Schrodinger had asked if they wanted to hear a story from the Earliest Folds!
But…
The collective eye-roll that followed was almost synchronized, as if they'd performed this routine countless times before. The Living Concept actually sighed, the sound like ideas deflating.
"Not another one of your possibly-true, possibly-invented parables," someone muttered.
Schrodinger laughed, the sound genuine and warm despite the weight of their discussion. "Listen, this one is particularly relevant. I promise."
He settled back slightly, his posture shifting into the comfortable stance of a storyteller who knew his audience couldn't resist despite their protests.
