 200-level skies, now walks with the steady confidence of a woman who’s seen Saturn blink.
She came back to the Retreat with someone new.
Someone glowing.
The air smelled like oranges and ionized trust issues.
Dani, former karaoke queen of the 200-level skies, now walks with the steady confidence of a woman who’s seen Saturn blink.
She came back to the Retreat with someone new.
Someone glowing.
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| The alien man has been on Dani's side for a while |
WHO IS “THE ALIEN MAN”?
He doesn’t go by a name. He does actually, his name is Cam, but Dani calls him:
“💫 My Altitude-Adjusted Companion.”
Or just…“Vrrrnn.”
Here’s what we know (or suspect):
He shimmers around the edges when nervous.
Communicates mostly through scent and shoulder movement.
His laugh sounds like a xylophone left in the rain.
Obsessed with trail mix and early ‘90s soap operas.
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| He didn't look alien |
Trenton Glass (suspiciously nearby):
“That’s no ordinary visitor. That’s a witness to what’s coming.”Dani (to Vrrrnn, holding his fourth espresso macchiato):
“You like it here, don’t you?”
He replied with a scent that translated roughly to:
“Here feels like music before it's made.”
Dani didn’t bring an alien man.
She brought someone who remembers her from the stars.
Who may have never stopped waiting.
And the Retreat rearranged itself to welcome them.
Because sometimes, the only way to see clearly…is to look at yourself through someone who’s never been human.
It was just after or was it before, Dani and her Alien Man drifted off into the fog?
And in stomped Demo Man.
Boots are still dusty from somewhere, crumbling.
Jacket zipped halfway over a shirt that said “I Break for No One (Except Her)”
…and on his arm? I recognized her right away, it was his 10-minute date, The Lady Utahpian.
And in stomped Demo Man.
Boots are still dusty from somewhere, crumbling.
Jacket zipped halfway over a shirt that said “I Break for No One (Except Her)”
…and on his arm? I recognized her right away, it was his 10-minute date, The Lady Utahpian.
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| Yes, it was Demo Man and the lady |
A glowing date with a countdown.
Yes, an actual visible countdown — 10:00 ticking down above her head like neon heartbreak.
[TRANSMISSION FOOTNOTE:]
“The Retreat does not host reunions. It reveals who never really left.”
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