[Nevermind the abject loneliness that came with only (well, mostly) finding his own company tolerable (and sometimes not even that). But of course Irhya persists, and as much as he didn't like to, it was probably easier to just explain.]
Either this copy doesn't share my personality, in which case I'd prefer it to not exist and save myself the hassle of dealing with it. Or it does, and I've manifested a perfect copy of myself. And along with it, my memories, my....
[This was never a comfortable thing to speak on, and he hesitates. Crosses his arms in front of him defensively, stares at the wall without really seeing it.]
You could say- that I'm not looking forward to meeting my own death. And this duplicate- brought into life fully conscious, fully alive... and fully aware that he has only a handful of hours left to him.
[How morbid. Emet-Selch sighs very quietly; it's barely distinguishable from a normal breath, but it's like a trace of his energy has just- vanished. And he never had much to start.]
...And so he would spend that time waiting to die, and I would spend it watching him.
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Either this copy doesn't share my personality, in which case I'd prefer it to not exist and save myself the hassle of dealing with it. Or it does, and I've manifested a perfect copy of myself. And along with it, my memories, my....
[This was never a comfortable thing to speak on, and he hesitates. Crosses his arms in front of him defensively, stares at the wall without really seeing it.]
You could say- that I'm not looking forward to meeting my own death. And this duplicate- brought into life fully conscious, fully alive... and fully aware that he has only a handful of hours left to him.
[How morbid. Emet-Selch sighs very quietly; it's barely distinguishable from a normal breath, but it's like a trace of his energy has just- vanished. And he never had much to start.]
...And so he would spend that time waiting to die, and I would spend it watching him.