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The DragonJet hummed softly, a quiet companion to the endless stars outside. Days blurred together — or at least, the faint simulations of day and night did. Three months aboard had given them perspective not just on planets, but on time itself.Jackson’s gaze lingered on the swirling stars beyond the window. “…Jack,” he murmured, hesitating, “if time is relative… if it moves differently depending on speed or gravity… does that mean… one day, humans could travel backward or forward in time?”Jack’s expression softened, fingers tracing invisible patterns in the air as he brought up a new hologram: a lattice of spiraling timelines, branching and intertwining. “Time travel… in theory, it’s possible — but it’s complicated. Einstein’s relativity allows for time dilation — moving forward relative to others — but traveling backward introduces paradoxes.”Ryan sat up, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. “…Like the grandfather paradox? Where you go back and… change something, and then you never exi
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The DragonJet drifted silently in the void, the vastness of space stretching beyond the cabin windows. Days had bled into nights — or at least, the faint simulations of them — and they had been aboard for nearly three months. Time had begun to stretch and fold in peculiar ways, a subtle reminder that space did not follow the rhythms of Earth.Jackson leaned against the hull, eyes tracing the distant streaks of starlight. “…Jack,” he murmured, voice hesitant, “we’ve been out here for months, but it feels like days. How… far are we from Mars? Or from Earth, really?”Jack swiped the holograms, revealing a 3D projection of the inner solar system. Mars floated as a rusty orb, Earth a brilliant sapphire nearby. “Distance depends on alignment,” Jack said softly. “At closest approach, Mars is about fifty-five million kilometers from Earth. That’s 55,000,000 kilometers… or roughly 34 million miles. At the DragonJet’s maximum cruising speed, we could traverse that in a few months. But in realit
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Jackson blinked at the darkened window, his pencil resting on the page. “…Jack,” he began slowly, “if life is so dependent on balance… why do planets even have atmospheres? Why not just… nothing, like space?”Jack’s eyes flickered, thoughtful, as if he’d been waiting for the question. He swiped the air, and a translucent layer of colored gases appeared around Earth in the hologram, shimmering in the dim cabin light.“Atmospheres are like… the lungs and shields of a planet,” he began, voice soft, almost reverent. “They trap warmth, hold water, regulate temperature swings, protect life from radiation, and even deliver chemicals essential for life — oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen. Without an atmosphere, oceans boil, organisms fry, ecosystems collapse. And few planets can hold one for more than a few million years.”Matilda leaned forward, eyes wide. “So… the air itself is a kind of… organism-support system?”Jack nodded slowly. “Exactly. Every molecule matters. Wind moves nutrients, ra
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Jackson stared at the holograms, chewing his pencil tip nervously before raising his hand again. His voice was small, but curious.“Jack… I’ve been wondering something since forever.”He swallowed.“Why don’t other planets have animals… or plants… or water… like Earth does? Why are we the only ones with all of that?”The room shifted. Eyes turned. Even Ryan, who had been slouched and half-asleep, straightened slightly.Jack’s expression softened. He tapped the air, enlarging Earth’s hologram until oceans spilled like liquid sapphire and continents glowed with life.“Good question,” he murmured, folding his hands. “And the answer is layered — scientific, historical, and… poetic.”Matilda hugged her knees.Lena’s breath caught.Emily leaned forward, elbows on knees, eyes thoughtful.Jack pointed to the swirling blue oceans. “First… water. Liquid water is delicate. It needs a planet the right distance from its star — not too close or it boils away, not too far or it freezes solid. Scient
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Jack let the holograms drift in slow, elegant rotations, distant suns casting shifting shadows across the simulated planets. The cabin was quiet except for the soft hum of the DragonJet and the occasional crackle of the fire.“Aliens,” Jack began softly, “are evolution at a different pitch, in a different rhythm. They respond to forces we can barely imagine. Gravity, atmosphere, climate, chemistry — all shape what life can become. But the principles — adaptation, survival, growth, resilience — remain universal.”Matilda leaned forward, eyes wide. “So… a planet with super-strong gravity… its creatures might be… heavier? Or slower?”Jack nodded. “Possibly. Stronger musculature, denser bones, slower movement to conserve energy. Or maybe they’ve evolved ways to float, glide, or even manipulate gravity in ways we can’t yet conceive. Evolution finds pathways, even in extreme conditions.”Lena whispered, “…And on a planet with intense storms, the lifeforms… they’d be resilient?”“Yes,” Jack
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Jack leaned closer to the hologram, eyes tracing the orbits of planets as they spun silently in cosmic harmony. The firelight painted soft streaks across his face, flickering like distant supernovae.“Now,” he said slowly, voice low, “let’s talk about us. Humans. Evolution of man.”Matilda’s eyes widened. “Like… real evolution?”“Yes,” Jack murmured. “Not just bones and genes, not just survival of the fittest. Humans evolve physically, yes, but also emotionally, socially, morally. Mentally. Every generation carries echoes of the previous, learns from them, adapts. Each person is a world unto themselves — orbiting, colliding, growing.”Lena tilted her head, fingers intertwined. “So… the way we handle storms, emotions, hardships — that’s evolution?”Jack nodded, slow and deliberate. “Exactly. Evolution isn’t just what happens in textbooks. It happens in everyday life — how we respond to challenges, how we nurture, how we fail and recover, how we connect with others. The pressures of lif
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