Chapter 1: a soul
Star wakes up from her dreams. She doesn't remember what they were about, but she thinks it was about her and joyi's adventure. She shivers. It was very, very cold. She didn't know why. It was also very dark.
She could hardly see. Wait...doesn't chell usually have a nightlight on though? She thinks. Maybe we lost power during the night. Star nuges chell. "Hey...i think the um...powers out…" chell looks around. "Can't it wait till morning star? I'm tired." star looks at the bed.
"Fine." she says, closing her eye. It was too cold. She shivers. Ugh. why does it have to be so...cold? She thinks wanting to roll up in the blanket that she shared with the other cores.
She wants to talk, or just say anything at all, but… she knows she cant. She shivers again. God. it's so cold. She gets up, floating out into the hall.
She goes down the stairs, looking at the door that leads outside. She takes her little arm out, turning the knob of the door, and going outside. She shuts the door behind her. She sighs, placing herself on a hill nearby the house. She looks up at the stars, a warm fuzzy feeling filling her.
I like stars, they're shining, warm, balls of… whatever stars are made of. I'm a star. Or at least, my name is. Well...not my real name. My real name is t.s.s.
It stands for 'teaching space sphere' but i like star better. she sigh again. The sky is full of shining stars. It's...well, beautiful. She always did this.
She would always look at the stars, she loved it. She always did.
Star floats up, thinking it would be a good idea to go back inside. She goes towards the door, opening it, going inside and closing the door. She thinks about talking to joyi. She nods to herself. That sounds good, she usually is up at this time…i never ask why.
I don't want to upset her. Star floats towards joy's bedroom door. She knocks on it softly, not wanting to wake the others. The door opens, joyi looks at her friend, she smiles, opening the door more so star can come in. star plops herself on the bed.
Joyi closes the door. "Hey star, how you doing?" joyi asks. "Good, um...you?" joyi nods, as if to say 'yeah i'm fine' they sit in silence for a moment, then joyi says something. "Did...is something wrong?" star looks out the window. "It's cold and dark upstairs. And…" joyi looks at her friend. "And?" star looks at joyi.
"I haven't talked to you in a while, i'm sorry." joyi stares in surprise. "You...you don't have to say sorry, i-i know it's been kind of busy…" star looks down. She was sad- no, she was...she had no idea. Guilty? Yeah. star goes over to her friend, 'hugging' her.
Joyi hugs back. Star looks up at her friend. Joyi stares into stars eye. It's shining with emotion. "I missed you when i was in space. I really did. I think i lost it when i was in space a little, 'cus oh stars, do i remember trying to talk to things in space because i was lonely. I think i found some yellow paint once, and drew a soul that was yellow on a rock. I was proud. I pretended the rock was you, but i stopped and the rock is still in space somewhere. Sorry, rabling, anyway, point is, i missed you." joyi smiles at her friend.
"Oh! I forgot! Hold on my star, i need to give you something." joyi places star down. A present? For me? I wonder if...it's cool. Joyi comes back out, something behind her. Then she shows the gift to her. It's a soul made out of lightweight glass.
It's blue with golden stars in it. Star's eye widens. "Is… is… i… i don't… am...i'm going to be human?" joyi nods, giveing star the soul. "I'm going to let you know, this isn't going to be easy. I'm going to have to teach you how to walk. Also, you can change back, but i can only do that, i can teach you how to switch it out okay?... are you sure you want this star?" star nods. She wants to be human. Joyi puts the soul were a soul would be for a human.
There's a flash of light, then nothing. Star looks around. "I-it worked? It really worked! I did it! I created a soul by using glass! My mom would be so proud of me!" star looks down. She has legs. She's very wobbly.
What time was it? She had to show the others. Star tries to walk, but she just falls on the floor. Joyi helps her up. "Thank you…" star says, almost falling over again. "Here, i'll help you." she holds her arm out and star holds onto it.
"Now just...start going forward." star shakely walks, joyi walking with her. After a few hours doing that joyi tells star to walk without joyi's help. Star frowns. But i'll fall! She wants to say, but she doesn't. She lets go of joyis arm.
Star walks forward, almost falling over a few times, but other than that she was doing very well for a robot, well core, turned into a human. She looks at her boots. Why does she have boots on anyway? 'Joyi… um… what do i...look like?" star hesitantly asks. Joyi looks at her friend. "...your hair is a very light yellow, but then it turns golden near the tips of your hair. You have a very light skin tone, maybe the same as mine. You're wearing a dress, it has dark gold and dark blue stars on it, and that is most of the colors for it. Your boots are a light blue with a light yellow. Your eyes look like same as before. Brown with golden with more brown. But it's got more of a… humany aspect to it." star looks at her hands.
Thank the stars i have hands. "Do...do i look...pretty?" joyi looks at her for a moment, then she grabs a mirror for star to look at herself. "Here." i look into the mirror. She was right. I am pretty… and my eyes, oh.
I can't wait to show the others this. Star can see her own eye's sparkling full of delight. "Thank you. Thank you so much." she says. joyi takes the mirror away. "Your welcome, it was very hard to make a soul out of only glass you know. I took what knew about you, shoved it in there, and made it glass. I had to do it alot, because well...i would break it sometimes." star smiles.
I love being a human. I like being a core too though.
