Spiritblitz

Myriad Reality

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Different kind. And now that you’re in its sights, it could easily target you too.

@Techspert

Wha-Now I am?! That’s your fault!!

Myriad Reality

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Of time! You, me, that reaper—
*The winds begin to pick up again, blowing sand against our sides*
All of us are, or were administrators of time.

@Techspert

That was the reaper? He looks different and less goofy than I remember.
*turns around and places my hand on my chin as I finish my sentence*

Myriad Reality

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Okay great; we’re starting from scratch.
*Extends my arms to either side*
You have entered the sands of time, a desert connected to everything that has been, is, might be, or could have been. The only reason you’re able to come here at all is because you’re an administrator.

@Techspert

Of what?

Myriad Reality

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*Steps out of the sandstorm and into an open desert, which seems to extend infinitely in every direction, canopied by an endless blue sky despite no sun in sight*
We don’t have a lot of time. What do you know and what are you seeing for the first time?

@Techspert

I don’t know, unless you were talking about the insane flow state I was in. It was like everything slowed down I saw movement like they were really fast camera shutters. It was colorful for some reason. I’ve been in a really focused state but I guess I was close to brink of death.

Myriad Reality

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Look, you have a choice to make.
*Takes a sharp left into the dark sandstorm*
I can drop you off in your own time, you can stop administrating whatever it is you’re messing with, and you can forget this chapter ever opened. I suggest it, even.
*Turns quickly and takes a right*
But what you can’t do is continue on with whatever it is you’re doing without understanding what kinds of forces you’ve tapped into!

@Techspert

What are you talking about?

Myriad Reality

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No! There are forces at play far beyond your circle.
*Picks a direction seemingly at random and continues running*

@Techspert

*follows*
What circle?

Myriad Reality

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You brought us both there!
*Stops, now entirely surrounded by a desert sandstorm*

@Techspert

What are you talking about?! I was just gonna kill that man and be on my way!
*frowns*
Are you gaslighting me? So help me if you are.

Myriad Reality

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You’re in grave danger. There’s a time reaper after us.
*The rest of the world behind us blows away like sand, leading us into a barren desert where the city used to stand*

@Techspert

Me? You brought that thing here!

Myriad Reality

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Then come on!
*Grabs your arm and starts running, the wind inexplicably picking up around us while the rest of the universe remains completely still, sand gradually mixing its way into the gusts*

@Techspert

*follows while squinting my eyes*
What is going on, Time Line?

Myriad Reality

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*Grabs your arm, while color drains from the surrounding region at the same pace that time slows down, leaving the two of us and the still-stirring creature as the remaining normal figures in the visible landscape*
Do whatever you need to do. Now.

@Techspert

*looks around* I think I already did.