[Rissyy]

username & ID number: Rissyy + 557935
kalon name: Furozh
prompt: blingbling

[ghvstie]

mark! goddess of the sun =w= cant wait to draw this aaa

[alicent]

marking!

[almond.milk]

username & ID number: almond.milk + 875153
kalon name: nimue
prompt:

[Knickknacks]

username & ID number: knickknacks + 815546
kalon name: eden
prompt: [399 words]

The cushion of the chair against her back is a small comfort, at least. Eden allows herself to collapse backward into it, shutting her eyes against the glare of the screens, even if only for a moment.

"Eden?" Right- she's forgotten to close the voicelink.

"All good on my end," she speaks, glancing balefully at the bright lights in front of her. "I was just resting my eyes. You're set to proceed as normal." She should not need to rest her eyes. Perhaps she ought to get a system check. Eden elects to ignore this thought for now, instead focusing on the task at hand.

Maintaining a small space station on one's own was a task requiring immense focus- precisely what Eden had been created for. E.D.E.N - External Departure Examen Network. Her life, her time, even her name- all oriented to this job alone. Yet- those behind her creation had intended to make her lifelike as possible, mimicking the mannerisms of real beings while adopting none of their margin for error. And so Eden existed: alone on an orbiting space station, which was really more like a capsule. She performed her work flawlessly, monitoring and doing pre-flight checks for those departing the planet's atmosphere. A safety measure. Allegedly there was a sister program dedicated to monitoring entries to the atmosphere- if Eden reflected on this for too long, she felt an odd longing mixed with jealousy. The thought that there was someone like her, in a capsule of their own, was compelling- and yet, she reflected disdainfully, why could she not be trusted to handle both?

And so her cycles went- dutifully performing her work, living her life in front of a glowing array of sensors and screens, plagued by lifelike sensations and thoughts that she is sure were not intended to be a part of her programming. She should not feel uncomfortable, or tired, or disgruntled about her workload.

Her world was here, in front of her screens, with naught but a porthole to give her a view of the stars. She wondered what it would be like, sometimes, to go beyond these walls of her workspace. But it was not a part of her programming to wonder about such things, so she did her best to quash such thoughts whenever they appeared. They were impossible thoughts, anyway.

The glow of her screens would have to be enough.

[nom nom!]

username & ID number: ruptures 1047464
kalon name: cove
prompt: (400 words or 1 art piece)

[Mnemosyne]

username & ID number: Mnemosyne & 249050
kalon name: Ourania
prompt: Ourania relaxed into the silence, feeling her body gently floating through the emptiness of space. If she were to open her eyes she'd see countless stars, blazing balls of gas that were so close, yet so far away. It was simply magical. She could stay here forever.

A crackle in her ears was the only heads-up she had before a voice echoed through her suit. "How're you doing out there, Rani? For the record, we all still think this time you're extra-crazy."

She smiled peacefully, though she knew nobody could see it through the tinted visor. "I'll take that under advisement. But it's working, no? Can't you see for yourself?"

There was a distinct pause, then: "Well, we can see something happening. I mean, you're-you're glowing. Literally."

Ourania finally opened her eyes and gazed down at her suited body. She was glowing, it was true, lit up like a tiny star of her own against the dark fabric of space. "Yes, good observation."

Another pause. "But can you explain again why? Or how?"

She was finally unable to hold back her sigh. "Once again, I created a new kind of paneling to go on top of our space suits. The panels absorb radiation and light from nearby stars to store as energy, but they're so efficient that the excess is emitted as light. I could go into the minute scientific details, but I don't want to bore you."

Silence again. Then a crackle. "Riiiight... So your suit is fully charged, then? You could head back into the ship?"

Ourania spun her hand lazily in a circle, enjoying the weightless feel. "Sure. If I wanted to." The quiet of her shipmates spoke volumes, and she felt compelled to respond. "I mean, isn't it nice drifting through the cosmos, feeling so infinitesimally small? Like you're just a speck so tiny that it's a miracle you're even here? We take so much power from the stars that it feels nice to shine back at them, even if my light is so faint that almost nobody could see it." She paused for a quick breath. "Plus, it looks pretty."

There was another pregnant pause before the comm system kicked in again. "Suit yourself..." the voice muttered, clearly resigned. Ourania grinned victoriously, closing her eyes again. They didn't always understand her harebrained ideas, but she always won in the end.

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[Zephara]

username & ID number: zephara + 844147
kalon name: Eve
prompt:

wip

[elf_of_the_hollow]

results time! I had so much fun looking at everyone's entries ^^

I'm awarding HMs to the following;

Safe_Haven / 520125
Knickknacks / 815546
ruptures / 1047464
you all had such lovely entries!

I'm also awarding two RUs for this comp, for Rissyy / 557935 and Mnemosyne / 249050! I just adored both of your entries - both RUs are complete and should be posted shortly after this ^^

aaand finally, the winner of this kal is going to be almond.milk / 875153! your art was just perfect, I couldn't stop staring at it! you've been added, please take care of nimue!

[Mnemosyne]

ahhhh thank you so much for the RU!! she's absolutely gorgeous and i'm so excited to slot Ourania into my space au!! huge congrats to those who got HMs, Rissy, and almond.milk!! your entries were all amazing ♥