[IC] Myriad Reality

[souleaterfan320]

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It just takes one.

@Heroic

Fair. I'm taking applications for friends. Fair warning, it's a difficult position to fill.

*chuckles*

[Heroic]

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Fair. I'm taking applications for friends. Fair warning, it's a difficult position to fill.

*chuckles*

@souleaterfan320

Don’t get ahead of yourself, Akamura.
*Leans forward on the couch, resting my elbows on my knees*
What brings you here if you have as few friends as you claim? Really just trying to lay low?

[souleaterfan320]

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Don’t get ahead of yourself, Akamura.
*Leans forward on the couch, resting my elbows on my knees*
What brings you here if you have as few friends as you claim? Really just trying to lay low?

@Heroic

Truth be told... a mixture of waiting out the storm and also trying to find temporary piece from the chaos of existence. It can be... grating, sometimes.

*Looks at you*

Who knew that being a leader of one of the largest governments of existence would be a daunting task.

*laughs*

[Heroic]

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Truth be told... a mixture of waiting out the storm and also trying to find temporary piece from the chaos of existence. It can be... grating, sometimes.

*Looks at you*

Who knew that being a leader of one of the largest governments of existence would be a daunting task.

*laughs*

@souleaterfan320

*Blinks*
You’re not an IA official, right?

[souleaterfan320]

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*Blinks*
You’re not an IA official, right?

@Heroic

I run the EDB. We play second fiddle to those guys, but only barely.

[Heroic]

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I run the EDB. We play second fiddle to those guys, but only barely.

@souleaterfan320

Just making sure. They don’t like me too much right now.

[souleaterfan320]

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Just making sure. They don’t like me too much right now.

@Heroic

A large government entity not liking someone? Shocker. Still better than being a politician. It's a poor career choice, speaking from experience.

[Heroic]

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A large government entity not liking someone? Shocker. Still better than being a politician. It's a poor career choice, speaking from experience.

@souleaterfan320

I imagine your reputation is always under attack. Justified or not.

[souleaterfan320]

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I imagine your reputation is always under attack. Justified or not.

@Heroic

My reputation is for a lack of better terms 'acceptable'. People don't see me as a despot, but they sure voice their opinions consistently. I'm no savior, I can't save everyone like I thought I could. I hurt more people than I would have liked, and wrecked a lot of progress. But we still move on, day after day. The things I've done... would haunt most people.

[Heroic]

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My reputation is for a lack of better terms 'acceptable'. People don't see me as a despot, but they sure voice their opinions consistently. I'm no savior, I can't save everyone like I thought I could. I hurt more people than I would have liked, and wrecked a lot of progress. But we still move on, day after day. The things I've done... would haunt most people.

@souleaterfan320

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Heavy. Don’t suppose that bodes well for another term in office?

[souleaterfan320]

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Heavy. Don’t suppose that bodes well for another term in office?

@Heroic

Oh, hell no. I'm retiring. There's an election taking place in a couple weeks... the voted candidate will take my spot, and I'll be free of my chains somewhat. I'll still give guiding words and a path to follow.. but I'm done with being the face of something that isn't what I wanted. No mater how hard you try to change things... people follow faces. They follow words. They don't care about laws and wellbeing, just give them an image to believe in. They'll eat it up like candy. That person could ruin their lives and they'd thank them. Might even kiss their boots. Its despicable.

[Heroic]

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Oh, hell no. I'm retiring. There's an election taking place in a couple weeks... the voted candidate will take my spot, and I'll be free of my chains somewhat. I'll still give guiding words and a path to follow.. but I'm done with being the face of something that isn't what I wanted. No mater how hard you try to change things... people follow faces. They follow words. They don't care about laws and wellbeing, just give them an image to believe in. They'll eat it up like candy. That person could ruin their lives and they'd thank them. Might even kiss their boots. Its despicable.

@souleaterfan320

Are there any candidates you support?

[souleaterfan320]

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Are there any candidates you support?

@Heroic

As a public official, I was granted two nominations, which aren't exactly votes, but carry a similar weight. I nominated my vice president and one of my top generals. Both are capable of leading, one with an iron fist and another with compassion. Either way, they're both in for a shock when they get the position.

[Heroic]

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As a public official, I was granted two nominations, which aren't exactly votes, but carry a similar weight. I nominated my vice president and one of my top generals. Both are capable of leading, one with an iron fist and another with compassion. Either way, they're both in for a shock when they get the position.

@souleaterfan320

Sounds like things need to change if it’s that miserable, man.

[souleaterfan320]

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Sounds like things need to change if it’s that miserable, man.

@Heroic

That's just life as a politician. Its brutal. Truth is, it's as easy as barking a command. The problem is, that one command changes countless lives, for better or worse. Someone's always a victim and someone's always a villain. You help one and damn another with every single decision. It's impossible to balance. That, and as acting president, I have all current knowledge of existence-wide phenomenon, such as the Tier Five and others that the general public doesn't have access to. If they did, They'd lose their minds....

[Heroic]

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That's just life as a politician. Its brutal. Truth is, it's as easy as barking a command. The problem is, that one command changes countless lives, for better or worse. Someone's always a victim and someone's always a villain. You help one and damn another with every single decision. It's impossible to balance. That, and as acting president, I have all current knowledge of existence-wide phenomenon, such as the Tier Five and others that the general public doesn't have access to. If they did, They'd lose their minds....

@souleaterfan320

Sounds like a way different life. In the IA, people generally know most of the things that exist, but they’re a lot like urban legends that they never actually see any direct impact from. Like, okay, Tier Five exists, but what impact does that have on the local bakery owner? Info like that really doesn’t matter much to almost everyone.

[souleaterfan320]

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Sounds like a way different life. In the IA, people generally know most of the things that exist, but they’re a lot like urban legends that they never actually see any direct impact from. Like, okay, Tier Five exists, but what impact does that have on the local bakery owner? Info like that really doesn’t matter much to almost everyone.

@Heroic

I just dont feel my peoples are... developed enough to understand that level of 'nonsense'. To them, you'd sound crazy. I tried giving my nominated next-in-line my memories of the Tier Five and Nobles, and they tried to run away screaming bloody murder. They couldn't handle it, so I extracted the memories. Could you imagine what level of carnage that would reap with an underdeveloped people? They barely just invented anti-ballistic spaceships.

[Heroic]

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I just dont feel my peoples are... developed enough to understand that level of 'nonsense'. To them, you'd sound crazy. I tried giving my nominated next-in-line my memories of the Tier Five and Nobles, and they tried to run away screaming bloody murder. They couldn't handle it, so I extracted the memories. Could you imagine what level of carnage that would reap with an underdeveloped people? They barely just invented anti-ballistic spaceships.

@souleaterfan320

Oh, wow. I didn’t know they were that far behind… No offense, of course.

[souleaterfan320]

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Oh, wow. I didn’t know they were that far behind… No offense, of course.

@Heroic

In some ways, they're leagues ahead of most civilizations. In some areas? Barely better than cavemen. We had a lot better wartime tech, but after the Crimson War, most of it was banned under a protection treaty. They reverted nearly 100 years in tech simply becuase a bunch of bureaucrats got upset. It was idiotic. If I didn't side with the opposition, there were threats made of attacks on the home base. Put me in a bind.

[Heroic]

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In some ways, they're leagues ahead of most civilizations. In some areas? Barely better than cavemen. We had a lot better wartime tech, but after the Crimson War, most of it was banned under a protection treaty. They reverted nearly 100 years in tech simply becuase a bunch of bureaucrats got upset. It was idiotic. If I didn't side with the opposition, there were threats made of attacks on the home base. Put me in a bind.

@souleaterfan320

“Side with the opposition”?