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[bearshermark]

I've been thinking maybe these memories are a way to warn us of our past mistakes, so that we can be better versions of ourselves this time.

But then I guess we'd have to worry about what that means.

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[traceofeffort]

A low bar means you can hold your head high and deal with stuff as it comes. We're teenagers, for the moment at least. We're supposed to make bad decisions.

Destiny gets messy fast, though. That crest on your hand matters exactly as much as you want it to.

[scotch_egg]

Hell no.

But just who are they anyway, have you found that out? Why are they in charge as opposed to anyone else?

[bearshermark]

I'm not a spy, you know.

[bearshermark]

My power might have given rise to darkness over the world.

[scotch_egg]

No, but as a dedicated employee that seems like basic information. Sort of like the history of the company.

[bearshermark]

Yeah. I've got the bad decisions thing nailed down.

[serpentinthegarden]

That doesn't sound so bad...

[bearshermark]

Didn't you say you were an angel once?

[traceofeffort]

Not all your decisions are bad, if you're accepting constructive criticism. Neither of you, I'd be willing to bet.

[serpentinthegarden]

That was a long time ago.

[bearshermark]

If only that sort of thing popped up in google searches.

You could ask them directly yourself, you know. I doubt I'd get a different answer.

[bearshermark]

True. You're proof enough of that.

[bearshermark]

Imagine if the God of your world just stopped being a thing. No more sun, no more new life because She trusted you, but you couldn't protect Her.

[serpentinthegarden]

That would never happen since She is the one who cast me out. I'm not to be trusted with anything especially not anything as important as life itself.

So you... killed God? My people would probably love you. They've been wanting to do that for centuries.

[bearshermark]

It wasn't me directly, but it was the power She entrusted me with that was used to betray Her.

I don't want to be a demon. I can't imagine wanting to destroy Life itself. Why would you? All that would be left is just.. desolate darkness.

[serpentinthegarden]

I never said I wanted that... just that would be the end result of Armageddon, I mean I assume, I don't have any inside knowledge on that.
Darkness is fine, I don't mind a bit of darkness. Desolate darkness sounds like it would be pretty boring... You never mentioned before that it would be desolate.

Anyway if the power was entrusted to you how could it be used against Her unless it was your idea? It's not like the power of a God is easy to steal.

[bearshermark]

A demon extracted my soul.

[serpentinthegarden]

Oh.

[ Awkward... ]

You make a deal with him?

[bearshermark]

No.

[serpentinthegarden]

Tough break.

But... she was practically asking for it by giving all her power to a human. She had to have known that was a bad idea.

[bearshermark]

It wasn't all Her power, just some of it.

She didn't have much of a choice, though. She's a tree. She chooses Her champion when the world comes under threat.

[consortofalderaan]

Perhaps. But that does seem to undermind the idea that these are whole, actual lives we are remembering. I'd be hesitant to say that the totality of most people's lives aren't a lesson in failure.

[serpentinthegarden]

As if that matters if it causes the end of the world...

[hardtoignore]

[Not that Clarence disagrees, but right now this isn’t something he can add to and be helpful so he’s just going to spam Elliott with cat videos.]

[temptationaccomplished]

That is the nature of ALL things past, even the most conservative or conventional: to learn from them.

I wouldn't put too much stock in it, however. You'll twist yourself in knots trying to find meaning in moments that may well have been fluke or happenstance, or that you do not fully understand the significance or manner of.