A Gentle Reminder & The Void Stares Back | 2143 | Free Science Fiction | Best of HFY

[@rebelhero423]

It's always a pleasure to have you narrate my stories! Hope everyone likes "A Gentle Reminder"! -u/RebelHero

[@williamsifton6270]

Very well written, and the narration was outstanding 🤙👍

[@zuzax1656]

A very appropriate story for these times. There are a lot of people today that, when things don't work the way they expect, go absolutely catatonic. There is a good reason many are leaving cities and becoming preppers, or at least, starting a homestead. Much like sports, it is remembering the fundamentals, then build on them. Survival, then comfort, then luxuries.

[@leonievanheerden7090]

It was our pleasure to listen to this gem of a story,thank you for your well written stories

[@MrGoesBoom]

Fantastic story, thanks for writing it

[@z3r0t0l3r4ns]

Excellent story, thank you for sharing it.

[@SoManyDogs]

A: “You…you stared into the Void?” H: “Yup.” A: “Annn…gulp…and…it…it stared back?” H: “Yup.” A: And then…and then…what…WHAT HAPPENED?” The Human stared at the Alien researcher…who shrank back in terror as the Human grinned, leaned forward and whispered… “I LIKED IT!”

[@kmbbmj5857]

Perhaps, the last line should be "I scared it."

[@Maddog3060]

Story 1: A nice little story about what's important in life. Story 2: Cut off all contact? A bit overdramatic, ain't she? Xeno: "You stare into the Void!" Human: "Yeah, so? Don't you?" Xeno: "No! It drives anyone who does it completely and utterly mad! Insane! Psychotic! It warps their brains and causes dementia!" Human: "...Are you sure you're not talking about old age?" Xeno: "You're insane!" Human: "Dude, you're the one freaking out over nothing important." It's like the reverse of the 'Humans are Crazy' trope: turns out all the aliens are crazy and despite how mad we seem to each other humans are actually pretty sane. Which now that I think of it sounds kind of like a horror story if WE'RE the sanest species around.

[@Warutteri]

What if it's more of a case of we're already so insane and learned to cope and function despite it that what drives all other alien species utterly insane either doesn't affect us at all or even sort of stabilises our minds slightly (which would be experienced as relaxing as the unconscious coping mechanisms we've built to keep from collapsing mentally can be relaxed a bit leading to our minds and brains not having to work so hard constantly) I say this because as someone who has struggled with mental health issues basically all my life but (at least nowadays)outwardly seems completely normal thanks to having built up a tolerance to depression and anxiety and a huge number of tools and coping skills to stay functional I know that people can learn to lead normal lives and even achieve a point where they don't have to consciously keep doing all their mental exercises and coping mechanisms as they become second nature and automatic responses to certain stimuli 🤔 Maybe humans could be able to teach the poor bug people some of these skills and help them develop their void jump tech further 😉

[@usernamealreadytaken9330]

In a mad universe, only the mad are sane.

[@badbloodkiller3471]

The second; "Beware of staring into the void, there may something that stares back. They call themselves humanity."

[@SeedlingNL]

You could also look at it differently... there are entities in the void whose existance means death to all who witness them... until humans encountered them, and they impart their most chaotic thoughts onto the void entities, causing their demise instead. What the subject said about them coming was indeed about the humans.. but it was a message intended for other void entities.

[@cantharelluscibarius2244]

First story: the ansestor was like "quit being a bitch! Do what you need and that's it!"

[@TechnoMageB5]

That's one way to translate it! 😆

[@GrrDraxin1]

Deep wisdom of ages past is so overlooked these days. Great thing about the wisdom of "survive, then thrive" is that it ALWAYS applies to one's current circumstances, it's just under layers of excess.

[@jukkiivi4282]

The first story is so powerful and poignant. I had already read the story on r/HFY but your narration made it even more powerful and real. Thanks for finding and narrating this story! The second story was cool. Carapaces? The protagonist isn't human so of course humans are the ominous weirdos who stare the abyss for relaxation. My headcanon is that the humans are pissed off for the sentien experiments. For the Algorithm! For the Authors! For the Narrator! For the Beard!

[@MidnightSmoke]

The first one was deep. Thank you for the stories. Here is a like and comment to help your channel grow and get you the recognition you deserve.

[@doyleself6849]

It reminds me of one of the best parts about being human.

[@bryceaustin4995]

Survive, and then thrive.

[@t.j.cornett7495]

I started today's story time with an older narration that mentions not going quietly into that good night, the very next that the algorithm offered was this one. Since 2020 these narrations have helped me past the time, keep some semblance of sanity and even inspire on occasion. To the great and prolific SQUIRREL I offer my humble but sincere gratitude. The authors write but you breath life into the works. Thank you.

[@TranslucentHistory]

You know what...putting a face to the voice...just incredible. Agro, thank you for sharing your gift of the voice with us.

[@AgroSquerril]

a pleasure

[@mergixedef3723]

And for sharing the glorious beard

[@StarScapesOG]

That first story is a real kicker! It's honestly a bit deeper than I usually expect...

[@deussalt4479]

To the author of "a gentle reminder" that was a beautiful story I feel everyone should hear it. I hope I remember it in a few years when it's relevant for my child to hear that lesson. Thank you for your beautiful and wise words. And thank you to our wonderful narrator for bringing your words to my ears.❤

[@alfredsutton4412]

Gotta watch those oxygen breathers, especially if they can look on void space without negative effects!

[@syncringe1885]

The title of the video had me laugh. A gentle reminder the void stares back. I know there was an and in the middle but still. A good combination stories to read.

[@yomogami4561]

fantastic first story that might be words of wisdom for the time second story: they're here....... thanks for the narration

[@robertstoneking7916]

That came through in the voice of the little girl in Poltergeist.

[@yomogami4561]

@@robertstoneking7916 yep. heard her myself

[@GeraldWalls]

You have a great voice for fiction narration.

[@AgroSquerril]

Thank you

[@raymondsangl786]

Out of curiousity will a Doungeon Life come back? Always enjoy the content❤

[@darrylmarbut47]

What a wonderful metaphor for life, it truly brings me happiness to hear your stories..

[@ShiroNekoDen]

Lol alien wimps can't take a look at a perfectly peace void without shitting the bed XD

[@mikethurman3147]

Awesomesauce intro

[@yappingdog2759]

It always is.

[@silvadelshaladin]

The first one makes those who have not had children feel off.

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

Better last sentence for the void story would have been. "THEY ARE HERE" more gravitas to the bad feeling. And it plays on the Alien who died saying they are coming.

[@JosephKano]

Survive, adapt, overcome.

[@RealArcalian]

Greetings Mentlegent For the Rhyhtm that is Algo Story 1: Okay...this *is* HFY. The core idea is sound, the presentation and execution fundamentally flawed. But HFY nonetheless. Story 2: Took me a minute to figure this one out. But we are Touched by the Void, so we are, like, Lovecraftian to them. Cool. HFY also, and better than the first story in execution.

[@clev2002ify]

I thought the first story the spirits were playing a joke on them. They said the squirrel didn't move. So I thought it might be a stuffed squirrel. Lol.

[@victortahlor4038]

Thank you for the reading

[@robinchwan]

a chaotic void calming to humans ?

[@allenmorgan1007]

For the Algorithm, for the Author(s), for the Holographic Voice!

[@brianlips8346]

Thanks for the story 😊😅

[@alanblack6500]

Both stories, wow, those are great, I hear your voice is getting better, that is awesome, anyways great stories, and excellent narration again, thank you.

[@jj003333]

For the story, for the Algorithm!

[@666stonewall]

Excellent work!

[@jimmycoyote74]

For the algorithm, also love the story

[@michaelroy7754]

Where's the best place to write and read these anyway?

[@bryceaustin4995]

R/HFY

[@merlinathrawes746]

They're not coming, THEY'RE HEEEERRE!

[@agentderp1086]

Can't wait

[@cheezeguyLOZ]

First story: you are the result of nearly 4 billion years of successful evolution, start acting like it.

[@lonewolf8585]

I have a bad feeling about this.

[@TheDurid1]

2:52 part of The Great Erectrus series?

[@genericuser984]

cool

[@thomaspiatt8088]

Far the algorithm

[@merlinathrawes746]

Survive, then Thrive. Simple. You can't Thrive if you don't survive. Very similar to the Vikings. Loot, then pillage.

[@justsomeguywithahandlebarm2456]

Algorithm

[@elfeater1760]

For the Algorithm11!

[@rodrigorubio8918]

You ruined all other storytelling since now I can hear them as monotone while you give your storytelling life that I can mentally see Please keep it up

[@merlinwizard1000]

3rd, 10 June 2023

[@TheJeikou]

Comment

[@silenttitan416]

Love the stories but why so many constipated characters?

[@peterwalls-qf7ii]

Survive ? HA! We cannot survive without our toys. Loss of electricity for a prolonged period of time , will see the majority of industrial nations dead or dying. We are too specialised ,adapted for an electricity rich way of life. You take that away, we cannot survive.

[@iaaf_nw2367]

no, humans would eventually adapt and reindustrialize.