Short Story

Demiurge Shambabookly with great trepidation and care presented his Creation to the High Commission.

    "Nonsense!" frowned the First One. "Just take a look at how bent his Space is!"
    "You know, it seems pretty..." replied the Second One thoughtfully. "It's because of the gravity, isn't it?"

Shambabookly meekly nodded. There was an issue with gravity. At some point the Universe started crumbling in his hands, so he had to use something quickly to hold everything in place.

    "Actually, it's an interesting idea. Original." the Third One watched with curiosity how the planets travelled in their orbits. "Notice how well it all works. So unexpectedly balanced..."
    "It's against the rules!" The First One objected stubbornly. "The Sun should revolve around the planet, not vice versa!"
    "But that's what happens. Subjectively."
    "What about apples?! Why do they fall down?! They should fall to the horisont!"
    "There's no horisont though."
    "Nope, It's there. Subjectively."
    "Apples are not important. Look at the rivers! They flow down! This is a real problem!"
    "There's no problems with rivers. Look at it: Oceans are down too."
    "Why don't they spill then?"
    "Where?"
    "Down"
    "Where is down though?"

The High Commission started to look at the Creation from different vantage points, trying to determine where the up and down are.

    "You know, it looks prettier upside down!"
    "Too many stars. I don't like it."
    "And it looks like they're too big. Is this some kind of pompous monumentalism?"
    "What happened to the continents' outlines? Looks like some kind of tasteless abstraction..."

Shambabookly dropped his eyes. He actually didn't plan multiple continents. But it broke down later on for some reason.

    "But the gravity is an interesting idea..."
    "I disagree! I believe it's a wrongful idea. Same about this modern force of friction!"
    "But why? Everything works as it is, isn't it?"
    "Because it's obviously not elegant! And apples fall down! Can you imagine chilling under a tree and suddenly having an apple falling down on your head?!"
    "Yes, that's a problem..."

Shambabookly sighed. It was stupid to even hope that his Creation would earn the "Best World" title.