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[oi_theoi]

Who: Albinia and YOU
When: Day 64, noonish
Where: Shrine Area
What: A story.

[As promised, Albinia is sitting in the shrine area. The temperature might be a bit cooler there, but that's more for the snakes' discomfort than any of you.]

[And she's just calmly waiting for people to gather.]

[Mingle | Storytime! | Questions]

((OOC: You can handwave your character having been here to hear the story, even if you can't really post here yourself.))

Comments

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

It was...a desperate one.

But we didn't really have anything to lose.

Re: Question

[librorian]

... No. There is always something to lose.

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

...that loss has become known to us.

But our planet will still live, regardless of how this experiment ends. Whether we all die or live. There is a place that supports life.

There is no need for us to fight for that. It puts the odds a bit more in our favor.

Re: Question

[librorian]

[quiet but firm.]

You have no right to make that decision for us.

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

There was no way to ask.

Re: Question

[librorian]

Then what you have done is wrong. And I sincerely hope you do not experience the misfortune of living to regret your mistake.

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

...hope is all we can do.

Re: Question

[librorian]

That is something I thought once, long ago.

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

The only other option is not something we want to do.

Re: Question

[librorian]

I assumed as much. The temptation of life, however pained and fleeting it may be, is a difficult thing to resist.

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

There are strong instincts. And there's always other reasons.

Re: Question

[librorian]

[yes, listening in on your conversation with Ptou...]

They will twist before the end comes. One small adjustment will lead to the next, until you have lost sight of everything you once loved.

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

...or perhaps the opposite will happen.

Re: Question

[librorian]

Which is?

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

Those who had lost sight will regain it.

Re: Question

[librorian]

[silent for a long moment]

... No. He never did, even at the end.

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

But he's not everyone.

Re: Question

[librorian]

Perhaps not. But forgive me, please. I have no faith that this will be different.

[truly apologetic]

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

There are already differences.

Re: Question

[librorian]

Fewer than you imagine. We too began with the intention of restoration.

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

From a Super Nova, wasn't it?

Re: Question

[librorian]

Initially, we thought the danger would pass. That the flood of fire would recede to acceptable levels.

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

Our world, however, is livable. The only thing that truly needs to be restored is humanity.

Re: Question

[librorian]

But that is not what you care about, is it?

Re: Question

[oi_theoi]

...

How important do you think it is, the beginning of a story?