[parent troubles]

[masked_god]

Do you know the feeling, when a bit of one's past comes back at a completely unexpected moment, ruining anotherwise lovely day? Quite frustrating.

In related news, how would you suggest going about telling a child that under no circumstances will you fullfill their dream of being turned into a giant world-ending comet?

Children these days. You'd think death-eyes would be enough, but no, they always want more.

Comments

[aquaticrush]

...I'm not really sure what to think about that one.

[masked_god]

Really? I would have assumed you to have some experience with it, being young yourself.

How would you react if your parent refused to let you choose your death?

[aquaticrush]

Why would somebody want to die?

[1/2]

[masked_god]

...

[2/2]

[masked_god]

[sigh]

There are a many reasons. Pain, despair, lonliness, apathy...

But in this case, the child remembers a time when children fataly wounded in battle could be made into something different. I have no intention of putting any of my children in such danger, but it is always a possibility that it could happen. Many soldiers have plans for what to do in such cases...and my children are no different.

[aquaticrush]

So it's a plan for if they die?

[masked_god]

Yes. But I have no need for such a war machine, and I had hoped my children had forgotten about it.

[embersandashes]

Only here would those two situations be related.

[masked_god]

Psh. Surely there are other high-technology worlds that do not connect to the community that have similar dificulties.

[embersandashes]

This one particular difficulty seems rather specialized.

[masked_god]

...true. But I could have sworn we had some who sacrificed their lives to pilot robots or some such nonesense. Its not all that different, correct?

[embersandashes]

From being turned into a comment? I'd say that it is.

[masked_god]

True. The later is rather...permanent.

[boostup4beetbuster]

So...meteor still in?

[masked_god]

Oh, I still have the meteors somewhere. They just have no guidance systems.

[boostup4beetbuster]

Yeah, I can see where'd that be rough. Asteroids?

[masked_god]

Meh. If I wanted to destroy a planet, there are better ways of doing it than hurling comets at it.

[boostup4beetbuster]

Yeah, to be honest, we tend to do just fine left to our own devices.

[masked_god]

Hah! Indeed. Humanity has a bad tendency to self-destruct when given the chance.

[twobloomsup]

Funnyyoumentionaboutthepastandwantingmoreohgoshohgosh

[There is a gigantic Rose growing in the middle of his abode, and Stanley is trying his best to get it to stop growing.

It's not working very well.]

[masked_god]

Ah - Stanely? While I do love your creations, would it be possible to - Stanely, are you alright?!

[twobloomsup]

[Fortunately for him, the gigantic rose stops growing just shy of breaching the ceiling. Stanley breathes a sigh of relief.]

Last time that happened, I ended up here! Talk about your coincidences!

[masked_god]

[Karakael stares up at the new plant, amused.]

Indeed. Perhaps you have a connection to this world now. Though I cannot fathom why...

[twobloomsup]

I was sent here as a "punishment" for growing a plant just like that. [He indicates the giant rose.]

[masked_god]

[Karakael looks from the plant to Stanely and back again.]

...was it because it destroyed a building?