#that said tho it’s true that PJÕL was supposed to be the first in a whole cycle of novels

[palms-upturned]

I think for me the thing I struggle with re: saying that the apocalypse is a certainty in the ElysiumVerse™️ is like… idk how to explain it other than for me it’s sort of similar to looking at things through a Doylist vs Watsonian lens even tho that’s not quite it. Yes, Sacred and Terrible Air takes place 22 years after Disco Elysium in the world of Elysium and the world ends. Yes, Disco Elysium makes references to the events/timeline of PJÕL. They are the same canon etc etc. But for me I still always come back to “I need you. You can keep me on this earth. Be vigilant. I love you.” “You could say we believe it because it’s impossible.”

It is literally impossible to argue that the world isn’t going to end which is why I have to believe that there’s a way to prevent it. U know? Because the Pale is the manifestation of nihilist acceleration and the only thing that keeps it at bay is belief in something else. “You are the miracle.” Etc. The only way to save the world is to first operate under the assumption that it can be saved. Be vigilant. Or whatever.