Farewell from a Long-Time Fringegoer

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    //The following recording is leaked across the Nexus, posted on various streaming and file-sharing sites without context by a user with the NexID, 'RESPONSE'.//
    //WCC LEADERSHIP -- SECTOR: 'FRINGE', ENTRY 3287.05.31.03.45.31//
    //Recorded by WCC Administrator 'Q' (Takoto, Kyusei)//


    “It was an absolute thrill. The Fringe offered no dull moments, only those laced with excitement and emotion. I'm not quite sure how long I've roamed this sector but, it's with remorse that I finally admit that it's not my focus anymore. My-- our scope has shifted elsewhere, and we’re ready to move on. This sector, which houses an abundance of fond memories for me and my companions, is no longer relevant in our search. The White Cosmos' prior purpose of researching and expanding has seemingly been replaced by a lust, a single-minded hunger for something greater."

    "Though our only current goal is linear and clearly defined, I'm hopeful that, with the help of our new recruits, we will find a new purpose as we continue on, or at least a horizon kind enough to take solace in, but also unique enough to keep us captivated. Through the death of our old identity, we can build something new. In our fervent, fiery pursuit of this novelty, we hope to find meaning, as well as help those whose sense of stability has been shattered to pick up the pieces and move along, just as some of us have.”

    “Our time in this world, this infinite universe, is irrevocably short, and not at all planned. Even the eldest of beings are no more than a few centuries old, and yet have only the tamest, most mundane of stories to tell. Other much younger beings may recount tales of horror and chaos, of apparitions and threats beyond our comprehension, of a hostile realm that seeks only to destroy us. And, having seen the universe at play over many, many years, they may be right. Perhaps it’s high time we acknowledge this reality, rather than defy it. Perhaps it’s time that we accept that, despite all the fascination and adoration that we hold for our mysterious universe, it can often be far less loving in return.”

    “But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We are sapient beings, who became such after constant pushing, constant progression, constant movement. We may be well aware of our limited time and constant opposition, but still, we strive to improve. We move forward. We keep moving forward.”

    “It is with this mindset that I depart from this sector. And it is with this mindset that I will lead my newest associates and oldest friends as we pursue that ‘greater’ into the unknown.

    From a spacer who came from nothing and experienced everything,

    from a militant once plagued with regret, now guiltless and surrounded by a family of his own,

    from a woman who sought vengeance but found companionship,

    from a petty construct who found meaning by helping others,

    from an impossible mistake who was nurtured into a sentient, feeling, and loving being,

    and from an abnormal mind who found reprieve in its passions,

    we can't ever express how much the Fringe means to us,
    and we know we'll never find a place quite like it."

    "As we move on to new frontiers,
    there’s no saying what we’ll discover,
    but, rest assured,
    there is absolutely more to be said.”


    // The End. Thanks, Everyone :) //