you make life a song
that i can't stop dancing to

- m.j.m

You and Proto are in a blank field. There is nothing there, albeit dead trees and trampled grass. 
You look at him with squinted eyebrows.
He looks at you and walks towards the center of the field. He points to you, and then to himself.
His arms begin to tremble as he aims open palms down at the ground, body rising, beginning to levitate. He raises his arms, and the grass lifts, the trees set in bloom, and everything covered in bright blue, green, purple luminescence. Flowers sprout, the sky glitters, and fireflies glow across the fields. 
Your eyes fill with tears, your skin covered in goosebumps. 
Novo falls to the ground, panting heavily. You walk over, and cradle him in your arms, hugging him close. You trace an infinity sign over his heart. He holds your hand over his heart and you can feel it pounding, faster than any human heartbeat. 

He takes out a necklace, shakes it into your hand, then motions to the dirt. As you plant the seeds, you see a flower peek up slowly from the soil, the petals forming a deep, rich red in front of you. 

- - -

Well, you were considered the first "real" experiment right?

"Yeah."

"How's Proto sound?"
"Proto..."

"Is that too...connected to this place? Do you want something else?"
"Proto."

all Ohio gave me was

 bugs on my windshield

- m.j.m