005 - video post

[theothersissel]

[The SFC turns on, and at first, nothing is seen except for the dark interior of Yomiel's apartment - it's rather empty, except for the view of a shattered coffee table lying on the floor like a wounded animal. Returning back to the way he once was has hit him harder than he thought it would. To have something you've missed for so long taken away

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

[ Oh. This really piques the Seer's interest. She... really likes you, Yomiel, and now she's finally beginning to understand why. ]

H3H3H3H3H3H3
H33 H33 H33
SOUNDS L1K3 MY K1ND OF G4M3 >:D
1 H4V3 4 QU3ST1ON FOR *YOU*, YOM13L!
WH4T DO *YOU* TH1NK?
DO *YOU* TH1NK OUR L1V3S 4R3 GOV3RN3D BY CH4NC3??
LUCK?
F4T3??
D3ST1NY???
G1V3 M3 YOUR 4NSW3R 4ND 1LL G1V3 YOU M1N3

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[theothersissel]

...

Ten years ago, I would have said chance governed our lives. But now, I'm not so sure.

I think there must be some kind of fate. But I don't think it's something that is set in stone. Fate can be averted through what people do.

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

CONGR4TUL4T1ONS, YOM13L!!!
YOU 4R3 4BSOLUT3LY CORR3CT!
1 KN3W TH3R3 W4S 4 R34SON WHY 1 L1K3 YOU SO MUCH!!! H4H4H4 >8D
W3LP
YOU G4V3 M3 YOUR 4NSW3R NOW 1LL G1V3 YOU M1N3
TH1S K1ND OF TH1NG 1S K1ND OF MY SP3C14LTY B31NG 4 S33R 4ND 4LL
BUT B3FOR3 1 G1V3 YOU 4 STR41GHTFORW4RD 4NSW3R 1 H4V3 TO 4SK YOU ON3 MOR3 QU3ST1ON
4NSW3R1NG 4 QU3ST1ON W1TH 4NOTH3R QU3ST1ON
BUT 1T 1S 4N 1MPORT4NT ON3
H3H

HOW MUCH OF YOUR R34L1TY DO YOU TH1NK 1S M4D3 OF WH4TS 1N YOUR M1ND??

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[theothersissel]

How much reality...?

[That's a hard question. Yomiel takes a minute to think about it.]

I want to say that reality doesn't change based on what you think...but if what I said before is true- that fate is determined by people's actions- then reality depends on what you think and believe more than we think, right? Therefore it could be logical that reality could be made of what's in our mind.

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

D1NG D1NG D1NG D1NG D1NG

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[theothersissel]

That makes a lot of sense, actually.

[The way she's speaking, it seems like she's done it before...] And I'm presuming you have seen these "tunnels" for yourself?

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

MMHMMMM
1 H4V3 TH3 S1GHT S33RS 4R3 M34NT TO H4V3
1T W4S MY ROL3 TO H4V3 1T
TH3R3 1S 4 L1TTL3 SOM3TH1NG 1 L1K3 TO C4LL SYN4PT1C C4SU4LTY
FOR MY 3N3M13S, 1T M34NS BR1NG1NG 4BOUT TH3 1NH3R3NT R3TR1BUT1ON FLOW1NG FROM TH3 R34L1TY M4D3 BY TH31R OWN 3V1L THOUGHTS
4ND FOR MY FR13NDS 1T M34NS PROT3CT1NG TH3M FROM TH31R T3ND3NCY TO UND3R3ST1M4T3 TH3 POW3R TH31R OWN CONFUS1ON H4S OV3R TH31R OWN F4T3
1M NOT PSYCH1C, BUT 1 C4N S1FT THROUGH POOR T4CT1C4L 1NCL1N4T1ONS 4ND 3X4M1N3 TH31R GR1M CONS3QU3NC3S
4ND HOP3FULLY PR3V3NT TH3M
SOM3T1M3S V1CTORY 1S D1SGU1S3D 4S 4 CL3V3R S3TB4CK
1 C4N S33 TH4T TOO >:D

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[theothersissel]

That's a pretty awesome power to have. So...it's like seeing the future, in a way? You can see what alternate realities are going to be made and act accordingly. Am I correct?

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

[ It takes her a moment to respond to this-- she's debating on whether or not she wants him to be privy to certain details, and. Yes. She thinks that will be okay. She puts a filter on their conversation as a precautionary measure. ]

1TS K1ND OF L1K3 TH4T Y34H
BUT 1T 1S 4CTU4LLY 4 LOT MOR3 COMPL1C4T3D
1TS NOT 4S S1MPL3 4S T3LL1NG TH3 FUTUR3 B3C4US3 JUST S331NG TH3 FUTUR3 DO3SNT R34LLY T3LL YOU MUCH OF 4NYTH1NG
1LL G1V3 YOU 4N 3X4MPL3
4N 3X4MPL3 WH1CH CONV3N13NTLY R3V34LS 4 L1TTL3 B1T 4BOUT M3
YOU SHOULD F33L GR4T3FUL B3C4US3 1TS NOT OFT3N 1 DONT L1K3 B31NG V4GU3!

4NYW4Y, TH3R3 4R3 M4NY W4YS 1N WH1CH MY FR13NDS 4ND 1 4R3 DOOM3D
1V3 S33N 1T 1N MY M1NDS 3Y3 SO M4NY T1M3S 1N SO M4NY D1FF3R3NT ROUT3S TH4T D3P3ND 3NT1R3LY ON TH3 4CT1ONS OF NOT JUST MYS3LF
BUT THOS3 4ROUND M3 4S W3LL
YOU S33, YOM13L
SOM3T1M3S 1T 1S S1MPLY 4 M4TT3R OF P1CK1NG TH3 ROUT3 TH4T W1LL K33P YOU 4L1V3 TH3 LONG3ST
WH1CH 1S WH4T 1 4M TRY1NG TO DO
1 GU3SS WH4T 1 4M TRY1NG TO S4Y 1S...

V4TH3ON 1S ONLY 4 T3MPOR4RY R3PR13V3 FOR M3

DO YOU UND3RST4ND WH4T 1 4M S4Y1NG TO

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[theothersissel]

[She's right- she is definitely being less vague as usual and he appreciates it. A nod.]

I think I do. So you're sort of like a chess player, in a way. You can visualize the outcomes of you and your friend's decisions and see which will eventually allow you to win the game, right? You might lose a few pieces in the meantime, but you'll be playing in a way that gets the checkmate you need.

But here, you can't make that happen because the coral won't let you.

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

3H
1 W4S GO1NG TO G3T TO TH4T 3V3NTU4LLY!
TH4T 1S SORT OF WH4T 1 M34NT, BUT NOT R34LLY
BUT Y3S, YOUV3 D1SCOV3R3D Y3T 4NOTH3R OF MY D33P3ST D4RK3ST S3CR3TS
1ND33D, MY 4B1L1T13S H4V3 B33N SOM3WH4T MUT3D 1N 4 PL4C3 L1K3 TH1S
H3H3H3H3 4R3 YOU PROUD OF YOURS3LF, YOM13L, FOR TH4T L1TTL3 D1SCOV3RY? >8D
1V3 NOT Y3T TOLD 4NYON3 4BOUT TH4T

4NYW4Y 1 W4S 4LSO TRY1NG TO T3LL YOU TH4T
D3SP1T3 TH4T
D3SP1T3 TH3 F4CT TH4T 1TS H4RD3R TO SN1FF OUT OUTCOM3S 1N 4 PL4C3 TH4T DULLS TH3 S3NS3S
1 R34LLY L1K3 1T H3R3
4S LONG 4S 1 4M H3R3, 1 KNOW MY FR13NDS 4ND 1 4R3 S4F3
3V3N WH3N W3R3 NOT
D34TH DO3SNT 3X4CTLY M4TT3R H3R3
WH1CH K1ND OF M4K3S TH3 G4M3 YOUR3 PL4Y1NG W1TH TH4T GUN PO1NTL3SS
4CTU4LLY 1TS PO1NTL3SS ON SO M4NY L3V3LS
4ND YOU DONT R34LLY H4V3 TO B3 4 S33R OF M1ND TO S33 TH4T

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[theothersissel]

...If it makes you feel any better, my powers have been muted here, too.

I know that. I've been playing my little game with the gun for over ten years, even before I came here. Even when my luck's bad, nothing happens to me. My body won't allow it. And the fact that anyone else can play this game in this place is like the icing on top of the cake.

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

1 F1GUR3D 1T W4S TH3 S4M3 FOR 3V3RYON3
TH4T ONLY M4K3S S3NS3

1F YOU KNOW 1T 1S PO1NTL3SS TH3N WHY D1D YOU M4K3 TH1S POST
1 UND3RST4ND TH3 PH1LOSOPHY B3H1ND 1T BUT YOUR3 JUST GO1NG TO G1V3 TH3S3 W1GGL3RS B4D 1D34S
OR 1S TH4T WH4T YOU 4R3 4CTU4LLY TRY1NG TO DO H3R3?? >:?

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[theothersissel]

Bad ideas? Quite the contrary. I was just curious, that's all. People have been living for years and have been arguing whether anything they do even matters. The fact that there are all these different worlds makes me wonder whether they have different ideas on what fate is. Maybe the rules are different in other places, who knows?

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

WH4T WOULD M4K3 TH3S3 CONC3PTS 4NY D1FF3R3NT
TH3Y 4R3 PR3TTY B4S1C CONC3PTS
4LL YOUR3 DO1NG 1S PROMOT1NG CONFUS1ON 4ND D1SORD3R BY 4SK1NG P3OPL3 TH3S3 TH1NGS YOU KNOW

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[theothersissel]

Not to some people, they are. People even put their faith in religon and say that the gods will determine their path- the concept of fate can be complex, if you think about it.

I'm sorry if I am. I'm just curious if there's a way out...