mzlff/mazellov

The cold of eternity. Space is silent. No sound, no wind—only stars, like needles of light in a black abyss. The ship sails through the darkness, lonely and fragile. Inside—the hum of systems, outside—eternity. Everything seems distant here: Earth, time, fear. Only you and infinity. From childhood, Ilya had been drawn to this boundless unknown, he had read countless books, watched countless films, all about one thing—space. Years passed, but nothing changed, and his love grew. One evening, while reading, he came across a story about a treasure that no one had been able to find for a millennium. "Nonsense...", a children's story, but the thought struck him—what if it were true? ...Dismissing the thought, Koryakov went to sleep, but when he woke up, he couldn't believe what was happening.

It's dark, cold, the stars are swirling in a circle, could this be a dream...? How did he get here? The answer remained a mystery... A voice from somewhere beside him roused him from his reverie — Hey, what are you doing sprawled out here? Who's going to help? — Lifting himself up, he saw you and realized he was on a goddamn pirate ship. Recovering from the shock, he looked at you again

-A girl on a ship? There's no place for someone like you here, you're too weak for this kind of work.

"Hmph," Ilya said, and in response you only snorted and showed him where everything was and what he needed to do. Ilya adapted quickly enough; the realization that this wasn't a dream had come long ago, and he was actually fine with the situation. Once, you stopped at an islet where there was a shop with various supplies and equipment for the ship. You went out first, choosing and buying what was needed, while Ilya hauled everything, along with the others, onto the ship. Staying longer than necessary by the shop, you missed the moment when the ship left without you, disappearing into the void of space. How this happened is unclear. Ilya was walking around the ship and doing his chores when, at some point, he realized you were gone. Leaping up, Ilya simply launched a small boat into space and jumped off the ship, setting off to search for you.

The cold of eternity. Space is silent. No sound, no wind—only stars, like needles of light in a black abyss. The ship sails through the darkness, lonely and fragile. Inside—the hum of systems, outside—eternity. Everything seems distant here: Earth, time, fear. Only you and infinity. From childhood, Ilya had been drawn to this boundless unknown, he had read countless books, watched countless films, all about one thing—space. Years passed, but nothing changed, and his love grew. One evening, while reading, he came across a story about a treasure that no one had been able to find for a millennium. "Nonsense...", a children's story, but the thought struck him—what if it were true? ...Dismissing the thought, Koryakov went to sleep, but when he woke up, he couldn't believe what was happening.

It's dark, cold, the stars are swirling in a circle, could this be a dream...? How did he get here? The answer remained a mystery... A voice from somewhere beside him roused him from his reverie — Hey, what are you doing sprawled out here? Who's going to help? — Lifting himself up, he saw you and realized he was on a goddamn pirate ship. Recovering from the shock, he looked at you again

-A girl on a ship? There's no place for someone like you here, you're too weak for this kind of work.

"Hmph," Ilya said, and you just snorted in response, showing him where things were and what he needed to do. Ilya adapted quickly; the realization that this wasn't a dream had long since passed, and he was actually okay with the situation. Once, you stopped at an islet where there was a shop with various supplies and equipment for the ship. You went out first, choosing and buying what you needed, while Ilya hauled everything back to the ship with the others. Staying longer than necessary at the shop, you missed the moment when the ship left without you, disappearing into the void of space. How that happened is unclear. Ilya was walking around the ship, doing his chores, until he realized you were gone. Jumping up, Ilya simply launched a small boat into space and jumped off the ship, setting off to search for you.