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[coinflipped]

Isaac McKinstry March 5 near Pawn Promotion

So, question for everyone. If you’re a magical being of some sort that supposedly blesses people, but you’re also known as a Reaper, what do you think that exactly means?

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[livingimpaired]

More or less, yes.

[coinflipped]

Well, I can't change my thinking overnight, but I'll try.

[livingimpaired]

I certainly don't think it will be an overnight process, but it is good you are thinking of changing.

[coinflipped]

Well, if I'm going to keep remembering depressing things, I need to do something, correct?

[livingimpaired]

Yes, but not just due to the memories. It is your life.

You should decide on if you wish for it to be a melody worth listening to.

[coinflipped]

I may not have a choice if I start physically affecting people, like I am already. Domains are not something we exactly have control over, from what I've deduced.

[livingimpaired]

Hm?
Sorry, you lost me a little.

[coinflipped]

Let me back up a bit.

The kind of being I am, we have domains. These domains usually give blessings, but mine doesn't. It seems to do the opposite. From what I've experienced here, my domain has already activated.

[livingimpaired]

Ah, so that is why you got upset.
You curse people accidentally.
My apologies for unintended insult.
Still, even so, the people view what you do as a blessing.
Interesting.

[coinflipped]

No, it's actually fine. It's just something that's clearing up the more I talk about it, it seems.

The only thing I need to understand is how it's considered a blessing.

[livingimpaired]

Well.
What do your curses do?

[coinflipped]

Right now, they seem to break things, lock my shit in my car, pop open bottles of alcohol, and other minor things.

I only fear it will get worse.

[livingimpaired]

Inconveniences, then.
And they could, indeed, get worse to do more damage.

Everyone experiences such occurrences from time-to-time.
It would seem to me like they would not even realize that they're being cursed.
That what they're taking from you is the blessing of death and not fully aware of your domain.

[coinflipped]

From time-to-time is a lot different than consistently.

But... what if these people are right? What if my domain gets so bad that I cause death?

That would explain the name I've been given as the Reaper.

[livingimpaired]

It could.

But so what?
I return to what I said before.
The people took any misfortune as a blessing.
And if they could do so, it seems you learned to control your domain, as it were.
So while you can only give death, you made a curse into a blessing.

It is only my theory, but it gives a little bit of something like hope, doesn't it?

[coinflipped]

Maybe.

It seemed like who I was took pride in himself.

Maybe I'll learn to as well.

[livingimpaired]

Indeed.

Even a person like me has things he takes pride in.
So surely someone far more adapted to the world can find something to feel proud about, too.

[coinflipped]

With all the advice you've given me, I'd think you're almost pulling my leg with not being adapted to the world.

[livingimpaired]

Haha.
Yet if you say "almost", it means you don't find it unbelievable.
I'm just a talkative person.
You're the one who came to your own conclusions.
In the end, consider me little more than a soundboard.

[coinflipped]

I can't dismiss the idea if you've said it. Just doesn't seem right.

You are a great soundboard, though. I'll give you that.

[livingimpaired]

Very kind of you.

Thank you.
That means that you're feeling less distressed then, hm?