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OK, "friend" is kind of a strong word in this case, but whatever.

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-- catabasianLodestar [CL] contacted apocryphalCatalyst [AC]. --

CL: Good morning, or perhaps good afternoon. I don't think LA or LL is at their source interpreter yet but you usually are.
AC: leaving all the astrology to me huh
CL: You seem to like it so much, I thought it'd be a kindness.
AC: well hi you got me, what's up?
CL: What else could be up! According to your calculations (which I did check, myself) today's the only day we can all four play your strange game together. At least for the next few months. Shall we?
AC: i'd love to but i don't think it's going to happen. that's not what's written.
CL: Excuse me?
AC: i know you can read dude. i'm telling you the book of eternity says i play with zevvie first.
CL: What I don't get is how you can be the most willful person alive the rest of the time and then roll over as soon as the so-called Book of Eternity comes into it. Moreover why should you have access to the text of the certain future when the rest of us don't?
AC: maz told me
CL: Those are just dreams.
AC: they're not, and i don't think yours are just dreams either.
CL: And why do you have to play your part so perfectly?
AC: the whole reason i want to play this game is to destroy the book of eternity. but i have it from THE most trustworthy source that the book is true.
AC: for now.
CL: What, you've had a divine communication from Scansis?
AC: yeah
CL: Oh, come on.
AC: i don't know why you bother asking questions if you're not gonna believe me when i answer them anyway
AC: and you clearly DO believe me that the game has real virtue since apparently you want to use it to repair the ten vessels, whatever that means
CL: It means exactly what it sounds like.
AC: ok but the vessels aren't like physical objects. i thought your whole school thing was that you repair them through mitzvas
CL: You think the Book of Eternity is a physical object.
AC: yeah because it provably is
CL: Look, I do believe that you have access to some kind of mystical power, and there are mystics who do strange things to make contact with the divine. I have my own reasons for agreeing to play with you. But I did think I'd actually be playing with you!
AC: you will, it loops around
CL: Why don't you try it? Perhaps you're reading the Book wrong. Or perhaps your will is, in fact, your own, and always has been.
AC: sure, i'm gonna ask the angels to show me the look on your face when you realize i'm right
AC: ask them for URWORLD.x and then run it.
CL: I will.
CL: An, wait a minute. One of the scholars wants to use the source interpreter.
AC: told you
CL: This proves nothing. I'll be right back.

-- catabasianLodestar [CL] disconnected. --

AC: i won't wait up.