near from nowhere (2026)

The narrator tells the myth of a person named Aoi, questioning beliefs in institutions, religion, and the legends passed down through generations. These are presented through media to outsiders as a world of vibrant colors, yet the world of the creator is a bleak black and white. The two narrators engage in a back and forth debate until they both realize that their voices have never reached anywhere. This leads to a question they cannot bring themselves to speak, a question so terrifying that even their voices dare not utter it. "Who are we doing this for?"