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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.))

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

Edited 2012-07-26 02:06 (UTC)

...hope is all we can do.

That is something I thought once, long ago.

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

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

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

[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.

...or perhaps the opposite will happen.

Which is?

Those who had lost sight will regain it.

[silent for a long moment]

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

But he's not everyone.

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

[truly apologetic]

There are already differences.

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

From a Super Nova, wasn't it?

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

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

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

...

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

You are speaking with a librarian, not a storyteller.

And I'm a scientist.

... then why ask me about stories?

Because I think there is some value to it, the beginning.

I was born to watch after others.

[a light shrug]

Endings matter far more than beginnings do. Good intentions do not excuse bad actions.

Re: Question

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