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And then things are <span class="mu-s">different</span>. <span class="mu-s">You</span> are different. It is not enough to say this. Some ragged scraps of <span class="mu-s">YOURself</span> have been different before— have gone from human being to giant snake, for instance. <span class="mu-s">YOU</span> resemble in certain aspects a giant snake, but the comparison is unsound. A snake, like a human being, is a creature: the difference between the two is a crack in a pavement. You are <span class="mu-s">GOD</span>, and the difference between you and any other thing is as the void itself: unbridgeable.
Except <span class="mu-s">You</span> have bridged it. <span class="mu-s">You</span> have come from the world and are here at last. It is impossible to report how it feels in any real depth. Recursive? Fractal? All worlds at all times in perfect clarity. All the strings spiraling in on themselves. Everything centered on <span class="mu-s">YOU.</span> Oh, God, it's perfect. But beyond that: it's beautiful. <span class="mu-s">YOU</span>'ve never been able to know that before.
Oh, God, <span class="mu-s">You</span>'re dying. This is not withstandable. <span class="mu-s">You</span> are in scraps and the scraps are aflame. <span class="mu-s">You</span> will be smoke. <span class="mu-s">YOU</span> will survive. Fractions of seconds are rising in plumes.
This is not a perfect world, and this is not a perfect outcome. There is time— realistically— for self-slaughter. There is no time— realistically— for anything else. Maybe one thing. Maybe two. Anything you can do with a cursory prod. But <span class="mu-s">You</span> had a list.
If there were more of <span class="mu-s">You</span> to burn, there would be more time. If <span class="mu-s">You</span> can find more. If <span class="mu-s">You</span> can stomach more. Careful. It hurts.
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>Your options are in the next post. Some important points about them:
- These are not trap options. The WYRM will be destroyed and the world will be saved regardless of your selection. Greater degrees of sacrifice will enable you to do greater amounts of good for your friends, your family, and the world in general.
- You will always have enough time to do something about the agents. You will always have enough time to do something about Richard. You will always have enough time to do something else on a broader scale, but I won't say what unless someone mentions it directly. These are counted separately from the total "budget" and will not impact your ability to do other things.
- You will always have enough time to bring multiple people back to life. However, if you pick [1] and bring multiple people back to life, you may not be able to do much else.
- You will choose what exactly you do with your time in next update's options. Don't worry about starting on that.
- I am willing to answer clarifying questions about any of the options, and in fact I encourage you to ask as many as you need.
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