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be me
a monk living in the great fortified monastery of /rrat/
we're high up in the mountains so we're separated from most of the world
it's pretty chill
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our order maintains the tunnel and road networks through the mountain passes
so from time to time we get travelers from other places stopping by to rest and chat
mostly from the Council kingdoms and hIRyStocracy
they're pretty chill too
really the only issue comes with the topic of /ZomG/
their ruler slighted our order a long time ago and we brrats have a good memory
some monks believe that "unity" applies to everyone so they should be forgiven
while others think "unity" is only for the Council, so they shouldn't be forgiven
the teachings are vague on the matter so we squabble from time to time
you see, our patroness and deity is the chaos rat herself
we do our best to live by her chaotic teachings
such as taking vows of silence
daily long meditations for hours
focusing on self improvement of things outside the /vt/ plane of existence
encouraging unity among the realm
oh, and worship of the images of the chaos rat
like worship of the images
you should see our halls, their is so much art of her chaos-ness
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I hear a commotion in the gardens
walk down the hall to see what's up
two fellow monks are engaging in debate on the final letter
happens all the time
it's pretty silent up here so debates tend to echo all over attracting more monks and people
oh let me explain the final letter
her chaos-ness, in all her wisdom had a golden plaque made
on it is supposed to be "the supreme truth"
the words say "Baelz Rex Unitis H..."
some monks say the H stands for Humanity, others say Hope
both don't make sense
doesn't stop people from arguing over it
a huge crowd has gathered watching the spectacle
there's nothing else to do so we just watch
I turn to look at the monk next to me to strike a conversation
it's the ancient one
short of it is that he's some old man from the far east
apparently he has stayed here since the start of our order
he looks at me and smiles
"if you sum up all of their arguments, do you think the results would be Sub-Zero?"
he turns and walks away
I was enlightened

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Pub: 26 Feb 2022 10:47 UTC
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