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Archive; Survivors Prompt; There are times of year when there are never any visible stars, the two suns divided on either side of the planet and blocking out the faint light of distant stars. There are other times when the suns are so close together that the night sky is such a brilliant contrast that none could help but admire its beauty. On those night, many of Rel'yq's creatures stay up late to watch as the constellations above them move across the sky.
Ankden was fascinated by the stars from the moment he was born. He was even named after them, having been born during one of the most spectacular nights his parents had ever seen. Ankden was especially fascinated by a red star that seemed to move across the sky. It was not bound to a yearly calendar in its movements, but it did have a regular pattern to them. Ankden began tracking the star as a youngling and in his early adulthood, he presented his theory to the astronomers. They laughed at him. His wandering star, known as a "planet", an ancient word meaning wanderer, simply moved on it's on will like their suns. They had never observed the pattern to it.
Ankden argued that it was because the pattern was so long, but they told him to not bother coming back until he'd seen multiple repetitions. So he studied the star, the planet, and made many charts tracking its movements. Eventually, he had enough proof that the astronomers were forced to accept the theory and investigate it themselves. They found that there were multiple planets, each one moving more slowly than the last. Ankden was given an award for his discovery.
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by Archaeopteryx. » Thu Jul 18, 2024 12:18 pm 
