text, un: lucina ( backdated to a day before their escape )

[tolight]

Hello, Audentes. For those of you I have yet to meet, my name is Lucina. I come bearing news.

I have spoken to a Zymandis agent. They are here, alone, and the jewelcomms are what notified her to our presence; she was willing to answer my questions, and in return, asked the same of me. The following is what I learned:

They seem believe that the Timeline is ill; the multiverse no longer has the energy to sustain itself, and will eventually meet its demise. Given this, their mission is to destroy everything, so that the Timeline will be reborn stronger. [ Those familiar with her should know there's a certain level of anger in her tone, text or otherwise. ] At least, this is what their Timeline.exe has told them— not only so, the original Timeline.exe, as well as its "update", were created by the same individual: Theodor Arbatel, their "Leader".

If anything requires clarification, I will try my best to answer them.

( ooc. the thread is here for the curious. while i've gotten a lot of info the thread is currently incomplete, so there may be delays in getting to questions from characters!! otherwise feel free to threadjack / etc. )

Comments

[ofobedience]

Everyone may die anyway, if Zymandis are correct. Which means the slaughter would not be mindless, it has a purpose, a goal. Mindless slaughter comes only for the fun of it, or for no reason at all.

And it was good to hear these views, in a way. It helps confirm that, for most, the desire to prolong life is a selfish one, quite the opposite of the way people have tried to portray it up to this point.

[It's what he'd suspected all along, and - in a sense - it makes it easier to comprehend.]

[scrap_metal]

I think most of the desires and wishes have selfish angle to it.

But back to the Zymandis point... back in my world it's been a known fact, that if humans as whole will continue as they do, we will kill the planet with pollution. And as it goes, all life along with it.

Of course the easiest option and one that would guarantee instant success would be: wipe-out humanity. That's the Zymandis way. But there is alternative: we must change our behavior as a species. We're trying, testing renewable energy sources, protecting the environment and so on. We're not there yet, we might not be for several generations. And there is still a risk that it will all be for nothing anyway, because we have no idea what future brings. But there's a bigger win to get here.

The easy way, doesn't always mean it's the best choice.

[ofobedience]

That depends on who's perspective you're viewing it from. It wouldn't be the best choice for you, as it would mean you die. But if it guarantees instant success, the easiest option is the best choice. Particularly if the alternative carries a higher risk of failure, as you say.

What it comes down to, in the end, is the selfish desire to go on living, rather than the altruism required of a true success.

[And he supposes that's what separates him from the others here, what demonstrates his lack of humanity. That lack of a desire for self-preservation at all costs. It's what comes, he thinks, of always having known he is disposable. That sooner or later, things would end badly for him. It's only ever been a matter of how, and when.

To die in a manner that suits him, with some of his memories left in tact-- it's the only 'good' outcome he could hope for.]