Plot Dump the Third

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Who: Anyone who cares about plot
Where: Dissonance app moved to Future is Now dorms
When: Day 103 late afternoon through evening

[On this fine day, everyone will get a mass Dissonance text]

CEO: What - Backstage Science with Intensity and "Friends"
CEO: When - Rest of the day
CEO: Where - Future is Now dorms
CEO: It is highly recommended that at least one person from every unit stop by.

[And if you come to the Future is Now dorms, most of the stuff in the main room has been stuffed somewhere to accommodate as many people as possible. However, it's just one living room so mind the elbows]

[[OOC: If you come to the Future is Now dorm's, you will gain +1 plot notes. No worries about tagging in late and feel free to handwave that your character stopped by to pick up a set of notes]]

Comments

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Perhaps. But even that has its own hierarchy.

[nihilmancy]

That is true. And, mm, I suppose that what can be defined as a "God" can have many meanings, contextually.

Hm, in any case this is quite a lot to absorb. It is, mm, revealing that neither option for graduation is favored by these entities- and that they would appear to be so powerless.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

If their leader did betray them and their comrades are in fact lying in chalk outline piles in the depths of Hell---

Then yes, powerless, is a good way to describe them.

[nihilmancy]

There is much that is rather disturbing in your report. The angels are devoted to saving every soul, but would condemn those who are marked by their torment through little or no fault of their own. That hardly sounds virtuous.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Very bitterly, since some of his owned are among the marked:]

Yes. Seems blind hate is a thing no matter where you go.

Some are just more righteous about it.

[nihilmancy]

[It also clearly rubs her the wrong way, in part because it also includes members of your team- and also for reasons that she can't yet articulate.]

It is moralizing that ignores that the choices people make- such as a Hell graduation, for example- are the product of our circumstances. It invariably leads to cruelty.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Best to be done with the whole institution then. Since they obviously couldn't get it right.

[nihilmancy]

Maybe their God got sick of that nonsense. Wish he'd at least do something for us, though.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I feel like I should say something about having faith, but then that would just make me a hypocrite.

[nihilmancy]

Mm, I'm not sure if I'm the religious sort, be there one deity or several.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

It's true. This place convinces you not to believe in a benevolent higher power fairly quickly.

[nihilmancy]

The question is not of their existence, but of whether we will be delivered by the hands of another, and of that, I have my doubts.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That's why I chose the word benevolent. But point taken.

No, I can assuredly say that we are probably on our own.

[nihilmancy]

They could be benevolent but impotent- or simply limited in scope, and busy with other matters. But this is idle speculation, with no bearing on our current circumstances.

Our liberation must come from our own hands.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm glad you came to that conclusion quickly.

Have you seen the notes on Hell yet?

[nihilmancy]

I have. I'm still processing all of the information, though- it's difficult to make an informed assessment amid the chaos of daily existence here.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You think this is chaos?

[Laughs.

Oh you poor sweet summer child]

How long have you been here?

[nihilmancy]

Um, I am aware that it does get worse, yes. But I have been here for six days.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Not even a full week.

I applaud you for doing your best to stay informed.

[nihilmancy]

Well, I'm trying not to push myself too hard either, because I'm sure I will need energy to spare. But yes, I'm trying to keep abreast of what I can.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Something else requiring a lot of energy on your part? Outside of the normal hustle and bustle of this place.

[nihilmancy]

I mean more in the sense that it seems easy to let the pressure get to you in this place.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Interesting. I was wondering if you met your unit. They are quite the eccentric bunch.

[nihilmancy]

Yes, I have. They're quite colorful, but they have been very kind to me.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And you get along with them well enough?