Instead, filling the entire dome, was a massive, sprawling network of glowing, glass-like vines. At the center was a giant, pulsing pod. When the crew ran their scanners over it, the computer didn't register plant matter.
The final entry in the file was marked by a spike in the data stream. PodFlower.Aby_Sekara.1.var
As the months passed, the line between woman and garden blurred. The blue glow of the plant became the only light Aby knew. She stopped looking at the black, frozen sky outside. She only looked at the pod. 💥 The Blooming Instead, filling the entire dome, was a massive,
"Day 1,402," Aby’s voice echoed in the audio layer of the file. It was dry and paper-thin. "The oxygen scrubbers are dead. The mechanical ones, anyway. I’ve wired my biometric harness directly into the PodFlower’s root bed. We are trading." The final entry in the file was marked
"If the atmosphere won't take us as we are," Aby's voice said, sounding strangely peaceful, "then we will change to fit the atmosphere. I am going to sleep now. Let's see what we grow into." 🛑 LOG ENDS