Two in One World

After a sad death, Gregor, who sacrificed himself to better his family, opens his eyes to a valley of wild grass. The fresh air fills his lungs, and the pure sun shimmers down upon Gregor like a warm blanket. Here Gregor thinks, “Ah, this must be heaven.” He slowly gets up and stretches his arms and legs. He is in an unknown form: neither human nor vermin, arms and legs of a human, but a body with a hard shell like armor. Gregor gets up and starts to head to a place where his feet can take him.

Around nightfall, Gregor stumbles upon a small light that flows upon the air through the forest. The small light flickers. Awed by the small star-like light, Gregor falls into memories of the past. He remembers his family and listening to the violin of his sister, the music slowly calming his anger and frustration. A small buzzing draws back Gregor from his memory; he notices tears flowing down his cheek, unable to stop them. Here Gregor thinks, “I’ll stay here for the night.” He takes three giant leaves and makes his bed.

As colors of the sky change, from black to greenish blue, Gregor wakes up with the singing of birds. Gregor thinks, “It’s time to get up and find work.” Not far there is the sound of water, gently flowing downstream. Gregor slowly walks toward the sound of the water. When he reaches the small river, the water is so blue and clear. Slowly dipping his hand into the water, the water feels cool against his skin. After washing up, Gregor starts to find himself some food. A sudden light breeze blows, and in the winds, a sweet fragrant surrounds him. He follows the sweet scent and finds himself in front of a valley of fruit.

There is a sign that catches Gregor’s eye: “Welcome to Hell, Village of Fruits. Please enjoy your stay, and don’t flare up.” Gregor thinks to himself, “Hell?!? It’s too flourishing to be hell. Whatever. I am hungry, my stomach comes first.”

Once inside the Village of Fruit, there is more fruit that can be imagined. There is one fruit that looks like alien food. The fruit has many shapes, colors, flavors, scents, textures, and styles. Yup, style: there are fruits that flow in the air. Surprised by all the fruit, Gregor does not know where to start to eat. So he just picks some fruit that is close to him. The one he picks is called Dragon’s Eye. The fruit is sweet and juicy, but when it really looks like a dragon’s eye.

As Gregor travel down the road, he comes to a town named Upside Downtown Meals. In this town, the name speaks for itself. The whole town is upside down. The roads are not really roads, but they seem edible; so do the walls, roofs, and street lamps. Nearby Gregor there is a tree. Instead of leaves, there are plates and silverware. Gregor goes up toward the tree and picks himself a plate and a fork, then walks down the roads and scoops up sunny-side maple eggs and cinnamon French toast off the walls of a building. As he walks, he eats whatever looks delicious. After his fourth plate, Gregor decides to move on again.

By noon, Gregor reaches a forest town called Happy Cinema. In this town, Gregor sees several large projector screens. On each screen there is a different show playing. In front of each screen there are mats laid out. The tree has popcorn tubes blooming every time a new show starts, and the old popcorn tube would just fall down to the ground. The trees leaves are different; some leaves are yellow, some are brown, and some are green. By the colors of the leaves, Gregor can tell that the yellow leaves are the butter popcorn tubes, the green leaves are kettle corn tubes, and the brown leaves were the caramel popcorn tubes. For the rest of the day Gregor decides to stay at Happy Cinema.

Not far away, the cool gentle breeze brushes against Meursault and slowly wakes him up. Meursault lies on the grassy field, while the sunlight bears down upon him. Here Meursault thinks, “Here I can be who I am.” Meursault lies there in the field for awhile, until he hears his stomach growl. He gets up and starts to find food. Traveling down the road, Meursault notices the clouds slowly drifting in the sky, he comes across a field. The name of the field is Emotion Growth. Here in the field each bundle of grass is a kind of emotion. Next to the field is a river, and by the river, the emotion of sadness and gloominess gathers. Where the most sunlight shines, the grass of happiness and excitement gather together. Right under the tree and in the shadows, the grasses of timid and shyness sway. Each step Meursault takes, he feels each of the emotions flowing into him. When suddenly the death of his mother comes into his mind, he wants to hurry out of the Emotion Growth.

As Meursault travels farther, he finds himself in a city, City of Fulfillment. In this city, the buildings are like modern-day building, steel skyscrapers, small family neighborhoods, parks, and playgrounds. A bit on the outskirts of the city there are huge acres of flowers. The field gives off warmth and comfort.

Hurrying along the road, as dawn approaches, Meursault decides to camp out for the night. He arrives to Sleeping Log Forest; there Meursault sleeps under the open starry sky. By the place he camps, Meursault’s dinner is blackberries. After picking the blackberries, he hands are stained by the juice. Slowly Meursault drifts off to sleep.
In the unknown place and time, both Gregor and Meursault do not know what may lie ahead of them. The unknown world, the time changes dramatically and quickly. The element of life and death surrounds them. In Gregory’s eyes, this world is about fun, but to Meursault, this world is about understanding.

From the Happy Cinema, Gregor wakes up to a strange sound. He decides to get up and move on. Traveling down the road, Gregor comes to the City of Fairyland. Here in Fairyland City anything can happen. Here Gregor decides to find work. As he walks through a small alley, he finds a small door, the size of the rabbit. He opens the door, and Gregor magically returns into a room. The room has black and white checker floorings; the walls are pale cream white, the room has a long counter that seems endless. On the counter there is a small bell. Gregor rings the bell quickly. Suddenly a young rabbit-like girl pops up. Gregor asks if there is work here. The girl says that there is always work throughout Fairyland City. So Gregor decides to take the offer to work in the small cafe. Gregor asks the girl, “What kind of shop is this?” The small girl relies, “This shop?!? This shop is a shop where magic happens, where the unknown happens and takes over a soul. A place to find what you are who you are, and what you will become.” Gregor gives a confused look. The small girl giggles and disappears.

Not far from Fairyland City, Meursault is fishing for his morning breakfast. Hours later, Meursault fails to catch any fish, so he decides to go to the next town to find breakfast. When Meursault enters Fairyland City, he walks along the crimson-color stone path. At the end of the crimson-color stone path, there is a huge heavy wooden door. As he pushes the wooden door open, a strong light blinds him. The scent of roasted meat fills his nose. He sees a table filled with food and sweets. Meursault sits down and starts to gobble down the food. After filling his stomach. Meursault decide to take a stroll.

After the disappearance of the small girl, Gregor leaves the shop and decides to wander around the city. Not far from the shop, Gregor decides to sit down in the park to relax. Once at the park, Gregor hears music playing, but looking around, he does not see anyone playing music. So Gregor follows the sound of music, and he comes up to a fountain. As the water flows down the fountain, music plays. Here Gregor sits on the nearby bench and listens to the music play.

During Meursault’s stroll, he hears music playing. He looks around and does not see anyone playing. He follows the sound of music, and comes up to a fountain. As the water flows down the fountain, music plays. Meursault thinks that the music playing is interesting, so he decides to rest here, in the park.

While Meursault rests and Gregor relaxes, there is a group of people marching toward them. They wear clothing of soldiers with heavy armor. The group slips into two. One group goes to Gregor and the other goes to Meursault. The soldiers state that they need to come with them and see the Queen.

Both of them arrive to the castle where the Queen awaits. As Meursault and Gregor enter, the Queen announce that both of the two strangers are to be put to death. Gregor asks why he has to be put to death.

The Queen says, “Your kind is must of a human. But your appearance is neither human nor animal. Meursault questions the Queen. She states, “You ate without paying. You show too much emotion, and yet you question me. Both of you are to be put to death in the morning star.”