Video; un: akashicknight

[morganknight]

The name's Morgan, and something on that anon post caught my eye. A question about staying here, rather than going home. If it's possible. If it's okay.

I don't know about Avalon. It's possible when all this ends, Avalon won't exist any more, because its purpose was served. But I can say this: if anyone doesn't want to go home, I will find a place for you. No one should have to go back to a world where they'll be mistreated, or miserable, or end up dying in days, or whatever your circumstance that means you're happier being here than there.

I live on a nexus world, a place where a lot of worlds and universes overlap and connect. Sort of like Avalon itself. It's not a paradise, it's far from perfect, but it's somewhere you can go if you want. I'll find a way to make that happen for damn sure. A ritual performed here, I hope, at the end of the last day. And if that doesn't work... I have some friends and family to whom nothing is a barrier that can't be overcome, and we will find a way to get you away. There or elsewhere.

It isn't fair that anyone should be drawn here to save everything, then sent back home without a second thought to what might happen. And if your response to that is, 'well, life's not fair', I'll make it fair.

Don't be afraid to relax, to hope, to enjoy yourself here. Life's too short for that. But... I'll also take any help anyone's offering to make this vow of mine come true.

[Morgan chuckles a little awkwardly, before shrugging and ending the message.]

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private video; un: coffeefiend

[ichoosefight]

[ She doesn't look at anything else until she's had her fun with the anon post, of course, but once she does it's a huge change of mood. He sounds so sure of himself that she really wants to believe in him. But she also wants it to be true, desperately. She can't trust herself here.

Either way she's definitely not posting anything public when she's this emotional. Her voice is quiet, her expression restrained. ]

Do you really think you can do that? Grab someone from a specific place and time?

[morganknight]

[That is an intensely heavy question, with an answer that is not simple, but very straightforward.]

It's not that I 'think' I can do it.

I will do it. With the help of my friends and family, or by my own self if possible. I don't have the power to shape reality to my will through sheer force of belief to not do exactly what I say I'm gonna do.

...took me an embarrassingly long time to learn that, though. [A brief smile, his humor entirely at his own expense.]

[ichoosefight]

[ He definitely talks a big game. But it takes a few moments for her to get the next question out. ]

What about a city?

video; un: tacobell

[itsjiaheng]

You sure that's smart? 'Cause... I mean, it's nice to feel all inspired but totally another thing entirely to make big, heartfelt promises to people you aren't even totally sure you can keep.

Having hope is nice. If it's real. Not saying you're lying it's just... [ he shrugs. ] It's not just worlds, it's timelines. Do you have a lot of experience with temporal magic? Fuckin' around with timelines and shit? Are you like... prepared for the consequences? 'Cause there's, I dunno, maybe a few?

Secondly... dude. Buddy. One guy trying to shoulder this kind of responsibility never ends well or have you never watched a movie in your life? I'm not trying to shit on your idea 'cause it's a nice idea it's just—... I dunno. I'm usually the big stupid idea guy and I probably wouldn't have tried to take something like this on.

[morganknight]

I get what you're saying. There's about a dozen different ways I could approach this from... [Morgan chuckles slightly, rubbing at the side of his head as he tries to think of where to begin.]

Okay, to start with, I'm a Mage-with-a-capital-M. That means I do magick-with-a-k, so you know it's the awesome better stuff. More to the point, magick is -- it isn't like here, where spells and rituals perform actions that are completely according to the rules of the world. It's literally changing reality. Overwriting the consensual belief of billions of people with my own raw willpower. So from the very start, any magick I do is honestly a ridiculously hugeass deal just from that, even if it's just counting seconds in my head perfectly. So... that probably starts out by explaining a lot.

[itsjiaheng]

Hmm, alright. I dunno if what I could do would be classified in the same way as your magick-with-a-k but I can imagine... something like that? That's how it worked for me, more or less. No one ever trained me so if I wanted something to happen that was the only way to make it happen, just wanting it enough.

[ if this sounds terrible to someone with actual knowledge and training... that's very valid. ]

So, say you have the means to do it. That bit about 'overwriting the consensual belief of billions of people' is a little sus but—... I'll just ask. If saving one person meant knowing that whatever timeline they were alive on was going to end badly for everyone else living there, is that okay with you? How much are you willing to chuck into the bin just to save one person you feel got dealt a bad hand?

Or I dunno I had a talk with my uncle once and he seems to think I'm not old and jaded enough to have gotten to the point where it makes sense yet.

private video | UN: damselfish

[notcethleann]

Hello, Morgan. It is quite nice to meet you, through this screen. I confess, I am rather intrigued by your offer. But I would like to ask whether it might be possible for you to bring along people from our homelands who are not here in Avalon, as well?

[morganknight]

[Well, this is a good question to make him lose some of his determination and confidence. He frowns slightly, eyes flicking leftwards as he thinks.]

I don't know the answer to that. It depends on the means. Avalon might not even disappear at the end of this and everything I said was a little pointless, for all we know... And it might end up being a big magic ritual here that helps us out. I can't make any promises because I just don't know.

video; un: smoking_bomb

[bakudan_bambino]

I can't speak for my family, but... I will help you with that vow however I can.

[morganknight]

It's a pretty individual thing. I imagine a lot of people would have to think carefully about it... but I know of at least one who needs the escape.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[bakudan_bambino]

I do, too.

I feel like I can't wait to be home, but I've met many in the worlds I've been to that consider worlds like Avalon allows them rest.

You're welcome. Whatever it is I can do, let me know.

video; un: lilmonix3 [private]

[peninhand]

[ Monika's reply comes after a while and she looks noticeably nervous before she starts speaking. ]

Are you serious? Because I'd love to stay in Avalon, but if the place vanishes...

I'd go anywhere rather than back to my homeworld. I don't want to go into details... But my homeworld is a living nightmare. A hell where no happiness can ever exist. It's actually something that terrifies me. Being taken away from here with no warning someday.

[ A pause. ]

Besides... I'm actually dead back home. And I'd honestly rather take my own life than be forced to live there again.

[morganknight]

See, this is exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about. Damn straight I'm serious! No one should have to feel the way you do, about the end of all of this.

[And people who do will go sabotaging it, won't they? Not everyone is willing to sacrifice themselves for the claim that it fixes everything on a massive scale, when they have no proof. Nor should they be.]

[peninhand]

Thanks Morgan, that means a lot to me.

[ She didn't know whether he truly had the means to do what he claimed, but she sincerely sounded grateful. It was something to cling onto. She really didn't want to elaborate right now, but ending up back in her tiny digital prison was the worst fate she could think of. ]

And um... If I was to disappear before the end, sent back to my frozen world the same way some people do sometimes... Do you think there'd still be a way to save me? [She laughed awkwardly.] Ahaha! I may be too greedy.

Video : Un; fashiondiva

[corpsewarblade]

[Have an overly dolled up looking Fashionista, Morgan. Despite her casual tone, she wore an uncharacteristically serious expression.]

...You seriously think we might not be able to just stick around here? That's, like, totally unfair.

[morganknight]

I think it's possible, and we should prepare for the possibility. I'd like to be wrong.

tw death mentions

[corpsewarblade]

I hope you're wrong...

Like, I died back home, so if this place goes then I'm kinda fucked, you know? I mean unless I get swept off into another weird multiverse world or whatever like some people here have.

Video : Un; Caster (Private)

[colchismagecraft]

...Are you alright? You're going to overwork yourself at this rate.

[She had mixed feelings, on all of this, but she did want to make sure he wasn't getting completely overwhelmed. Caster couldn't see many responses yet, but there were probably at least a few people sending private messages as she was.]

[morganknight]

I feel terrific. It's good to have a goal. And you know I don't like inactivity!

[colchismagecraft]

If you end up wearing yourself out I will curse the words 'I told you so' to appear on your forehead you know.

[Not helping, Caster!]

...I still don't know what will happen, at the end of all of this. Or what I should do if we ever find ourselves able to leave this place.

video; un: ems

[unhappy]

Why would Avalon disappear? There are a ton of people who aren't from other worlds here.

[ She's not giving him attitude, but she just wants to know if he's seen something that made him believe it would. She just kind of assumed it would be here later. ]

[morganknight]

I don't know, honestly. But a place like this might have a 'completed its purpose, fade back into the mists and sleep till needed again' deal. Or a 'we're done, you all don't belong here and have to leave now' clause.

[He shrugs.]

If it doesn't and everyone can stay here without consequence, awesome. I just want to be prepared for it that isn't possible. And I don't want people to lose hope, or dread the day it ends, thinking they might have to put their neck back in the noose again.

[unhappy]

'Leave now, you don't belong here' makes some sense... but I've been reading the history books at the library and it kind of seems like a place all the people who don't belong in their worlds anymore can stay. I have no idea how you get to stay though. If you need permission, or just.. don't leave for long enough people forget you don't belong.

[ She doesn't know. This place is such a nice world though. She doesn't know how she's going to feel later since things have changed a lot for her, but there's still nothing for her to really go back for.

But she's just finally started to take an interest in things instead of grumping around refusing to do anything, at least. ]

Yeah, I guess sometimes dead people show up too. There was this girl named Pyrrha here before who my.. former leader killed. She's already gone, but if she can show up, I bet there are others.

video; un: kyo

[juzubeads]

[An option other than going back home? A way to cheat his fate of being locked away? Would Kyo take that if offered? He's not sure. Tohru shouldn't be expected to, just to be with him when she had everyone back home. Her friends. He couldn't ask that of her just because he wants more time with her.]

I don't know if I would take that offer or not. I guess I didn't expect that to be an option. If we didn't want to go back home. I know what's waiting for me back home. I've resigned myself to that.

[morganknight]

See, that's exactly what I'd hope no one would have to do. But it's not like you need to decide this moment. We seem pretty damn far from solving the whole time-and-space problem we're here to deal with, after all.

[One more reason he thinks he needs to start this now. The sooner people hear they have a choice, the less likely anyone is to sabotage the whole plan.]