I guess if there have been enough successes, it sets the standard.
[a beat]
Also, the task for your healing is to confess a genuine and significant regret to two different people, neither of whom can be from your previous session.
Then let us go admire the fruits of our labor once more.
[and mikazuki will walk in that direction, pleased to have his leggies back in working order. even though he's like. not changing in speed from before he was healed, help]
... what do you make of history, dear Cetus? Do you believe it unchanging, or malleable?
[mikazuki smiles at that, faintly. well. he supposes he does owe a little storytime given all the help cetus has been]
... but even if history can be changed, there is a current point of debate on whether or not it should be. Our mission as blades given these bodies is to protect the course of history, as ordained by the time government. They have decided that some key events are vital, and cannot be altered. That is what our enemy is trying to do - divert the course of history by affecting key people or points.
[ . . . ]
But I think history closer to a great river - more than one might expect, it can find its course again.
Sometimes... I admire those who can simply do as they are told.
I'm not really an expert on how "time" works. But it's probably as you say—it's less about whether specific events stay the same, as so much the ultimate impact it leaves. But people might argue about how much influence even small events have, I guess.
... I imagine it's hard to just leave things be, if you can avert tragedy.
... "it is the sad moments that make us who we are". That is a friend said to me once... but there are moments in history where one must inquire whether such tragedy was truly necessary. Depending on who you might ask, it may very well be.
[ . . . ]
But there are even the slight deviations. When bonds are stronger, it may spare a life. When even one life is spared, it could lead to something new entirely.
A regret I have is... I cannot get to see how these seeds of difference may bloom. The history I know... is well enough.
The history I do not know, in the ways that might be better or worse... it never even receives its chance.
... I wouldn't disagree with your friend. Often, it's the tragedy in our lives that we recall rather than the happiness. [...] Though on a personal level, if those moments were needed... they say misery build character, but that may only be if you expect to live a life where a hardened heart is needed.
[they're quiet for a bit, as if mulling over mikazuki's words and trying to figure out what to say.]
Such is the nature of decisions. It's easy to make one if you know it will unilaterally lead to a better outcome, but... when it might undo so much else, you feel obliged to let go.
[to decide what will be sacrificed.]
But that struggle you feel—I think it's a good thing.
... whether it is good or bad, it is the role I will play.
[and with that comes the return of his usual smile, aloof and gently amused... but not without fondness]
Ultimately... I feel as though the decisions about the future of humanity are not mine to make. They are not anyone else's but theirs... and yet there exists in and of itself a system that has decided what is fated to be.
I wonder how much longer it will be able to retain its shape.
... Mm. Such systems can seem quite unfair, I would imagine.
It's up to each individual if they want to try and defy destiny, even if it means bringing everything else down, or if they'll accept the role that the world has assigned them.
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... though I suppose in some, it does prove to be time enough.
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[a beat]
Also, the task for your healing is to confess a genuine and significant regret to two different people, neither of whom can be from your previous session.
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And still yet I cannot include you?
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Is there a reason you'd want to? But that's right—I wouldn't count.
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If I was in your position, I would certainly be left terribly curious.
[because you're a nosey old man!!]
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You’re curious about me?
[don’t sound excited]
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You likely should not have.
[amused]
… let us walk to the wisteria trees. Have you been since we planted them?
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Then let us go admire the fruits of our labor once more.
[and mikazuki will walk in that direction, pleased to have his leggies back in working order. even though he's like. not changing in speed from before he was healed, help]
... what do you make of history, dear Cetus? Do you believe it unchanging, or malleable?
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Time travel's not exactly my thing.
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Does it need to be 'your thing' for you to possess an opinion on it?
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I haven't spent much time thinking on things that I'd never expect to be relevant to me.
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Oh, not one for thought experiments?
I suppose you did mention that you feel very focused upon your duty.
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... Although I guess I answered your question, in a way. If time travel is possible, then history can be changed.
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[mikazuki smiles at that, faintly. well. he supposes he does owe a little storytime given all the help cetus has been]
... but even if history can be changed, there is a current point of debate on whether or not it should be. Our mission as blades given these bodies is to protect the course of history, as ordained by the time government. They have decided that some key events are vital, and cannot be altered. That is what our enemy is trying to do - divert the course of history by affecting key people or points.
[ . . . ]
But I think history closer to a great river - more than one might expect, it can find its course again.
Sometimes... I admire those who can simply do as they are told.
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I'm not really an expert on how "time" works. But it's probably as you say—it's less about whether specific events stay the same, as so much the ultimate impact it leaves. But people might argue about how much influence even small events have, I guess.
... I imagine it's hard to just leave things be, if you can avert tragedy.
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[ . . . ]
But there are even the slight deviations. When bonds are stronger, it may spare a life. When even one life is spared, it could lead to something new entirely.
A regret I have is... I cannot get to see how these seeds of difference may bloom. The history I know... is well enough.
The history I do not know, in the ways that might be better or worse... it never even receives its chance.
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[they're quiet for a bit, as if mulling over mikazuki's words and trying to figure out what to say.]
Such is the nature of decisions. It's easy to make one if you know it will unilaterally lead to a better outcome, but... when it might undo so much else, you feel obliged to let go.
[to decide what will be sacrificed.]
But that struggle you feel—I think it's a good thing.
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[and with that comes the return of his usual smile, aloof and gently amused... but not without fondness]
Ultimately... I feel as though the decisions about the future of humanity are not mine to make. They are not anyone else's but theirs... and yet there exists in and of itself a system that has decided what is fated to be.
I wonder how much longer it will be able to retain its shape.
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It's up to each individual if they want to try and defy destiny, even if it means bringing everything else down, or if they'll accept the role that the world has assigned them.
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But even this old man has gotten the idea that perhaps not everything can be done by oneself.
[with that said though, he tilts his head]
Have I been able to say something that might help you understand me better?
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It would feel foolish or arrogant to say yes, knowing there's still plenty more you keep to your chest.
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[he doesn't deny it]
Is it not good to start somewhere?
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