thirty third dance | text;

[motioned]

how can x equal so many different things

isn't it only one letter

shouldn't it only be able to be one number too


[Math is hard, her life is difficult, and this was totally worth talking to the network about. Anything to distract her from homework...]

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[motioned]

[There's a pause before the next response. She almost doesn't respond at all, but... There's no reason to overreact over something like a name, is there? She figures it's not likely to really mean anything.]

that's sort of a weird name

[olderthandirt]

[there are many seemingly meaningless things until closely inspected...

A chain clink clinks.]

It is no stranger than the names of my kin.

[motioned]

your kin?

[olderthandirt]

My brothers and sisters.

[motioned]

what are their names?

[olderthandirt]

Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair, and Delirium. I am the oldest of them.

[motioned]

[There's a long pause.]

So, are you actually, um... Destiny? I mean, apart from just a name?

[olderthandirt]

I am. It is my purpose to trace the paths made by many.

[motioned]

[For a few moments, she keeps urging herself to say something. It shouldn't be this hard, should it? It doesn't matter here.

After an uneasy silence, though, she simply turns off the NV.]

[olderthandirt]

[The downside of being an intimidating concept. :'( ]

[motioned]

[One day he won't remind her of nearly getting killed and then they can talk without her freaking out :')]

[olderthandirt]

[He has until the end of existence ;u; ]