by Z Surakji
Welcome to the Temporal Intermediate of Multiversal Existence.
But you have known it as time.
Our job is rather simple: set things into the right motion. The worlds eyed down by every individual here are their own responsibility.
The Scripts provided with each universe have to be followed and played out to the very letter. We are given knowledge of all that is to exist within these pockets of creation, and then we ensure that it all goes according to plan. No hair out of place, no breeze blowing too early. We have to make sure every single entity existing within these existences plays its role in the grand scheme of things.
Failure is optional, undesired, but repairable nonetheless. Of course, with so much controlled chaos occurring all the time, things can get out of hand at times. But the emphasis here is more on controlled and not chaos. You see, should we fail to make something happen according to the script, the storm created by the failure only blows open doors of new opportunities to create ways of setting things back on track. Often, the Scripts include possible “What if” situations that help us utilize even failure.
Hearing all this, I am sure you’d think the job is an impossible one, or one which requires incomprehensible strength and power. But you couldn’t be farther from the truth! You see, our job is not to make the Script happen by doing everything in it ourselves. Oh no. Our roles are to influence the inhabitants of the realms we look after into working their part in making the vision come true. Sort of like planting a seed by tossing it into the air and letting it think it planted itself after falling back into the dirt.
The invention of the zipper? One of our members made a certain driver take a wrong turn which led to an archduke being assassinated, which in turn ignited a world war. Copy & Paste? Personal favorite. I just complained oncewithin earshot about how I wish I could copy the notes I’ve written down from one page and magically paste them into another one. Hummingbird Virus Apocalypse? Oh, never heard of it? Exactly.
Depending on the Influencer, the tactic chosen can vary from a careless whisper to natural catastrophes. Since we can always get things back under control, we like to have fun and test each universe’s unique characteristics. Because of the infinite nature of the universes, we never run out of new things to experience…and new ways of messing around with the existences.
Now that you’ve died in your own universe, you have been brought here to start your new, true phase.
Like everyone else around here, your death leads to the birth of a number of new universes and Scripts. These become the direct responsibility and property of their creator, and they are to be influenced by this single individual.
Welcome to the Temporal Intermediate of Multiversal Existence.
But you now know it as your new favorite place.Your desk is right there.
© Z Surakji 2023-07-13