Do the stars actually have something to do with it or is that just an expression for the passage of time?
[ he hasn't really been paying any attention to the sky, but it's not like he knows anything about astronomy in the first place. ]
...Anyway, I get what you mean. But last week's beach location was great and this one sucks, so I wouldn't necessarily trust anything good we get not to shift back later into something worse, either.
[ gets this look like YOU'RE TELLING ME at the indirectness complaint... but at least if they're also complaining about it, they're obviously not making these conversations so annoying by choice, so he guesses he can forgive it.
...but man, they're really moving toward an equilibrium? it's felt to him like everything's just been unraveling faster and becoming more of a mess. ]
[ BECAUSE IT FEELS PRETTY DIRE OUT HERE, FOLKS... phew. ]
All right. I guess I'll just... [ DEAL WITH THESE BOMBSHELLS ] drop another line when I inevitably remember some more questions I'm forgetting now. Thanks.
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Consider it similar to how the additional locations shift every week with the stars. Things are changing constantly.
This is not always a negative.
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[ he hasn't really been paying any attention to the sky, but it's not like he knows anything about astronomy in the first place. ]
...Anyway, I get what you mean. But last week's beach location was great and this one sucks, so I wouldn't necessarily trust anything good we get not to shift back later into something worse, either.
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[ for the stars to change with every universe they dip a toe into ]
On that note: think bigger.
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About what...?
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[ a pause. frowns. ]
It is inconvenient to speak so indirectly... What a waste of time. Just look around. Progress is being made, even if not so obviously.
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...but man, they're really moving toward an equilibrium? it's felt to him like everything's just been unraveling faster and becoming more of a mess. ]
Progress toward stopping this, you mean?
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Yes. [ a beat ] Though it may not come in a form you expect. Pieces are already being distributed around the village.
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Okay, well... that's good to know.
[ BECAUSE IT FEELS PRETTY DIRE OUT HERE, FOLKS... phew. ]
All right. I guess I'll just... [ DEAL WITH THESE BOMBSHELLS ] drop another line when I inevitably remember some more questions I'm forgetting now. Thanks.
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As long as you stay efficient.
[ good business meeting, see you later ]