You find a stranger making a universe.

The portal in the wall behind him is still closing when you stop at the entrance to the Crystal Pass. He has only just arrived.

A translucent sphere drifts from his hands. You follow the galaxies turning within it, trying to understand the distance you are looking into.

When you look back, he has noticed you.

Golden dust gathers between his fingers again.

“Could I learn?”

He makes room beside him.

You sit, watching as he holds his hands where you can see them. This time, he moves slowly.

You try to follow.

Your hands come apart too soon. You stop, glance at his fingers, and begin again. Nothing forms between your palms.

He repeats the movement.

Above you, a Universe Bubble drifts past. You almost look away, then catch the turn of his hand that you missed before.

He pauses there, giving you time.

For a while, the sounds of the Hover Markets recede. You watch, attempt, and watch again. Each time you look up, his attention is still with you.

“Do I have to make them like yours?”

“What would you make?”

You look toward the universes floating through the pass.

Until now, you have been trying to remember what his hands do. The question leaves you looking at those same creations differently.

You have no answer yet.

But when you raise your hands again, you pause before repeating his movement.

The Galaxy Master waits to see what you will do.

He can teach you what he knows.

What you might create with it could be something even he has never imagined.