Hello?

Hope is a strange thing. It can be the force that allows a human to survive nearly anything, but misplaced hope will drive them to completely destroy themselves. It can be a lifeline just as often as a rope for hanging.

Hello?

Hope does not need to be based on logic or reason. It doesn’t have to be a concrete idea. A human will cling to the hope of “things will get better” just as strongly as the hope of “the noon bell will ring soon”.

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I’m alone...

Losing hope usually leaves a human with nothing. No emotion. All their previous emotions had been forced into this “hope”, and the realization that what they hoped for would never come leaves them empty. They no longer have energy to experience emotions with. Everything is simply gone.

...again

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The light on the rope seemed to be alive. Or at least, it wasn’t acting as light ought. It slowly moved from one end of the rope to the other and back.

The scientists on Mirror Station 07396 decided to take a risk. They waited until the light was at the far end of the rope, then took the near end and touched it to the mirror.

Mirrors reflect light. If there was any information to be gained from this light, their mirror would see it and record it.

The light slowly traveled down the rope. It stopped mere inches away from the mirror.