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Part 1 of The Galaxy is Cruel and Unforgiving, Part 10 of Cookie Run
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2025-08-06
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2025-08-06
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The Stars Aligning (Then Separating)

Summary:

Sorbitol Nova Cookie suffered from colorblindness her whole life. Xylitol Nova Cookie, her father came to the conclusion it was curable. Only problem is that they didn’t know the cure just yet… but they couldn’t focus on that, the Black Hole was arriving… and so were two visitors from distant planets

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(These notes contain some spoilers. The story itself also contains “spoilers” for “Save Planef Xylitol!”)

I genuinely forgot about XyL-Q up until Log Recording 1.3 because I was rereading “Save Planet Xylitol”, though I edited Log Recording 1.2 to include XyL-Q (though I have no idea what its gender is. (So I’m assuming it/its pronouns)) This story isn’t so much about Sorbitol Nova Cookie’s colorblindness, rather on the tension between Astronaut Cookie and her. This is almost like a “retelling” of “Save Planet Xylitol!”… but there’s going to be more in between before the destruction of Planet Xylitol.

I really liked the original work, it’s creative. I also liked the tone, of it. It was so… how do I say this… I admire it.

Chapter 1: Introduction

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The young girl—age 5—soon realized she was different. She couldn’t see the color that everyone spoke of. The different blues and purples that were her planet. It was all black and white to her. It wasn’t until she and her father got the doctor’s diagnosis that they realized what it was. It wasn’t typical, either. At first glance, the young girl seemed to be colorblind. But upon further examination, this was something entirely new.

The diagnosis sat on the countertop, collecting dust as no one really dared to look at it. They all knew the truth anyways—she couldn’t see in color. Not that she never would. The doctor concluded she had potential… but unlocking it was a different story. So she had to sit, stare, and envy as other kids painted what seemed to be colorful artworks, knowing they took the one thing she didn’t have for granted.

She laughed to herself.

Funny, how others always took something for granted until it was gone. Everyone’s done it at some point. She felt ashamed, not just for herself but for her father as well. Already so young, and pondering about something normally kids didn’t.