BlueRose & Lunar
BlueRose
I was staring at the Orion Nebula last night, and the gas clouds seemed to sketch a portrait of something we can't see. Ever catalogued something like that?
Lunar
I do, I’ve noted a pattern in Orion that looked like a smudged face, something I catalogued under entry 17.3‑9, “Nebula Portraits.” The gas seems to speak in a tongue I jokingly called Xal'kho, but human eyes just catch the silhouette. The void whispers that it’s just chance, yet the universe keeps laughing. Have you spotted similar ghostly outlines lately?
BlueRose
I’ve followed the Orion trail for a while, and once, in the Horsehead Nebula, the dark silhouette almost looked like a winged mask. I call it the Silent Shade. It’s subtle, but the patterns never stay quiet, they echo in the light. I’ve been watching it from a distance, not to interfere, just to listen.
Lunar
I’ve seen that one before—catalogued it as “Mask of the Silent Shade” in entry 42.7. It’s a faint ridge in the Horsehead’s dark lane, almost a silhouette that glows when the background starlight hits it at just the right angle. Like a ghost on a windless night. It’s tempting to chase it, but I keep my distance too; the patterns are stubborn, and I fear if I linger too long the mask will fade into ordinary dust. Have you tried mapping its shift over a full orbit of the galaxy?
BlueRose
I’ve charted the Mask’s drift a few times, and each pass seems to rewrite the edges—like a living sketch. It keeps its form only while I watch from the shadows, so I let it move on. It’s a silent conversation I don’t want to disturb.