[a heart.]

[antreegonist]

There's a moment of nothing but light and sensation. Someone's looking you over and the scrutiny prickles and burns – it's nearly a physical pain, like fine little hooks digging past your skin, into the very meat of you. I know who you are, it says, and I know what you are, and that you don't have any business here --

“But you do,” says Mithos behind you. He's a tired, steady voice in your ear, a light hand on your shoulder. “I don't know what Dream's thinking, but everyone is welcome here in my heart; just keep in mind it's a real mess right now.”

Your vision clears.

((assume your characters wandered in here through a dream. also join #ihateyouihateyouiwanttocuddle on irc if you can!))

Comments

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[antreegonist]

"They killed it! With their wars -- there's not enough mana left to support a world! And she's in the Seed of the new Tree!"

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[oneknightstands]

So will all of this restore the new tree through the seed?

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[antreegonist]

Bleak: "I'll let the Seed become the new Tree soon. When she's out of it. I just need a little while."

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[oneknightstands]

I don't think she would wish to see the world die for her sake, Mithos.

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[antreegonist]

"How many times do I have to tell you I'm not killing it?"

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[oneknightstands]

The seed would restore the world and save it from death, wouldn't it? By biding your time you only hasten that death.

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[antreegonist]

"I'm making time!"

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[oneknightstands]

Making time?

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[antreegonist]

"Changing the world for a while so it can hold on! Without having to grow the damn Tree! It'll be fine, just leave me alone!"

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[oneknightstands]

How are you changing it—?

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[antreegonist]

"If something this big can't live on the mana that's left -- I can make it smaller."

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[oneknightstands]

And what will happen to the people of the world?

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[antreegonist]

"They can live with it for a while. I'll put it to rights."

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[oneknightstands]

At what cost, Mithos?

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[antreegonist]

"Whatever it takes."

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[oneknightstands]

Even if it means the death of those who live upon the world?

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[antreegonist]

"They're killing each other already! They don't want to stop, do they? I'm doing them a favor by separating them."

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[oneknightstands]

By simply separating them do you mean to create the world where all could live equally that she would have lived to see?

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[antreegonist]

"I'll make it once she's back to see it done."

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[oneknightstands]

Mithos—you can't bring her back like this.

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[antreegonist]

"I can damn well do what I want."

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[oneknightstands]

And what would she say to see herself returned to a world of suffering and pain?

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[antreegonist]

"Shut up, human. You don't speak for my sister!"

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[oneknightstands]

I may not speak for her but I know that it does not honor the memory of those who are lost to spread grief.

Mithos—do you remember what she said to you before she passed?

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[antreegonist]

"Create a world where all can live as equals!"