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[d33tached]

Given what you've experienced in this world, would you return to your own if given the choice?

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[ghoulking]

Yes, I would.

[d33tached]

I might have figured as much.

[He's fairly certain they've spoken about this before, in fact. That doesn't make it any easier to swallow.]

You were a King, were you not?

You have a responsibility in your world.

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[lempereur]

I feel that there is more good that I can do in this world, than my own, so I would stay.

Though, there is plenty that I miss about home.

[d33tached]

Is that so?

Do you consider yourself a "hero" in that case? Was it a different role that you played in your own world?

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[aloadeddie]

Yes. I had a life I liked and a job I enjoyed. No offense to the people here, but I'll go back first chance I get.

[d33tached]

Don't mistake my musings as some indication that you will be given a choice in the matter.

Clearly, that isn't the case. I was simply curious to know what people's opinions might be on the matter.

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[halloflamer]

Who wouldn't, this place sucks Exeggcute.

[Blue is sounding a lot more worn-down than usual, today.]

[d33tached]

[He wouldn't. But he doesn't say so.]

Not all worlds are as seemingly pleasant as your own, Blue. Though, I suppose that my intention in creating this post would be to ask the same question.

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[fehus]

yep.

[d33tached]

[Is it possible to be surprised by something and not surprised at all by something at the same time?]

Very well.

Why so, then?

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[secondscythe]

apparently it don't really matter where i am.

[d33tached]

It doesn't matter where you are.

[Why, yes, he did just correct your grammar, Jr.]

Why do you say that?

[caduceusvalkyrie]

Yes.

[d33tached]

Why?

[fuckalligators]

what do u mean what i experienced

like weird shit? cause it seems about the same tbh

[d33tached]

It seems to me that you've missed the point of my question.

Would you or would you not choose to return home if given the choice?

[siriusly]

If others could come with me, yes.

[d33tached]

Others that you have met within this world, you mean?

[Now, that's an interesting response if he ever heard one. A sentimental one, no doubt - how irritating.]

[am_i_a_monster]

No. For the obvious reason.

[Private, as usual]

[d33tached]

And in that, Abigail, I trust that you know my answer as well.

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[gitarre]

Many people would probably say they'd go back to their homes in a heartbeat. Personally, though, I'd need more time to think about it.

[d33tached]

Good evening, Klavier.

Why do you suppose that would be?

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[generalgrievous]

Wouldn't most people answer to the affirmative, given the choice?

[PermaText]

[d33tached]

[Hi, hello. Just what the fuck are you, exactly?]

That is precisely what I am seeking to answer with this post.

[How very observant of you.]

[nightmarist]

no

[Not that the choice would be his even if there was a way.]

[d33tached]

Why?

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[onlydoubts]

No. I can't. And even if I could, I don't know if I would.

[d33tached]

Mine was not a question of whether or not it was possible.

Why is it that you would prefer to remain in this world, in that case?

[fettering]

i dont want to
but i have to eventually

[d33tached]

Whether or not you "have" to return to your world is of little concern to me or the Porter which controls your fate.

Why is it that you would prefer to stay within this world if given the choice?

[trouvaille]

In a heartbeat.

[d33tached]

Why?

[darkpants_warmfeeling]

Yeah, I would. I've got things there to take care of.

[d33tached]

That seems to be a rather popular answer.

Such as?

[magneticxman]

That's a hard question. Probably not, honestly.

[d33tached]

Why?

[If his response sounds impatient it's because it is.]

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[perfectible]

Yes. It's my home. Wouldn't you?

[d33tached]

[Surprisingly enough, D33 answers:]

No, I would not.

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[vanto]

I haven't experienced much and I already wanna go back.

Yes.

[d33tached]

Why?

[rekt]

um hell no

[d33tached]

[There's no need to curse.]

Very well.

Why not, then?

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[reek]

What do you think my answer might be?

[d33tached]

Based on our previous conversations, I must venture to guess that your answer would be "no".

Though, perhaps I would do well not to assume such things.

Good evening, Theon.

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[pale_blue_arrow]

of course not. my world is a shithole and i'd have no real chance of making a career out of anything back there, let alone live as good as i do here or be as safe as i am. i'd be perfectly happy if i never set foot back there again.

[d33tached]

[A rather forthright answer. Despite his distaste for Brendan, he can appreciate that.]

I find it interesting that you might consider yourself safer within this world.

I might venture to guess that a great deal of others might not feel the same.

What sort of perils faced you in your own world, then?

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[functusofficio]

Return is not an option for me, but as you've pointed out that is not the question you've asked.

It is a weighted question, and it is impossible to know how the future will turn. Were I able to return, alive and well, I would for the sake of my children.

But I worry that more harm than good would come from such a return. Perhaps it is for the best we are not given the option of choice in whether we come or go.

[d33tached]

[Now, that's an interesting standpoint - that it is "best" they are not given an option as to whether or not they return to their own worlds (or, by that token, arrive here in the first place). That certainly wouldn't be the opinion of most, D33's self included, but there is something else he finds even more interesting about her response, and he'll focus on that.]

Would I be correct in assuming that you were revived by the Porter, then?

That is to say, are you deceased within your own world?

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[h2no]

yes. i might hesitate because of the people i know here but i know at the end of the day my answer will be yes. i have responsibilities back home even if they're not ones i know i'll enjoy. being here is just prolonging the inevitable.
not to mention i thought the general unease of this world was because of the situation of being pulled here but i think it's something else.

there's something fundamentally wrong with this timeline. in the air, in the ground, in the native people and animals. it's all wrong.

[d33tached]

[Now, that is...a surprisingly intelligent answer. D33 is a little shocked to have read it, in fact - so much so that it takes him a moment to respond.

[Since when is Archie smart?]

I see.

[No, seriously. ???]

Wrong, you say.

[It almost seems like an obvious sort of observation, though...interesting, all the same. Something about the way Archie says it serves to enhance that "unease" in D33, in fact.]

How so, then?