A little writing
The below was inspired by the Velveteen vs. writings of Seanan McGuire. They are worth reading, the link in the preceding sentence is to the first one.
Out of Season
There has long been discussions (to use a polite term) about the relation between the Seasonal Lands and the 'real world'. Some insist that the world would be better if the contact to the SLs was severed completely. As to that, consider a section of the Multiverse that is never visited (at least on purpose).
The reason this section isn't visited is that the worlds in it are ones where either there was never any connection (however tenuous) to the SLs, or said connection was completely severed. There are no superhumans on these worlds. In fact, there are no humans at all. Or, in fact, any sentient life at all no matter how primitive. Without any connection, there aren't any metaphors. No metaphors mean no drive. On the ones that started out without any connection, anything that reached the edge of being sentient would stop developing there. On the worlds that once had a connection to the SLs that was severed completely, every sentient life form just laid down and gave up, so to speak.
They are peaceful worlds, but boring. Any visitors from a different universe that stumble upon one, leave it as quick as they can. Because without metaphor, without imagination, these worlds feel unwelcoming to outside lifeforms. If any tried to stay, they might start finding themselves losing the will to live.
But they are so peaceful ...
Out of Season
There has long been discussions (to use a polite term) about the relation between the Seasonal Lands and the 'real world'. Some insist that the world would be better if the contact to the SLs was severed completely. As to that, consider a section of the Multiverse that is never visited (at least on purpose).
The reason this section isn't visited is that the worlds in it are ones where either there was never any connection (however tenuous) to the SLs, or said connection was completely severed. There are no superhumans on these worlds. In fact, there are no humans at all. Or, in fact, any sentient life at all no matter how primitive. Without any connection, there aren't any metaphors. No metaphors mean no drive. On the ones that started out without any connection, anything that reached the edge of being sentient would stop developing there. On the worlds that once had a connection to the SLs that was severed completely, every sentient life form just laid down and gave up, so to speak.
They are peaceful worlds, but boring. Any visitors from a different universe that stumble upon one, leave it as quick as they can. Because without metaphor, without imagination, these worlds feel unwelcoming to outside lifeforms. If any tried to stay, they might start finding themselves losing the will to live.
But they are so peaceful ...