Nineteen Truffula Trees

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler would be lying if he hadn't thought about this before. He'd been considering it for a couple of months now, but with Ted's arrival, with a seed of his own (a seed that was GROWING, more importantly) he figured it was time.

It terrified him, of course. It was a big step, and a big risk. If he got this wrong, it could destroy his world's future for good. He'd put the final nail in the coffin he'd been making them with his own foolish actions for the past five years. He couldn't chance another foolish, arrogant risk.

But he was also excited, a small sliver of hope had treacherously sneaked into him. This could be something he could do. It was the promise for...something. Redemption, maybe? The chance to make up for what he'd done back home, here in this Paradisa. Something to finally give him some semblance of inner peace.

And so, he takes a deep, calming breath, before speaking into the journal. Unsure. Unsure of if this would work, unsure if this was ultimately the right thing to do and terrified he'd miss his chance if it WAS]

I have a question. Hypothetical question. Say you come here, to Paradisa, with a thing. Doesn't have to be a specific thing, this is just a hypothetical thing. And when you leave, you leave that hypothetical thing behind. Does that mean that hypothetical thing stays here forever, and this is the super important part does that mean that thing stops existing in your world?

I mean, some of you have left and come back with memories, right? Would anyone know the answer to this question?

...This purely hypothetical question.

Please?

Comments

Once-ler always

[rose_of_battle]

[You don't really think that's going to deter her, do you?]

Once-ler...

[whichwayyoulean]

[He can sure try]

Sheena.

[rose_of_battle]

[Do. Or do not. There is no try.]

What is it that's used back home, Once-ler?

[whichwayyoulean]

You know, you can rephrase the question however many times you like, it doesn't mean I'll tell you any more or less.

[rose_of_battle]

Fine. You win.

[Well, at least she knows it's something important, and if she thinks about it a little more, she MIGHT figure it out.]

But you know, I've been thinking about that question myself, and I got to wondering about what happens to those things you originally lose when you come here?

Do you get the original back and nothing is left here? Or is a copy made as well?

[Since you know, the whole needing energy to run this place thing.]

[whichwayyoulean]

I don't know, then again the whole point of this place is ridiculous. I mean, what's the point of anything? Obviously to make us the main course in a soul-y-emotion-y lunch, but why bother letting us have anything from home at all?

Well hello post whose notif I accidentally deleted. *headdesk*

[rose_of_battle]

To give us some connection to home we might not have?

[Because yeah, the castle may take it away again.]

lol

[whichwayyoulean]

And then we'd go home and leave it here. Or not. Or maybe it'd just be taken from us because the castle feels like it.

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[rose_of_battle]

I don't think it would be left here. [She's speaking slowly as she thinks.]

Maybe a copy would, but I know if I went home and didn't see the Doll, I'd wonder what happened to it.

[whichwayyoulean]

I copy is better than the actual thing.

[rose_of_battle]

[She nods.]

Especially with the power the castle has. I mean, it copied an entire city called Paris once.

[She pauses.]

What if it's getting the idea from someone's memory and making it real?

[whichwayyoulean]

Well there's a creepy idea. Maybe we're all just copies and our real selves are still home doing whatever.

[rose_of_battle]

That really doesn't make me feel any better, there, Once-ler.

[She pauses a second.]

But, I don't think that's true, because why send a copy back home but not give it memories of being here if it comes back?

[whichwayyoulean]

You expected anything different from me?

...Maybe. But nothing in this place makes sense.

[rose_of_battle]

I don't know? Maybe?

[TOTAL SARCASM.]

That's very true. There are times I'm afraid to either go to sleep or get out of bed.

[whichwayyoulean]

Theeeeen you haven't learned yet.

[Teasing. Mostly]

Tell me about it, you never know what this place will do to you next.

[rose_of_battle]

I've never been good at school.

[Some more teasing from her....Hmmm...things are getting better?]

Some warning would be nice, though. Or at least something telling people who aren't familiar with things what's going on.

[whichwayyoulean]

You know, a little part of me did figure you as a rebel.

[Yes, good, he's missed this]

I think that's asking way too much.

[rose_of_battle]

Nnnnnnot exactly, but it sounds better than the truth.

[She's missed it, too, but she's still hesitant.]

Maybe I can wish for it? [Yeah, said in that hopeful, sarcastic tone people get.]

[whichwayyoulean]

Oh yeah, because, you know. This is a magical wishing castle, with no drawbacks to wishing at all. You should wish for that and a pile of diamonds, too.

[rose_of_battle]

[Oh, now you get a bit of nervous laughter.]

Heh. Heh heh. I've, uh, already wished for diamonds. When I first got here. I think I still have some.

[whichwayyoulean]

...Wow really? Well you can just go and buy yourself a jacuzzi or something.

[rose_of_battle]

What's a jacuzzi?

[whichwayyoulean]

It's a really warm pool you can sit in, that has a bunch of bubbles in it. It's super relaxing.

[rose_of_battle]

So, it's like a Hot Spring?