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[hopelessness]

so wwhat did i say
lord a all angels fuckin evverythin up no hope left an noww this happens totally called it
but hey no fuckin matter right
wwho cares
wwere all doomed they can try an givve themselvves meanin by slappin a title onto their timeline to try an make it better but alpha or no alpha evveryones screwwed
an thats all she wwrote

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uh
wwhat wwas that for

[consider8]

It's what you needed at that moment.

[hopelessness]

oh
wwell

[Huh.]

usually im just told to shut up or somethin
so uh
thanks i guess

[consider8]

[silent giggle]

You're welcome.

As for the events of the update, that is a thing that was also destined to happen.
All of these things are not a mistake, and not all encounters are going to 8e favora8le to the people who encounter them.
What can 8e said is that we must make the most of the limited time we have.
Even my life is no exception of this, and I have no misgivings of this possi8ility.
I just want to 8elieve that all this death and sacrifice is going to 8e meaningful.
Your "8lunder" included.
It may look 8leak, 8ut even the smallest glimmer of hope holds exponential potential.

[hopelessness]

but howw exactly is there anythin hopeful about them all dyin
i mean you figure at least bein brought into a timeline wwhere evveryone in it is fucked from the getgo wwould at least get some kinda respite from the fact their livves wwere meaninless there
but noww theyre proper fuckin outta existin
same goes for wwhat happened on the meteor
prince a hope right
like destroyin hope
so dont that mean theres no hope left since thats kinda wwhat i did

howw the fuck can you be so optimistic about all this
its completely an utterly bafflin

[consider8]

It's worse than you think.
I've 8een floating around for 8illions of sweeps, seeing the 8irth, rise and fall of a faces that are like my own, 8ut entirely different.
One 8athed in the 8lood and anguish of 8illions of souls.
Wreathed together in an act that is was 8orn through our decision to give our species a second chance.
And to see that chance 8rought to ruin 8y a malevolent trickster.

O8livion is sad, and I weep for their passing.
It's a terri8le thing to consider that their existence, even an alternate one has 8een 8rought to an end.
That is our 8urden.
In spite of it all, I 8elieve that the 8est thing to 8elieve in is a happy ending.
For us and for everyone that is involved in the grand tapestry of this game.

1/2

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[hopelessness]

tell you wwhat
howw about you just keep bein hopeful an think thingsll wwork out for the best
an ill just keep thinkin youre wwrong but ill at least shut up about it
cause i get wwhat youre sayin but quite frankly i dont havve it in me to think otherwwise
i dont get howw you can keep that up after as you said it yourself a billion fuckin swweeps
i look around an all i see is hopelessness an no point in perpetuatin an existence this cruel an unusual
an thatd thingsd be better off just endin

[consider8]

Don't make me pat your head again.
Unless that's what you are striving for?

[hopelessness]

ill pass
im just tryin a make a point here
i mean you played the game right
wwhat wwas your role

[consider8]

Sylph of Light.

[hopelessness]

right
an did you evver figure out wwhat you wwere supposed to be doin as a sylph a light

[consider8]

I wouldn't 8e so certain on that point.
We failed our version of the game.

[hopelessness]

wwell its all a load of riddles wwrapped up in bullshit anywway
its like they go out a their wway to make sure wwe dont
but comin to understand bein a prince a hope means you gotta get wwhy hope needs to be destroyed
an i didnt get it back then i didnt evven knoww it meant destroyin hope
but noww that i understand it makes more sense for hope not to exist at all

[consider8]

"Or one who destroys using hope."
There are two aspects to all of our roles.
We choose the manifestation that we desire to 8e.
Whether or not that desire is 8eneficial to the whole we are comprised of.
Or just ourselves.

Had I so desired it, I could have 8ecome no 8etter than your hero of Light.
Like it or not, that potential for self-indulgence is a possi8ility that I possessed.
It does make me wonder whether or not I would still 8e "me" were I to exist in your iteration of the world.
8ut these hypotheticals are mostly speculative arguments that do nothing 8ut posit what could never 8e an actual truth.
What happened in our present was what had to have happened.
In this case, the more destructive path was chosen.
And that's all there is to say on the matter.