VIII
The remains of DigitalCITY fell almost a decade before into what would have been the Infinity Mountain range cycles and cycles ago. As such, there are plenty of unexplored tunnels and places crumbled and needing rebuilding. The most Koh has ever built are lego cities he'd quickly grown tired of and disassembled for rocket ships. Still there is plenty of destruction in making things.
… He's not even fooling himself at this point.
He runs his fingers along the sides of the cavern he's picked. It's facing out to sea, the sunset dulling the sheen of the three moons in the sky, legacies of an aborted second war.
He wants-
Screaming.
He wants.
He breathes out, hard. It aches.
If he runs, and wanders further into the world, the parts he's never seen or endured before, maybe the scars he already has will hurt less in the morning.
Sayo has never said anything, but she probably feels the same way deep down, picking at scabs rather than letting them close.
The moon's are rising higher. His stomach grumbles.
"Maybe I should stay for consistent meals," he says to himself. Getting to his feet, Koh goes to eat, thoughts still in turmoil.