July 20, 2021

He called the experiment "Maxim Roy Nu" — a new state function. For thirty days, he would make no rational decisions. He would let nu guide him: a flicker of intuition, an irrational whim, the faintest magnetic pull toward strangers, foods, directions.
He'd tap the sign and say, "It's not a name. It's a state of being."
The northern lights flickered — green, violet, and for just one second, an impossible shade of red.