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Medium Samuel of the Platonic Shadow (#2758)

Owner: 0xCa19…BA3a

When Medium Samuel first died it came as a complete shock to him. One minute he was happily going about his business, the next he had been crushed to death by an impossible metal object traveling so fast he didn’t even have time to scream.

The main source of shock was that immediately after the moment of his death he found himself to be, alive and unharmed, a few seconds earlier in the timeline. As he stopped to process what had just happened he narrowly avoided the object that continued on its previous path and disappeared out of sight behind him.

He very carefully headed to the nearest drinking establishment to celebrate his good fortune, but after pushing his way to the front of the line to order his first mug of mead he noticed something strange over by the window. A golden ghost hovered a few centimetres off the floor, careful not to come into contact with any solid surface. It was semi-transparent so you could still see what was happening behind it and although roughly humanoid in appearance it looked extremely old. The creatures mouth didn’t move at all but he knew what it was saying as the words just appeared in his head.

The golden ghost asked if he wanted to be special. It explained that he wanted Samuel to make some small changes in the physical world that he wasn’t able to do and in return he offered a life of wealth and excitement. The requested changes were so small and inconsequential that Samuel didn’t understand what their impact could possibly be. Just little things like changing a 0 to a 1 in a ledger or introducing two people who worked in the same building to each other. He decided it was probably not wise to ask for the reasons behind the requests, just in case a being powerful enough to manipulate time wasn’t keen on questions and I can’t say I disagree with his risk averse approach.

As he goes about his assigned tasks Samuel can see glimpses, for a few brief minutes, of the other world where he died. It has long diverged from his world in many different ways but sometimes he feels guilty about those people who have only died in his new timeline so he acts as a medium to deliver messages between the worlds, easing the pain of loved ones.

So far he tells me the golden ghosts have not voiced their opinions on this activity so we can only assume they approve. Indeed I hope they continue to allow it so I can try and give some comfort to my family in the timeline where apparently I met an untimely end while fighting over a drink that was spilt as someone pushed past me.

Entered by: 0xFa43…08e9 and preserved on chain (see transaction)