Artifact

Myriad Reality

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My home universe, I guess. I'm over that. I was forced to destroy my multiverse...and that...well it weighs on me.

@LimeTime966

*Nods*
That must have been difficult for you. How could I describe death but as the personal, fully realized embodiment of that feeling of loss? Where not only one thing ends, but all things are torn from you.

Myriad Reality

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It's hard for me to grasp the concept. I don't know why, but it is. I cause it often-I understand that it's bad-but I don't really know what it is in itself. All I know is: bad thing, not recommended.

@LimeTime966

Are you familiar with loss? Someone you cared about?

Myriad Reality

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Kinda. Any sort of end is vague to me.

@LimeTime966

What about the ends of others?

Myriad Reality

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For me, nothing except my existence is permanent. This...well let's just say it's a blessing and a curse.

@LimeTime966

But you understand the premise, yes?

Myriad Reality

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Mmm...Nope! I can't die, so I don't follow.

@LimeTime966

I did say it was a generalization, after all. Maybe it looks like something else to you. A permanent end of another kind.

Myriad Reality

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Well, if there is, I haven't found it.

@LimeTime966

Let me give you an example. For most beings, death is about as final as it gets. Everything else that could happen to someone can be changed, but death is the only truly final outcome there is. The closing of a book never to be opened again. I generalize, of course, but it's probably the most extreme thing that could happen to anyone.

Myriad Reality

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It is slow, that's for sure. But not fully effective. Not for everyone, at least.

@LimeTime966

*Nods*
You're right again. And it's for that reason I think a perfect solution exists out there. Not everyone can be convinced by speech, and violence perpetuates the issue. But there are some things we can all agree on.

Myriad Reality

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Huh. You really know your way around the mind. I can't really see things outside of what I physically see. I think of what I can do for me. You see how what you do for you applies to everybody around you. I find that...interesting.

@LimeTime966

*Smiles*
And that's why I collect stories. I believe that words and empathy can change people in a way sheer strength can't. But I'm not delusional—I know it's a slow way to change the world. That's why I'm searching.

Myriad Reality

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Why collect stories when you can make an impact and help fix the omniverse. I know you'll probably say that the omniverse is perfect as it is, but it isn't. Nothing is perfect. And those who strive for perfection strive for failure. But we can at least fix what we can, right?

@LimeTime966

You're absolutely right; Existence is far from perfect. The fact that we can find such beauty in such imperfection—
*Motions toward the oceanside view*
—is itself a miracle of sorts. But the challenge I face is the same one you just observed. If I try to correct the strong-over-weak by strength, have I accomplished anything beyond shifting judgement to myself over the strong? If I use strength to force my will, nothing of substance has changed.

Myriad Reality

@Sillyman59

It's alright man, it's not for everyone. Good luck out there.