You are an astronaut who got separated from your group. You do have enough jet power to make it back but a voice grabs your attention... A voice that they hear inside of their head. Written by /u/HappyQuetzalcoatl on Reddit. Featuring Talia Wolf Audio on YouTube.
Rookie. Rookie, can you hear me? Oh, thank God.
You had us scared. That cluster of asteroids came from left field. How are your instruments? Good.
Thankfully, you're not too far off from us. Can you spot the ship? Perfect.
Okay, now all you have to do is get back. We're shutting off the engine and the thrusters, so you have an easy. ..
Hmm. How peculiar. And who might you be? Now, speech.
Are you perhaps mute? Or are you afraid? Ah, or is it that thing on your head? No matter.
All I need to know is in your mind. That will tell me everything. Now, hold still.
This won't hurt. Do not be afraid. I will not hurt you.
Ah, so that is what you are. An astronaut. We are similar in that regard.
I do travel this vast emptiness before us. Surrounded by nothing but my thoughts. The faint light of the stars in the distance.
The void around me. No sound and no one to talk to. Oh, I am sorry about that.
I seem to have lost myself a bit. Speaking of loss, you seem to be so yourself. Are you okay? Interesting.
Well, I also see you are in a rather fascinating outfit. Is it comfortable, astronaut? Ah, so you are not able to survive out here without that space suit you are wearing.
Your kind is rather new one then. Still relying on protection from the void. Do not worry though.
Humankind will get there in time. Give it a few thousand years. Yes, I am not wearing any protective gear.
My kind has no need for them anymore. What am I? Ah, what is the answer you seek, my stranded astronaut? What do I look like? Or pertains what I am called? My kind has no name.
We never needed one. And I have only a signature. That is what you hear.
It is quite interesting how we became like this. We were once like you, exploring the cosmos in search of new worlds. Then we found something even greater in our own bodies.
A power we knew nothing about until recently. How to explain it? Do you know what we consist of? Yes, that too, dear astronaut.
But what I mean is all of us. From you to the very stars. We are made of energy.
Pure energy. Now imagine what would happen if you can manipulate that very energy. Do you see now? Exactly.
The ability to move the very building blocks of the universe. Atoms, as you call them, dear astronaut. That what we found.
The ability to move that very energy. Of course, we could not just move atoms just because we could. Can you imagine that? A species that found a way to control energy and end up making something horrible.
The thought of such thing is humorous. Oh, I guess you would not want to be out here for a long time. I see.
Then where is your ship, dear astronaut? Ah, that is what that is. Hmm.
It is quite a trip. You think you can make it? So you can.
Although it would take you a while in the pace you are going at. And I would not want you to end up stuck halfway. Let me help you, dear astronaut.
Are you surprised? It is an easy thing for me to travel through the emptiness of space. Perhaps your kind will learn to in time.
For now, though, this is goodbye, dear astronaut. It has been a wonderful conversation. I bid you a safe journey.
Perhaps our paths will cross again someday. Come in, rookie. God damn it, this is not good.
Rookie? Oh, thank the heavens. Where are you? What happened? We lost communication for a while and we could not find you anywhere.
Let us get you inside and to the medical wing. Then you can explain in detail and stop sounding like a.