The first thing I noticed after waking was that the world had an echo.
Not sound. Not even thought.Just something faint, a repetition in the air — like the world was practicing how to exist again.
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The light filtering through the clouds looked the same as it always had: soft, pale, unobtrusive. But when it touched the stone around me, it left a faint shimmer — as though reality hadn't decided on a texture yet.
[ System Notice: World Synchronization — 98% ][ Residual Dream Fragments Detected ][ User Advisory: Expect Temporal Dissonance. ]
"Temporal dissonance," I murmured. "That's a polite way to say time's drunk."
Arjun's ember blinked lazily beside me. At least it's consistent with you.
"Fair."
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