☿ // 001; [text; dated to 3/17]

[fionnuisce]

Now that I've collected what I'd evaluate as the basics of this place and how it's run, I'm curious enough to ask for a discussion of general opinions rather than concrete facts.

Particularly, regarding the supposedly confirmed ideas revolving around the state of our worlds. While the evidence supporting our homeworlds' destruction is considerable, I'd still like to hear what people think. It initially crossed my mind that it could be a very well-constructed lie, and while that has become a very distant possibility I'm hesitant to discard it altogether. And if it is in fact true, what happens then? Do you think there is a way to restore the places from which we've originated, or are we fighting for a Pyrrhic victory at best?

And that's not yet touching upon the more clearly confirmed matter of our souls and the replica forms we're using in place of our original bodies. I'd imagine this has caused existential crises aplenty, but let's put that aside for the moment. If the administrators possess the technology or magic to create such close copies, how is it they can't simply take out original bodies along with our souls in the first place And if there is a way to restore our worlds, would you logically assume that includes our original selves?

You're free to answer if you like, or ignore me altogether. It's your own choice. I can't really picture this as a simple matter to talk about without inciting a sense of dread and misery, so I'll hardly be offended if everyone shrugs this off and pretends they never saw it.

--Lord El-Melloi II

[Waver, honey. I'm sure signing your name like that is simply habit by now, but you might give your younger self a stroke.]

Comments

[fionnuisce]

...I can't tell if you're insulting mine or everyone else's stubbornness, but I don't think it worth complaint if it's me you're talking about.

[canofworms]

Why would I be talking about you?

[Have an eyebrow raise.]

Did you forget? I haven't even met you -- this you -- in my world.

[Are they at another floor yet? This Tower is way too difficult to get around in without elevators, which is saying something considering how annoying the elevators are to navigate.]

[fionnuisce]

People usually get the message that I'm as stubborn as they come within two minutes of meeting me.

[no. this is bowser's endless staircase, bitches.]

[canofworms]

I never did say it was a bad thing, did I?

[You are such a funny guy, Waver.

Meanwhile, seriously, he is fit(ish) but not an athlete and he is going to start getting tired of these stairs. Especially if they're all this slippery.

OH WAIT what is that? Could it be one of the lake floors? (How many of those are there again--)]

[fionnuisce]

...Kariya, have you noticed how much goddamned water is in this tower? Aside from the rain, that is.

[canofworms]

I've only done a bit of exploring, but it is a little strange, isn't it? They haven't spared anything to make the Tower a world of its own.

[Flooded floor is flooded. He stops a little ways above the last step onto it, peering down curiously. There are probably shadows of monsters beneath the water, how cheerful.]

It's like saying, 'You'll be here for a while, but at least you won't lack for anything.' Not even weather.