VIDEO -> TEXT. UN: DAGNY.

[dagnyology]

[ Dagny's face appears on the network. Behind her are snowy plains, where small gnomes are jumping and playing. Her face is flushed from the cold, but she smiles. ]

Hello! I hope you're all doing well! The Timeline has finally computed your mission objective — sorry it took so long! Sometimes he gets a little slow. Now, I know he may seem— different, but he's always been correct! Just... ah, be careful when talking to him? He's a learning machine, and all he really knows is about missions, so sometimes he says some strange things when he goes off topic. But don't worry! He tries his best. I'll connect you to him now.

TIMELINE.EXE IS PROGRAMMED TO RELEASE MISSION PARAMETERS. MISSION OBSERVATION IS COMPLETE AND RESULTS FOR MISSION: Nalawi ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Hello World ( ﾟ▽ﾟ)/ Take the hassle and confusion out of the
Mission,
Try this One Weird Trick!

To help NALAWI, you will need to DEFEAT the GODDESS NALANNI so the energy can return to the world.* In doing so, the people of NALAWI will LOSE THEIR POWERS but the world will continue on. If this objective is not reached, NALAWI will BURN OUT PREMATURELY.

*NOTE FROM TIMELINE.EXE: Giant squid of the Sea, too
2 or 0 Not 1! Thank you

[OOC NOTE: This will serve as an IC discussion post. The OOC discussion post is here!]

Comments

[evantuality]

That's. That's--

Alright. Alright, so, even assuming that the creatures that are referred to as gods here are the same things as whatever gods you've killed in the past -- which is no guarantee remember we're in an entirely different universe than the ones we call home -- that's not a plan. That's not even the beginning of a plan.

We need to get everyone together and hash this out. This is no trivial task.

[babbylon]

I bear the Chains of Heaven, capable of immobilizing and eliminating their kind. Every part of me was designed to destroy every part of them.

[That's putting it lightly, too.]

You are correct, however. To kill a god is not an easy thing, and certainly not for the faint of heart.

[evantuality]

You say their kind like you think it'll actually work! You're from an entirely different universe than these creatures! Doesn't it -- doesn't it parse that you can't be certain? Have you tested your powers on this world's ostensible pantheon? Don't you think planning for every contingency would be, I don't know, the best way not to die?

[babbylon]

[...slow blinking.]

You are, as they say, awfully wrapped around the axle about this. Leave it to those who know what they are doing and worry not.

[evantuality]

[Evan throws his hands up in total exasperation, and then jabs a finger at the screen.]

I am not at all convinced that you do know what you're doing! Your entire plan to go kill a god seems to consist of saying 'I'm'a go kill a god'!

If this goes badly, I'm reasonably certain we're all going to die. I'm really not sure how not to worry about that. I really, really would like not to die.

[babbylon]

We are not going to die. I would stake my life on as much.

[Not helping, Gilgamesh.]

[evantuality]

That's.

Is that supposed to be comforting?

[babbylon]

No. I do not particularly care if you are "comforted" or if you shrivel up into a cowardly little toad, croaking to the very end.

[It might even prove amusing, and Gilgamesh is always on the market for decent entertainment.]

But I am a superior being, and as such, divinity poses no threat to me. The sort of power I possess could end a world; as if gods could stop that.

[evantuality]

Oh my god! How is wanting to put together a level-headed plan cowardice?! [Yes, the irony is lost on him.]

You are really not used to working on a team, are you!

[babbylon]

I am my own team!

[#deal with it]

[evantuality]

[Giiiiil]

Oh.

....oh my god, you know what, forget it. Forget I said anything. Just... please don't get the rest of us killed.