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Where Zandik had stumbled, Dottore played perfectly. It is, technically, a superior performance. Where age had stiffened Zandik's fingers and stolen the fluid ease of youth, Dottore played without fault. If he were a fairer man, he would have complimented Dottore, whose body has never, and never will, experience the weight of time.
Pantalone is aware of this. He is also aware that he does not care. He will admit, nostalgia does make him a little biased, and Pantalone finds that he still prefers Zandik's playing. He's certain that he always will.
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Elaboration on the quest
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17 Jun 2026
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There are many ways for a story to end.
In one world, the Doctor dies.
In another, the Regrator does.Faced with an outcome that should not exist, the Doctor, a man who values knowledge above all else, retraces his steps on where it all went wrong. That, while accompanied by an unexpected variable.
This is not a confession. It is an impartial eulogy.
Or: A retrospective featuring an unreliable doctor and an equally unreliable narrator.
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- Part 1 of Memento Iter
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11 Jun 2026
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in the delusion of man, an act of god by alicura
Fandoms: 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)
29 Mar 2024
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“Not to be rude, but you have a lot to learn about human society.”
"Teach me then,” Sunday says. Does he realize the implications in how he says that, while half-naked in his office? Probably not.
“I can start off by saying that we don’t usually start stripping in the middle of business meetings.”
“Usually,” Sunday says, one finger raised, like he’s found a gotcha moment.
Working with angels can drive a man insane, if only because it's often likened to bashing your head into a brick wall, repeatedly, while the angel looks on in chaste delight on watching the human perform. Aventurine, however, can roll with the punches; his angel is weird, and often disconcerting, but he sure is nice to look at.
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10 Jun 2026
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Half expecting to see him at his desk, Regrator walks into Zandik’s office and sits in the opposite chair, trying to stave off his disappointment in the dark. The room is dead silent, the desk empty, the chalkboards clean and blank. Regrator is left with nothing but the acrid, bitter aftertaste of being left behind. Lifetimes and lifetimes spliced together, moments of vulnerability and victories, camaraderie, bickering, and countless more of their strange, steadfast companionship. Dottore was his constant for better or for worse. Feofan can hardly remember a life without him. And as much as this was planned, knowing something is imminent is quite different than stepping through the threshold.
Pantalone returns home in the wake of Irminsul's burning.
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- Part 3 of Dottolone
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10 Jun 2026
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Happy Birthday, Zandik
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06 Jun 2026