Physics
Faint light favors rods off-axis. A hard stare puts her on cones that need more brightness than ~4.2 provides.
Opening the door…
Games · merope
Games · merope
Opening the door…
Entry 1 · Perception
Magnitude ~4.2. Stare and she fades. Soft peripheral focus and she returns. Each new sky places her somewhere else.
Physics
Faint light favors rods off-axis. A hard stare puts her on cones that need more brightness than ~4.2 provides.
Psyche
What you force often vanishes. Soft attention is still rigorous. She returns when the demand softens.
Living question · Soft focus
Where does precision mean looking slightly aside rather than harder?
Rest your gaze slightly aside. Do not aim at her.
Drag slowly · Hold in the soft ring · Stare drains the hold
Field, wider ring. Veil, tighter. Deep, longest hold. Direct stare empties the bar. Soft hold fills it to 36.