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[decompose]

Excuse me, everyone, but I have a question. ▐

Is there any proof that our planets have been destroyed? ▐


[And, of course, you can always go exploring with Nigredo!]

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Voice

[firstofthefallen]

I suppose it is possible that something could have destroyed our worlds. However the chance of it is incredibly low.

[Especially considering the kinds of beings that would work to ensure such destruction didn't occur.]

They've provided nothing that one might call evidence to support their statement. Without such we have no reason to believe them based only on their word.

Voice

[decompose]

There isn't anything to back it up. From what I understand, the people in charge of this facility don't even care to answer.

At least, that's my assumption.

[In some ways, keeping it rational helps. It's distressing, but panicking doesn't help anything, does it?]

Re: Voice

[firstofthefallen]

They've given an answer but it's more of the same.

In general you miss nothing from not hearing their answers. Though I don't doubt you'll be submitted to them sooner or later.

Voice

[decompose]

I can try and remain hopeful... [Because there are some things that Nigredo needs to know, and hopefully sooner rather than later.] Then again, we can't really expect them to give much of an answer, anyways, I don't think.

As little sense as it makes.

Voice

[firstofthefallen]

One can find hope in many things if one wishes to retain it.

[Still in Lucifer's mind there's only one thing that really gives hope and that is strength, and strength's ability to promise anarchy and freedom.]

There's sense in the senseless though. If you haven't found that yet you will soon.

Voice

[decompose]

[All Nigredo can really do about it is sigh. He can understand strength being a source of hope; after all, in some ways, he's the same himself... Strength to persevere begets freedom.

At least for him.]

At the very least, I can hope my brother sees this. [He's going to go look for him, but that doesn't mean that it'll be easy.] This place is large enough to get lost in, it seems.

[And Rubedo barges on forward, so it's best to leave some trail for his brother to follow.]

Re: Voice

[firstofthefallen]

[That is a concept Lucifer would consider altogether true. Freedom can only be gotten and secured through strength.

But oh. To look for your brother....

That brings a different emotion in Lucifer. Once upon a time he had a family he cared about too. But now? The concept of looking for any other in the hopes of helping them or sickens him. One must stand on their own and forsake the ideas of camaraderie or brotherhood. They simply have no place anymore and in the end they can only drag you down.]

Truth be told there's a great chance your brother isn't here.

Voice

[decompose]

[If you're strong enough, no one can take that freedom; something that, since just before the Conflict, Nigredo has come to understand.

Strength enough to protect Rubedo. To protect his freedom, keep the world from trying to push away a more normal life. So he can't accept that Rubedo might be gone. That sentence: he can't accept it. Even in the sudden silence, Nigredo won't, can't accept the idea of that loss. In more ways than Nigredo will ever admit, his brother protects him, too. From a fear he doesn't want to be close to.]

He's too stubborn. [The silence passes, broken by Nigredo's surprisingly stern tone.

For him, more than anything, loneliness was the worst.]

Re: Voice

[firstofthefallen]

I believe that this is not a situation mere stubbornness can deny.

[For once.]

Voice

[decompose]

He's too stubborn.

[It's repeated, more firmly.]

Re: Voice

[firstofthefallen]

And will that stubbornness cross dimensions?

[Such a thing isn't entirely outside of reason.

But he won't admit that.]

Voice

[decompose]

If anyone can, it's Rubedo. [He is unflappable in his belief one that one. Granted, it's... a hard, frightening possibility that he could be wrong.

If nothing else, he can wait. Look and watch and wait, if he can't get himself (and others) out of the Tower. Just you wait, Lucifer.]