video; un: urahara | we must have died alone a long, long time ago...

[predomination]

[are we all ready to start roughing things up? springing into action for revenge, information, SCIENCE™, or otherwise?

well hold your horses, because Urahara has something to say.]

Evening, everyone~

I know we're all ready to start taking this seriously- or more seriously, in some cases- but before anyone sets out, I have one bit of information to share that might bring some clarity on how much of a mess we're really in.

[he holds up his holodisc fragments- all three of them] Jin-san and his magitek-stealing friend gave us the opportunity to share what we've found on all these scattered pieces, so I won't waste anyone's time by rehashing what's already been said and debated over. The thing is.. This one's complete now, and I believe it speaks for itself.

[and he plays it, snapping his fan open as the audio crackling to life:]

Findings indicate a temporal crystal deep within the planet's core, that when pierced will bring about the certain destruction of this section of the Timeline. For the sake of the continued existence of all life in this timeline, ALASTAIR must keep the core of this planet from being breached.
 

[it ends and Urahara makes a sound of mock-disapproval] Well, that doesn't sound good, now does it? [he snaps his fan closed for dramatic effect. because he's dramatic.] Now some of these fragments- one of mine, included- specifically mentioned a group known as Zymandis, who were dropped in both the Taraxa file and the transcript with Lloyd-san. So we can only assume, given what we know from back then and what we know now, that all of this seems to be Zymandis finishing whatever it started years before- specifically, destruction of this part of the Timeline by using the Qorral's equipment and knowledge to their advantage.

So my question is this... [and his voice drops an octave] Did anyone know of Zymandis before we arrived here? I'm curious if there's more to the story, and exactly how much and what we should be asking our Taraxa friends once we find them.

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[pummelling]

Crafting a whole new world in their image. [Hmph.] Shame we weren't all blessed with that kind of humility.

To be fair, though, I can see how a mentality like that could come out of some ill-intentioned former members of ALASTAIR. Protecting the timeline... shaping it... it's a delicate line to walk.

[predomination]

It's precisely why one theory I have is this isn't a discrepancy in different copies of the TIMELINE.exe, but someone interpreting it differently and informing their subordinates that theirs is the correct one.

[pummelling]

[Jin falls silent. He's thought about this before, of course, but the possibility has never been more real than it is now in the face of this new group.]

Then how do we know that what we're doing here is right?

[predomination]

[the silence from Urahara is equally tense, but when he speaks it's with nothing less than 100% conviction.]

Because if the choice is salvation or destruction, the option that saves the most lives is preferable. The truth is we don't know. The lives we save here- the ones we can see- might pale in comparison to the lives lost if these parts of the Timeline are allowed to continue.

But until I have proof that our actions here are causing more harm than good, I'm willing to believe it's the right thing to do, and if I find out otherwise, I'll do everything I can to make up for the damage done.

[pummelling]

[Urahara's words don't waver in the slightest. Though Jin's still bothered by how nebulous their situation remains, the man's conviction, at least, is a little reassurance.

Due in no small amount to how much Jin agrees with him, of course. It's the answer that he would've given.]

That wasn't a test, but that was a good answer.

I'm with you, Urahara. Let's make what we do here count.