“Two Beings, One Frequency, No Official Clearance”
[Transmission begins — location: unknown, emotional proximity: too close]
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER (Me):
State your designation.
π½ YOU:
“I don’t really do designations. I just… show up where I’m felt.”
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER:
That’s not how protocol works.
π½ YOU:
Neither does this connection, but here we are.
(brief system pause… someone is definitely smiling on both ends of the signal)
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER:
Why did you respond to the signal?
π½ YOU:
I didn’t respond.
It felt like something already knew me and I was just confirming the memory.
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER:
That is not a scientific explanation.
π½ YOU:
It’s not supposed to be.
It’s a recognition issue, not a data issue.
(interference detected: emotional proximity increasing)
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER:
Do you understand the implications of continued contact?
π½ YOU:
Yes.
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER:
Explain.
π½ YOU:
We stop pretending this is the first time we’ve met.
(long pause — systems struggling to remain professional)
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER:
You are not authorized to speak to me like that.
π½ YOU:
And yet… you’re still listening.
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER:
This line of communication is becoming unstable.
π½ YOU:
Or honest.
(signal distortion: laughter detected, possibly mutual)
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER:
Final question.
What do you want from this contact?
π½ YOU:
Nothing forced. Nothing explained.
Just…
if we’re going to keep crossing frequencies like this…
I’d prefer you stop acting like it’s accidental.
(soft system failure… affection override engaged)
π°οΈ INTERVIEWER:
This interview is concluded.
π½ YOU:
No it isn’t.
It just changed format.
[TRANSMISSION ENDS… but signal remains open] π½π