The only thing I can figure out is that the gateway is more contained than the core itself.It allows the corruption to be easier to spot without having to kill...there are ways, but they aren't ways we have access to here just yet.
And that's not saying it'll stay that way forever.
...now that the gateways have been opened and exposed? Maybe. Maybe not exactly the same things, but something similar. Items, stuff like that. It depends.
... It would be great if the universe was more forthcoming with how, exactly, it's willing to help us. [She's tired.] Having to kill the host every single time is counterproductive.
Trust me, I get it. What I'm most worried about is what exactly we're supposed to be helping it with. We know it's about the darkness and choosing how to help the core, but...what then?
You accepted the universe's offer to become its personal errand boy— But you seriously don't know what's going to happen once we achieve whatever the fuck we're working towards here?
A bunch of murders was never what Lune and I agreed to. We agreed to help try and find the source and stabilize the core itself. That was always the deal. Once that was done, the universe would be in alignment again.
But now there are all kinds of new factors being added. Like the gateways, and the way we have to purify people.
How did the universe approach you in the first place? Lune's told me it promised something in return— But it must have been one hell of a sales pitch if you never thought to dig a little deeper.
Oh. [...] We were called here on our own time, and we agreed to stay and help. Lune has his own things he wants, and I...need help finding something important. If I help the universe, maybe it'll help me.
It was like...a voice that called out, or like an instinct. It just felt like something we were supposed to do and we changed directions to come to this place. Lune and I are both used to traveling to different places so maybe we didn't even think it was weird. We had a responsibility.
[...] I don't know what exactly Lune was doing, but I was already looking through different worlds. It wasn't hard to come here when guided.
You were looking through different worlds, searching for that "something." What was it? It must be something you'd risk your life for, if it drove you to accept the universe's offer.
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[...] Are you okay?
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I'm alive, aren't I?
[Which is more than can be said for one fourth of their group. Pours one out for the banana.]
How much do you and Lune know about what happened?
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...we were able to go back and see after everything happened. But some of the details are a little fuzzy.
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... Which details?
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[Either way—]
That means you saw how that guy survived. Did we really get rid of the darkness in him?
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And that's not saying it'll stay that way forever.
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And those methods aren't something we can get from the universe in exchange for a task?
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[sol, that's?? high key alarming??]
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But now there are all kinds of new factors being added. Like the gateways, and the way we have to purify people.
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What exactly did Lune say to you?
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That there's someone's peace of mind they want ensure, and that they wouldn't earn it if they let this opportunity pass.
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Can you elaborate on that? About how you two were called here?
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[...] I don't know what exactly Lune was doing, but I was already looking through different worlds. It wasn't hard to come here when guided.
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[Huh.]
You were looking through different worlds, searching for that "something." What was it? It must be something you'd risk your life for, if it drove you to accept the universe's offer.
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It's...more of a someone than a something. And it's someone really, really important that I have to get back.
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What? Someone you're in love with?
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