Then Scorpius finally allows himself to think of his extinct universe. And, intertwined with all of this, the curse of his existence. He knows that every decision he makes has an effect, even if it seems insignificant at first. After all, there are so many ways to change his life, so many paths to take, that he could not possibly keep track of them all. What would have changed if he had acted differently? An alternative world would have opened up in front of him, every damn time, and he would never have been able to know beforehand, or even estimate, which life he would end up in.