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Electric Challenge #8 asks us which of our fictional worlds we would most enjoy living in. At which point I realize that most of the worlds that I have played games in, I may not be all that interested in being a part of, unless I end up being a protagonist. Being an NPC in a lot of games is pretty dangerous, whether it's the roving gangs of adventurers, the villains doing their best to level everything, and how difficult it would be to have any kind of comfortable living in many of the fantasy worlds that I've been in (or their technological dystopian counterparts.)
Like, I also want to know whether I'm living in the world where the adventurers find the True and Golden Ending and everything is the best they can be or whether we're in the ending where the heroes fail and we're on our way to the worst of the Bad Endings. That's stressful enough on this reality.
In terms of worlds I've played where it wouldn't be terrible to live in, the world of Pokémon seems like it would be a good fit. I could continue to do the profession I do, and perhaps the kids and I would have friendly trainer battles and the like, and even though there's always the local crime syndicate that has to be dealt with, they can be dealt with by kids with sufficiently powerful Pokémon. As an NPC, being in the Pokémon world seems like it's a relatively safe bet without too many potential world-destroying events happening.
And who knows? I might end up being one of the Gym Leaders. Although that would mean having to specialize in a type of Pokémon, wouldn't it?
If it were the kinds of worlds where I knew I would be heroic and that I would find the right pathway to the best ending, it would be good to be part of the Kingdom Hearts universe, mostly for the opportunities to traverse the worlds and keep the light strong. Or possibly study under the Master who figured out how to bridge both his light and his darkness.
Like, I also want to know whether I'm living in the world where the adventurers find the True and Golden Ending and everything is the best they can be or whether we're in the ending where the heroes fail and we're on our way to the worst of the Bad Endings. That's stressful enough on this reality.
In terms of worlds I've played where it wouldn't be terrible to live in, the world of Pokémon seems like it would be a good fit. I could continue to do the profession I do, and perhaps the kids and I would have friendly trainer battles and the like, and even though there's always the local crime syndicate that has to be dealt with, they can be dealt with by kids with sufficiently powerful Pokémon. As an NPC, being in the Pokémon world seems like it's a relatively safe bet without too many potential world-destroying events happening.
And who knows? I might end up being one of the Gym Leaders. Although that would mean having to specialize in a type of Pokémon, wouldn't it?
If it were the kinds of worlds where I knew I would be heroic and that I would find the right pathway to the best ending, it would be good to be part of the Kingdom Hearts universe, mostly for the opportunities to traverse the worlds and keep the light strong. Or possibly study under the Master who figured out how to bridge both his light and his darkness.
