I used to think that the main choice you made was between good and evil, and choosing evil was tempting but–it was signposted. It was evil. There were skulls.
Now I think maybe the real choice, the hard choice, is between madness and reason. Red pill and blue pill. Faerie kingdoms and the realms of men.
And every kernel of understanding you gain is a point closer to
Hiiiii, future mes! So I decided I’d be the me who found out what would happen if she just raised ERO as high as she could. And, oh my god, I can’t tell you anything because you are so not ready to hear it, but take it from me, you were all worried about nothing. This is great. I don’t have a name any more though.
and the understanding and the madness aren’t just related they’re two sides of the same coin
Magic shall be written upon the sky by the rain but they shall not be able to read it;
Magic shall be written on the faces of the stony hills but their minds shall not be able to contain it;
In winter the barren trees shall be a black writing but they shall not understand it.