Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 6mThe cadaver demonstrated the horrendous, unbearable situation she went through. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 1hOne Fixer of ours was exploring the Outskirts and came across those children. We could easily guess why she bothered to report her findings to us. We also figured that she had spent quite a bit of time agonizing over whether to report it or not. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 2hWhat about us, you ask? Unfortunately, we won’t be able to see what kind of forest will grow. Besides, we still have one last thing to do… It is something we have done countless times. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 3hAmong the many Fixers of the Backstreets, she was one of the few who could go toe to toe with the Head and the Claw. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 4hYou shall be the infinite light. Your name is Ayin. Remember this name of ours. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 5hThey say that void awaits at the end, but I know that it's not just empty. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 6hShe was hardly breathing, but her encephalon was still active. That was all we needed. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 7hYou probably tried to comfort yourself in the end, telling yourself that you did the best you could. That in this world, in that moment, there wasn’t any other option for you. But Carmen was the person who was trying to change this world, the world you resigned yourself to. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 8hShe once went on a long, winding filibuster of why she needed to finish the experiment, but I don’t remember the details. Whenever she was told that she wasn’t ready yet, I could see the strong desire in her eyes. It was a craving, a bizarre obsession. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 9hThen, one man quietly raised his hand. It was Giovanni, who had kept to himself for most of his time here. Giovanni was one of the patients from Carmen’s company. I heard they had known each other since childhood. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 10hThe sentinel who guards the gates of hell must always be in despair. Such despair that they cannot even fall into the depths of hell. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 11hTo bring back those who had forsaken the embrace of the earth. To hide and lock away the Seed of secret. I was the only one who remained. I wanted to be forgotten like a mirage. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 12hAgony and rage mixed, blending together in the mist. One couldn’t determine if the smoke was responsible for the madness, or if the cries of agony spewed forth the smoke. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 13hI vaguely remembered Carmen had told me about him a few days prior. That one of the elites would stop by to apply to our company. 'He’s a bit pompous, so don’t believe everything he says,' she said to me. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 14hTruth be told, everything fell down the edge of the cliff the exact moment the Head found us. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 15hAre you sure you can really join our experiment in such an unstable situation? 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 16hIt has been so long since we saw the light behind the mist and clouds. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 19hIt has been so long since we saw the light behind the mist and clouds. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 20hAgony and rage mixed, blending together in the mist. One couldn’t determine if the smoke was responsible for the madness, or if the cries of agony spewed forth the smoke. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 21hWe began our research on Cogito in earnest. The most urgent issue that prevailed at the time was the correct dosage. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 23hWe made a monster that was not supposed to exist in this world. We went too far to ever turn back. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026You have been through so much. Today arrived before you could even realize it, as you have endured and overcome numerous trials. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Wounds have a way of revealing themselves, even for those who wish to keep them concealed. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026He had an excellent reputation from the people who surrounded him; he had his sly yet charming smile and humor. It would have been easy for him to get into any one of the Wings with his skills and personality. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026… It is time to manage the Abnormalities. You’ll make it. I know you will. Come now. This will be our final day at work as the manager. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cogito emaciates the boundary of a human. And repeated experiments will leave an indelible mark. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What about us, you ask? Unfortunately, we won’t be able to see what kind of forest will grow. Besides, we still have one last thing to do… It is something we have done countless times. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026How to avoid the Head’s pursuit; the means to join the ranks of the Wings; and the way for us, the few, to survive. It was impossible to figure those out on our own. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Daniel grabbed everyone’s attention with his fancy suit that didn’t fit in here at all. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I vaguely remembered Carmen had told me about him a few days prior. That one of the elites would stop by to apply to our company. 'He’s a bit pompous, so don’t believe everything he says,' she said to me. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Michelle was the youngest among us. She was a timid and innocent employee. It made her an easy target. Maybe it was her fate to be used as a pawn of the Wings that were alert to us, or of the Head that would watch over us constantly. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026She was called the “Red Mist” among the Backstreet’s denizens. That was a name she earned protecting us from all kinds of threats and maneuvers of the outside. Michelle’s betrayal led the Eye to the den we hid in, then the Head mercilessly threw their Claws at us. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 I asked how she was able to recruit such an elite. Carmen answered nonchalantly, as if I had asked about something trivial. 'I’m a master at blowing people’s minds.' 'Don’t you know that by now?' 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You may feel a bit dizzy, but it will be worth it. You only need to bear it for a moment. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I couldn’t answer his last words because I didn’t want to desolate the only hope he had left. That was my selfishness, believing that he would be at least happy in a fleeting dream he could not wake from, lying in restless sleep. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It was only after a very long time that I realized giving praise once in a while may have been a good idea. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The ones who had left early on likely didn’t need me anymore, but I needed them in those final moments. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026She wasn’t able to say anything to my browbeating. Carmen broke the silence instead. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Lisa’s vicious mumbling likely had no weight to it, but I knew one thing. I knew Carmen’s answer was sincere. Ever since that day, her wound quietly deepened. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I vaguely remembered Carmen had told me about him a few days prior. That one of the elites would stop by to apply to our company. 'He’s a bit pompous, so don’t believe everything he says,' she said to me. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Then, one man quietly raised his hand. It was Giovanni, who had kept to himself for most of his time here. Giovanni was one of the patients from Carmen’s company. I heard they had known each other since childhood. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026There is no such thing as a noble sacrifice. The end is always miserable, no matter how justifiable a cause it may be for. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If another person had been in my place, they may have turned around for the sound of her hasty footsteps. Cogito was something that she couldn’t access at her level of authority. The only task she was ordered to do was record the changes that occurred in the test subjects. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wounds have a way of revealing themselves, even for those who wish to keep them concealed. 000
Ayin @ayin-txt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Carmen could back up what she said. She truly did have a sharp eye for people. The tale of how she built her reputation could fill a chronicle of history books and then some. 000
