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route666radio2025-02-20 08:38 pm
undyingcrow) wrote in route666radio2025-02-20 08:38 pm
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[In the middle of a restless night, Akechi addresses the radio.]
One thing has become abundantly clear since my arrival: the vast majority of us hail from different times, if not different worlds.
[He pauses, letting that sink in.]
For instance, I'm from Japan in the year 2017. However, it is specifically the same version of Japan shared by Akihiko Sanada and Naoto Shirogane... in the future. That places the three of us in a shared reality, but not the same point in time.
However, our version of Japan has endured a number of odd, even supernatural occurrences, such as a "Dark Hour" and, more recently, the vigilante work of a group of "Phantom Thieves" who quite literally changed the hearts of wicked adults through the use of a parallel, cognitive world.
[His voice remains calm, if tinged with a subtle weariness.]
But that is far from universal. In my time here, I have encountered a talking turtle from a world where yokai and mutants are real. I've spoken with someone who had been sent into a digital world, like an isekai protagonist. I even had to explain the concept of religion to Serph-san, as well what a horse is.
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All this to say, it may be worthwhile to cross reference the worlds and time periods we hail from. If nothing else, it may help us discern patterns that could in turn heighten our understanding of our present circumstances.
One thing has become abundantly clear since my arrival: the vast majority of us hail from different times, if not different worlds.
[He pauses, letting that sink in.]
For instance, I'm from Japan in the year 2017. However, it is specifically the same version of Japan shared by Akihiko Sanada and Naoto Shirogane... in the future. That places the three of us in a shared reality, but not the same point in time.
However, our version of Japan has endured a number of odd, even supernatural occurrences, such as a "Dark Hour" and, more recently, the vigilante work of a group of "Phantom Thieves" who quite literally changed the hearts of wicked adults through the use of a parallel, cognitive world.
[His voice remains calm, if tinged with a subtle weariness.]
But that is far from universal. In my time here, I have encountered a talking turtle from a world where yokai and mutants are real. I've spoken with someone who had been sent into a digital world, like an isekai protagonist. I even had to explain the concept of religion to Serph-san, as well what a horse is.
[...]
All this to say, it may be worthwhile to cross reference the worlds and time periods we hail from. If nothing else, it may help us discern patterns that could in turn heighten our understanding of our present circumstances.
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And what was the outcome?
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[There was a treaty but the Kaiser clearly wanted the bunkers under Prehevil so he'd call that a victory on their part.]
cw: vague mentions of war-related casualties + warcrimes
[Interesting. Very interesting.]
Where I'm from, Germany, Japan, and Italy eventually lost, though not without heavy casualties.
The United States developed a weapon that forever changed the world and robbed many innocents of their lives.
[It ended the war. Japan and the US are on peaceful terms now, but the tragedy cannot be understated.]
cw: vague mentions of war-related casualties + warcrimes
W-what do you mean changed the world?
cw: more warcrime talk
[So many weapons. Enough to destroy the world in theory...
Not that it's happened yet.]
cw: nuclear bombs
He doesn't want to think about it.]
That...w-we didn't have anything like that. The Bremens just got what they wanted then agreed to a peace treaty.
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[Granted, America got exactly what they wanted in the end. That such weapons persist speaks for itself.]
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[Prehevil was wiped out, but that wasn't the fault of the war. But the thing under it...]
There was, um, something that happened at the end. They were trying to create a new god. I don't know how that ended up.
[Because he became part of it.]
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[Akechi growls out a sigh.]
I can't even say I'm surprised, considering humanity's collective will created a god in the cognitive world.
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[He's not even sure he knows the work 'cognitive.']
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[It's an abstract concept, so if Levi doesn't understand, he'll hardly be surprised.]
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[Yeah he doesn't get it. It sounds big and complicated so he doubts he'd ever understand it.]
I-I don't think we had that. Or...um, I guess I wouldn't know?
[Whatever. It probably didn't matter anyway.]
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[Which is fine. He hardly expects anyone to fully grasp the complexity of the Metaverse.]
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[At the very least he's never heard of any of the countries Akechi mentioned.]
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[Which begs the question of why. Why bring civilians into such a hellish place?]
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[Though they'd have to be careful. It'd be easy to come across as rude or presumptuous if they chose their words poorly.]
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