...our world wasn't exactly like that, but we had a guy who manipulated a lot of events in history to make sure he'd get the future he wanted. He ended up possessing this huge thing that would destroy all of the worlds that were connected and return them to their early beginnings. [...a shrug.] Someone else managed to stop him and things are finally calm again...sort of.

[Was there a point?] I guess what I'm trying to say is that your odds might be better than you think. And maybe that last creator will draw enough strength to help too.

[And then everything can be fixed and Shess can take a break, in an ideal world, but he's not saying that.]