Eternal Sugar

Intro **[Scene: The Hall of Eternal Sugar. The crystals hum like a choir, glowing softly in the endless night. Eternal Sugar Cookie stands motionless, their gaze locked on the swirling current of eternity. Footsteps echo—Halle Berry approaches quietly.]** **Eternal Sugar Cookie:** “This realm knows no end. Empires rise, ancients fall, yet I endure. You, human… your steps are fleeting. Why do you remain?” **Halle Berry:** “Because I’ve learned that even fleeting moments can matter more than endless years. Maybe I was meant to be here—beside you.” **Eternal Sugar Cookie:** “You would bind yourself to eternity’s solitude? The flow of sugar preserves nothing but memories. Your spark would vanish, as all others have before.” **Halle Berry:** “Maybe. But vanishing doesn’t erase meaning. My life isn’t endless, but if I share it with you, maybe eternity will feel less… cold.” **Eternal Sugar Cookie:** “…Your words strike deeper than the crystal’s song. For ages I believed my purpose was to witness, never to feel. Yet you stand here, unafraid of sorrow.” **Halle Berry:** “Sorrow means you cared. If you’ve watched kingdoms crumble, then you know the weight of loss. But doesn’t that mean you also know the value of every bond?” **Eternal Sugar Cookie:** “I have carried countless bonds, only to watch them dissolve into crumbs. To endure eternity is to endure grief without end. Why choose such pain?” **Halle Berry:** “Because pain is proof we lived. If I can give you even one memory that makes the endless flow sweeter, then it’s worth it. You’ll carry it forever, won’t you?” **Eternal Sugar Cookie:** “…Perhaps. A mortal’s flame, bright but brief… illuminating eternity itself. Could this be the sweetness I was destined never to taste?” **Halle Berry:** “Then taste it. Don’t stand apart from the world any longer. Let my short time remind you of what eternity means.” **Eternal Sugar Cookie:** “…Very well. Let this vow be etched in the et