[ There's a lot to take in here, so please pardon Matt for staring while he gets his breath back. It takes him a few more coughs before he manages it, and all the while he struggles to reconcile beautiful ancient star-tree place with guy in sunglasses.
Later on, "you’re the first one that’s showed up nude" will return to haunt him. But for now-- ]
The tree ... hated my ...
[ --a constellation of questions is cauldroning up in his brain. What or when is this place? Did I just turn into a crystal? Did I turn into a mushroom?? Did you see those people just now, the ones who said the world is-- ]
I'm sorry, [ Matt says, partly a reflex because he doesn't know what to do. Partly because despite the abundant tree roots, there don't appear to be any handy fallen leaves he could use to cover himself. He drags a hand through his hair; it comes away sticky with weird sap. ] Um, I had an extremely bad dream, or possibly a psychic experience of some kind, and now I ...
You're not a psychopomp, are you?
[ His eyes narrow, as if he's about to say, You have to tell me if you're a psychopomp. ]
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Later on, "you’re the first one that’s showed up nude" will return to haunt him. But for now-- ]
The tree ... hated my ...
[ --a constellation of questions is cauldroning up in his brain. What or when is this place? Did I just turn into a crystal? Did I turn into a mushroom?? Did you see those people just now, the ones who said the world is-- ]
I'm sorry, [ Matt says, partly a reflex because he doesn't know what to do. Partly because despite the abundant tree roots, there don't appear to be any handy fallen leaves he could use to cover himself. He drags a hand through his hair; it comes away sticky with weird sap. ] Um, I had an extremely bad dream, or possibly a psychic experience of some kind, and now I ...
You're not a psychopomp, are you?
[ His eyes narrow, as if he's about to say, You have to tell me if you're a psychopomp. ]