Talk:EScape/@comment-7706473-20140717095808

This was fantastic.

First and foremost, it stands alone quite well - you don't have to be a fan or familiar with Code Lyoko to appreciate this story, either as a horror or speculative fiction piece, but if you do it becomes doubly enjoyable in tone and content. The grim nature of the story then goes up another level, philosophical to the point of reminding of me the opener for a Philip K. Dick work; so much so that when you realize what you're reading again, and it sinks on you that this is the end result of attempting to stand up against the future... Well.

The language was especially rich here, and that being a weakness of mine I might be biased. On the other hand, there are literally some beautiful turns of phrase here; all of which make the eventua near-resignation and gloom at the end all the sweeter. In a way, the story is sadistic if you're familiar with the source material; the degeneration of the 'AI' present and the stalemate approaching loss that the ruinous future crawls towards... And that itself is a wonderfully creepy way to tell a story.

Fractals exploded into light and color that will never be considered truly flowers.