The Link Between Time and Space (Happy Lantern Festival!)
Though these were called reflections, the notes were more like wild flights of fancy, with little connection between them. They were disjointed and incomplete, and some passages were only a word or two long. There was no way to learn Carmen Field's experience from them; sometimes, it was hard even to understand what he was writing about.
Of course, that might have been precisely why these notes had been made public.
"Can you make anything of them?" a Player who had arrived with a companion asked quietly.
The companion stared at the projection and pondered for a moment, his expression solemn. "I figured it out. Carmen Field really likes sharing."
The Player rolled his eyes. "That's not what I meant."
"These things have been here for years, and no one's ever figured anything out. You really think you can learn the Morning Star's secrets?" his companion said. "Just enjoy the show."
That was true enough, but these were Carmen Field's notes—the notes of an exceptionally powerful, multi-path Super Evolver. Who wouldn't want to learn something from him? Even a mere scrap of insight, a glimpse into the corner of this genius's Spiritual World, would count as a spiritual communion with him. That kind of resonance across time alone was enough to stir anyone.
"Really, no one's ever figured anything out?" The Player felt it was a terrible waste.
"The Field family would've kept anything valuable for their own people," his companion said matter-of-factly. "If this stuff could really lead someone to Super Evolution, do you think you'd even know it existed?"
The Player was convinced and nodded, then noticed that the person standing nearby hadn't moved at all. His gaze remained fixed on the writing in the projection.
After evolving, the