005. Text // my world is unaffected

[manufactured]

It's been some time since Retrospec has properly dropped some sort of identity crisis on us, though I suppose it's good to know that we're getting a bit more information out of them now than we were in the past; I'm in no way looking down on small favors and silver linings. Just the same, I wonder for the time being where that leaves us - I know I've asked a few of you about this in the past, and I'm sure that a fair amount of you have made your decisions regarding it since.

I suppose what I want to hear is your thoughts on these people you're receiving memories of, whether you consider them "you" or otherwise - do you still think of them as a separate person from yourself or do you consider them to be the same as "you", and why you've come to feel that way. I'm not going to argue for feeling one way or another on the matter, I'm just wondering how you've come to see these people that technically don't exist anymore.

Of course, if you reject this entire matter completely and just consider this to be an example of some corporate entity you hate ruining your life for no apparent reason, that's likewise fair.

I've formed my own views on this fairly recently; I tend to find it calming, having some sort of conclusion that I can accept as reasonably true for the time being. It's not always convenient, but it's calming.

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[manufactured]

I believe I can understand that.

What were you then, if you don't mind my asking?

[sivard]

Something called a Malak, though I've also been called a Seraph by people who I know are from my world. I don't really know what the discrepancy is from.

I'm an earth spirit. Was. It's why I could use wind on that mountain.

[manufactured]

...Interesting. It's not something I would have considered, when it comes to things that people could conceivably be, but I suppose it follows given a fair amount of the others.

[sivard]

You'd think it'd be strange, but I know for a fact there's at least three people like me.

Apparently we're invisible to most people. I'm still not sure how I feel about that.

[manufactured]

Do you know why...?

[sivard]

Nah, not really.

I just know people with very strong spiritual resonance are usually the ones who can see us.

[manufactured]

Forgive my saying so, but that's almost impressively New Age.

[sivard]

Yeah, maybe.
I figure there are other things people could see besides malakhim, but I couldn't tell you what.

There's also a corrupting force that humans give off naturally that's extremely toxic to us, so there's that.

[manufactured]

...That's charming. And potentially a problem, I'd imagine.

[sivard]

It ultimately killed at least two people I cared about.

Honestly, that alone makes me think about all the reasons why rebuilding my world is a terrible idea.

[manufactured]

Perhaps, if you feel that that decision is yours to make in the first place.

[sivard]

[There's a bit of a pause.]

It might not be my decision, but apparently it's not just toxic to my kind; humans and animals can be corrupted by it, too, and turn into things I can only describe as "monsters."