I know, I know. That isnβtβ I didnβt think you were here trying to strong-arm an answer out of me. But I need to clarify, I have to get it off my chest now that itβs been brought up.
[He has to exert this small amount of control over the situation, he has to give his version of the narrative, or it will hang over this head forever. The idea that Thancred might doubt him, even if it is a small shadow of a thing, will never not stop pacing around in his mind.]
So, the Infinity Stones. They were six unbelievably powerful gems tied to various aspects of the universe. Space, Reality, Power, Soul, Mind, and Time. Needless to say, if someone possessed all six of them, they could do anything they wanted. Reshape reality. Bend time. Move planets, warp dimensions.
[A heavy pause.]
Wipe out half of all life in the universe.
[Talking about this, itβs strange how it still makes him feel sick to his stomach. Dread churning there, like it never left.]
Thanos sought them all out to achieve his goal. We did everything we could to stop him, but our chances of overcoming him were slim to none. In almost every conceivable scenario, we would lose β I know, because I was the guardian of the Time stone, and I used it to peer into a vast number of possible futures to look for even one way of losing the least amount of people. So that half of all life would someday, eventually, be saved.
There was one. And that one involved giving up the stone, allowing a few of us to die, and letting Thanos have his victory for a five long years. So I made that call. [He flexes his hands, wrings them together, before he catches himself and keeps them still.] I'm giving you the watered down version of everything, but basically: one of those sacrifices, the permanent ones, was someone Wanda loved.
She was... angry when she found out. I can't blame her for it.
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I know, I know. That isnβtβ I didnβt think you were here trying to strong-arm an answer out of me. But I need to clarify, I have to get it off my chest now that itβs been brought up.
[He has to exert this small amount of control over the situation, he has to give his version of the narrative, or it will hang over this head forever. The idea that Thancred might doubt him, even if it is a small shadow of a thing, will never not stop pacing around in his mind.]
So, the Infinity Stones. They were six unbelievably powerful gems tied to various aspects of the universe. Space, Reality, Power, Soul, Mind, and Time. Needless to say, if someone possessed all six of them, they could do anything they wanted. Reshape reality. Bend time. Move planets, warp dimensions.
[A heavy pause.]
Wipe out half of all life in the universe.
[Talking about this, itβs strange how it still makes him feel sick to his stomach. Dread churning there, like it never left.]
Thanos sought them all out to achieve his goal. We did everything we could to stop him, but our chances of overcoming him were slim to none. In almost every conceivable scenario, we would lose β I know, because I was the guardian of the Time stone, and I used it to peer into a vast number of possible futures to look for even one way of losing the least amount of people. So that half of all life would someday, eventually, be saved.
There was one. And that one involved giving up the stone, allowing a few of us to die, and letting Thanos have his victory for a five long years. So I made that call. [He flexes his hands, wrings them together, before he catches himself and keeps them still.] I'm giving you the watered down version of everything, but basically: one of those sacrifices, the permanent ones, was someone Wanda loved.
She was... angry when she found out. I can't blame her for it.