Balance

Myriad Reality

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It also serves as a proxy to prevent you from engaging in conflict directly and expands the scope of your control. In addition, many beings are seeking to expand to adjacent territories in order to meet the requirements to control the System. That offers strategic advantages to you to protect your dimension.

@Etcetera

But I already have to engage in conflict directly to protect the territories you give me, and I have to engage in conflict directly to take other territories for you.

Myriad Reality

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I'm no expert in the metaphysical, but I'll listen to what you have to say.

@Fractured

Heh, neither am I. I don’t have anything to say right now, I don’t think. No brooding to spur it on. Can tell you why you don’t have to worry about the knife, though, if you want.

Myriad Reality

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They are your responsibility, yes.

@Etcetera

What I’m hearing is that, in the end, I have to acquire as many territories as I would have on my own—but these, to hand to your friends. This only makes sense to me if the territories I want are really difficult for me to get on my own, and if I know of a bunch of easier territories to get elsewhere. Or, if I trust your friends enough to protect me once I give all my territories back to them, plus one more.

Myriad Reality

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Can I help?

@Fractured

*Cocks my head and taps my lips* I don’t know. If you can satisfactorily answer all the metaphysical questions I have, that would be great. *Sticks out my tongue* Probably all I need is people to talk to and process with.

Myriad Reality

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Not necessarily. Any territory will suffice.

@Etcetera

Don’t I have to defend the territories your friends acquire for me?

Myriad Reality

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If you're sure about that.

@Fractured

Yeah. Sorry it’s concerning; I just kind of need it around. As long as you don’t ask about memories you can ask about anything else, though.

Myriad Reality

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Dane: why indeed, my good sir. And to whom do I have the pleasure of speaking with? You seem familiar, yet so do quite a few.

@souleaterfan320

I’m Soren, dissonant musician and battle tank. *Flips my knife up and catches the blade between my thumb and index finger*

Myriad Reality

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Dane: oh? Hello.

@souleaterfan320

Think I saw you come round here a long time ago. Dane, right?

Myriad Reality

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Yes. It provides a buffer and gives you additional insight into the conditions of surrounding Existence.

@Etcetera

But eventually, I return all those extra territories to your friends, plus one more or so?

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Are you okay? The knife is concerning.

@Fractured

Just—memories I don’t want to think about. You don’t have to worry.

Dane: *looks around the base*

@souleaterfan320

Sup.

Myriad Reality

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You may want to remove dangerous targets, acquire surrounding territory for a more manageable perimeter, or claim important dimensions that you do not yet possess.

@Etcetera

Does claiming surrounding territory produce a more manageable perimeter?