[ to be fair to flat he probably learned this in class because waver is like that. ]
Exactly. So I think the body's turning to dust because it's, like...no longer useful to us? I had gotten a message before that said something about it, and Baraqiel helped me realize that, as long as we don't lose our will to live, the soul can't be defeated. Ummm... basically, I don't think the angels above are, like, people, but more like...concepts? Or like something you can't really touch.
... Huh? Suriel said somethin' like the others are just... somewhere else. I don't think they can write if they don't have bodies to do it with. Qi Rong wrote Xie Lian, so that probably means all of 'em can.
So the higher ups are more like... spirits of a concept or the wills of places than people proper.
That's the real question, isn't it? The whydunnit.
[ and to that...flat doesn't seem to have an answer. with brows knit together and crossed arms, he tries his best to consider his options. ]
Maybe once they stopped believing in them, they destroyed them and moved on? Kinda like... "you're no longer useful for us, so die". [ he shrugs. ] I don't know.
The first question I asked was about why the places we visit are important.
The read I got was disobedience, light, sin, and war. So... If we take your concept and apply it, then it's basically... Those that are disobedient will be destroyed. As a sort of warning to us, maybe? Obey or suffer the consequences.
It's kind of like...how it used to be a long time ago in my world. There's lots of stories of people not listening to the gods or disrespecting them, and the gods would punish them by sinking cities or making their crops go bad and making people starve. Sickness and stuff like that.
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Who are you getting your responses from, sir? I know you're asking the Watchers, but...
[ flat's voice dies down, and perhaps nero can interpret the rest of the sentence. is it the watchers that are giving him the answers, from their knowledge? or are they a mouthpiece for something else? ]
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He clears his throat as he steps into the kitchen. Disce makes a meow of protest.]
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M-Mister Nero! Hi! I was getting water! Nooothing else, just water!
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[He's watching Flat with the trained eyes of somebody who knows people who lie to him.]
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Nothing, sir.
[ he'll put his hands back out. see?! no canned goods! except it's there behind him but shhh ]
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[ he turns around?! omg?! what a surprise! ]
I didn't see that there! Anyways, don't worry about it! Now that you're here I can tell you something important.
[ please let him change the subject ]
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What is it?
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[ he nods and takes a breath. when he recites, it's only loud enough for him and nero to hear. ]
"All things are made of Dust and Dust is everywhere, but only angels are made of pure Dust."
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What does that mean? Then why do the executed turn into nothin' but Dust?
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[ he says it like it makes sense to him. perhaps it does. ]
It's kinda like... energy transformation, I think. You can't destroy energy, but you can make it into something else, right?
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... Yeah, that's how it works with magic, at least.
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Exactly. So I think the body's turning to dust because it's, like...no longer useful to us? I had gotten a message before that said something about it, and Baraqiel helped me realize that, as long as we don't lose our will to live, the soul can't be defeated. Ummm... basically, I don't think the angels above are, like, people, but more like...concepts? Or like something you can't really touch.
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So the higher ups are more like... spirits of a concept or the wills of places than people proper.
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[ in qi rong’s case, spite. ]
Probably, though! It would explain why they’re so strong. The more people believe in a concept, the more strength they’ll have. I think.
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[Thinking...]
So why did these angel-spirits or whatever they are decide to destroy these places we've been visitin'? Not enough of the concept?
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[ and to that...flat doesn't seem to have an answer. with brows knit together and crossed arms, he tries his best to consider his options. ]
Maybe once they stopped believing in them, they destroyed them and moved on? Kinda like... "you're no longer useful for us, so die". [ he shrugs. ] I don't know.
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The first question I asked was about why the places we visit are important.
The read I got was disobedience, light, sin, and war. So... If we take your concept and apply it, then it's basically... Those that are disobedient will be destroyed. As a sort of warning to us, maybe? Obey or suffer the consequences.
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... ]
It's kind of like...how it used to be a long time ago in my world. There's lots of stories of people not listening to the gods or disrespecting them, and the gods would punish them by sinking cities or making their crops go bad and making people starve. Sickness and stuff like that.
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Who are you getting your responses from, sir? I know you're asking the Watchers, but...
[ flat's voice dies down, and perhaps nero can interpret the rest of the sentence. is it the watchers that are giving him the answers, from their knowledge? or are they a mouthpiece for something else? ]
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We've been to a sunken city, somewhere fire rained down from above, and now this desert. Seems about right.
'm not askin' the Watchers... But I can't safely tell you what my answers are comin' from.
[Secrets and secrets and more secrets.]
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[ boy oh boy. ]
It might sound like a waste, sir, but have you considered asking them who they are?
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flat nods. ]
I think it'll be possible. And if not, we'll find a way to make it possible.
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I'll do what I'm able.
Are the Watchers giving you information directly?
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Specific people?