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[lunchbreaks]

Hello, um, everyone. This is Aziraphale. I know I haven't met all of you, but I have gotten to know a good number of you as of late, and I've come to like you all a great deal, so it doesn't sit quite right with me not to apologize for recent events.

The sinking of the ferry was inexcusable. Our-- my failure, was a direct result of poor planning and lack of transparency, but I do need all of you to know that the intention had been to find our only way out of Beacon as other methods had been exhausted, and it was always in the plan to make subsequent trips for everyone remaining who wished a return home.

But I know that no amount of good intention will bring it back, nor heal your injuries, nor surface the supplies it was carrying. For all this, I am deeply and terribly sorry; this was, in no way, how I should have repaid all your kindnesses. I understand your anger, and you can direct it at me, if you would like, if you have need of a place to focus your ire.

However, I am afraid, actually, that I must ask a favor. I have, though not for lack of trying, not been able to retrieve much of the sunken raw material - if anyone should lend abilities, magical or otherwise, to help in the rebuilding of the ferry or the docks, you will have my deepest gratitude, for whatever that is worth.

I will try to assist with this as much as I possibly can, and otherwise will be available to assist those who require healing, though my ability to do so has been stunted.

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bruh i'm sorry you had to write all this out

[lunchbreaks]

Dear Parker,
I know that humans are very innovative, creative, and have boundless amounts of determination and will. But the kind of science and math you are speaking of could be someone's entire life's work, or generations' worth of it. Now I don't know how complex these devices we use to speak to each other are, but I do know of the kind of resources we have at the library, and it's not much. We could possibly find a way to stop time, but to do so is energy expensive.

The goal was to ferry anyone additionally arriving here out until those two years were expended. Should the World Eaters come to Earth-- my version in particular-- the remainder of our galaxy and some neighboring galaxies are devoid of life. They are full of stars, but those can be recreated. There would be, of course, some challenges in baiting them away from Earth, but hardly as impossible as an extended stopper in time.

Sending the World Eaters to an isolated planet, I think, is a good idea, but in addition to knowing nothing of the how or why we came to arrive here, we know little of the properties of their very being or how to contain them. We can't even study them from afar; we have no idea if they are corporeal, supernatural phenomena, colliding black holes... We do not know if they will be affected by what affects us here, nor do we have the leeway for a test run.

If you would like, you can try asking the spirit under the trap door of the church. It seems he may know something about the World Eaters that may help you, but he refused me, and then the church was destroyed.

Perhaps if you think you have enough time to engineer what has brought us here, we could return everyone home through that and shut it down. That should at least keep anyone from being further drawn here, and perhaps allow us to come up with a more solid plan elsewhere.
Sincerely,
Aziraphale.

[webshoots]

Stop time? That's what you got from that? We try to stop time? Geez, no wonder you think we're out of options. Meanwhile, I'm going to (neatly) sidestep that lack of leeway for test runs comment because I KNOW you don't need me to point out the hypocrisy.

But before I do -- if I'd like? That's great, thanks for the recommendation. I'll let you know if the fact that I haven't participated in mass resource destruction runs in my favor.

If you're taking advice though - next time? Maybe try running an opinion poll to see if your great idea actually floats with the general public.

(Oh, and the most complex thing about these devices is the fact that they don't need charging. Just a by-the-by.)

[lunchbreaks]

Dear Parker,
I am not sure what you mean by charging, but it seems like they are not very advanced to you, so I don't know how you would get them to support calculations as advanced as you need. I am not very good with technology, but I believe one of my friends might be more helpful in that endeavor.

[ Except that Peter probs doesn't want to talk to him 'cause this entire thing was his plan.

He also writes out responses to the rest but deletes them because he doesn't think they're contributing at all to the conversation, though there is a metric tonne of "Aziraphale is typing..." "Aziraphale has entered text..." ]

Sincerely,
Aziraphale.

[webshoots]

That is absolutely not where I was going with that.

[lunchbreaks]

Parker,
Yes, but I am trying to be helpful and I can't exactly help you with your computations.
Sincerely,
Aziraphale.