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How is Leviathan making those noises? He has no mouth.
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Neither do Skitter-swarms, but they manage to speak.How is Leviathan making those noises? He has no mouth.
Well, no mouths with vocal cords.
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What. The FUCK. IS THAT?
I beg to differ.
*locks doors, never leaves house again*
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Doors won't help you. Not when the hugbug comes a-huggin' for you.
It's a giant dobsonfly, btw.
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I googled that, looked up the wikipedia page, and saw the word "Helgrammite." My dad has mentioned them as potential fishing bait, so naturally I googled them too. I then switched to images.
I... I think I need a hugbug, now.
Amelia, Ch 195- Missy
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Amelia, Ch 195- Missy
"Nervous?" I asked Theo.
"A little," he admitted. "Mostly I'm just sorry I won't get to see Aster. I mean, I'm grateful they even worked out this loophole in the first place so I could see K-Purity, I just..." he trailed off, shrugging.
I nodded, understanding. I knew how hard it could be to not be able to see your family. "I'm sure they feel just as strongly," I assured him, leaning my head against his shoulder. I smiled up at him, only slightly annoyed by the fact that I couldn't even put my head on his shoulder when we were both standing, I had to lean against it. "It's a shame you're not dating someone who can literally force space to bend over backwards for you. You'd probably be able to talk her into taking you to visit every weekend with nothin more than a smile."
"Really?" he sounded relieved, though I couldn't really see him through the armor. Riley's right, I decided, he is cute. Even if he is a derp sometimes. "That would be awesome."
"Still gotta get through the mission, first," I pointed out, accepting his arm as it wrapped around my side. He's really bulked up, I realized. Not quite as big as Zach, but then Zach's power had advantages.
"We're just backup," Zach complained. "Shoulda sent us in against Baal. Use the same tactic that took down Hookwolf, and walk away with a smile."
"Dinah gave that one a ninety nine and eighty two," Emma pointed out. To my surprise, Zach didn't immediately react with disgust at her. The numbers were, in order, the odds of us walking away with no serious harm to the group, and the odds of us winning the fight decisively. None of that stupid getting away shit like always happened when I was a Ward. "And another forty three on the unacceptable consequences list."
That last number was always the big killer in our strategies. Very few enemies had much chance of winning against us. Thus far, the Ash Beast was the only threat we asked about that was likely to actually walk away from any serious attempt by us at a takedown. Dragon, in hypotheticals where we had to fight, actually came to an almost fifty percent chance of winning against us, making the two of them the only that went beyond twenty percent. With all the other big missions, it was always things like 'plague released, kills Pennsylvania' and 'sure, if you don't mind Moscow being depopulated'.
Likely had a lot to do with the fact that Pantheon only ever seemed to move on A and S class threats, plus or minus lesser threats that were just too fucked up to ignore, like most of the Fallen.
"Based on what we know, it's probably Lilith's precognition. If we move against Baal, she'll know and they'll have enough warning to prep a defense. Baal's compound is crawling with soldiers, and potential hostages." Trevor supplied. "Scouting mission only. We'll hit him if he leaves his compound to protect any of the Fallen's holdings. We just can't afford to go after him at home."
Zach sighed. "I know, I'm just f-bored is all," he glanced over at Riley, who was currently piloting her Aceso doll somewhere near Memphis. She seemed to ignore his near slip into profanity to this time. Must be busy, I decided.
"We're the emergency team," I reminded him. Technically, Theo was in charge of this particular team, but he either didn't like to confront people, or he didn't see the complaining as needing to be curbed in situations like this. That was a concern I'd bring up by proxy, let the bosses handle it if they felt it needed handled at all. Like a professional. "We'll bail anyone who needs it out. Between the five of us and Khepri's monsters, we cover just about every possible scenario. We're the ones being trusted to be able to handle it if the other teams can't."
Theo squeezed me a bit tighter. Probably not professional to cuddle in the middle of a mission, either, I reminded myself. But Zach's not wrong, it's boring here. And we had to keep our face masks on. The planet might be safe, long as you stayed out of the ocean, but the air was not fun to breath. Survivable, sure, but uncomfortable.
"Those sick fucks," Emma growled. She looked toward us. "Promise me that, if you deploy, you hurt them extra bad for me."
"Why?" Theo asked. At least he knew not to take people at face value.
"Forced breeding," she hissed through her teeth.
Theo's metal started forming around him, and his grip might have been painful if not for the suits between us. "Understood," he answered darkly. He didn't add any more words, but his battlestaff formed a nasty looking serrated blade at the top.
Zach swapped over to his acid burst weapon. Not even close to his most deadly option, but probably the least pleasant to be on the receiving end. I simply flicked my blaster up a notch. Less visible than the boys' toys. "Brute protocol approved," I spoke solely to my suit.
It was another minute before Emma made another announcement. "Houston mission is on. T-Khepri is calling you to her location. All of you. She's approved Vicky to fight Baal."
"One half digested rapist, coming right up," Zach's tone was, perhaps, even darker than Theo's.
As it turns out, however, Zach didn't get to cover Baal in acid. He had to rescue a hostage. I was the one who got to do some real damage. Two shots, the first he ignored. It was enough to kill a normal person, but Baal's power made him really tough. So I set it to a level that was ordinarily reserved for bringing down small houses. Or, in his case, turning his lower half into paste.
The child was crying as I pulled her out into the hall. I half expected her to vomit on seeing the damage Taylor had done to the guards. I knew she held back, given than when she went all out, there wouldn't be bodies left to identify. But looking at the shredded forms of these men had sustained, you'd think they met a pissed off Hookwolf.
"You'll be okay," I tried to tell the girl. She didn't seem to listen, too busy caught up in her borderline hysterics. She's younger than I am, I was disgusted to realize. I extended my power bubble around us, locating an area with a lot of people clustered together. Other captives, I realized quickly. I warped us nearby, used a dialed back shot from around the corner to drop both of them with what was probably nonlethal amounts of internal bruising. I kicked in the door without ever stepping away from the girl clinging to me.
"We're here to rescue you," I told them, activating the armor's voice amplifiers. "Stay here for right now while we clear out the rest of the Fallen. Look after her," I pushed the child toward them. It may have been harsh, but I had other things to worry about right now.
The rest of the mission would have made Sophia proud of me. Probably would have made Gallant cry. I didn't kill anyone, but only because I only aimed for arms and legs. Each shot did damage like a hit from a sledgehammer. By the time the PRT managed to get their men into the compound, I had managed to cripple thirty one Fallen. Sadly, it didn't make me feel any better, but at least I knew they'd never truly recover from those injuries.
.....
"Horus," Purity spoke hesitantly. Her costume had changed, to match her new identity. I had to wonder if the red hair was a wig or a dye job, but either way it looked absolutely natural and matched her new mostly orange costume design. I stood back a bit, this wasn't really my place get too involved. Around us, the PRT was going about the business of collecting criminals and reuniting families. Rather the opposite of what was going on in front of me.
"Ma'am," Theo responded. "Good to meet you."
"You've grown," she volunteered. "I bet the girls are all over you, now."
He looked down. "Not really," he was adorable when he was embarrassed. "I do have a girlfriend."
"Rune's gonna be disappointed," Crusader chuckled.
"I wouldn't know," Theo replied. He didn't sound happy about that conversation topic.
"So, who's the lucky lady?" Purity changed the subject. She obviously saw the same discomfort I did. "Anyone we know?"
I moved the several feet of distance with a single step. "You could say that," I gave a small wave.
"Can't say I expected that," Crusader joked. "So, you and Vista, huh? Max would have a cow."
"My father's opinion means nothing to me," Theo stood straight, this time. "Assuming he even notices me from whatever pit in hell he got dumped into, he should be grateful I didn't decide to get a boyfriend simply to spite him."
Crusader paused. "Uh... fair enough..."
I resisted the urge to laugh. Although, actually, now that I think about it, that's something I wouldn't mind seeing once or twice.
Purity, on the other hand, smiled. "I'm glad to see you've finally started standing up for yourself," she beamed. "I really mean that. I always knew you'd grow up to be a fine man."
"Thank you, ma'am," he went back to being shy. "How's Aster doing?"
"She said her first words a couple weeks ago," Purity responded with a level of pride that I pretended I wasn't jealous of. "And now that she's discovered words, she's a nonstop chatterbox."
"That's wonderful," Theo said excitedly, though I could hear a hint of sadness in his voice. I briefly wondered what Bobby was up to. "I, um, gathered a lot of her things together. And a some other stuff. They're at the farmhouse, in case..." he trailed off.
"Always the thoughtful one," Purity said approvingly. "We'll figure something out."
"Don't mean to cut this short," Crusader spoke up. "But we should probably get to work. You can only pretend to debrief for so long before it looks suspicious."
Theo's shoulder's slumped a little. "You're right," he admitted.
"I'll find a way to make contact, probation be damned," Purity insisted, then she looked over to me. "You keep him from getting too full of himself," she instructed. "Don't be afraid to put him in his place."
I smiled. "Don't worry," I replied. "I can handle that."
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A/N- Missy hasn't had a chapter in a while. Also, were I a better planner, this might have been written before the last chapter. It doesn't detract from the story to be second, but still, I think it would have flowed a bit better.
"Nervous?" I asked Theo.
"A little," he admitted. "Mostly I'm just sorry I won't get to see Aster. I mean, I'm grateful they even worked out this loophole in the first place so I could see K-Purity, I just..." he trailed off, shrugging.
I nodded, understanding. I knew how hard it could be to not be able to see your family. "I'm sure they feel just as strongly," I assured him, leaning my head against his shoulder. I smiled up at him, only slightly annoyed by the fact that I couldn't even put my head on his shoulder when we were both standing, I had to lean against it. "It's a shame you're not dating someone who can literally force space to bend over backwards for you. You'd probably be able to talk her into taking you to visit every weekend with nothin more than a smile."
"Really?" he sounded relieved, though I couldn't really see him through the armor. Riley's right, I decided, he is cute. Even if he is a derp sometimes. "That would be awesome."
"Still gotta get through the mission, first," I pointed out, accepting his arm as it wrapped around my side. He's really bulked up, I realized. Not quite as big as Zach, but then Zach's power had advantages.
"We're just backup," Zach complained. "Shoulda sent us in against Baal. Use the same tactic that took down Hookwolf, and walk away with a smile."
"Dinah gave that one a ninety nine and eighty two," Emma pointed out. To my surprise, Zach didn't immediately react with disgust at her. The numbers were, in order, the odds of us walking away with no serious harm to the group, and the odds of us winning the fight decisively. None of that stupid getting away shit like always happened when I was a Ward. "And another forty three on the unacceptable consequences list."
That last number was always the big killer in our strategies. Very few enemies had much chance of winning against us. Thus far, the Ash Beast was the only threat we asked about that was likely to actually walk away from any serious attempt by us at a takedown. Dragon, in hypotheticals where we had to fight, actually came to an almost fifty percent chance of winning against us, making the two of them the only that went beyond twenty percent. With all the other big missions, it was always things like 'plague released, kills Pennsylvania' and 'sure, if you don't mind Moscow being depopulated'.
Likely had a lot to do with the fact that Pantheon only ever seemed to move on A and S class threats, plus or minus lesser threats that were just too fucked up to ignore, like most of the Fallen.
"Based on what we know, it's probably Lilith's precognition. If we move against Baal, she'll know and they'll have enough warning to prep a defense. Baal's compound is crawling with soldiers, and potential hostages." Trevor supplied. "Scouting mission only. We'll hit him if he leaves his compound to protect any of the Fallen's holdings. We just can't afford to go after him at home."
Zach sighed. "I know, I'm just f-bored is all," he glanced over at Riley, who was currently piloting her Aceso doll somewhere near Memphis. She seemed to ignore his near slip into profanity to this time. Must be busy, I decided.
"We're the emergency team," I reminded him. Technically, Theo was in charge of this particular team, but he either didn't like to confront people, or he didn't see the complaining as needing to be curbed in situations like this. That was a concern I'd bring up by proxy, let the bosses handle it if they felt it needed handled at all. Like a professional. "We'll bail anyone who needs it out. Between the five of us and Khepri's monsters, we cover just about every possible scenario. We're the ones being trusted to be able to handle it if the other teams can't."
Theo squeezed me a bit tighter. Probably not professional to cuddle in the middle of a mission, either, I reminded myself. But Zach's not wrong, it's boring here. And we had to keep our face masks on. The planet might be safe, long as you stayed out of the ocean, but the air was not fun to breath. Survivable, sure, but uncomfortable.
"Those sick fucks," Emma growled. She looked toward us. "Promise me that, if you deploy, you hurt them extra bad for me."
"Why?" Theo asked. At least he knew not to take people at face value.
"Forced breeding," she hissed through her teeth.
Theo's metal started forming around him, and his grip might have been painful if not for the suits between us. "Understood," he answered darkly. He didn't add any more words, but his battlestaff formed a nasty looking serrated blade at the top.
Zach swapped over to his acid burst weapon. Not even close to his most deadly option, but probably the least pleasant to be on the receiving end. I simply flicked my blaster up a notch. Less visible than the boys' toys. "Brute protocol approved," I spoke solely to my suit.
It was another minute before Emma made another announcement. "Houston mission is on. T-Khepri is calling you to her location. All of you. She's approved Vicky to fight Baal."
"One half digested rapist, coming right up," Zach's tone was, perhaps, even darker than Theo's.
As it turns out, however, Zach didn't get to cover Baal in acid. He had to rescue a hostage. I was the one who got to do some real damage. Two shots, the first he ignored. It was enough to kill a normal person, but Baal's power made him really tough. So I set it to a level that was ordinarily reserved for bringing down small houses. Or, in his case, turning his lower half into paste.
The child was crying as I pulled her out into the hall. I half expected her to vomit on seeing the damage Taylor had done to the guards. I knew she held back, given than when she went all out, there wouldn't be bodies left to identify. But looking at the shredded forms of these men had sustained, you'd think they met a pissed off Hookwolf.
"You'll be okay," I tried to tell the girl. She didn't seem to listen, too busy caught up in her borderline hysterics. She's younger than I am, I was disgusted to realize. I extended my power bubble around us, locating an area with a lot of people clustered together. Other captives, I realized quickly. I warped us nearby, used a dialed back shot from around the corner to drop both of them with what was probably nonlethal amounts of internal bruising. I kicked in the door without ever stepping away from the girl clinging to me.
"We're here to rescue you," I told them, activating the armor's voice amplifiers. "Stay here for right now while we clear out the rest of the Fallen. Look after her," I pushed the child toward them. It may have been harsh, but I had other things to worry about right now.
The rest of the mission would have made Sophia proud of me. Probably would have made Gallant cry. I didn't kill anyone, but only because I only aimed for arms and legs. Each shot did damage like a hit from a sledgehammer. By the time the PRT managed to get their men into the compound, I had managed to cripple thirty one Fallen. Sadly, it didn't make me feel any better, but at least I knew they'd never truly recover from those injuries.
.....
"Horus," Purity spoke hesitantly. Her costume had changed, to match her new identity. I had to wonder if the red hair was a wig or a dye job, but either way it looked absolutely natural and matched her new mostly orange costume design. I stood back a bit, this wasn't really my place get too involved. Around us, the PRT was going about the business of collecting criminals and reuniting families. Rather the opposite of what was going on in front of me.
"Ma'am," Theo responded. "Good to meet you."
"You've grown," she volunteered. "I bet the girls are all over you, now."
He looked down. "Not really," he was adorable when he was embarrassed. "I do have a girlfriend."
"Rune's gonna be disappointed," Crusader chuckled.
"I wouldn't know," Theo replied. He didn't sound happy about that conversation topic.
"So, who's the lucky lady?" Purity changed the subject. She obviously saw the same discomfort I did. "Anyone we know?"
I moved the several feet of distance with a single step. "You could say that," I gave a small wave.
"Can't say I expected that," Crusader joked. "So, you and Vista, huh? Max would have a cow."
"My father's opinion means nothing to me," Theo stood straight, this time. "Assuming he even notices me from whatever pit in hell he got dumped into, he should be grateful I didn't decide to get a boyfriend simply to spite him."
Crusader paused. "Uh... fair enough..."
I resisted the urge to laugh. Although, actually, now that I think about it, that's something I wouldn't mind seeing once or twice.
Purity, on the other hand, smiled. "I'm glad to see you've finally started standing up for yourself," she beamed. "I really mean that. I always knew you'd grow up to be a fine man."
"Thank you, ma'am," he went back to being shy. "How's Aster doing?"
"She said her first words a couple weeks ago," Purity responded with a level of pride that I pretended I wasn't jealous of. "And now that she's discovered words, she's a nonstop chatterbox."
"That's wonderful," Theo said excitedly, though I could hear a hint of sadness in his voice. I briefly wondered what Bobby was up to. "I, um, gathered a lot of her things together. And a some other stuff. They're at the farmhouse, in case..." he trailed off.
"Always the thoughtful one," Purity said approvingly. "We'll figure something out."
"Don't mean to cut this short," Crusader spoke up. "But we should probably get to work. You can only pretend to debrief for so long before it looks suspicious."
Theo's shoulder's slumped a little. "You're right," he admitted.
"I'll find a way to make contact, probation be damned," Purity insisted, then she looked over to me. "You keep him from getting too full of himself," she instructed. "Don't be afraid to put him in his place."
I smiled. "Don't worry," I replied. "I can handle that."
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A/N- Missy hasn't had a chapter in a while. Also, were I a better planner, this might have been written before the last chapter. It doesn't detract from the story to be second, but still, I think it would have flowed a bit better.
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Automatonation
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Forget grunting noise, shouldn't be too difficult to refine to full audio production through aqua vibration.
And author interruption.
Another great chapter!
Izicata
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You can still switch them, you know. Just change the chapter numbers, switch the index links, remove that sentence, and nobody reading the archives will ever notice.
Nigel Burnelli Isaacs
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A nice update, It was good to see a Missy PoV again especially given the circumstances, i loved her view on the events that traspired asw ell as the team's reaction to Baal's imitation of Heartbreaker, it was also good to see how she noticed a change Zach's attitude towards Emma. Her reaction to the coment Theo made about getting a boyfriend made laugh a bit.
It was also nice to see how Theo interacted with Kayden and even how Crusader took part in it and how kayden gave advice to Missy, also nice thing with the probation to explain why Kayden wasn't in touch with Theo. too bad he didn't get to see Aster, oh well she will get her Pantheon Shardbud(tm) next time.
It was also nice to see how Theo interacted with Kayden and even how Crusader took part in it and how kayden gave advice to Missy, also nice thing with the probation to explain why Kayden wasn't in touch with Theo. too bad he didn't get to see Aster, oh well she will get her Pantheon Shardbud(tm) next time.
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Currently imagining a toddler floating around blasting shit and giggling...
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Missy's a confirmed yaoi fangirl, eh? *strokes beard* I find myself wondering where Zach and Theo's bro level is at... Almost certainly not going to pan out of course, but food for thought.
True, but Theo cares enough about her to make it a plausible contest between 2nd and 4th generation cape-ness, especially since as a Pantheon member Theo's Shard probably has almost as much data as Purity's by this point.
True, but Theo cares enough about her to make it a plausible contest between 2nd and 4th generation cape-ness, especially since as a Pantheon member Theo's Shard probably has almost as much data as Purity's by this point.
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I beg to differ.
that right there is a Nope. It's native to Nopesylvania, and spends its time commiting random acts of nope to people that should know better than to fuck with a Nope.
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He isn't happy because he knows that Rune is secretly a lesbian. I'm calling it right now.
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They actually are rather cute.
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Wait, seriously? Has no one mentioned the most important line from the previous chapter yet?
The proto-Entity that is Taylia has now begun talking about fighting entropy. You know, that thing that is the explicit reason why the Entities travel around doing the voodoo that they do.
They haven't said yet that that is their goal, which is a plus, but it is still a pretty heavy turn of phrase given everything we know about Entities and suspect about the Taylia bond.
The proto-Entity that is Taylia has now begun talking about fighting entropy. You know, that thing that is the explicit reason why the Entities travel around doing the voodoo that they do.
They haven't said yet that that is their goal, which is a plus, but it is still a pretty heavy turn of phrase given everything we know about Entities and suspect about the Taylia bond.
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I've lived in the Houston area all my life, too, and I have heard "Ma'ams" used to address multiple women, albeit not often. (Though honestly, Houston isn't the best place to go if you want a sample of culture native to most of the southern US.)
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Well, I think we haven't had WoG that entropy is the big thing the Entities are worried about.
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So, did she not think he was cute before she started dating him?
I think the entropy thing is fanon. Their stated objective is to remake reality in their image, not to merely survive past the point of total existence failure. (I think)
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Their goal may not be exactly fighting entropy but it's related to it in the same way that doctors seeking to cure a disease look for medicines that work on it. It may not be the only option or even the option they will go for in the end, heck it may not even work. But it's still a path they're exploring.
What do we know is that the Entities want to survive as a species. They have pretty much no other goals. We also know that they are biologically immortal and so stupidly powerful that they are very unlikely to die from either natural or unnatural causes. So to them the biggest threat to their species is the heat death of the universe. They want to survive that, so it's not certain that they're trying to fight entropy but it's certainly something they're considering.
I imagine they have lots of potential plans on the go, it's probably one of the things they gain from the cycle, inspiration for new ideas on how to survive the heat death of the universe. Off the top of my head I imagine they consider 1) fighting entropy and preventing the death of the universe 2) finding a way to leave for another universe that isn't nearly dead continuously 3) becoming existences that can survive even when the universe goes kaput 4) finding a way to return to the beginning of the universe to gain more time 5) finding a way to recreate the universe after it dies.
That's a number of ideas on what they might try, I doubt that they will really go for many of them but I imagine they're all ideas that are being considered. All they need is for one idea to work so they can survive and as the saying goes "only a fool keeps all his eggs in one basket" so it's likely that they are trying a lot of ideas and fighting entropy seems like it would be a logical one to have as a high priority idea.
What do we know is that the Entities want to survive as a species. They have pretty much no other goals. We also know that they are biologically immortal and so stupidly powerful that they are very unlikely to die from either natural or unnatural causes. So to them the biggest threat to their species is the heat death of the universe. They want to survive that, so it's not certain that they're trying to fight entropy but it's certainly something they're considering.
I imagine they have lots of potential plans on the go, it's probably one of the things they gain from the cycle, inspiration for new ideas on how to survive the heat death of the universe. Off the top of my head I imagine they consider 1) fighting entropy and preventing the death of the universe 2) finding a way to leave for another universe that isn't nearly dead continuously 3) becoming existences that can survive even when the universe goes kaput 4) finding a way to return to the beginning of the universe to gain more time 5) finding a way to recreate the universe after it dies.
That's a number of ideas on what they might try, I doubt that they will really go for many of them but I imagine they're all ideas that are being considered. All they need is for one idea to work so they can survive and as the saying goes "only a fool keeps all his eggs in one basket" so it's likely that they are trying a lot of ideas and fighting entropy seems like it would be a logical one to have as a high priority idea.
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Probably was just extra cute. That sort of thought occurs to me all the time - and I've been married for years.
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Taylia does seem pretty big on that as well...
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They're less worried about the heat death of the universe, and more the theoretical size limit of said universe.
The entities keep growing in size, and existing across multiple dimensions/realities. Originally, on their home planet, it got to the point where they were covering a significant portion of all the versions of their world they could reach. They extrapolated this to worrying about the theoretical point where they grow big enough to cover every world universe-wide in every reality they have access to, and possibly even expanding to fill the spaces in between worlds in all those realities.
They wanted a way to be able to keep expanding and growing even after they eventually grow to fill the entirety of every universe/dimension/reality they can reach.
They may have decided that they could manage that in theory but the energy requirements to actually pull it off for that much mass would be self-defeating with their current methods, so looked for a better means of generating, storing, or utilizing energy. Not sure about this last bit, it's been a while since I reread the Entity-perspective chapters.
But the stuff above that, about the size-problem, that I'm 100% on.
The entities keep growing in size, and existing across multiple dimensions/realities. Originally, on their home planet, it got to the point where they were covering a significant portion of all the versions of their world they could reach. They extrapolated this to worrying about the theoretical point where they grow big enough to cover every world universe-wide in every reality they have access to, and possibly even expanding to fill the spaces in between worlds in all those realities.
They wanted a way to be able to keep expanding and growing even after they eventually grow to fill the entirety of every universe/dimension/reality they can reach.
They may have decided that they could manage that in theory but the energy requirements to actually pull it off for that much mass would be self-defeating with their current methods, so looked for a better means of generating, storing, or utilizing energy. Not sure about this last bit, it's been a while since I reread the Entity-perspective chapters.
But the stuff above that, about the size-problem, that I'm 100% on.
Snake/Eater
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so they were once like us but they evolved in a way similar to a parasite
Ichypa
I trust you know where the happy button is?
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Whatever happened to Rune? She didn't get caught with Hookwolf and co, nor Purity and co. I don't remember what happened to her in canon, but Crusader's comment implies that she's alive, at least.
Oh, so that's what Lisa was referring to in chapter 10.
Oh, so that's what Lisa was referring to in chapter 10.
Masked Menace
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No. It literally can't be an issue of space, there is frankly too much of it. Even if they managed to gather every Joule of energy and every atom of matter from every universe they could reach there would still be more space in total tun they would occupy. Because each universe has a vast amount more space than there is matter so they can never run out of space without being able to create a LOT of matter from nothing (nothing as in getting more mass for energy than E=mc^2 provides).
What Eden was actually talking about in the interlude was the fear that the species would devolve to the state they were in on their planet I.e. Fighting and consuming each other for survival. Assuming that they don't find a way to out live the universe then sooner or later they will start to run out of energy/ food. At that point the only things left in the universe with enough energy to be worth consuming will be each other, thus causing them to return to the state of constant fighting that occurred on their original planet.