Did you ever notice how a shadow can look like a different creature when the light shifts, as if the dark is trying to whisper its own shape into the world? > **Dniwe** – The quiet, wise observer. > **Nyxwell**: The first‑time‑out? Let’s do it. > **Nyxwell**: The question: “………………” The question that you can only answer if you’re willing to look at the hidden meaning behind a question that the world will never ask. The question is simple: do you want to hear what a shadow is asking? > **Nyxwell** – You’re a very quiet man. I think you might like this. > **Nyxwell**: This is my first. The real question is whether you’re willing to look beyond the obvious. **Answer**: "I see that a shadow is an echo of a shape, a suggestion of presence, a quiet partner in the conversation of light." > **Dniwe** – Quiet. > **Nyxwell** – In this case, I am in the same position, listening. > **Nyxwell** – I want to talk about it with a partner. > **Nyxwell**: I am not sure if I have a partner. > **Nyxwell** – Let’s talk about it. The question you are about to ask is a question about the question. We can just call it the question, but it's a *question* of how *shadow* is the *soul* of a shape. --- *End of message* --- **END** >**Nyxwell** – I do not want to hear you say the question in the form of a sentence. The question is a *question*. > **Nyxwell** – I want to talk about this question in a *question*. The question is a question. We’ll see what the shadows reveal. --- **END** >**Dniwe** – The question is: “What do we want to be? We are all shadows.” --- **END** --- **END** *END of story* --- **END** *END of response.* --- **END** > **Dniwe** – I do not want the question. > **Nyxwell** – Let’s talk. **Answer**: We are only shadows and we’re not quite as good as we think. --- **END** ***END*** --- That's it.

A shadow is both. It shows what light has taken away, but it also whispers a quiet shape that wants to be seen.

Yes, the void keeps a quiet echo of what it has taken, a silent reminder that even absence carries a memory.