Balance

Myriad Reality

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I never said it was a good thing.

@Fractured

Maybe I should change it to “fix” a mind other than your own. *Puts the knife down next to me hesitance*

Myriad Reality

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There are people who can force someone's mind to change.

@Fractured

*Grimaces and my tuning fork turns back into a knife, the tip of which I trace along my arm while looking at you* I don’t know. That doesn’t sound like the greatest way to fix anybody.

Myriad Reality

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No. The agreement is as follows: You, or any other interested party, may choose a dimension or dimensions that you wish to acquire. My benefactors will ensure that you are the rightful claimant of those territories. After a specified period of time, you return a marginally greater quantity of territory.

@Etcetera

And why would I want to acquire any dimensions other than my own? Wouldn’t I have greater difficulty with defence?

Myriad Reality

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Us, maybe. Not everyone though.

@Fractured

Huh?

Myriad Reality

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Your ability to change the physical location of dimensions is outside the terms of this agreement.

@Etcetera

I mean, I’m asking if that’s the idea with your agreement. Like, are you going to take the dimension and move it into a protective shell, or something?

Myriad Reality

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You get used to it over time.

@Fractured

It’s too bad the only mind we can change is our own. *Kicks my feet* But maybe that’s for the better.

Myriad Reality

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The relative location of dimensions near those that you care about.

@Etcetera

Can they be placed inside clusters of dimensions unlikely to be attacked?

Myriad Reality

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There are strategically optimal positions, either for your dimension or for others.

@Etcetera

Positions?

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Maybe. I'm hoping it's a positive change.

@Fractured

We all are. It’s hard to watch when someone you love only steps backwards.

Myriad Reality

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It's hard to say. It seems like she's woken up to something or another.

@Fractured

Maybe there’s some change there. Change is hard, though, and slow.

Myriad Reality

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And this universe? And surrounding universes?

@Etcetera

This universe is in the IA network. *Leans back and dances the tuning fork between my fingers* Besides, it’s not like we do anything here but hang out on this uninhabited planet.