voice; un: stranger

[eightfoldfiend]

[Risk of violent content or descriptions of violence in comments.]

Tsk!

I check in with the devices and see nothing but idle banter.

[Not that he had the patience to look very long.]

Why are more of you not discussing the Calamity? A vast, all-consuming fire threatens the Infinity and yet you prattle on as if nothing were wrong.

Has the new found power so many of you now have blinded you to the threat? Are you all so busy with your fancy new magic that you... you...

[A sharp, frustrated exhale.]

Bah!

Why do I bother?

What more should I expect from maggots?

Comments

Audio; un: Caster

[colchismagecraft]

[Replying to this was a terrible idea. But she was definitely curious.]

I intend to see the Calamity for myself...

I'm surprised you care about the fate of the other worlds. Surely this chaos is exactly what you wanted from the start?

[eightfoldfiend]

Give me a break.

The Calamity consumes like a wildfire. It will devour everything its path and leave nothing behind then it will be extinguished.

I care not a wit for the fates of people but chaos cannot thrive in nothingness.

voice; un: coffeefiend

[ichoosefight]

So you've got a plan? Let's hear it.

[ Either he's got one and she's interested, or he doesn't, and she can troll. Win-win! ]

voice; un: stranger

[eightfoldfiend]

I do.

Mortal worms have no part in it.

[His plan isn't much of a plan but he's never been an Ideas guy]

text; un: manslayer

[hitokiri]

didnt ask to be here and it aint really my problem

[eightfoldfiend]

The complete annihilation of your world is not your problem?

voice; un: resolver

[gunmettle]

You think we're gonna up and solve the problem of the world ending by talking about it 24/7? That's a big ask.

[eightfoldfiend]

I haven't seen anyone talk about it at all.

[Not that he pays attention to network discourse very often.]

voice | un: arcturus

[theleadingman]

What's that saying again— actions speak louder than words? We'll not accomplish much by discussing it to death, and this hardly seems like the right venue. Plans made in plain sight for all to see are often poor.

[He doesn't put much stock in using these devices for serious conversations. It would mean trusting them, and he doesn't.]

[eightfoldfiend]

Hm? Are you assuming that there are people in this world who would want to stop you from preventing the Calamity?

voice; un: rokumon

[garyoutensei]

[ There's a small silence at first, before the sound of a striking match is heard. A moment later, she speaks. ]

If you're mad people aren't talking in circles about all the vague bullshit nothing we have to work with, no one's stopping you from walking into oblivion.

[eightfoldfiend]

Worms are so proud of their ignorance.

voice, un: filament

[omnicrafter]

...Ha. You sound like someone I knew, once.

[eightfoldfiend]

Do I?

voice; un: dunmer dragonborn

[fireandhoney]

I like maggots. They taste good with mango sauce.

[Is he being snarky? Most likely.]

[eightfoldfiend]

If you want to eat these maggots I won't stop you.

Though someone else might.

Voice; un: kratos

[worldsokayestdad]

Perhaps the problem lies more in this world itself than in the people. There seems to be little to no sense of urgency, those in power seem to be more interested in tournaments and celebrations than they are in preventing the end of all that exists. Most things are provided for us and money is not difficult to come by. It's only natural that people would begin to get too comfortable, even in the face of something like the Calamity.

[eightfoldfiend]

I will cut the heart out of the next fool who suggests we have anything worth celebrating.

Voice; @rose_of_gloucester

[silky_bearing]

Focusing solely on tasks that you have not the information nor influence to change is a swift way to demoralize anyone. The best you can do is work to make what progress you can while bearing in mind the things that make the fight itself worthwhile. If one has lost all that brings them joy then what hope have they of withstanding setbacks and failures along the way?

[eightfoldfiend]

What progress has been made? I've seen nothing.

At this pace you will all lose everything.

[The bigger point Lorenz is making about morale goes over Yuber's head. He's never understood how humans work.]

private voice; un: stargazer

[leicesters]

Don't bother arguing with this guy, Lorenz. It's like trying to reason with the Death Knight.

Voice; un: Paladin

[reresurrected]

In a situation such as this, rushing headlong into a finding a solution can end up being more harmful than taking a more measured approach.

[The Aegis System and the exoflecting brand new continents to replace the old ones worked out just great! ... until it didn't, and made his world worse.]

[eightfoldfiend]

There is a difference between a measured approach and doing nothing. So far people are doing nothing.

text; un: catscratch

[cooperatively]

lol

[Looks like someone’s salty.]

voice; un: stranger

[eightfoldfiend]

...What does this mean?

Text; un: luckyseven

[tantailizing]

if youre volunteering for weekly calamity update posts go for it

besides i thought people learning magic is supposed to help against the calamity so isnt it better people go around picking more of it up

unless you learned something new

whats up

[eightfoldfiend]

Our magic fuels the barrier. We're buying time, nothing more.