> Does the presence seem hostile or anything like that, or is it trying to avoid the fear and hostility?
> If it doesn't seem hostile, try to strengthen our connection to the Gems to the point that we can call upon them, even a little bit, while keeping up the fear, agression and hostility.
>The presence definitely hostile insomuch as it trying to hurt you, and has been since you first encountered it. Having visited the void, though, you don't think it is due to any kind of hatred toward you. It simply regards you as a thing that needs to be destroyed, and an obstacle between it and the gems. But it does seem to be able to recognize threatening intentions. You think it does somewhat feel fear, though. At least enough to recognize something is threatening it, though the reaction seems to be more akin to survival instincts than terror.
>You try to strengthen your connection to the gems, using the small window you've gained, while keeping the presence at bay. Unfortunately, while it seems this place is only limited by your imagination, you can only focus on so many things at once. You're not able to effectively fight back the presence and reconnect to the gems. But, you have a little success in holding it off while strengthening your connection a small amount; enough that you can feel the gems as distinct objects rather than just some distant thing. It is like trying to do physical labor while balancing a book on your head, one is interfering with the other.
>The presence has stopped trying to dissolve the world you've created, now it is working actively to resist your attacks to force its way back into this world fully, and trying to get between yourself and the gems. For the moment, the two of you are at a stalemate, but you are not sure how long you can hold it off like this.
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