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[Backdated to the fifth because Rin is a speedy traveler and that's how I do]

[Maybe she doesn't quite realize the journal is recording yet, maybe she just can't help it. Either way the book records a soft, drawn-out hiss from Rin, and then a contented little noise. The page is damp, all that humidity, and yes, there's the soft sound of water splashing picked up from the surroundings too!]

Mm... nothing beats hotsprings after you've been traveling. [She sounds so relaxed.]

Anyway. I've been thinking lately. You know, about all these castle revelations and things... and people coming back from world changes... an idea I had a long time ago, actually. What if we're not actually the original people we think we are? Like, what if we're all copies. Like writing out one scroll on another, you know? So we, our original selves, are still at home doing our thing, not even missed, and besides that we're here.

[She actually sounds just really throaty and indolent as she says all this, not upset.] What if you didn't have a home to go to? What if your home wasn't yours, and you, the you that you reading this were copied from... what if they were still there? If they didn't even need you at home. You were just excess.

If you didn't have your job and duties to do at home, because you were already there. Do you think you'd join forces with them? Would you kill them and take their place? For some people it could be like freedom too. [A sigh.]

Also, wouldn't it be interesting to have a world change where it didn't go like normal, and all the humans were changed into not-humans instead of not-humans being changed into human beings?

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[inafadingcrown]

[Rin, she hopes you know how much she loves you because this is decidedly outside of her comfort zone. The water is fine, of course, comfortable even. But this rather goes against her sense of modesty and propriety.

But it's fine. It's fine. There's a towel nearby, just in case, and it's only Rin.

Just ignore the fact that her face is still flushing a lovely shade of pink. It's not her fault that her culture is prudish, okay?]

It would change a great many things for me.

[A small smile goes here] And I, for one, would not object to such a world change. I tire of being being altered so.

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[Rin's skin is already flushed with the heat of the water, so don't worry, Galadriel. Your blush goes entirely unnoticed. Or rather, it blends in.

Rin turns toward her with a gentle slosh of water, flipping the journal shut. She's taking care not to really stare, as it's clear Galadriel isn't very comfortable.]

What would you think we should do about the castle then? [Ah.] And what if we all got changed around anyway? If we all turned into, y'know... [A slight smile - ] Little brightly colored ponies...

[inafadingcrown]

In truth, I do not know. If I were already in Lórien, I would have little to return to. My duties would be attended to, my kith and kin already content with the version of me that is there. I would still advocate learning more of this place, for I think it only wise. But I would be less eager to leave, certainly. [And more eager for her loved ones to show up.]

[The second question makes her laugh a bit and some of her tension eases. She'll get used to this eventually, especially with Rin being so gracious.] Pray, do not give this place ideas!

[billiardsplz]

Hey, there's no duplicating me.

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Confident!

[billiardsplz]

Besides, would you want a bunch of me running around?

dictated!

[samson]

I don't know, if we were clones or something, we probably would have stumbled on the, you know ... equipment for it by now. Unless you mean "magic clones"?

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Magic clones, yep. I don't really know much about how scientific cloning works at all.

[samson]

[ha ha neither does he what are you talking about cloning is illegal]

That's kind of creepy to think about.

Dictated forever

[whichwayyoulean]

That's what I love about this place. Just when you think it can't bum you out any more than it already has done, someone comes along and says something to prove you wrong.

What would be the point of cloning people to live here? I mean, doesn't this place live off our souls? I'm pretty sure you can't duplicate those things. It would be like snacking on a peep, full of delicious angst, sure, but no nutritional value whatsoever.

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Camouflage could be the point. Maybe it doesn't really stop time at all. It could just snag us and our worlds would continue on without realizing a copy had been taken.

Anyway, I don't know if I really believe that this place eats souls. Emotions maybe. There are soulless residents here after all. Though if anyplace could make up a soul, this would be it.

[whichwayyoulean]

I'm pretty certain my world wouldn't notice if I'd gone away, period. No copy needed.

...Though the feeding on emotions thing makes more sense. It'd explain why it goes out of its way to make us miserable all the time.

Dictated forever

[onlyanapple]

I for one would be all for not having humanity forced on me every time the castle decided to change things around.

Very thoughtful today, Rin.

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What if the castle made you into a pony, Crowley? What if the castle made you into a cat?

[onlyanapple]

I think I could live with that. At least they're something more intersting and capable than a human being.

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No offence.

[spiritusaequitas]

We've got hotsprings? The fuck, how'd I miss that?

[ahem. he can stay on topic, really] Like ... y'mean we're just ... other us-es? I dunno, I've always believed we're meant to be unique. The only ones of us that exist. People that look like us, that doesn' count, 'cuz they don't act like us, they don't have our memories. But ...

No, I gotta say, I don't think that's what's goin' on here.

[and he won't even touch on how strange and fucked-up the thought of killing himself to go home is, for him. it's wrong on so, so very many levels. if she asks, he'll say so, but until prompted, Murph will leave that bit alone]

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We do! They're great. But nobody ever uses them for some reason!

[A little yawn, from the heat.] "Meant" to be unique? Who's doing the meaning, here? Besides, once you get here and start growing your own way, you are unique. You have different experiences from the person you started from being. If that is what's happening.

Rin;

[queensconsort]

I would advise being careful about such ideas. People tend to be very attached to their existence. As for what I believe... I returned home before Paradisa stole me back, or at least that is what my memories tell me. For now, I shall trust them.

Krasus;

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People still exist even if they're copies of other people. Just not quite with the origins they thought they had.

Anyway, it's impossible to really prove I guess.

[ruin_mania]

Now that's the second time I've heard that copy theory, but I can't say I really like it. It's difficult enough for some people to accept that others are just as deserving of freedom and life as themselves, without having to delve into the mess of copied personas. Are we somehow less entitled to life choices simply because we are copies? Does that mean "going home" is nothing more than being permanently devoured by the castle, if we're not "reassigned" elsewhere on this world? How do some people seem to return home for a certain amount of time, if that's the case?

I'm not saying the idea's not without merit, Rin, but it does open up a can of worms.

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It does, doesn't it? But if it has a possibility of being true, we probably have to think about it, right? Or we should... be aware of the possibility.

All of those questions will have answers if this idea is right.

dictated forever shoop

[echivoc]

[ Oh, this is easy to answer. ]

No. I'd let that copy of me do my job and go on about my business.

OwO same

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Hm. Would you want to know what happened to him?

[polar]

[Sorry, Rin, Korra didn't hear a word you said. She was too busy taking a running leap into the hotsprings, using her bending to cool the water around her to a manageable temperature!]

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[HEY - Rin squeals as water sprays everywhere. Now her hair's wet! And now it's COLD!]

That is NOT how you hotsprings!