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[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

Many strive to maintain the illusion that they fashion their little worlds from a point of genesis and then exist in them in whatever manner they desire.
But the reality is that they venture into an environment that already exists, and learn to interact with it.
Paradisa is a prime example.
We cannot control this place. 

Comments

[dirtyrottenliar.livejournal.com]

Annoying, isn't it?

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

'Annoying' does not even begin to explain it.
Especially when you could control your previous world with the slightest of notions.

[dirtyrottenliar.livejournal.com]

That must be very stifling.

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

['stifling is crossed out with a single straight, thick line, and the word 'maddening' is placed above it in a small, impeccably neat cursive writing]

[dirtyrottenliar.livejournal.com]

So did the castle take it away? Your ability to control things, I mean?

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

No, but it is...

Severely limited [visible for a moment, then obliterated]

The environment is not suited well to my abilities.

[dirtyrottenliar.livejournal.com]

Sucks for you.

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[transcribed chuckle]

[notsomuchakitty.livejournal.com]

Has someone suggested that we can?

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

I have tried, and failed. Those with powers equal, or greater to mine have had no such success either.
This was simply an expression of... frustration.

[notsomuchakitty.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. I attempted to influence this place by various means in the early stages of my stay but I've found it's much more useful and informative to observe the efforts of others. ...not to mention a good deal less like beating one's head against an unforgiving surface.

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

So it would seem.


[Filter; Ruby]
The castle gave me... memories.

Mero

[notsomuchakitty.livejournal.com]

....excuse me? Memories?

Ruby

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

Of the Twins.
It had puzzled me before, how they acted towards me when I first arrived...
Doting, eager to follow commands.

Back in the Matrix, where I am from, I ruled much.
They were also under my command, there.

But why did those memories fade?

Mero

[notsomuchakitty.livejournal.com]

I imagine the castle took it as your initial price for passage into this place......
I must admit, what bothers me more is that you've received them back.... I have ...my suspicions about what is happening to this place. None of it bodes well for me.

Ruby

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated after a slight pause]

Everyone with any inkling of intelligence in this castle has suspicions.
I would expect no less of you.
Indulge me, s'il vous plait?

Mero

[notsomuchakitty.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if it will allow me to speak of it. If it does I am doubly worried.

....but this place appears to be... it's as if it's in the throes of death....

Ruby

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

It does seem to be glitching rather often.
Perhaps it is simply restarting.

Mero

[notsomuchakitty.livejournal.com]

I hate to say I hope so......

[dreamwalkerdee.livejournal.com]

[Faint humming, dictated]

It is much like playing in someone elses garden~ No matter how pretty it looks, or how welcoming it seems, or how familiar it's terraces and planters, the children will have have the garden to call their own.

The children are very fond of thinking things are theirs, though, so they rename the plants and replant the gardens and try to shape it to their fancy, but ultimately the children are only trespassers in the grounds of some larger entity~

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

That is how children get hurt.

[dreamwalkerdee.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

And then the children will blame the landlord.

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

Unless they are mortally injured, and unable to blame anyone.

[dreamwalkerdee.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

Mhmm~ But then the duty of assigning blame will fall to family, friends, peers... anyone really. Blame always falls on everyone but the victim, of course.

[oneto-one.livejournal.com]

Can't we?

All we need to do is find the right code.

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated in an irritated tone]

The castle only lets me get so far.

Merovingian

[oneto-one.livejournal.com]

And where is that, if we may be so bold?~

One

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

Not far enough.

Merovingian

[oneto-one.livejournal.com]

Doesn't this place remind you of home, had we been human?

We think they operate on the same principles, which means we just need to find the red pill~

One

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[transcribed noise of disgust at the mention of 'human']

[Dictated]

It is not so simple as that.
I am beginning to suspect that the castle is a virus-based application.

Merovingian

[oneto-one.livejournal.com]

Perhaps that explains why we like it so much~

[loluronfire.livejournal.com]

Screw "this place," we can't even control ourselves, here.

[oneto-one.livejournal.com]

Just because you have no self-control does not mean the rest of us are so undisciplined.

woopsies.

[loluronfire.livejournal.com]

[indignant!] ... I was talking about the loss thing. I mean, wasn't there a week where that guy [arrow up to Merv's original entry] spent a lot of time... hugging people? And... other stuff?

[oneto-one.livejournal.com]

And calling them Truffles... That was a great week~

Obviously something else causes the changes to ourselves, however, so to control the disease would be to control the symptoms~

[loluronfire.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Captain Metaphor.

[oneto-one.livejournal.com]

Don't worry Pyro, your infection will come soon~

[loluronfire.livejournal.com]

How comforting.

[oneto-one.livejournal.com]

♥~

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

?

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

You need not worry yourself, petit ange.
Mere ramblings with no answers to be found.

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

Oh.

All right.

[thoughtful pause]

I hope you find answers?

[warprincehomura.livejournal.com]

There isn't any true control in any world. The closet a being can come is to create their own world and set up factors that influence it's direction. Even then, you can never plan for every contingency.

[hindsight-bias.livejournal.com]

[Dictated]

Your words are true, on a basic level, but also in essence quite simplified.
My world was different.
At least before The One came [obliterated]

[fishy-go-byebye.livejournal.com]

It happens and happens and causes the change. The past is all will predict what has been but see? It's a twist. Adjust adjust adjust change in the confusion.

Always change. Change to suit, yes?