So I’m not sure what I can say here, considering Ascension isn’t much of a possibility for me. But I still wanna try to answer some things from my own point of view.
“Overseer has chosen Kim as her right hand. This means she disregarded all OoA-loyal candidates with this decision, including some obvious or logical choices like her Scribes Russell and Mike.”
Sure, I found it a bit surprising at the time. Hell, I still find it a bit surprising. But I do think this: @masterlock didn’t make that choice haphazardly. I believe @electrichippo was chosen to play that role for a specific reason, the same way Russell was chosen to be her Scribe. And I think only time will tell what that role will be.
“BoS members have been embraced back into the institute, without any accounting for their active attempts to destroy the OoA. OoA-loyal are expected to accept these decisions.”
We all started this journey as being somewhat within the banner of the OOA. It took time and the further evolution of our knowledge of the world we found ourselves in for some of us to make the choice to leave the OOA and side with the BOS. Remember, @rizzzoooooo and @electrichippo were at the final event, the coming of Gatekeeper One-and I’m pretty sure Sentinel himself was there too. I feel that bringing in those from the BOS could be seen as a way to bring together the Tension community after all that has happened. Naturally, I don’t expect anyone who sides with the BOS to leave. But I think it was a gesture done to bring everyone together now that Ascension is in full force. However, all these reports from Ascension only hint that things are only going to get even bigger…
“We’ve been loyal and had that discarded. We’ve made choices and had them deconstructed and mocked. We’ve been lied and betrayed to and it was played off.”
Personally, I don’t feel like this. I don’t feel discarded or ignored despite my position. I think @masterlock made the necessary choices required to do…something. I think she chose the people who she believed could help her carry out whatever it is she’s planning. She re-opened the doors of the OOA to the BOS despite the groups being enemies.
At the end of it all, there aren’t many people left who choose to stand with the OOA. Even I’m not fully accepting of the entirety of the OOA-to me, there are groups within it that need to be dealt with. Once they are gone, I believe things could improve-maybe even get better. But right now, I don’t think I’m being ignored.
I’m sure my time, as well as the time of the true followers of the OOA-the “True Believers” that @masterlock used to be at one point, the believers that the ODSM and the Clockmakers are scared of, will come.
And I’m more than ready for that day to arrive.
Mustafa Said.
