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Sometimes the world burns and it's something to be remedied; it's something to be fixed, to be patched up and smoothed over, and you go back to forgetting that it was ever burning to begin with.

And sometimes the world burns, and that's just the state of things. If it's not your new normal, it becomes your generalized normal rather quickly. It's not the end of things, it's just places you no longer go and precautions you become accustomed to taking. Adapt. Overcome. Evolve.

Things are settling again, for now. We'll see if it stays that way or if the scales continue to tip. But while I don't take pleasure in all that's been happening lately, I can't say I haven't missed being part of a world setting itself on fire, either.

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You sound pretty excited about this.

Excited isn't the word I'd use, granted. Interested, though, surely.

It is something, I'll give it that.

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You were the one spreading lighter fluid.

Oh, I don't deny that much. But the circumstances for that particular blaze were somewhat different.

For the time being, I'm content to observe this one.

Whatever fits your narrative, right? The circumstances were never what you like to play at them being.

Lucky us. I'd like to think it means I'll have a breather, but I doubt that.

Your evolution isn't the same as change. It's not adapting and overcoming. It's a goddamn bloodbath.

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You can always fight fire
No one has any excuse to sit and watch things burn.
Or maybe your metaphor just sucks

This is possibly a new record with regards to how quickly I'm being made to play the guessing game of "young, stupid, or both." I'm almost proud of you.

You always this friendly?

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𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘦𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘰.

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It's hardly the first time I've been considered such. Your'e welcome to think what you will.

i don't think rebuilding after an inferno is as romantic as you're making it seem. you're right in that it makes a new kind of normal and that people must evolve to survive. but does that really make them better? maybe some have the luxury of forgetting the things that happened during the fire, but many don't.

but maybe i'm not understanding your situation? i'm sorry, if so. why do you miss being a part of a more unfortunate world?

I don't know if I'd say my world is more unfortunate, per se. It's currently experiencing change that the world as a whole may not want, but ultimately will prove to have been necessary; I entirely believe that much to be true.

I admit, however, that those particular circumstances are ones that I've survived for a rather long time now. Perhaps it's something that I'm not certain what to do without, by now.

if the world doesn't want the change, why do you think it's necessary? i'm not discounting your stance, necessarily, i'm just trying to understand.

i think i understand a little bit about growing accustomed to certain circumstances, though. i'll admit certain part of this world being so different can be difficult to adjust to. but is it so bad to learn to adjust?

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Makes all of that training in winter magic worth the effort. Mages are naturally evolved, I suppose.

I certainly won't deny the possibility that they might be.

I haven't forgotten our last discussion, incidentally.

Neither have I. And with things being such as they are I would be remiss not to extend you an invitation.

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Why would you miss the world being partially on fire?
Why
Is that not evil?

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That depends on how we're interpreting evil in this circumstance, I think.

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HAHA BETWEEN THIS CONVO AND HIS NETWORK POST SOMEONE BROKE THIS GUY

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[Because part of what he says perks her interest but... How others are reacting, best to stay anonymous.]

It seems to just be human nature for things to be ablaze, perhaps to help them adapt and evolve? Or forget, as you say.

Better the former than the latter, I'd say. Forgetting seems a waste.

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That last line could get you in trouble.

I imagine so. But it isn't as though I've committed any acts; words are what they are.

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You will singe your fingers.

It wouldn't be the first time, I'll admit that much.

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