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[purple_reign]

[Today's video cuts in on this video playing on a loop. Inanna's voice speaks over the video after the first full loop.]

Amazing, isn't it? You always see those pictures from space of super novas and red giants and white dwarfs, but it's something else to see a super nova being born like that. The star it came from must have been truly astounding. Only the grandest have any hope of becoming super novas, you know.

Do you think it worried about becoming a black hole? That's always the risk when you're so great. You either end with a tragic collapse, dragging down so many things around you, or you burst into something so bright and amazing and wonderful that you drown out the splendor of everything around with your brilliance.

Or maybe...you just aren't grand enough to become either of those. Maybe you just fade away into nothing, forgotten in favor of the light of stars bigger and brighter than you.

What fate would you pick for yourself if you had to choose? A collapse, an explosion, or a quiet fade out?

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[dendarii]

[ Miles is - well, not drunk yet, but he's going to be there soon, if the bottle just barely in frame is any indication. He's already nursing his first glass, eyes sunken and tired. But he's ... sympathetic? Kind of. He could go either way. ]

An explosion, absolutely. The other two are agony by inches.

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[craftpunk]

Well, I can tell you how it is with you back home, but I don't think you'll like the answer.

It's lackluster.

[purple_reign]

[The video of the super nova continues to play. It looks like Inanna might not be showing their face today.]

That was what I thought... I don't want to be forgotten.

[purple_reign]

I've heard of it already, and you're right; I hate it.

[dendarii]

[ A faint snort at that. ]

Neither do I. Neither of us have any choice, do we.

[craftpunk]

It's so unfitting.

Then again, that in of itself is a touch surprising. [ A hollow laugh. ] What would you do, if you were going to change it?

[purple_reign]

I wonder about that some days. Why shouldn't we have a choice here?

[dendarii]

How do you propose we make it, exactly?

[purple_reign]

[There's a thoughtful hum with an odd tone to it; something unplaceable.]

I'd like to start with forgetting about the rule to stay out of humanity's affairs. There's so much we could do—improve with a more hands on approach.

[purple_reign]

Well, we just—ah. [There's the sound of cloth shifting and rustling, and a light clearing of their throat.] Sorry. I forgot your situation is a little more...restricted.

[dendarii]

Little bit.

[ He takes a long drink. ]

What are you proposing to do yourself?

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[pummelgranite]

Hey, where are you? You didn't answer my text.

[purple_reign]

To take matters into my own hands, I suppose I spend too much time watching from the sidelines.

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[compressions]

An explosion, of course. With my track record it'll be a collapse, though. But that's still better than a quiet fade out.

And thanks for the video, I'll add it to my astronomy playlist. [He's not joking, he actually has one.]

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[purple_reign]

Did I miss one? I must have been distracted...

I'm at my hotel suite.

[purple_reign]

Two votes for an explosion so far. I'm not sure if I'm surprised or not.

What else do you have on that playlist?

[dendarii]

... Meaning what? Are you going to force the Porter into doing what you want?

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[deadsmizing]

Well, I tried the first ending, and it didn't seem to stick. Maybe fading next time might... not be so... bad with the right company.

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[pummelgranite]

Guessing no one else is there, if you're just on the network? Im coming over.

[purple_reign]

Maybe... It could be almost comforting with the right person.

[purple_reign]

No, no one else. I'm taking a break for the afternoon.

[purple_reign]

Maybe one day, but I have to learn how it works first. The stars haven't been helpful with that yet.

[dendarii]

You're going to call on the stars to make the Porter cooperate.

[pummelgranite]

'kay.

[ and that's all they get before she hangs up. ]

[purple_reign]

I'm saying that I could.

If the stars would tell me anything useful.