This text addresses the ontological question of whether it is possible to respond to primordial events that do not themselves respond to other events. In a dialogue with Filip Karfík, the author explores the nature of events at the most fundamental level of existence. The core argument suggests that a purely primordial event leaves no trace, rendering a reaction impossible unless it becomes part of a broader environment. Drawing an analogy from quantum physics, specifically the behavior of virtual particles emerging from the physical vacuum, the author illustrates how these transient entities usually vanish without impact. However, in the presence of real particles, an interaction can occur. This one-sided reaction is described as a mini-catastrophe where both parties are transformed into something entirely new and real. The text suggests that such mechanisms might operate at primordial levels and could even explain large-scale cataclysms like the birth of the universe. By bridging metaphysical inquiry with physical concepts of virtual and real existence, the work elucidates how reality emerges from originally isolated, non-responsive events.