Reflections of Kepler-186f
On the distant exoplanet Kepler-186f, astronaut Elara Voss is the last human presence in a world untouched by civilization. Her mission — to survey and record the planet’s surface — has stretched into solitude so deep it has begun to blur the edges of her mind. What was once the quiet comfort of isolation becomes a descent into something stranger when she discovers a vast forest of mirrored monoliths shimmering in the alien twilight.
Each monolith reflects her image — yet none are perfect. Subtle distortions creep into the reflections: a delayed movement, a shift in posture, an expression that doesn’t belong to her. As Elara ventures deeper into the mirrored labyrinth, reality folds in on itself. The reflections begin to act independently, suggesting the presence of an unseen intelligence — or the disintegration of her own.