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?

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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?

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! ]

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[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]

[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.

[ichoosefight]

[ He's got nothing, then. Her tone is perfectly innocent. ]

So... what should people be talking about, then? How to say "Calamity" so everyone can tell it has a capital C?

[eightfoldfiend]

People with no plans to stop it should be making plans to stop it.

This little vacation of yours will end with fire and darkness if you all continue to do nothing.

[ichoosefight]

So you're asking for a backup plan? From the 'worms'?

[eightfoldfiend]

I am asking why the worms don't seem to care that the sky is falling.

Perhaps it's because you always have your heads in the sand.

[ichoosefight]

You're thinking of ostriches, not worms.

What makes you so sure I'm mortal?

[eightfoldfiend]

Hmph! I can't be sure of that.

But this irritating barrage of questions seems very human to me.

[ichoosefight]

Really? I thought it was more feline. "Curiosity killed the cat," and all that. You don't seem to have a very good grasp of your animals.

I just find your thought process very interesting.

[colchismagecraft]

So something has to exist in order for chaos to persevere...

Well, a fire does need fuel to burn, I suppose.

[eightfoldfiend]

Why would I have a "good grasp" on animals as you put it? Your world is not mine.

[eightfoldfiend]

Nothingness means stillness.

[ichoosefight]

If you're going to use them as insults you should at least know what creatures you're talking about. Maggots and worms are totally different things.

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[hitokiri]

didnt ask to be here and it aint really my problem

[eightfoldfiend]

They are similar enough...

Are you trying to annoy me? You don't need to annoy me to get me to fight you, you know...

[eightfoldfiend]

The complete annihilation of your world is not your problem?

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[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.

[ichoosefight]

I mean, one grows wings.

If I wanted to fight you I'd just punch you in the face. Like I said, I'm just curious. Do you never talk about anything but the most immediate threat?

[eightfoldfiend]

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

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

[eightfoldfiend]

[A long pause. Usually the most immediate threat in any situation is him. A more distant threat is his brother and the True Runes but talking about those things makes his sides itch.]

What would you have me talk about instead?

[hitokiri]

already did my living and dying. plus bringing someone like me here to save the world is a joke.

[gunmettle]

Doesn't mean folks aren't trying to stop it. I figured that was part of what we were doing, by helping out the king and all.

[eightfoldfiend]

I would not put much faith in the king.