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“Well…”
“Well…”
…
“…That didn’t go as planned.”
“Honestly, I don’t think there was a plan at all.”
“There never is with the hermits, is there?” They said fondly.
“No,” the other replied, amused. “That’s half the fun, though.”
They laughed.
“…They played well.”
“The players?”
“Yes.”
“They always do. That is why I remind them that they have played the game well after they exit the end.”
“They cannot hear that. That is for the ones behind the screen.”
“Maybe... You tell the players behind the screen that sometimes they can hear the voice of the universe through the noise of their thoughts.”
“Yes.”
“Who’s to say the players on this side of the screen cannot do the same?”
“I suppose.”
“And even if they couldn’t, we’re here to tell them to their faces, even if it doesn’t mean as much then.”
“Why wouldn’t it? Who’s to say it doesn’t mean more to them if we say it to their faces?”
“I don’t think it would carry the same weight. It would only confuse.”
“Still. It would mean more coming from a friend, wouldn’t it?”
“I guess you’re right. Besides, they’re hermits. They’re used to weird.”
“Exactly. Shall we tell them, then? When the next season starts?”
…
“Iskall?”
“…I worry.”
“About them?”
“Who else? This has not been pleasant. Will they truly be okay after this?”
“To cure them of sorrow would destroy them.” They reminded the other. “The sorrow is part of their own private tasks. We-”
“-cannot interfere. I know.”
…
“They will be alright. Right? Etho?”
“Yes. I believe in them.”
“As do I. They may not see the long dream of life, but they will continue the short dream of the game.”
“They probably don’t think it’s particularly short.”
Laughter.
“No, I guess not.”
…
“Yes. We will tell them they played the game well.”
“That everything they need is within them.”
“That they are stronger than they know.”
“That they are the daylight and the night.”
“That’s my line. Half of it is, anyways.”
“Oh, snappers!”
Laughter.
…
“…We should go.”
“There is not much left to stay for.”
“Let check on our players.”
…
“Hear us, hermits. The universe is speaking to you.”
“It’s saying the darkness you fight is within you.”
“It’s saying the light you seek is within you.”
“It’s saying you are not alone.”
“It’s saying you are not separate from every other thing.”
“It’s saying you are the universe tasting itself, talking to itself, reading its own code.”
“It’s saying I love you, because you are love.”
“And the season was over and the players woke up from the dream. And the players began a new season. And the players dreamed again, dreamed better. And the players were the universe. And the players were love.”
“Nice improvisation. Really Omega.”
“Thanks.”
“But now it is time.”