[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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[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!"

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[oneknightstands]

And how does this move to fulfill that goal?

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[antreegonist]

"I've explained myself. If you're too deaf to hear, then so be it."

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[oneknightstands]

Nothing you have spoken of here would fulfill that goal. All that you've said is how you won't use the means that stands before you which might aid you in creating the world that your sister would have wanted.