I'll be real with you, I don't remember much about that, but I do remember agreeing to help. Probably because if that memory got wiped away, the Realm would have to deal with us going, "hey, what the fuck?"
You know, I think one of your kind told us it was to save the universe and our worlds or something. You'd think that they'd leave that if that really was the reason, right?
Maybe... although I guess it might depend on if our reason was personal or not, too. There's also the fact that the Realm isn't running on full battery right now--not all of the things it did here was completely convenient, like not letting including a goddamn elevator for the horse.
[ really!! ]
But things like that are because of the nova loss. The more it loses, the less capable it'll be, which is why we need to get this over with as soon as possible. [ ... ] That part I know for sure though. The reason why it didn't let us keep that particular memory is another guess.
Well, yeah, losing memories isn't fun. Though kind of defeats the purpose into making it a fun little competition like it doesn't matter. Like a little lady told me earlier, why can't we work all together? Dividing us into teams is only going to introduce tension, you know.
The whole explanation is that it was to give you an extra incentive. But, oh Tiger, why would anyone want an extra incentive? Shouldn't people simply want to save their world? [ they glance above, towards the stars. ] Not everyone might care about that.
The smart thing to do would have been to bring a lot of hero types, right? People who are eager to jump headfirst into danger for the greater good. But, full offense, some of you are assholes. And others seem kind of like babies? So, why? That's why I think... the Realm didn't look at any of that. It probably didn't check to see what kind of people you were at all, and used some other criteria to pick you. And because of that, it mean what kind of people you all are doesn't actually matter to get nova. But it still needed to make sure you would do the job instead of standing around uselessly.
I do hope you're not putting a nice priest like myself in any of those two groups.
[Though there's an especially amused smile on his face that suggests he wouldn't mind if he was put in one of them. The first one.]
You're absolutely right, though. There are some heroes here, of course. But the rest aren't quite as impressive. It makes me wonder what kind of hodge-podge selection system this Realm must have...so count me on for that conspiracy theory. Is there any way to submit a complaint directly to your manager, Tiger?
If its that vague, how are you supposed to follow what it wants? Like, that must be like following instructions from some smudged ink stains on a napkin.
We just know what it means when it communicates to us. I'm really not sure how to explain it, but it makes sense to me since I'm the one receiving it from the dumb thing.
This is exactly why I did not volunteer to be part of the welcome party.
[ they hate answering questions.
but, they will still do it, despite that. ]
The Realm is a space that connects to different places, and its consciousness is like, powered through that connection? So it doesn't feel emotions like we do, but it can still be hurt since it depends on those connections to stay intact. The connection is primarily based on memories, or nova. There is probably a much longer, and more detailed explanation out there somewhere, but I'm already getting a headache from just saying this much.
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[Tools, huh.]
Maybe you should get together and unionize. Just a thought.
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Well, for whatever reason, I seemed to have thought it was worth it. So here I am now.
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"You" seemed to have thought it was worth it? So you being this was a voluntary decision?
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Do I remember why I agreed? No. Not at all.
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[That's...kind of odd, though.]
You know, I think one of your kind told us it was to save the universe and our worlds or something. You'd think that they'd leave that if that really was the reason, right?
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Maybe... although I guess it might depend on if our reason was personal or not, too. There's also the fact that the Realm isn't running on full battery right now--not all of the things it did here was completely convenient, like not letting including a goddamn elevator for the horse.
[ really!! ]
But things like that are because of the nova loss. The more it loses, the less capable it'll be, which is why we need to get this over with as soon as possible. [ ... ] That part I know for sure though. The reason why it didn't let us keep that particular memory is another guess.
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[............oh wait, the centaur.]
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Well, yeah, losing memories isn't fun. Though kind of defeats the purpose into making it a fun little competition like it doesn't matter. Like a little lady told me earlier, why can't we work all together? Dividing us into teams is only going to introduce tension, you know.
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[ they sound amused by it. ]
The whole explanation is that it was to give you an extra incentive. But, oh Tiger, why would anyone want an extra incentive? Shouldn't people simply want to save their world? [ they glance above, towards the stars. ] Not everyone might care about that.
The smart thing to do would have been to bring a lot of hero types, right? People who are eager to jump headfirst into danger for the greater good. But, full offense, some of you are assholes. And others seem kind of like babies? So, why? That's why I think... the Realm didn't look at any of that. It probably didn't check to see what kind of people you were at all, and used some other criteria to pick you. And because of that, it mean what kind of people you all are doesn't actually matter to get nova. But it still needed to make sure you would do the job instead of standing around uselessly.
[ they look back at him. ]
So. Contest with a prize.
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[Though there's an especially amused smile on his face that suggests he wouldn't mind if he was put in one of them. The first one.]
You're absolutely right, though. There are some heroes here, of course. But the rest aren't quite as impressive. It makes me wonder what kind of hodge-podge selection system this Realm must have...so count me on for that conspiracy theory. Is there any way to submit a complaint directly to your manager, Tiger?
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But... you know how when you came in here, you just knew what to do in order to get me to show up? Communicating with the Realm is like that, mostly.
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[A beat.]
You're all really flying blind here, huh. Wouldn't envy your position.
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[ they mutter, ]
Very cultish.
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[ don't imply feelings are gross ]
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[WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?]
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[ GESTURES ]
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If its that vague, how are you supposed to follow what it wants? Like, that must be like following instructions from some smudged ink stains on a napkin.
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[THIS IS LIKE. SCIENCE FICTION EMPATH ALIEN STUFF, HUH]
And you haven't seen what it looks like, I'm guessing.
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It doesn't have a physical form in that sense.
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[ they hate answering questions.
but, they will still do it, despite that. ]
The Realm is a space that connects to different places, and its consciousness is like, powered through that connection? So it doesn't feel emotions like we do, but it can still be hurt since it depends on those connections to stay intact. The connection is primarily based on memories, or nova. There is probably a much longer, and more detailed explanation out there somewhere, but I'm already getting a headache from just saying this much.
[ it's all so very stupid ]
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