The Powers That Be (
powersthatbe) wrote2016-11-25 03:12 pm
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Conversation Space III.
A poured concrete floor and cinder block walls are lit by a single bare light bulb hanging overhead. Shackles dangle from brackets on every side, and the chair in the center of the room is clearly an electric chair. A tall glass sits on top of a stool made of what looks like pure gold - but the liquid inside it is almost definitely blood.
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"Personally, I'd prefer somewhere with slightly fewer torture chamber vibes..."
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Jess looks back at the woman with a slightly pained expression. "You might want to narrow that understanding slightly. Most of us would find this threatening."
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"Great. And... is this the point where you explain why I'm here, or is that too much to hope for?"
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...usually that someone isn't a baffling and terrifyingly powerful extradimensional entity, but she can work with this.
"Your matches? Am I supposed to be fighting someone?"
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"By reality, you mean... all of our worlds? Or just the places we visit, or... Give me a scale here. And some idea of what you reflected through reality actually means."
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She thinks for a moment, and then asks, "You've played this game before, then? I know that time is a little abstract in this context, but how long ago was Fortuna's win? We make a change, and how long does it last before it's someone else's turn?"
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"You would have to ask SAGE," she says finally. "Or Mortimer. Perhaps in concert. Their conception of linear time and cyclical events respectively far exceeds my own."
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She's expecting that answer's going to be a no, but it's worth a shot.
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