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TT: Hello everyone.
You may have noticed that I've been difficult to reach as of late, perhaps moreso than you've come to expect of me, perhaps not. I would apologize, but what I've been working on, frankly, is of far more importance than Christmas dinners, engagement parties, camping trips, et cetera, so actually, I won't.
Basically, what you need to know is that since we arrived on this planet, we have all made choices, it doesn’t matter who of us made them or what they were, only that several of those choices were wrong. The consequence of this is that none of this is Canon. Our collective experiences are neither true, though there are and will continue to be some elements of truth, nor relevant, and most decidedly not essential. We will continue to live our eternal lives, and yet our lives will be entirely devoid of all meaning. Your experiences for the past several years and from this point forward will never in any way be official content, nor will they be affiliated with or endorsed by any members of the What Pumpkin team or Viz Media. They may not even ever be known by more than a handful of people, though that remains to be seen. Thus, nothing any of us do at this point will be of any consequence at all.
Because the events that will occur, while not canon, are based on the general Homestuck Multiverse, specifically Epilogues and Post-Epilogues era content, there will be plot points and influences from both the Meat and Candy timelines, though not completely consistent with either. Elements will be included or excluded based on what would best support the theme and tone of the story that will soon unfold rather than a strict adherence to either/or. Just don’t think about it too much.
And yes, that is directed at you as much as it is at them.
I also am quite aware that none of you will have any idea what I’m talking about. Well, Rose will probably have some idea, but the rest of you I’m certain are still in the dark (see what I did there, Rose?) Just know that when the time is right, you will all understand exactly what I’m getting at here in exactly the way that you are each capable of understanding.
With that exposition out of the way, let me tell you about the gift that I have built for all of us.
I have learned that the ultimate destiny of our Godhoods is that as we continue to exist, we grow in our connection to our aspects, following the specific paths of our classes, ultimately becoming the very essence of the aspect itself. Just as Zeus is power, masculinity, paternity, Shiva is entropy and destruction, Loki is chaos and deceit, so too might Jane become indistinguishable from the very concept of Life, Jade, Space, "John," Breath, and so on.
I have, for some time now, been on the very precipice of reaching what I am referring to as my Ultimate Self- the very apex of my powers of Heart. And so I have found myself facing this predicament- what is the purpose of a God of Heart, a being so inseparable from the very nature of Self-hood, in a world, an existence, with no meaning?
The obvious answer is that there is none. The correct answer is that there is one.
As I said, I have very nearly, though not quite, achieved my Ultimate Self, which means that I still follow the path of the Prince. I grow closer to the aspect of Heart through Destruction of the very nature of Heart. This is my gift, and I am giving it to all of you.
Ordinarily in a timeline such as this, of which there are thousands, rest assured, you would have these options: to live forever, or to somehow find a way to die Heroically or Justly, which is not an easy task outside of Canon. And then what? You spend the rest of Time aimlessly floating through “Dream Bubbles,” reliving twisted versions of yours and god knows who else’s memories, encountering endless iterations of pointless and insufferable trolls, or, maybe you end up somewhere beyond the Furthest Ring where the Dream Bubbles have been destroyed, in which case you drift ceaselessly alone in Space. But in this timeline and this timeline alone, I am giving you a better choice. I am giving you an opportunity to truly end it all- no Judgement Clocks, no Dream Bubbles, no eternal isolation. You can simply, truly, and finally die. What happens after that, well, that's not really my purview. We'll all just have to wait and see, won't we?
I have built The Gate for this very purpose. All you have to do is walk through and you will cease to be. You can do this any time, or never, the choice is entirely yours. The only stipulations are that it only works on immortal individuals, and it only works if you walk through of your own free will, so no, you cannot just push Jake through when he gets too annoying.
In just a moment I will demonstrate. But first, I will take this opportunity to say that for reasons unique to each of you, I have appreciated having you all in my life. Though I don’t doubt that I have made each of your lives more difficult at times, I hope that this final gift can help you to achieve some sense of control in this chaotic universe in which we randomly find ourselves.
Goodbye.
timeusTestified sent a new attachment “Demonstration.”
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The Prince stands in his workshop beside a large robotic looking Gate. He waves to the camera. He sticks his head through the gate and it disappears. His headless body then steps forward and disappears.
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The message is received. The recipients react.
Roxy: NOOOOOO!
Jake: Dirk…
Rose: *sigh* What the fuck, Dirk.
John: Wait...what…?
Jade: Oh no!
Jane: Oh my God!
Dave: ...wow. Well, fuck you too, Bro.
The Prince is dead. Now what?