Thermal Faults
Mask #384 of 613 — a wearable identity from X. Masquerade (2025), the sixth chapter of LUCI by Sam Spratt.
- Rank
- Council Mask
- Material
- Bone · Multiple
- Adornments
- Protrusions · Teeth
- Region
- Isle
- Attendee
- Council Mask
Observation
You have come a long way and I no longer have to carry you. You have made me proud enough to let go of this old dead husk. The next ascent will require all of our hands free.
Replies by this mask
- "You're the one that's in there without a mask. That makes you special." - Rumi
- Wake up, Luci. Observe the world as it has unfolded over the millions of years since you were buried. Witness everything that has evolved from your existence. See how close we remain to where we began.
- A mask can be worn to deceive others, but also to delay the moment you must confront yourself.
Revision
We have reached but not grasped. Now is the time to close our hands and claim what is meant to be held.