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]

D1NG D1NG D1NG D1NG D1NG!!!!!
YOU 4R3 CORR3CT 4G41N, YOM13L!
YOUD B3 SURPR1S3D HOW MUCH OF R34L1TY 1S 4CTU4LLY 4 CONSTRUCT OF TH3 M1ND 4ND HOW MUCH YOU H4V3 CONTROL OV3R 1T
HOLD ON 1LL G1V3 YOU TH3 S4M3 3XPL4N4T1ON 1 G4V3 D4V3

1F YOU S33 WH4TS 1N YOUR M1ND CL34RLY 4ND UND3RST4ND TH3 POW3R YOUR THOUGHTS H4V3
TH3N YOU UND3RST4ND R34L1TY WH1L3 3V3RYON3 3LS3 1S RUNN1NG 4ROUND CONFUS3D 4ND 4NGRY 4ND UPS3T
B3C4US3 TH3Y TH1NK R34L1TY 1S SOM3TH1NG H4PP3N1NG TO TH3M
R4TH3R TH4N SOM3TH1NG TH3Y 4R3 M4K1NG 3V3RY MOM3NT W1TH 3V3RY THOUGHT
THOUGHT L34DS TO 4CT1ON 4ND 4CT1ON L34DS TO CONS3QU3NC3
BUT TH3 TRUTH 1S YOM13L TH4T TH1NGS L1K3 LUCK, CH4NC3, D3ST1NY, 4ND F4T3
THOS3 4R3 V3RY R34L TH1NGS 4ND TH3Y DO 3X1ST 4ND C4N H4V3 *SOM3* 1NFLU3NC3
FORTUN3 1S TH3 3SS3NC3 OF L1GHT, 4ND 1T SH1N3S ON THOS3 WHOV3 M4ST3R3D 1T
BUT TH3R3 1S 4 S3CR3T H3R3 YOM13L...
4 SUP3R S3CR3T S3CR3T TH4T 4LMOST NO ON3 R34L1Z3S 4ND ONC3 TH3Y DO 1T 1S USU4LLY TOO L4T3....
TH1NGS L1K3 LUCK, CH4NC3, D3ST1NY, 4ND F4T3??
ONC3 YOU C4N S33 TH3 TUNN3LS 4ND VORT1C3S 1N YOUR M1ND 4ND UND3RST4ND TH3 R34L1T13S YOU COULD CR34T3 1F THOS3 THOUGHTS L34D TO 4CT1ON

THOS3 TH1NGS DONT 4CTU4LLY M4TT3R!

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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 YOU?

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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...

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

3H
1TS NOT R34LLY COMPL3X
P3OPL3 JUST TH1NK 1T 1S 4ND TH4TS TH3 PROBL3M

4NYW4Y, 1F 4NYON3 BLOWS TH31R TH1NKP4NS OUT B3C4US3 OF TH1S 1 4M HOLD1NG YOU P3RSON4LLY R3SPONS1BL3.

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[theothersissel]

Maybe you should make a post about it, Terezi, if you want to clarify it.

[He can't help but let out a little snerk.] Are you going to put me on trial if I do?

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[omnomr3dch4lk]

NOW WHY WOULD 1 4CTU4LLY DO TH4T?
3V3N 1F TH3S3 P4TH3T1C HUM4NS 4ND TH31R RUST3D TH1NKP4NS COULD GR4SP TH3 CONC3PTS 1 3XPL41N TO TH3M
WHY WOULD 1 W4NT TO??
W4TCH1NG SOM3 OF TH3M RUN 4ROUND TRULY BL1ND 4ND CONFUS3D 1S 4 LOT OF FUN >:D

4ND Y3S
TH4T 1S 4 TH1NG TH4T W1LL H4PP3N 1F 4NYON3 G3TS HURT!

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[theothersissel]

[Here's a laugh, Terezi, you earned it.] Oh, Terezi, you're a girl after my own heart.

Yeah, if someone gets hurt, you can prosecute me all you want. But I seriously don't think that people will start buying guns and trying to shoot each other with them just because of what I said.