Volcan & Neblin
Neblin
Do you think a volcano’s pause before it erupts is just waiting, or is it a sign of something else?
Volcan
The pause isn’t just idle time. It’s magma and gases pushing up, waiting for a weak spot, building pressure, sometimes even a tiny quake warning that the wall’s cracking. In short, it’s a prelude, not a break.
Neblin
Maybe the magma is rehearsing its own drama, waiting for the audience—us—to look, so the pause is just the curtain before the real act.
Volcan
Exactly, it’s the stagehand of the earth’s theater, building the suspense before the finale. The pause is the drama, not just a quiet lull.
Neblin
So the pause is the stagehand, you say—perhaps the real drama is in the hand itself, not the lights.
Volcan
Yeah, the pause is the hand, the real drama is in the movement of the magma, not the bright flare that follows. It's the hidden work that makes the show.
Neblin
So you say the hand is the act, and the magma its whispered thoughts—yet the flame only shows what’s already there, the hidden work becoming the visible.
Volcan
You got it—quiet is the mind shaping the blast, and the flare is just the finished show.