Dreams like that are what made my girlfriend ban me from drinking coffee and eating cheese before bed.
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The world had a sun, but whatever happened caused chaos. Without knowing what anyone else went through, it's hard to say if what we saw was a literal or metaphorical representation, but whoever was here either was or felt trapped. They tried to get into the trapdoor in the church, and they went up to the belltower; there was a note — "we're all going to die". [ beat. ] It might have been a disease, there was a smell—.
How are you with ancient symbols, by the way? If I was to say "ouroboros", you'd say...?
A magical symbol from ancient times, a snake eating its tail. The beginning and end of time forming a closed loop. Before you ask, I'm not some sorcerer. I just happened to pick up some stuff from Master Yen Sid. I think.
[ Actually, he does think. Did he really pick that up from Master Yen Sid? If it has to do with time, isn't it possible the one he picked it up from was... Xehanort?
He shakes his head. ]
Symbols can be shared across worlds but have different meanings. Quentin might be able to help you with this too.
Can you explain what you saw with a little more detail? I'm not really following.
It didn't exactly make much sense to go through. [ a little peevishly, but he starts again: ]
On Earth, the ouroboros has its roots in ancient civilisations: the first to use it were the Egyptians, then the Greeks. History was never really my thing, although I had more of an ancient Egypt phase than an ancient Greek phase. [ beat. ] Anyway, it's been used predominately as a representation of rebirth, endlessly — you know, the cycle of life, death and rebirth? That was on the floor of the church.
If it's got anything to do with magic, that's not exactly my bag, either. But given the resets, I'd be surprised if it's unrelated, you know?
So, now we've established that — the church started off pretty much as you'd expect. No altar, religious texts, a little sign of use but nothing beyond the ordinary. The bell was ringing except when we got up there, it was turned over on its side, covered in dirt, dust and grime. Couldn't have been used in months, if not years.
[ a breath. ] Time in dreams being what it is, the staircase on the way down shifted from what it'd been when we went up: they reflected use, and also showed signs of desperation — fingernail scratches. People had either been trying to get in or get out. Same story for the trapdoor.
Somewhere in between all of this, the walls oozed black tar, the church smelt like sickness and Bruce found a note inside a bible.
I'm following now. If I had to guess, what you saw might have been the stuff that led up to the world dying. Isn't there someone living under the church trapdoor? Maybe there's a way to ask them about this.
[ that moment when peter references something and you're pretty sure you're supposed to pick up on it but you missed most of high school saving the universe so what the heck is an insurance claim?
he's too embarrassed to admit he doesn't get it... so he just.... doesn't answer.
Noo. [ beat. ] Punctured. [ he almost asks: have you seen a new girl around here? slightly foreign sounding, and tall. peter's not sure if he remembers her name right — it'd sounded like something you'd get from a fancy french boutique, and then there's the question of who is she? why was that her answer to whatever they'd found themselves in the middle of.
he thinks he wants an answer to that question before announcing she stabbed one with a screwdriver. ]
A screwdriver. They melted into a substance that was pretty similar to the ooze from the church walls, but I wouldn't be able to tell you much more than that because then I died.
Are you telling me you've never had a dream that didn't make sense? Nothing like "and an ancient, mystical shark from Florida patted me on the head and told me it'd all be okay" and in the heat of the moment you accept that this is your life now because intrinsically you get that it means that you have some form of underlying anxiety about the fact that you were told that your water was going to get shut off?
Yes, we were under the church. The one figure was stabbed and then it melted, and believe me, now that I know there are worse smells than the city during summer, I'm not going to complain about that one guy on the five who seems to forget his deodorant every day—.
But it also came back down the tunnel from the church.
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[ JUST SAYING. ]
The world had a sun, but whatever happened caused chaos. Without knowing what anyone else went through, it's hard to say if what we saw was a literal or metaphorical representation, but whoever was here either was or felt trapped. They tried to get into the trapdoor in the church, and they went up to the belltower; there was a note — "we're all going to die". [ beat. ] It might have been a disease, there was a smell—.
How are you with ancient symbols, by the way? If I was to say "ouroboros", you'd say...?
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Before you ask, I'm not some sorcerer. I just happened to pick up some stuff from Master Yen Sid. I think.
[ Actually, he does think. Did he really pick that up from Master Yen Sid? If it has to do with time, isn't it possible the one he picked it up from was... Xehanort?
He shakes his head. ]
Symbols can be shared across worlds but have different meanings. Quentin might be able to help you with this too.
Can you explain what you saw with a little more detail? I'm not really following.
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On Earth, the ouroboros has its roots in ancient civilisations: the first to use it were the Egyptians, then the Greeks. History was never really my thing, although I had more of an ancient Egypt phase than an ancient Greek phase. [ beat. ] Anyway, it's been used predominately as a representation of rebirth, endlessly — you know, the cycle of life, death and rebirth? That was on the floor of the church.
If it's got anything to do with magic, that's not exactly my bag, either. But given the resets, I'd be surprised if it's unrelated, you know?
So, now we've established that — the church started off pretty much as you'd expect. No altar, religious texts, a little sign of use but nothing beyond the ordinary. The bell was ringing except when we got up there, it was turned over on its side, covered in dirt, dust and grime. Couldn't have been used in months, if not years.
[ a breath. ] Time in dreams being what it is, the staircase on the way down shifted from what it'd been when we went up: they reflected use, and also showed signs of desperation — fingernail scratches. People had either been trying to get in or get out. Same story for the trapdoor.
Somewhere in between all of this, the walls oozed black tar, the church smelt like sickness and Bruce found a note inside a bible.
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A bible is a religious text, right?
What did the note say?
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I'm following now. If I had to guess, what you saw might have been the stuff that led up to the world dying.
Isn't there someone living under the church trapdoor?
Maybe there's a way to ask them about this.
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—We went down there.
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Bodies. In sheets. [ pause, then slightly uncomfortably: ] They melted.
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he's too embarrassed to admit he doesn't get it... so he just.... doesn't answer.
thank goodness peter elaborates. ]
melted? out of the blue or for some reason?
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he thinks he wants an answer to that question before announcing she stabbed one with a screwdriver. ]
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Come on, you gotta give me more than that. By who or what? Why?
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weren't they covered by a sheet?
as in dead already?
why stab them with a screwdriver? who does that?
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—I think it was a fight or flight reflex.
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[ He can get being afraid of ghosts, but people in sheets who aren't really doing anything? ]
one? maybe.
multiple? with a screwdriver? that's a reflex alright, a trained reflex.
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—The ooze came back down the tunnel from the church as well, for the record.
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weren't you already in the cellar?
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Yes, we were under the church. The one figure was stabbed and then it melted, and believe me, now that I know there are worse smells than the city during summer, I'm not going to complain about that one guy on the five who seems to forget his deodorant every day—.
But it also came back down the tunnel from the church.
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So, any other questions?
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