Oh, in some things, yes. I could ignore a person who preferred dogs over cats! [ objectively wrong in his opinion, though ] But when the matter of disagreement is over the fate of the very universe, why, the stakes are much higher. A zealot wishing for the new world would have trouble being friendly with someone who wished to cling to the hope that they could return. Cordial, perhaps. But truly friendly would seem to be difficult.
[ Sebastian shrugs lightly before continuing, and his smile shifts to be a little more wry. ]
Now, all that to say that I do agree with you. Once progress is made, I do believe that the friendlier ties will be fraught. It remains something abstract for now, a thing that most will not worry about until it is made real. The peace here is fragile indeed.
[ Naturally, the local demon has no doubts that once this process of claiming Oracles begins (whatever it may be), it will be war. Though the stakes here were higher and the pieces playing into it a bit stranger, it’s a pattern he’s seen countless times. And in truth, his allegiance is just as simple as it had always been when he had participated in such conflicts. He has a price, and so long as it’s paid, he’s content. The simplicity of that choice is also something he won’t share.
Instead, his smile shifts to be lightly apologetic. ]
…But for my personal stake in things, I simply do not believe what Meridian claims. I may not trust Lady Yima fully, but I share the certainty that the world I came from is no more. It is… [ He pauses with a thoughtful hum ] Well, it is difficult to explain, but I had a sort of tether to the place I am from originally. To not have it any longer is what convinces me, and so, putting my lot in with Zenith is at least a path forward.
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[ Sebastian shrugs lightly before continuing, and his smile shifts to be a little more wry. ]
Now, all that to say that I do agree with you. Once progress is made, I do believe that the friendlier ties will be fraught. It remains something abstract for now, a thing that most will not worry about until it is made real. The peace here is fragile indeed.
[ Naturally, the local demon has no doubts that once this process of claiming Oracles begins (whatever it may be), it will be war. Though the stakes here were higher and the pieces playing into it a bit stranger, it’s a pattern he’s seen countless times. And in truth, his allegiance is just as simple as it had always been when he had participated in such conflicts. He has a price, and so long as it’s paid, he’s content. The simplicity of that choice is also something he won’t share.
Instead, his smile shifts to be lightly apologetic. ]
…But for my personal stake in things, I simply do not believe what Meridian claims. I may not trust Lady Yima fully, but I share the certainty that the world I came from is no more. It is… [ He pauses with a thoughtful hum ] Well, it is difficult to explain, but I had a sort of tether to the place I am from originally. To not have it any longer is what convinces me, and so, putting my lot in with Zenith is at least a path forward.