Story Reader / Affection / Ayla: Brilliance / Story
The next day, Ayla calls you to her studio.
For some reason, you are blindfolded as you enter the studio.
Don't take off your blindfold just yet.
Ella pushes you into a chair.
It seems like you have been moving for some time, but you get this sneaking suspicion that you are moving in circles.
Hmm... If that's the case...
You hear the electric buzzing of a projector turning on.
Hmm... This isn't ideal...
You hear the clicking of a button.
Just a few minor adjustments... Annnnd that should do it.
Alright, you can take off your blindfold.
Is this... the bridge in Babylonia?
You pushed me all the way here?
Ayla wants to respond when the comms on your headset rings.
Commandant?
I didn't see you this morning. Everything okay?
Well, when you finish up, come to the bridge. Celica said...
?
Am I not already at the bridge?
Wait, no. Seems like the night sky is a bit blurry.
Feels like... a wall.
There appears to be a wall about half a meter in front of you.
Spacial immersion seems good enough, but the distance isn't fooling anyone...
Looks like I can't just rely on pictures.
Ella toggles her personal terminal, and a white wall appears in front of her.
Seems like this was parallax photography projected on the wall to create a sense of remote reality.
If that's the case...
It seems to work in principle.
Next up... I won't need to bother you anymore.
After all, how to frame the "question," that is left to the creator...
Commandant? Are you there?
