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[mordredeschain]

*Mordred has discovered the Sign and has a question to ask.* Have ya ever had the sort o' day where ya wished the universe would just end already? If so, how did ya deal with it?

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[1st_mistake]

"I've had that sort of day, but never quite got to the wish for various reasons," Blues says. "I've been told I'm just too stubborn to die."

[mordredeschain]

That doesn't much help me, I be dead already, but thankee for tryin'. *He shrugs.* At least I'm not yet old or strong enough ta actually do it yet, aye?

[1st_mistake]

"You don't look dead." Blues gives a nod. "Sometimes it's better to just take a moment, step back, and calm down before doing anything irreversible."

[mordredeschain]

Nice thing about this place, they can heal most things. Plus the killin' wound didn't come with me.

[1st_mistake]

"Well, then you're not dead here, are you?"

"Everyone has bad days, though. And good ones. Sometimes you have to wade through the one to get to the other."

[feathered_mages]

The Black Waltz lands on the back of an armchair, managing not to tip it in the process. "Only once. And I died." It's not a pleasant memory, one of fire and madness and rage. "I wouldn't recommend it."

[mordredeschain]

One good reason not ta do it, aye.

[feathered_mages]

"Yes. It's not really a good idea to destroy something you're currently standing on. Or in, in the case of a universe."

[mordredeschain]

In any case, there's still so much ta experience.

[time_for_time]

"Does thinking of taking a time machine and going back and convincing the people that made your whole species to NOT to do it, possibly causing a paradox and wiping out reality as a side effect count?"

Time's inwardly half-berating his own deranged stupidity at the time and half irritated by the memory of just how much things had sucked to push him to that point.

[mordredeschain]

One measly paradox be enough ta destroy the world, sai? Sounds like shoddy construction ta me. *He laughs.* But then the world bein' a hash job's well established, say true.

[time_for_time]

Time shrugs. "It seems to deal with Quint existing just fine, and I'm pretty sure he's a paradox. But a guy I ran into here threatened to stick a bomb on me if I didn't drop the whole plan." Though a couple of discussions with siblings had done more to change his mind than that threat.

[mordredeschain]

Not very polite o' that fella.

[has_an_answer]

They were on their way back from a Nexus Library trip. At the question's content, Ed pauses and has Tad pinpoint home. While he has no intention of curbing his son's curiosity, the conversation might take turns he doesn't want to discuss in front of his five-year-old just yet. Though, after the boy vanishes with the books, he knows he's going to be bombarded with questions when he gets home. It's a good thing he likes questions...

"At the time, I didn't think of it as 'ending' so much as... restructuring. And given that I was actively causing it, I tried to be patient. However, most people don't mean that so literally... and I wouldn't recommend my coping methods during the time leading up to that situation to anyone." He'd basically become a drugged-up recluse. Anything to numb that the only way to ever set things right was far beyond his reach.

[mordredeschain]

*Mordred smiles wryly. A five-year-old is ancient, after all, compared to the Little Red King.*

I meant it more literally than most would, sai, say true. I'm half demon, an' not the silly little things imagined by the followers o' the man Jesus.

[has_an_answer]

"I thought you might. You're Mordred?" It's not really a question, since he's almost certain of that based on descriptions. "I'm Edward Nigma."

[mordredeschain]

I am indeed, enigma man.

Have you any other questions for me, lover o' learnin'?

[3rdangel]

The tip of Mikoto's tail, wrapped around one of her legs, twitches as she considers this for a few moments before replying. "Not precisely that, since I had reason to expect the universe as a whole would outlast me. However there was a signifigant time period where I felt as if I had nothing else to do except wait for my own demise, though I also had no interest in accellerating the process."

"My oldest brother attempted something of the sort, though he is currently in no condition to explain the exact reasoning behind his actions to anyone. I am willing to discuss what I know of the incident, should it potentially be of use."

[mordredeschain]

I'd not complain if ya wanted ta tell me.

[3rdangel]

Mikoto nods. She speaks slowly, picking her words carefully in regards to what remains a complex and difficult situation for her. "I and my two brothers were meant to aid in the restoration of our world." By working to 'absorb' another one, but she considers that of little importance to the event in question.

"However... Garland, who was a construct designed to oversee the project, considered Kuja to be defective. He prevented Kuja from returning to our homeworld of Terra, and also took steps to limit Kuja's lifespan. Kuja did not know of the latter, but there is evidence he believed Garland had... acted beyond the intent behind his given purpose in banishing Kuja to Gaia."

"Kuja found a way to return and confronted Garland. But when Garland was destroyed, Kuja learned the full extent of what had been done to him. His unstable mental state could not cope with the revelation."

"After decimating Terra he found his way into Memoria, the core of our reality, seeking to destroy it. He almost succeded."

[mordredeschain]

A bit of overkill, ta my mind, especially for one made ta restore. Although people have done worse things for pettier reasons, God knows!

[museicalmarty]

"Plenty," Marty sighs. "And -- well, I didn't have any choice but to shove on through, so I did. Shit needed to be done, after all." Or, rather, his Keeper at the time would not have tolerated any slacking off. (Well, slacking off that wasn't Keeper-mandated slacking. Made-up rock star life and all that.) "Not fun, though."

[mordredeschain]

No, 'tis anything but fun. *Mordred frowns a bit.* What forced thee, sai? Or would it be best iffen I not ask? Some folken don't like such.

*He'd have asked 'who kept thee,' but people get so twitchy when he does that kind of thing.*

[museicalmarty]

"I was -- under the control of a real asshole at the time," Marty says, figuring it's better to start with that instead of "I was kidnapped by faeries." Guy may know about the Nexus, but that doesn't mean he believes in stuff like that. It's not really a great lead-in to a conversation with a stranger anyway. "He'd promised me the chance to be a rich rock star, and -- well, I guess I technically was getting gigs, but. . .he was working me to the bone during them. And between them. The worst manager you could ever ask for, basically."

He sighs again. "What's your story? If you don't mind saying, of course."

[mordredeschain]

I have demon blood an' demon instincts, sai, and my life has been as terrible as such might imply. I've been alone since before I could walk, ya ken?