You're not "paying attention." You ARE the argument. (It's obvious to everyone but you that this is a bad thing to be.)
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APOC: so i hope you're happy because now skaia knows everything i know and it will act on that information
APOC: in fact it already has!
MARIYAM: If as you claim Skaia is the Book of Eternity, it already knew everything. But that shouldn't be a problem. Books don't know anything, they just record it.
APOC: the book thing is a METAPHOR, mariyam. it's obviously a fucking planet.
MARIYAM: And planets are famous for knowing things, unlike books?
APOC: its influence rules the--
TAHOMAZ: Can you two give it a fucking rest for one second?? We're not going to be able to decide what to do if all you can think about is theology! And your understanding of astrology is frankly sophomoric.
APOC: oh yeah great agronomancer, why don't you tell us--
YUWEN: DOES ANYONE HERE DISAGREE with Apoc's assertion that winning the game as intended will result in another universe where the future is predestined?
TAHOMAZ: What? Who gives a--
MARIYAM: I don't believe it's that simple.
APOC: of course it's not fucking simple.
YUWEN: Why do I bother?
APOC: maybe yuwen SHOULD be asking if anyone disagrees that winning the game will make another universe with a game in it
TAHOMAZ: Okay, yeah, obviously it will.
MARIYAM: Right.
APOC: and do you think the game is a good thing?? do you want another one?? do you want a planet or four planets or however many damn planets to get obliterated by falling stars??
MARIYAM: ...No.
TAHOMAZ: In a universe with uncountable planets that might be populated? Meteors do fall naturally, you know. If you want a universe where no planet ever gets hit by them, you'll be waiting a long time.
TAHOMAZ: And I'd like to stress again that the alternative is staying here forever on planets where monsters appear every time someone walks over a certain path and the warring kingdoms have weapons Amdai couldn't even dream of.
APOC: that's what i've been trying to tell you, we don't need skaia to make a universe and we don't need to stay here! we can just go and do it anywhere!
MARIYAM: To say that Skaia can make a universe already stretches belief. But it's as great compared to us as the Name is compared to Skaia! How could we do such a thing?
APOC: if we have to do it without zevvie it will be harder, but we can. yuwen creates a metaphysical anchor, i divide things from each other, maz--
MARIYAM: So easy you make it sound!
APOC: in fact it already has!
MARIYAM: If as you claim Skaia is the Book of Eternity, it already knew everything. But that shouldn't be a problem. Books don't know anything, they just record it.
APOC: the book thing is a METAPHOR, mariyam. it's obviously a fucking planet.
MARIYAM: And planets are famous for knowing things, unlike books?
APOC: its influence rules the--
TAHOMAZ: Can you two give it a fucking rest for one second?? We're not going to be able to decide what to do if all you can think about is theology! And your understanding of astrology is frankly sophomoric.
APOC: oh yeah great agronomancer, why don't you tell us--
YUWEN: DOES ANYONE HERE DISAGREE with Apoc's assertion that winning the game as intended will result in another universe where the future is predestined?
TAHOMAZ: What? Who gives a--
MARIYAM: I don't believe it's that simple.
APOC: of course it's not fucking simple.
YUWEN: Why do I bother?
APOC: maybe yuwen SHOULD be asking if anyone disagrees that winning the game will make another universe with a game in it
TAHOMAZ: Okay, yeah, obviously it will.
MARIYAM: Right.
APOC: and do you think the game is a good thing?? do you want another one?? do you want a planet or four planets or however many damn planets to get obliterated by falling stars??
MARIYAM: ...No.
TAHOMAZ: In a universe with uncountable planets that might be populated? Meteors do fall naturally, you know. If you want a universe where no planet ever gets hit by them, you'll be waiting a long time.
TAHOMAZ: And I'd like to stress again that the alternative is staying here forever on planets where monsters appear every time someone walks over a certain path and the warring kingdoms have weapons Amdai couldn't even dream of.
APOC: that's what i've been trying to tell you, we don't need skaia to make a universe and we don't need to stay here! we can just go and do it anywhere!
MARIYAM: To say that Skaia can make a universe already stretches belief. But it's as great compared to us as the Name is compared to Skaia! How could we do such a thing?
APOC: if we have to do it without zevvie it will be harder, but we can. yuwen creates a metaphysical anchor, i divide things from each other, maz--
MARIYAM: So easy you make it sound!