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Myriad Reality

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I assumed you’d have a level of sensibility about this, given the folks you’re associated with. Yes, while taking life is generally a taboo and such, the universe requires absolute dormancy to start again.

@Galaxy Raider

Seems like, as-is, you’re more safe with a handful of them around. The IA already exists, so a big reset won’t do much about that, and by restarting the timeline, you just end up creating more. Sorta self-defeating, isn’t it?

Myriad Reality

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Suppression of imperialism? You can call it a localized version of what Tier Five strives for, in a sense. The people here always have a desire to conquer. It’s practically coded into their DNA, and their ingenuity always leads to their discovery of broader Existence. Usually later than when they did this time, obviously.
*My feet touch the ground in front of you finally, after my slow descent finishes*
Then they want more. And that’s not fair to anyone wherever they end up traveling to, so I force them to start over, and while I do try to nudge them in directions to change the way they end up, it’s never been enough.

@Galaxy Raider

Other than, you know, the killing part, I don’t exactly hate that.

Myriad Reality

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To each their own. Regardless, I have to say. Every time you eventually come back here, "Rythian", it is one of the last things to happen before it all ends. A reset is accelerated when there's no one left. I do kill you. Both of you.

@Galaxy Raider

Why? What do you care?

Myriad Reality

Either Zero or Axl. Axl might be a bit lesser known, considering he is from X7 and X8, which were not very well known games.

@RoadkilBanana

Axl’s cool. Zero would probably be a little close to an existing character (coincidentally named X), but we could make it work if you wanted to.

Myriad Reality

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You're old, like me. Have you not had the fortune of seeing your universe die and start again, complete with an eventual new you and all?

@Galaxy Raider

I left that backwater planet the first chance I got. There’s not much left from my era, me included.

Myriad Reality

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Nothing, as far as intentions go. It's ancient history now, but when my most recent self received a signal from beyond the boundaries of the universe he was from- this one- it sent just about everything off course. As a scientist, he never meant that, of course. A confined, controlled work, suddenly exposed to the outside world. And now, instead of "Ridge" here as per usual, I have one person from either end of his family tree here instead. The world often contrives our circumstances, doesn't it?

@Galaxy Raider

What’s all the talk about “recent selves”? Are you not the same person all the time?

Myriad Reality

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He doesn’t know. Not really. Ever since Data and his pals came along and broke the flow of things, I’ve held my cards close to my chest. The things any of you know me to be capable of, I assure you, you haven’t seen the half of it.
*Clasps my hands together*
But I hate talking about me, so let’s skip that part.

@Galaxy Raider

What does Data have to do with any of this?

Myriad Reality

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It’s not. But make no mistake, he is not our friend.

@Valiance

What’re the specs on this guy? Strengths, weaknesses, motives?

Myriad Reality

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*Maintains a locked and focused glare up in the sky toward ES*
Maelstrom’s the one who destroyed this world. A split personality Ridge holds and keeps suppressed as best he can. But I have no clue what he’s talking about, as though we’ve done this before.

@Valiance

Is that not this guy? I totally misguessed here if not. I was thinking it was one of those “I was disguised the whole time” moments.

Myriad Reality

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You? You can’t have anything to do with this.

@Valiance

Oy, you think you can give me a rundown of the story so far? And whether this road ends in a fight?