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A gentle breeze fluttered through the air, making the leaves of the trees and bushes sway to the rhythm. Parrots squawked in the nearby jungle while clouds drifted overhead in the afternoon sun. It was serene out, as most days were.
There weren’t many that came to the base that seemingly hovered above the lake at the edge of the jungle, and its usual occupant wasn’t in either. Instead, there was just a llama there, moving around in a minecart with no set destination, looking around casually but not really focussed on anything. It just was there, probably chilling. A small water feature made noises somewhere off to the side, and every now and then, a piston fired somewhere, signifying a successful harvest from this farm or that.
It was all very serene, and timeless in a way too. If it weren’t for the sun that slowly crawled through the sky on its daily path from one side of the horizon to the other, it wouldn’t really have been possible to tell that time was actually passing. That was fine, though. The occasional reminder of the concept was just about enough, really.
To say it all changed when a blue light suddenly appeared would be overstating things. If anything, the only thing that seemed to change was where the llama was looking, and even then it only looked for a few seconds before dismissing it. Still, llama-approval or not, the blue light grew larger as it materialised over the bed. It twisted and swirled through the air.
Then, something appeared through it. An envelope materialised slowly but surely, before drifting down onto the pillow, a wax seal pointing upwards.
The light then dimmed again until it disappeared completely, and that was just about it. A letter delivered, waiting to be found.