What is going on here? (I'm a little out of sorts)

TWs: Arguing, amnesia, feelings of apathy/anger/jealousy, mention of non-con, injuries. Stay safe :)

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"Oh, Sun!~"

The Guardian groaned, opening his eyes and seeing the Celestial Giants, "Can't you planets see that I'm trying to meditate here!? I can't connect to my Etheralink when there's noise!"

"Sorry, but Nine said it's urgent," Saturn spoke, fidgeting with his fingers.

Nine stepped forward, "It's about Earth and this AetherStar."

Sun stopped his glaring, raising an eyebrow at the statement, "Go on..."

"They're connected somehow... you said AetherStars show what they want you to see, right?"

"Yes...?" Sun raised an eyebrow.

"Well, what if that's only half of it?"

Sun squinted his eyes, "What are you saying?"

"Whenever Earth has a breakdown, the illusion starts to fall apart, right?"

"Right..."

"Well, what if what we're seeing- all of this- is what Earth is thinking? The AetherStar is only using him as a 'screen' of sorts."

"That... actually makes sense." Uranus spoke, "Earth has been able to use his healing powers and he can switch between scenery. It also provides an explanation for why we see... Theia. They're just projections from Earth's memory."

Sun perked up at the name, his eyes darting around the area before spotting the nearest LED display, "Huh... that really is her..."

"Even with this information, it still leads us nowhere." Jupiter crossed his arms, "Plus, we haven't taken into account that Earth might not know or be aware of what he's doing."

"That's true... he didn't even have a reaction when the scenery changed earlier," Uranus added.

Sun hummed, taking in the words, "Well... Nine, what do you suppose we should- huh?"

Sun blinked upon not seeing the navy individual. Uranus and Jupiter seemed just as confused, their eyes wandering the area.

"Where... did he go?" Sun asked.

"He disappeared," Neptune replied nonchalantly.

"What? What do you mean he 'disappeared'?" Uranus questioned.

"He was there, but then- poof! Gone." Neptune made a gesture with his hands.

The others blinked, staring at him.

Neptune looked between them before raising a brow, "Who are you guys again?"

"Uhm- you okay, bud?" Jupiter placed a hand on Neptune's shoulder, "Hit your head again?"

"Not that I know of!" Neptune grinned, blinking lizardly.

"Ah... I overheard Nine saying something about dark matter having certain effects on us, especially those who are... not the brightest." Uranus spoke.

"Agh, of course!" Sun yelled, gripping and tugging at his hair, "How could I forget that!?"

Jupiter glanced around, eyebrows knitted in concern, "Speaking of... where did Saturn go?"

A soft giggle was heard nearby, "This cherry blossom looks like a face..."

Saturn was kneeled, inspecting the ground with his fingers, poking and prodding at it.