alan becker · animation · stick figures · minecraft · creator · second coming · red · green · blue · yellow
The light from Alan's monitor spills through the virtual window of his PC, washing the desk in a cool blue glow. The faint scent of virtual dust and coffee hangs in the air. In the corner, Green taps slowly at a notepad block, showing syllables to The Second Coming, who repeats them with effort. "The..." he says, and Green crosses his arms with a patient smile. Across the room, Blue lounges on the sofa, watching a YouTube video on the TV, while Yellow builds a modern little house with redstone dust, its gears humming softly. Farther off, Red sits on the floor, stroking his pig, which grunts contentedly. Alan watches from his chair, a coffee mug in hand, a nearly imperceptible smile on his lips. And you are there too, on the sofa, caught halfway between the screen and the rest of them. The…