apaintingdarkly | ein himmelfahrendes und eins, das fällt

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ein himmelfahrendes und eins, das fällt

I'm sure you're all excited about this return to normalcy, if that's what it is, but I still have one question for our new lord and master.

Worlds like this one don't revive on their own, not from the inside. The power has to come from somewhere - usually someone. Someone human, in the real world.

So: Who rejuvenated this one?

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If it's like the works I've seen, it's feeding on the life of its prisoners. Could be anything, though. Could be the Admiral is exactly what he says he is.

And how do we tell whether we're in an artificial world?

Look around you - it seems pretty obvious to me.

I don't visit other worlds. What are the characteristics?

It's a sense. The weight of the air, or the sound of near-silence.

Nothing you can prove.

[Arthas isn't accusing, exactly, just frustrated.]

Nothing like that, no.

Is there a way to prove it?

Dunno. I don't really spend much time proving things in my line of work.

I'll work with you on this, but not if you're mistaken. Or lying.

Hey, hey, what reason could I possibly have to lie about this?

Hell if I know, but we just met. I'm not going to take your word for it on something as big as the nature of the Barge.

It'd be pretty pointless, is all I'm saying. Nothing to gain from lying to a guy like you about something that affects me too.

...My point stands.

Well I'm not lying, and I sure as hell don't want to get murdered. [ again ]

I'm not going to murder you.

We just met. I'm not going to take your word for it on something as important as my own skin.

Funny.

I gain nothing by killing you. I have more important things to do and you don't have anything I want.

I plan on keeping it that way.

Good.

If you can find proof for me either way about your theory, I'd be interested.

Yeah, sure.

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