The lighter? No, that's not from the Beholding. It was delivered with a table from the Web to the Archives. It's just an old lighter.
[It is just an old lighter. Isn't it?]
Why would I be that attached to it? I've never thought about it. It's just an old lighter. I think?
[And now he's starting to panic a little, but it is just a lighter. The table had been the main thing with that delivery.]
It's... probably nothing. Never mind.
What were we talking about?
[He goes to re-read Zexion's message, and his eyes just sort of... glaze over on the first question.]
I don't have much of a choice in the matter. Something happened, and I'm not human anymore. I need the Statements to survive. As I said, I don't particularly want to die. And even if Elias isn't here, the Beholding is. It's watching me.
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No, that's not from the Beholding.
It was delivered with a table from the Web to the Archives.
It's just an old lighter.
[It is just an old lighter. Isn't it?]
Why would I be that attached to it?
I've never thought about it.
It's just an old lighter.
I think?
[And now he's starting to panic a little, but it is just a lighter. The table had been the main thing with that delivery.]
It's... probably nothing.
Never mind.
What were we talking about?
[He goes to re-read Zexion's message, and his eyes just sort of... glaze over on the first question.]
I don't have much of a choice in the matter.
Something happened, and I'm not human anymore.
I need the Statements to survive.
As I said, I don't particularly want to die.
And even if Elias isn't here, the Beholding is.
It's watching me.