Once upon a time a girl steps onto a frozen lake.

She walks tentatively on the ice as it cracks and creaks she looks down at the icy reflections of frozen plant’s and fish and the haunting human faces.

The erriness of the mist on the icey lake as she walks lost in the void of her skin consciousness.

She is lost in a dream deep thought....

Walking on ice was nothing like walking on the ground.

Elise had never really realized it, but there was something soothing about having all of that dirt beneath you. When she was scared, she could just think about all of the worms and roots and rocks that were working together to support her and she felt a little better.

Over the lake, though, it was different. There was none of that busy com...

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Vid Testimony, Ryan Persons, female, Android, manufacturer location OldeEarth, manufacturer date: redacted, model: Merck/Johnson, model type: redacted, current address: redacted, Haworthia Flats, Enceladus

One beige table, three beige chairs, four beige walls, the incognito filter wiped clean any distinguishing features in the hotel room. Detective Hatchet guided Ryan Persons...

A girl walks across the frozen lake into the unknown just knowing it’s where she’s meant to be. She tries to sleep at night, but can’t. She tries to concentrate on school during the day, but can’t. She tries to spend time with her friends and family, but can’t. There is always something in the way. It’s not even her own thoughts. It’s someone else’s thoughts. She knows that they’re there, a...

The cold cuts at my exposed face and I pull my coat tighter towards me. The ice seems to be strong, but I still don’t trust the middle. At the edge of the lake I see my stump. Our secret little exchannge post.

Of course our families do not like each other, but he is the best man I have ever had the pleasure of not meeting. We are pen pals through this little stump, and I treasure his letters dear...

I search for a soul

I search for a light

I see a sight

Covering someone’s eyes

I sense the presence

If as a person was within

The premises of me and my skin

Crawling beneath the storm

Facing the reflection of me

Oh the truth

It must be

That you

Haven’t seen

The eyes of a face

The sight of a sea

The redness of a goat

And the teeth of meat

The sign of a soul

To see instantly

A ...

She walks for hope,

Hope that he is still alive.

Her fingers numb

And her cheeks turn red.

She whispers prayers

And ignores the cracks.

“I will find you…” she says over and over.

On step, and the ice veins out.

One step, and her head is underwater.

One step, and she’s found her father,

Sinking below.

Together they are....

Wandering in this abyss

Wondering if there’s more to life than just this

It’s cold but I’m used to it

At first I was trying to find love and

Money

But now I’m looking for anything

Anything to fill this hole

It’s been forever sense I’ve felt whole

It’s been forever sense I’ve had a soul

It’s been forever sense I haven’t felt cold

I hate being alone

It’s been forever since I haven’t been a...

The ice hasn’t cracked yet

I think it will, at any moment

I have a phone on me

Maybe someone could save me if I called them

But I don’t want to

Because

What if there’s no Wi-Fi

?

Better not to call

I don’t want to bother anyone

K e e p w a l k i n g

There is no land up ahead

My friends made it to land

I could’ve been with them

If I hadn’t took their burdens

It made me heavier

It tempted the ice t...

They said they’d chase me here, but they never did. I’m alone - running in the cold. I didn’t even have time to put my shoes on. Y bare feet slam on the ice, sending shivers throughout my entire body before I go numb. But I continue across the frozen lake, fleeing from nothing, just waiting for someone to come and find me. Rescue me. They said they would. They begged me not to run away. I wasn’t t...