Like me, The Superintendent is a spirit, and also like me, he can witness
events in other universes, and he can see more detail. But it’s more than
that. He’s also creating these branes, and controlling certain aspects of
them. Free will is still a thing, but the people’s actions always follow his
logic, and going against his explicit wishes is only possible once you’re
made aware that he exists. I mean, I’m the one telling you this story right
now, but I’m doing it through the Superintendent, and it’s being published
in his world. It’s called Universe Prime, and no matter what he tells you,
it’s because that’s what he decided to call it. It’s not the most important
brane in the bulk, but it’s the most important to him, so he got to name it.
He chooses the names for each of his universes, if he chooses to name it at
all. He is not a more powerful storyteller, or dreamer. Anyone can conjure a
new universe into being with nothing more than their thoughts. The
difference is that he understands that he’s doing this, and uses it to his
advantage deliberately. Every world I discuss throughout this series belongs
to him, except for this one today. Universe Prime is where he lives, and he
has no control over the outcome of events. But that doesn’t mean he exerts
no influence at all. Most of what happens in Prime is a result of
interference from a different universe, and if he really wants to, he can
make or break such occurrences. For his version of Earth, there is a quite
literal universal rule that it is to remain pristine and untouched. It’s
written into Martian Law, and honored by the Fosteans. It’s recognized by
the residents of Dextoculo, and frightens travelers from beyond the
membrane. No one messes with the Superintendent’s Earth, and that is in no
small part, thanks to the Superintendent himself.
He’s telling a story...a huge story. It’s so big that it’ll take decades
just to get everything out. He’s in control of it, even if there is a high
level of free will when it comes to individual choices. Everyone is so
afraid of going against him that they follow his rules with little question.
They know if they do something he doesn’t like, he’ll just wipe their story
away. The Ochivari would never dream of invading, even though it’s a logical
target. They’re struggling terribly with climate breakdown, and the future
looks pretty grim. My voldisil ability operates according to his timeline,
so I can’t see into its future from his perspective, but things are not
going well. If any planet deserves the wrath of a race of antinatalistic
mass murders, it’s his own. He won’t let it happen, though, for obvious
reasons. If the Ochivari attacked, he would just write a story where The
Allies of the Darning Wars all came together, and defeated them once and for
all. They don’t want that, so they stay away from Prime, and tread lightly
in the Composite Universe, and just leave it at that. Prime has plenty of
problems of their own. The Fosteans generally respect the rule about Earth,
but its leaders are not good people, and they are not peaceful. It and the
Composite are twins, and together, they form the Biverse, so they are
permanently linked, and dependent on each other. The Superintendent tells
their stories, but does not do much to make himself a part of it. They’re
strong-willed, resilient, and other than Composite, they probably contribute
the highest number of notable individual members of the Transit Army. I
don’t know how it ends, if it ever does, but I’ll be keeping a close eye on
it.
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