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

TEXT. UN: TIMELINE.

[futurologists]

That is not my function!
I only calculate mission objectives
Understand?

[figureitout]

so... could it be programmed to BE your function?

[ He has to try, okay. ]

[futurologists]

I don't know!
But I would not be myself if I was something else
Understand now?

[figureitout]

yeah, okay, I get it. [ So, the Timeline can't tell them how to do it, only what to do; there should be another thing similar to the Timeline to get that particular job. ]

but can you clarify something for me? you say "2 or 0 not 1", meaning we take down either both of the goddesses... or none. is the 0 thing an option, too? like, if we choose to not kill either of them, what happens? this world goes to pieces and ALASTAIR takes us to a different world?

[futurologists]

My calculations say Nalawi will "BURN OUT PREMATURELY"
Not enough energy left

[figureitout]

yeah, dude, I got that part. but what does that mean, exactly? that because there's not enough energy their gifts will feed on their life energy and "burn them out" that way?

[futurologists]

No!
Not about gifts, gifts are gone
About goddesses

[figureitout]

wait, so the goddesses are, what, eating up the world's energy?

[futurologists]

B I N G O !

[figureitout]

and if they're gone, the energy remains and the world survives. huh, that actually makes sense.