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Bravo. Great work.

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Thank you, Clint! Much appreciated. I was a little inspired by "Klara and the Sun" now that I think about it, and I've always loved the android, Bishop, from "Aliens." I just made them into children to see what would happen.

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This was stunning, a surreal transition from childlike innocent moments and sweetness to an ominous disillusionment when strange grownups intrude. Very good.

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Thank you, Edward. I wanted to build a story where the children are rejected/deserted androids who have to fend for themselves after some big world event. The adults they encounter aren't there to rescue them, but one of them might...

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Whaaaaaaaaaat that really surprised me. What an interesting build-up, from slice of life to surreal nightmare.

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Thanks for commenting! Haha, yup, I was a bit on auto-writing mode with this one and allowed it to unfold however it wanted. I enjoy writing moments when everything shifts and the story goes all “whaaat??”

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