GODLY AUDIENCES: SENRI

[divus]

Comments

[usogi]

[sweetie,]

Uh-huh. I'll do my best, and Nito Senri's best isn't anything to sneeze at!

[ . . . ]

So if I send someone your way to talk to you, can you do your best to open your heart to them just a little bit? I promise I'll only pick nice people.

[divus]

I can try.

[she can't promise she'll succeed because THAT SHIT IS HARD and godly oaths are binding, but. she'll try.]

...if three people who aren't already my followers come and talk to me because you told them to, I'll get you a reward.

[usogi]

Really?

[damn he was gonna do that shit for free]

Hehe, okay, that I can definitely do. And I'll try to talk to the other gods so that they can try to be nicer to you too.

Is it okay if I visit you more too? Just to talk?

[divus]

Sure, I guess. Just give me something good when you make an offering. I'm Ambition, so unless you're one of my followers, you have to really try.

[also she's just

picky]

[usogi]

I'm gonna try to remake the coffee parfait so it's sweeter!

[that wasn't a lie, even if it was flattery,,]

Anything else you like? I know we can't do face masks or anything since [he gestures. robe.] but wanna do manicures together next time?

[divus]

Manicures would be fine.

[A beat.]

Maybe once I'm allowed to take down the hood you could help me with my hair for an offering. I wasn't allowed to bring my hairstylist with me, and it's been such a pain, even if nothing could make my hair look bad.

[usogi]

I'd love to! You sound like the type of girl who would look super pretty with braids. Or we can curl it a little? Just like a princess.

[why do all our threads go like this]

[divus]

[I DON'T FUCKING KNOW DANA THIS THREAD STARTED BY HER CALLING HIM OUT AS A LIAR!!]

That doesn't sound bad... well. Think about it! I'll expect something amazing.

[is he just her new personal stylist]

[usogi]

[WELL NOW SHE KNOWS AND HE STILL LIKES HER AND IT'S FINE]

Of course! Making things as pretty as possible is my specialty.

[including fabricating reality

anyway,]

Oh that reminds me - Indulgence said that all the gods have their own specialties when it comes to doing favors. Can I ask what yours is? Or if you know any other gods'...?

[divus]

I'm not allowed to tell you what the other gods' specialties are, but...

[You can practically hear the smirk in Ambition's voice.]

I'm the best at dropping hints about things to get around the rules. If you're smart enough to pick up on it, it can be useful.

[usogi]

[oh my god

senri laughs but also]

Mm, that suits you.

Ah, I would've loved to have someone like you on my side back home...

[divus]

It's not too late to switch to me, you know. Then I'd be on your side here, and you'd go back home with my blessings.

[does that sound godly?




ambition might be trying to mimic how piety speaks]

[usogi]

[senri offers a smile - though it's admittedly a little bit sad]

... I don't want to lie to you, so all I can say is that if it works out that way, then I will. So we can hang out all the time. I just don't know if I can agree to that yet.

But I do want to figure out a way for you to be happy - promise.

[divus]

It's still early.

[She's confident Senri will see his way to joining her eventually.]

...but I get it. You actually like your god, right?

[usogi]

Yup.

[though he's quick to make sure - ]

... but I like you too, you know.

I like a lot of gods... you all make it really hard to pick.

[divus]

If picking were easy, we wouldn't have needed to ask all of you guys to do it.

[just imagine the shitshow that pre-murdergame arguments were, senri



just imagine it]

[usogi]

[ . . . . singular but heartfelt yike]

Mm, that makes sense.

Well, you all have to live together here after, right... So it's best if you all get along sooner rather than later, isn't it?

[divus]

[stares at him]

How much mythology did you read before coming here? Did you, like, read any at all?

[usogi]

I read a few old plays....

[but if it's not for work, his grades are shit,,]

I guess I was just being hopeful.

[divus]

Maybe read some when you get back. Gods are always arguing with each other.

[usogi]

[he looks a little thoughtful at that]

... but you weren't always gods, right?

Do you think that if you met some of these people before you had to share a pantheon, you could've gotten along?

[divus]

Some of them, maybe. But others? No. Definitely not.

[usogi]

Oh.

[ . . . ]

Can I ask which ones you don't think you would've been able to get along with...? Since I heard that at the end all the gods will still need to have to rule together...

[divus]

Indulgence is an idiot and I'm pretty sure he was an idiot before becoming a god.

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

[usogi]

[senri tries really hard to keep from laughing

he tries really, really hard

but no he thinks that's

fucking awesome so he just loses his mind]

Ahahah, right?! You can't tell him I agree but - ahh, I agree, I totally agree!

[STOP]