Re: Your Purpose

[marcato]

Subject: Regarding your purpose
Date: October 15th
Time: 11:30 PM
By: 171 - 6600

You were brought here for a reason.

Do not flinch when you read this. Do not lie to yourself. The Diadem is like a sickly animal, and it only swallows what it needs to make itself well again. A cow will eat clay to soothe its stomachs. A brown bear will swallow Carex leaves to kill the parasites in its guts.

Some of you know why you're here. Some of you know, but pretend not to.

Some of you are still searching for your meaning, and there is nothing wrong with that. We aren't born knowing. Meet me on the second floor of the Ash Tree motel, and look for the room without a number on it.

We will find your purpose together.

- A

Comments

420-6969

[primepool]

hell yeah brother. sign me up

171 - 6600

[marcato]

Very good.

Will you tell me your name so that I can prepare for your arrival?

420-6969

[primepool]

my birth certificate says liam neeson. but please don't ask me where my irish accent went. i'm very sensitive about the loss

619 - 2113

[godfragment]

Just what this place needs. More cultists.

[Look. He has a multitude of experience with such things, and to him at least, this screams I'M A FUCKING CULTIST. Tell him he's wrong.]

[marcato]

You never need to answer my questions, Mr. Neeson. This isn't an interrogation.

[primepool]

i'm taking that to heart, thank you. you're an absolute peach already, a. a. ron

[marcato]

I'm not asking you to kneel, dear stranger. I'm asking you to look a little more closely at the world around us.

537 - 8661

[sanguineus]

Preying on nihilism and the existential dread of the masses? That's rather cute of you my dear "A".

[marcato]

I'd argue that what I'm offering is the opposite of nihilism. Some people would call that kind.

[sanguineus]

Some people are setting themselves up to be sorely disappointed. But I DO love a good cult, so I support the effort.

Just to be clear, you're not planning on inserting anything unwanted into any typical orifices or convenient bodily openings, are you?

[marcato]

No. Are you?

407 – 2308

[ordimame]

[first thought: is this a cult?]

[second thought:]

Dude. . .

Are you okay? Do you need to talk about it?

[are we using potential cults to cope with the existential dread of being trapped on a strange plant??]

[sanguineus]

Not for free.

I just want to make sure we're disclosing these kind of things prior to wandering into unmarked rooms to meet mysterious persons with grand ambitions. You understand.

[marcato]

I'm trying to help you people, and this is the thanks I get. False concern and filthy accusations.

[marcato]

I do.

What's your name, dear stranger? Perhaps we can meet in person to discuss your misunderstanding of the situation. Perhaps we can rectify it.

474 – 4273

[baddragoon]

The blind leading the blind? Or do you claim to be one of the ones that know?

[marcato]

I know my purpose. I've known it ever since I was a little boy.

The setting has changed, but little else.

[ordimame]

First off, genuine concern! Second, no filthy accusations. Not from me, anyway.

[despite his dubious thoughts, Edamura is at least polite enough not to void them aloud]

I can believe you really want to help people, but your marketing could use a bit of work. . .

477 - 6790

[carmesi]

are you trying to find a purpose too ?

[marcato]

If the edges of my words sound sharp, dear stranger, it's because I'm offering clarity. Not comfort.

[A fractional hesitation. ]

What makes you concerned?

[marcato]

No.

I know my purpose.

[godfragment]

[Dear stranger-- recognition comes up on him swiftly, and he's left feeling... something. Naming his own emotions - new to him as so many of them are - doesn't come easily. But the sense of guilt-- that's something he knows. Still, his initial response gives none of that away.]

Oh. It's you.

[marcato]

[There's a very long pause. ]

Who is this?

[godfragment]

[He considers lying - fuck knows it comes naturally to him - or simply not responding at all. But... there's that twist in him, the ugly sensation of having done something wrong, and ultimately that guides his answer.]

John Doe.

[ordimame]

[can he answer with "idk. the vibes?"]

All that talk about "purpose" makes it sound like you're going through something. That's all.

Was "purpose" something you struggled to find?