consignment overflow? in my pc? it's more likely than you think!

[akisazame]

why does everything happen so fast

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PILOT.

[akisazame]

[from here]

I don't want to knock my chances for a promotion, obviously.

[Not that he wants one, anyway.]

[deepspace]

[Pilot lifts one hand in his version of a shrug.]

This one did not seek promotion. It simply came to him.

[akisazame]

[That's not very surprising, he wants to say, but he opts for a different answer.]

Ha ha, you must be one lucky guy, then.

[deepspace]

It isn't luck; it's the Universe at work.

[akisazame]

Fate, you mean?

[deepspace]

In a manner of speaking, yes. Fate would describe it.

[akisazame]

I see. [He truly does, coming from a world where everything used to be a prophecy written down to its last note. What to eat, what to wear, what you were to do tomorrow morning: there was some comfort in knowing that you were part of a greater song, of a massive Score that would lead all of humanity--those who believed and disbelieved alike--to prosperity. It's somewhat of a shame that he couldn't have held onto that worldview.]

I'm starting to get why you're so relaxed. I kind of wish I could go along with that idea.

[deepspace]

Humans tend not to like the idea that their individual choices don't matter much in the long run.

[It is what it is.]

[akisazame]

[He makes a thoughtful noise.] I see. But don't you think it's an individual's choice that helps to shape the end goal?

[deepspace]

One choice? No. But a multitude of choices? A chorus? Yes.

[akisazame]

Exactly. That's what I'm talking about. Don't you think humans have the potential to join together like that?

[deepspace]

Everyone does. It would be a better universe if they did.

[akisazame]

Yeah. But you know, I think there's something to be said for an imperfect universe, too.

[deepspace]

Why is that?

[That's a different way of thinking about it, anyway.]

[akisazame]

Well... from my human point of view, you can't know what you have unless you're reminded of its importance. What's considered "right" can't be that way without something designated as "wrong."

[He makes a thoughtful noise.] I think a perfect world's a goal we should all work towards. But there's nothing wrong in appreciating what we have right now. Where I come from, even small flaws would be considered part of a grander whole.

If anything, those flaws are a good way for us to figure out what being "perfect" should really mean.

[deepspace]

That makes sense, even if he's not sure he entirely agrees with it.

[It does, in a way. He doesn't mind the philosophy.]

[akisazame]

Right. I think as long as you put faith into what you believe, that's what's important.