You back up until you can see up past the edge of the enormous platform with its eight pumping legs in constant motion. You float, because the whole floor is covered in about a centimeter of water. What's up on the platform notices you too, and speaks to you in the hiss of falling rain.
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???????: WELCOME, DREAMER OF WATER.
KUVIU: uh hi??
KUVIU: are u uh
KUVIU: my denizen
???????: YES. I AM NETHUNS.
KUVIU: nice to meet u i think
KUVIU: im pretty confused cos my friend just dropped me here without explaining anything and ze was being super weird
KUVIU: i um
KUVIU: i can leave if ur busy
NETHUNS: I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU, DREAMER.
NETHUNS: IT IS YOU WHO ARE DESTINED TO REPAIR THE LAND AND MY CONNECTION TO IT. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM MY RING IF YOU DESIRE. BUT WHAT YOU NEED IS SOMETHING ELSE. TELL ME.
KUVIU: um
KUVIU: well im not totally sure but i can tell u mostly whats been going on
KUVIU: this guy mariyam whos an alien i guess said theres another dreamer of water
KUVIU: but they were erased and also were going to be erased
KUVIU: they said we have to find the mirror pool i saw before and that would somehow help us not get erased maybe
NETHUNS: THE MIRROR BOTH SHOWS THE TRUTH AND CREATES NEW TRUTHS. YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN ONE OF THEM.
KUVIU: the... builder kid? who was that
KUVIU: was that one of the dreamers who got erased
NETHUNS: I CANNOT INTERPRET THE MIRROR'S VISIONS FOR YOU. BUT I CAN OFFER YOU A CHOICE.
NETHUNS: I WILL GIVE YOU THE POWER TO USE THE MIRROR, AND SOME OF THE UNDERSTANDING YOU WILL NEED. YOU CAN TAKE THE LONG PATH, WHICH WILL TEST YOUR PATIENCE, SKILL, AND MENTAL FORTITUDE: THE PATH TO CAREFULLY REMOVE THE ORIGIN OF THE ERASURE. IT WILL REQUIRE DESTROYING THIS MEDIUM AND EVERYTHING IN IT.
KUVIU: oh
NETHUNS: THE OTHER CHOICE IS TO DESTROY THE MEDIUM WITHOUT REMOVING THE ORIGIN OF THE ERASURE. IT WILL REQUIRE VERY LITTLE SKILL OR TIME.
KUVIU: there has to be a catch rite
KUVIU: otherwise its kind of a no brainer
NETHUNS: ...
KUVIU: um can i ask yuwen ir opinion
NETHUNS: THIS CHOICE IS YOURS ALONE.
KUVIU: uhhhhh
NETHUNS: ...
KUVIU: ummmmm
KUVIU: uh hi??
KUVIU: are u uh
KUVIU: my denizen
???????: YES. I AM NETHUNS.
KUVIU: nice to meet u i think
KUVIU: im pretty confused cos my friend just dropped me here without explaining anything and ze was being super weird
KUVIU: i um
KUVIU: i can leave if ur busy
NETHUNS: I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU, DREAMER.
NETHUNS: IT IS YOU WHO ARE DESTINED TO REPAIR THE LAND AND MY CONNECTION TO IT. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM MY RING IF YOU DESIRE. BUT WHAT YOU NEED IS SOMETHING ELSE. TELL ME.
KUVIU: um
KUVIU: well im not totally sure but i can tell u mostly whats been going on
KUVIU: this guy mariyam whos an alien i guess said theres another dreamer of water
KUVIU: but they were erased and also were going to be erased
KUVIU: they said we have to find the mirror pool i saw before and that would somehow help us not get erased maybe
NETHUNS: THE MIRROR BOTH SHOWS THE TRUTH AND CREATES NEW TRUTHS. YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN ONE OF THEM.
KUVIU: the... builder kid? who was that
KUVIU: was that one of the dreamers who got erased
NETHUNS: I CANNOT INTERPRET THE MIRROR'S VISIONS FOR YOU. BUT I CAN OFFER YOU A CHOICE.
NETHUNS: I WILL GIVE YOU THE POWER TO USE THE MIRROR, AND SOME OF THE UNDERSTANDING YOU WILL NEED. YOU CAN TAKE THE LONG PATH, WHICH WILL TEST YOUR PATIENCE, SKILL, AND MENTAL FORTITUDE: THE PATH TO CAREFULLY REMOVE THE ORIGIN OF THE ERASURE. IT WILL REQUIRE DESTROYING THIS MEDIUM AND EVERYTHING IN IT.
KUVIU: oh
NETHUNS: THE OTHER CHOICE IS TO DESTROY THE MEDIUM WITHOUT REMOVING THE ORIGIN OF THE ERASURE. IT WILL REQUIRE VERY LITTLE SKILL OR TIME.
KUVIU: there has to be a catch rite
KUVIU: otherwise its kind of a no brainer
NETHUNS: ...
KUVIU: um can i ask yuwen ir opinion
NETHUNS: THIS CHOICE IS YOURS ALONE.
KUVIU: uhhhhh
NETHUNS: ...
KUVIU: ummmmm