I don't think it's rude. It's a smart question I would ask myself. This section of heaven was designed by us and by God, sealed tight to ensure you couldn't get out to the rest of heaven and nothing else could come in. There's a reason the train only makes select stops. But heaven as a whole has been closed off for even longer than we've been able to find information on. So the idea of outside influence isn't making sense.
That's right. Because you're all in a trial period with God, this place was created to be self-contained. Think of it like a safe. Nothing can get in without the correct combination, and the only person with that combination is God. And from the inside, there isn't another handle to open the door yourselves. It was how we knew what happened to Charlie must have come from one of you, even if we didn't know it was Jing Yuan.
God wasn't able to change too much about you that way. It was best to keep most of your biology in tact, such as the need to eat and breathe, so that the transition to go back would be easier. But any diseases you had should have slowed down their progress, or stopped all together.
With Jing Yuan, maybe it was just... inevitable, and too late to stop it.
Maybe. You might be able to do some research on your own here and see if there's anything familiar or similar. Have you spoken about this to many people here?
I see. [ a pause. ] Thank you for trusting me with that knowledge then. I hope that maybe you'll find others you feel comfortable telling, too. They might know of something similar where they're from and have an idea.
I believe so, yes. I'm sure if you asked God to let you forget, they could make that happen, but I feel like not remembering would negate the whole point of learning to redeem yourself.
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That's reassuring. [it should be.] So nothing should be able to come out or in to the parts we're able in.
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... I didn't realize diseases would still be with us in heaven.
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With Jing Yuan, maybe it was just... inevitable, and too late to stop it.
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But... we'll go back with the same diseases, right? If we go back at all?
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[ She's not mara-struck. She's still in control of her thoughts and body.
But she does nod. ]
Have you ever heard of Entropy Loss Syndrome?
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I haven't, no. What is it?
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[A slow, pained sigh.]
I'll slowly fade away. This process is barely noticeable to others... Almost imperceptible.
For now I can still do everything normally, talk, run, jump. Everything seems normal, but then you start doing things slower than others.
Then... even slower. Until the lines between your body and the world become blurry, the boundaries between them shatter.
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Like becoming a ghost. It's genetic, you said? How long has this been a thing for your people? Is there nothing to do to stop it?
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When I was alive, I was searching for a cure. I haven't found it yet, but I'm hopeful that someday I will.
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Is that the main reason you'd like to get back to your world? To continue that research.
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[ It's hard when you were bio-engineered with it. ]
Do you think Heaven might have some resources?
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Maybe.
Actually, do you know if we go back, will we remember what happened here?
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Is the loss from that, or... other types of losses? [ like people. homes. important things. ]
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