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[After he wakes up from that weird dream, it takes him a few more hours to realize that Eikichi is, somehow, missing. And...that was it! That was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back! Because by mid-morning, there is an angry-looking text post from Tatsuya on the network, with only these words of warning.]

ATTN: HINOTO-RI

PHILEMON WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE

[That's....it. Maybe he should elaborate.]

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that did not exactly answer my question. gods are born from the same source. they are the same person. i thought that this was common knowledge.

[well, it as in his world]]

to say that one will ruin your life because the other half is malicious is technically true but. technically not. how exactly will philemon bring us ruin. i am curious to know.

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT HE'S BAD BECAUSE HE'S THE SAME AS NYARLATHOTEP.

I MEAN HE MAKES BETS THAT INVOLVE PEOPLE'S LIVES.

I MEAN I KNOW HE MEANS WELL BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT EVERYTHING HE GETS INVOLVED IN JUST TURNS TO SHIT AND BECOMES TERRIBLE.

is it customary to put on capslock in these types of discussions. no one else did but. if so. I THINK I AM BEGINNING TO SEE YOUR VIEWPOINT. ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY THAT HE STIFLES THE FREEDOM OF MAN'S DESTINY BY GAMBLING WITH THEM. AND THEREFORE PLACING THEM INTO SITUATIONS THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE ENCOUNTERED. I DO AGREE THAT THAT SHOULD BE FROWNED UPON. MAN SHOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THEIR OWN PATH. MEDDLING BY DIVINE POWERS NORMALLY ENDS IN RUIN FOR THEM. ...OH DEAR. IS THAT TO SAY THAT THOSE WHO HAVE VANISHED DUE TO PHILEMON'S MEDDLING ARE NOW DOOMED TO A TERRIBLE FATE.

[...Okay, he's not gonna stand for apparently being mocked, so he switches over to video and just...stares at...whoever he's talking to.]

I wouldn't put his past them.

I think calling them divine powers is giving them way too much credit, though.

[At least he's not shouting. If anything, he sounds tired.]

[Anant is bemused by the switch to video, but they found it easier like this. It took too much time to type and carefully use spellcheck to make sure their words were spelt correctly!]

Ah? Is that so? Hm, yes, yes, if I recall, a few months ago someone said that Philemon did not count as a god. What was it, more of a guardian presence...?

They're humanity.

[Ta daaaaaaah.]

...

[W-Wait, hold on, you're confusing the poor guy here]

I am afraid I don't, umm, 'get it'?

They're humanity. They're where all Personas come from. That's what "I am thou, thou art I" means. They're us.

[What about that wasn't clear to you. :|]

But, but how can one be humanity? Are humans not humanity themselves? I was unaware that there was an entity that presided over it!

[THIS WENT AGAINST EVERYTHING HE KNEEEEEEEEEEW]

[SIGH okay maybe if he breaks it down it'll make more sense.]

Philemon is the part of humanity that wants to evolve and become enlightened while Nyarlathotep is the part that wants to destroy itself.

Does that make more sense now?

Hrmm, I am unsettled by this. It was my understanding that humanity is entirely under the domain of humans, with no representation by any entity, god or otherwise. To learn that Philemon is indeed a manifestation of it...

[Long pause]

If Philemon is the part that yearns for evolution and enlightenment... ah, that is why things go terribly wrong when he meddles.

[...did you make a leap of logic that he didn't see coming, or?]

What is?

Hm? Oh, it is nothing. Just that with humanity being a walking contradiction, it is unable to achieve full enlightenment or evolution. Philemon is set at a disadvantage from the beginning, whereas his antithesis, Nyarlathotep, I presume, is already at the finishing line.

[...Okay. That saved a lot of explanation on his end.]

That's putting it lightly, but yeah.

How unsurprising. Chaos would get involved to the point of 'cheating', and order would maintain distance in the name of fairness. It skews the results, though. Tch.

[Anant sounded a bit disappointed in Philemon. Although they weren't sure if they were annoyed by the meddling, or the unfair bet. Well, fairness was relative, but when it involved meddling in the affairs of freedom...!!]

[At this point, Tatsuya closes his eyes and leans his head back, thinking. Of course. Of course the only one here who's totally understanding what happened without needing everything explained to them was a Crazy Mask Dude.

Tatsuya lets out a few, low-sounding chuckles.]

Edited 2013-02-11 10:26 (UTC)

...? Ah, my apologies. Have I gotten something incorrect? I do assume on these matters far too much at times. Haha. Ha.

[Anant's laughter was a bit stilted and flat]

No, you... [He looks back into the video feed, face in his free hand, like he's trying to cover it.]

That sums it up...

Oh! I am glad I have gotten it correct. I am not glad about the situation though.

[> Anant seems troubled...]

I do hope that those who have left return well. It would be a shame if they met their end due to means outside of their control. It is better to see humans achieve or fail their goals through their own merits, than through the meddling of a higher power. It is extremely rude for one, and...

[Grumble...]

Ah, my apologies. I have rambled, um, inconsiderately. Yes, that is it. What is said in these moments? I presume friends of yours have been stolen away by Philemon? My condolences.

[What is with this weird mask dude Jesus Christ.]

...Yeah. One of them, anyway.

I'm. Sorry.

[That is what is said when a human has something bad happen to them!! Even if it didn't make sense definition wise for the word...]

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