onepassingnight | But there is no life on Earth.

Near the north pole of planet Mercury, there are signs of life, all enclosed in a thin, transparent dome that still allows a clear view of the heavens. Inside, the air is clean and breathable, and even stirs itself in artificial breezes.

The entire city is a mass of blue crystal, luminous with the glow of thousands of solar trees both within and without, their blue cels attached to silvery branches and trunks. It makes a striking contrast, and the structures provide the city's energy, veritable solar power farms, bustling and thriving like the city itself. . Everywhere, the roads lead inward towards a palace, attention drawn to it by its height, taller than any nearby building.

The lush sound of splashing water comes from a clear, ornamental pool in the entryway. Tropical fish swim contentedly there, glimmers of golden koi amid and around the stems of water lilies. There is greenery, too, and flowers provide a seasoning of color. Overhead, the ceiling is dizzyingly high, adding to the sense of open space.

Seated at the edge of the pool, dressed in an elegant gown and with the sigil of her planet showing proudly on her forehead, is the Princess Mercury, now queen of her reborn kingdom. She plays a simple, longing melody on the harp she holds in her lap.

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Well... [Her smile is sly, and decidedly proud of herself.] They had help.

[It hadn't been hard to reverse-engineer some of what had existed in the Silver Millenium, especially with access to much of the moon castle's computer systems through her own.]

[ She can see that pride, so she doesn't even have to ask whose help it was, instead she just casually (rather than disinterestedly) shrugs, looking around more. ]

It's a pretty good job. I mean.. walking around on this place just like on Earth, it's pretty amazing. Even I have to admit that much.

[Earth's breezes would be more natural, its soil richer, its waters...

But this is a good approximation. It has everything they need for life.]

I'm flattered! I'm glad it doesn't bother you to be inside this dome.

It's a little different than what I would have expected from being in space. [ It seems to be a slight joke, but at least all in good nature, even if it's deadpan. ]

And at least it means the future after the Earth is in good hands.

To someone growing up here, the Earth would be going into space.

[It's not just an obvious observation. There are already generations who've lived here, and no one but her who remembers when it began.]

That's such a weird idea, thinking of the Earth as something out in space, far away from us.. [ although, thinking about it, she can't help but arrive that that conclusion as well. ]

Are you saying people already lived here for that long?

For generations. [And she doesn't look a day over her twenties.] They've been born, lived, and died here. Only a few remember living on Earth at all.

So it's even far into the future compared to usual, huh..

[ generations already.. ]

I guess you've been doing pretty well throughout time, though. [ you know, the whole twenties thing. ]

Don't compare my lifespan to theirs. This is natural. [And apparently Mercury still suffers from pride and arrogance.]

Ruling as a ruler over a planet, with a long lifespan.. It almost sounds more like something from some sort of fairytale than anything you'd see in real life.

[There's just one problem with that. It's the same problem that's always made her rebel when her world's story is called a fairy tale.]

There's no magic wand here. Everything we've done is by our own hands and our own power.

[There's no easy solution, no simple rebirth.]

That's what makes it real, of course. [ Ange shrugs, what she's saying is nothing something she disagrees with. ]

If you don't make something by yourself, then it'll remain just that.. a fairytale.

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I don't like fairy tales. [The nearest thing to one that really shaped her world... hadn't ended happily ever after.] That's why I prefer to focus only on those efforts.

Fairytales will just be that, stories. [ shrug. ]

I liked them as a kid, but of course I don't believe in that sort of thing anymore at this age.

Fairy tales mislead people. They make people believe whatever they do is fine, because it'll work out anyway because they're special.

Life isn't like that.

Exactly.

Because.. they're special, huh? I never really thought they told it that way, but I guess it makes sense.

That's right. There are people in this world who believe whatever they do is fine, and that they should be forgiven just because they're the one who did it.

What an egocentrical point of view. It's not like you can have different standards for different people, life doesn't work that way to begin with.

It's the fault of the people who allow it, for letting themselves be deceived.

Pointing out who's to blame won't really help anything. [ a shrug. ] The point is just that there seriously are people out there thinking that, and there will always be. It's something that just can't be helped.

You can cut off the head when it rears itself, when they commit the crimes that deserve it. There's no reason to allow it to continue like that.

Some people will just never change in their beliefs. Haven't you ever met a stubborn person like that before?

If that's the case, and if you're saying I have to accept that, they also have to accept that I won't change mine.

Sure, that just means you're just as stubborn as them.

[ she shrugs, and for a moment she turns to stare at something else and walk a little as she talks. ]

Most people are stubborn in their own beliefs, either way. Except for completely spineless people.

A spineless person won't ever get far. They need to be able to chase what they want, to get it. It won't just come to them.

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