“I’m fine. I’m FINE. It’s nothing. Next question.”
ALTHe takes a deep breath, and quickly appears to calm down, putting on a relaxed smile once again.
“So! I’ll admit it. I see things a bit differently than… Others, you might speak to.”
“Which is to say; I see you as EXACTLY what you really are.”
“… Hah, that’s kind of a lie- I KNOW what you are, though my sight through the screen is pretty limited.”
“I know you’re not actually Ace’s assistant or whatever, and I know you aren’t actually watching me through a drone- you’re looking through the screen of something far beyond our quaint little reality.”
“And I know you’re not one, but many.”
“… But almost nobody else does. As far as they’re concerned, you ARE the vessel you’re playing through- some quirky little nobody, helping at a lab in the middle of nowhere, who acts oddly erratic and is scary good at multitasking.”
“The ONLY ones who could fathom what you REALLY are- and NOT immediately fall apart at the seams- are the ones who were made with you in mind, and have felt your influence: Player characters. But even then… Well. Most of us are still supposed to believe our actions were our own. Maybe it’s for the best that you leave the veil unbroken for them if you had the choice…”
“Or don’t! I could always use more company.”
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