by oneagainst
Love how this one pushes the sensations we know into an abstract realm beyond, but still makes it all feel comprehensible.
Not at this point, sorry. I think we leave Minh and Zoe there... unless someone wants to add something?
I just wanted to say that I've loved this story for a while; while the VR tech is a bit abstract and distancing from the mechanics of the scene, the emotional actions of the characters is I think one of the best distillations of one of the pervading themes of your work: melancholy.
I love melancholy, and complication, and the emotional punches of wins that feel like losses - or is it the other way around? In any case, this ending, these two, locked in a unattainable orbit, are amongst my favourites of your work.