D tried not to think too hard about the passage of time and the humans he cared about, however briefly he was in their lives. It was better that way, to not try to go back again. To not find that even the descendants of someone he knew had no knowledge of him.
People weren't always so happy and safe when he left their lives, it was pleasant to look back on the ones he'd been able to help.
"She wasn't the type to stay behind either. Is that why you're in this dream, or were you just unlucky?" Sometimes there was a reason, a purpose when beings whose existence extended beyond time and reality chose to spend their attention and efforts. Other times, it was merely by chance. D had seen both, and all had ended horribly.
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D tried not to think too hard about the passage of time and the humans he cared about, however briefly he was in their lives. It was better that way, to not try to go back again. To not find that even the descendants of someone he knew had no knowledge of him.
People weren't always so happy and safe when he left their lives, it was pleasant to look back on the ones he'd been able to help.
"She wasn't the type to stay behind either. Is that why you're in this dream, or were you just unlucky?" Sometimes there was a reason, a purpose when beings whose existence extended beyond time and reality chose to spend their attention and efforts. Other times, it was merely by chance. D had seen both, and all had ended horribly.