Artifact

Myriad Reality

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*My head recoils back and then rockets forward again, staring at you, deadpan*
No one who ever says that really is.
*Grabs your arm and snaps the elbow backward, while your wrist and rest of your body are both anchored where they are*

@Valiance

*Yelps and twists my body to bend my elbow toward you, which transmits magnified force, while I tug on the restraints with my other limbs*

Myriad Reality

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But are you really?
*Blue energy balls materialize around each of your limbs, anchoring your wrists and ankles in space as I rocket forward and deliver an explosive jab to the gut*

@Valiance

*The kinetic energy seems to unnaturally glide to my forehead, which I slam into yours, delivering an equivalent blow*

Myriad Reality

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Of course not.
*Cracks my knuckles very loudly*
If anything I’m more motivated.

@Valiance

Fine.
*Holds my arms to either side*
I’m wide open.

Myriad Reality

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*Looks disappointed*
Oh.

@Valiance

*Scowls*
Are you going to stay out of my way or not??

Myriad Reality

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I’m sorry?

@Valiance

You won’t find the rest of them. I’m the best you’ve got.

Myriad Reality

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Then what’re we doing here? Send in the rest of your machine army so I can wipe them out, because that’s the only way a resolution will be reached here.

@Valiance

*Frowns*
Ohh, so that's what you think is going on. I'm afraid I can't accommodate that request. You have me.

Myriad Reality

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Tactics and morality are not mutually exclusive… But there is no convincing you, I don’t imagine. You have a superior you must answer to, and I can’t convince them through you.

@Valiance

You won't change anyone's mind. We're committed.

Myriad Reality

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Be honest with yourself. It isn’t just one, and that mentality fallaciously trivializes the scale of it.

@Valiance

None of us are here to indiscriminately kill everyone. These are tactical decisions.

Myriad Reality

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With all due respect, my understanding of the world goes beyond just that of imperialism.
*Looks back down to you*
Some things do come first.

@Valiance

Then if you insist on protecting one universe out of countless, it looks like we're stuck agreeing to disagree.

Myriad Reality

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That’s grand and all, but this means to the end just cannot stand.

@Valiance

And here I thought you understood what it means to do the best thing for your empire.