"It's said that in the Milky Way, only a very small portion of habitable star systems have civilizations, while the vast majority of systems are extremely desolate."
"Sometimes I dare not look at this expanse of stars, because the more I look, the more I feel my own insignificance, so much so that it seems everything I do ultimately turns out to be futile."
"Don't give up, you do these things not really to change the world, right?"
"In fact, I've known for a long time that I can't change the world; the only thing I can change is the little bit of it that I experience."
"That's not bad at all, because this little bit is our world."
Afterward, the quiet observatory settled down. Some people were still gazing at the distant starry sky while others closed their eyes, and gradually, some even drifted off to sleep.
Ores turned her gaze, looking towards Tilan sleeping next to her, and noticed her breathing becoming slow and steady; she seemed to be fast asleep.
