[After everybody had a chance to settle down and console each other, Aranea decides it is time to take the floor. She motions briskly, her usual smile spread on her face.]
So, today was quite the adventure? I'm sure that you all have had quite the shock -- I know I have -- and I hope that you've had the chance to consider the ramifications the presence Her Condescension has on everyone. So long as she is here she will be a serious threat. This is an immutable fact that is obvious to all of us, and I would challenge you to feel emboldened to take actions against her while being auspiciously honest to the threat that she makes. I have no doubt that many of you have your thoughts on the course of action we should all take, though for now I would state for the record that we should perhaps abstain from sharing them openly until we've had a night to rest over it. Desperate actions will get us nowhere.
[She pauses, considering her words.] I also want everyone to consider the differences between her Condescension and our friend, Meenah. While they share many of similar traits, you must be made aware of the fact that they are distinct and separate people. Their origins are different. Their influences are different. Their actions are different. Although you may be tempted to attribute the same atrocities of one to the other, there is a fallacy in that reasoning. While I will not ask you to remove the beliefs and notions you may have had in your experiences with her, I want you to realize that Meenah is a different person and is deserving of a different opinion.
[She smiles again, returning to the point of her speech here.] But more to the point, the Condesce's presence may have more of a consequence that just her actions. The truth is that in the time that she is from, she has become less of her role and yet more of a threat. In the time that you have known her she has become an agent to a demon the likes of which this or many other universes can never hope to defeat. An abominable beast whose very birth required the death of two entire universes. One who's dominion is absolute dominance of time and who's power is sufficient to cause the absolute destruction of souls: the angel of double death. Her presence here may mark his ever-steady appearance in this universe. And considering the extent to his dominion, he may already be here.
[Storytime with Aranea]
So, today was quite the adventure? I'm sure that you all have had quite the shock -- I know I have -- and I hope that you've had the chance to consider the ramifications the presence Her Condescension has on everyone. So long as she is here she will be a serious threat. This is an immutable fact that is obvious to all of us, and I would challenge you to feel emboldened to take actions against her while being auspiciously honest to the threat that she makes. I have no doubt that many of you have your thoughts on the course of action we should all take, though for now I would state for the record that we should perhaps abstain from sharing them openly until we've had a night to rest over it. Desperate actions will get us nowhere.
[She pauses, considering her words.] I also want everyone to consider the differences between her Condescension and our friend, Meenah. While they share many of similar traits, you must be made aware of the fact that they are distinct and separate people. Their origins are different. Their influences are different. Their actions are different. Although you may be tempted to attribute the same atrocities of one to the other, there is a fallacy in that reasoning. While I will not ask you to remove the beliefs and notions you may have had in your experiences with her, I want you to realize that Meenah is a different person and is deserving of a different opinion.
[She smiles again, returning to the point of her speech here.] But more to the point, the Condesce's presence may have more of a consequence that just her actions. The truth is that in the time that she is from, she has become less of her role and yet more of a threat. In the time that you have known her she has become an agent to a demon the likes of which this or many other universes can never hope to defeat. An abominable beast whose very birth required the death of two entire universes. One who's dominion is absolute dominance of time and who's power is sufficient to cause the absolute destruction of souls: the angel of double death. Her presence here may mark his ever-steady appearance in this universe. And considering the extent to his dominion, he may already be here.