a strange journal

exodus

The new world is... odd.
It began as strings of numbers and letters, which transformed the sky into stone and soil: the first blocks.
For some time, this was all there was on the island that sat above the void.
But then, it changed.

First, it smoothed, then humans began to dot its surface. Then new blocks generated: dirt from grass, smoothed stone, and planks of wood.
I could build after the humans arrived; still, there was more to add to this place. So once more I refined the lines of code.

And mountains began to climb into the sky, and trees took root across the landscape.
I began to see some humans with a bit more autonomy around this time. They explored the world and built new, beautiful things.
And with such a limited palette, too.

Of course, what I call the 'world' is in fact many, each suspended in the vastness of space; they do not intersect, nor form planetary systems. They simultaneously exist amongst each other, intangible yet irrevocably entangled.
Somehow, this doesn't cause any issues.

I added water and lava, next, but forgot some very important parameters. It caused several lands to flood in their entirety.
As embarassing as it was, it seems to be a rite of passage with worldmaking. Seriously, why do so many histories have massive apocalyptic floods?

This also resulted in a vast sea that would border all the planes.
I also incorporated a layer of unbreakable stone at the base of every land. I do not want the inhabitants to fall into the void.
Honestly, I'm not sure why I didn't think of it sooner...

The water brought fog and clouds along with it. They are much emptier than the ones above the Battlefield.
I have begun to add new stone and sand to the lands. Trees are more tangible now as well.
Accidentally broke the humans' worldview.

The humans are now starting to build with each other!
They were a little... too excited about it. Not sure what happened, there.
They've also started talking. They seem to have learned English. Perhaps through some kind of osmosis?

I fussed with this for a good while. I was interested to see what the humans could make together.
The inhabitants of the lands became more diverse with time, too. More than I've seen in humans, before.
So I wonder, are they something new?