Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a glowing rock?

No. You haven't.

Well let me tell you it's not fun. I've been sitting here glowing for a long time. I mean I think it's been a long time?

I can't see anything but rocks so I really don't know how long I've been here. I mean I can't move because I'm a rock and well why would a rock be able to do anything. I may be glowing but that doesn't mean I can do diddly squat.

I just sit here and glow and sit and get a little brighter than I sit some more. It really isn't a whole lot of fun.

And now you might be wondering who I'm talking to. And I'll tell you Jim I'm talking to you. You are the 34 rock I've met, talked to, told my life story to, waited for a response from, and them ultimately ignored because you don't give your rock brother the time of day. But you won't do that right Jim.

You're not like Steven, Bert, Helga, Rose, Sam, Grant, Bert, Philip, Veronica, Jasmine, Jade, Corbin, Bert, Cortez, Damien, Cooper, That one who hates me.

Shut it Sally I'm not talking to you.

So what if I don't introduce you to Jim.

Fine whatever Sally.

Jim that's Sally she’s an evil lady so don't talk to her.

Don't get butt hurt about how I introduced you Sally. I didn't want to in the first place.

Anyway where was I?

Oh right.

The one wh. I mean Sally. Then there was Bert, Hector, Irowe, Ramasse, Tim, Guenever, Bert, Kimberly, Saul, Jezebel, Bert, Ryan, Fernando, Zoe, Lester, Coale, and then there's you Jim.

What I didn't choose their names.

It's not my fault there are so many rocks named Bert.

And Bert was always such a good conversationalist. He was so good at listening and never interrupted me.

Unlike Sally who had the audacity to interrupt Cooper and I’s conversation with her clickety clacks.

But anyway back to the story. Every once and awhile the earth shakes and allows for some of our rock brothers to jump up and float around for a time. But most of us are embedded into the walls.

I'm a little jealous of the rocks that get to float like that. It looks fun. But sadly I can't since I'm one of the few embedded into the wall's.

Whenever the earth shakes there is a chance that a new friend will fall into our little cave. Just like you did a few seconds ago.

And after everyone comes back down from flouting we do what we do best. We sit and wait, while I softly glow.

Oh. You want to know why I don’t get along with Sally.

Well it is more than her rude behavior. It’s also the fact that when she fell she caused many others to fall down with her. She shook the ground when she landed and made it so that others who were content somewhere else falls down into this stupid hole we call home. Because let's be real about this, there is nothing good about being down here.

I mean really nothing changes, nothing at all. We sit; the world shakes and some others fall into this pit. That's basically it.

I mean a few of the others get to flout every now and then. But even then it’s a rare occurrence.

The reason I dislike Sally is that she brought others down here with her into this nothingness.

I mean I would rather be down here with only Sally then have everyone else in here with me. But I can’t change that as I am and I have no power to make any real changes other than providing light to everyone. That they don’t even need I might add.

I mean to be honest with you Jim I don’t even know why I’m here, why I can think, and why I even try to reason that there is something more to this.

You see Jim if I had the power to I would have ended myself by now. Eons ago…

Before Steven even fell into this hole with me I would have been gone.

And the only thing that gives me any form of meaning is the fact that I can entertain everyone with my glowing. How I cast siam light around the wall of this hole. How the light shimmers and fades into and out of existence for your enjoyment.

Jim I don’t know why I do what I do. Why do I know these things like color and the concept of blame? Even empathy Jim, why do I have this knowledge…….

WIll you try again?

I don’t know why you bother me Demon. You know I can’t do anything. Just take my soul already.

Expand your domain.

WHAT DOMAIN!

I have nothing.

Contol your mana.

Demon please leave me be. Haven’t you had your fun making fun of me and my inability.

Build your core.

Please leave. I beg of you.

“Defend yourself from invaders.”

Defend yourself from invaders.

Why should I even bother….