GODLY AUDIENCES: SENRI

[divus]

Comments

[usogi]

[ . . . .

he holds on tighter to sincerity's hand like that, and looks away quickly as if that'll hide that his eyes might be welling up with tears again]

.... I -

I'll do my best until then. And I'll stick with you for as long as I can, and get as many people as I can to join you too....

So you don't have to worry about that. I promised you - a pact between a prince and a god, right?

[divus]

Right.

[Sincerity squeezes his hand.]

I'll be counting on that promise. The best outcome is that we win this together.

[usogi]

... I'm going to work really hard for that outcome, promise.

[and that's not a lie.]

Ah... Cheri, while I'm here - can I ask you something else? Indulgence said that every god has a skill they have that they can grant easier than other gods. Like how he can make items appear... can I ask what your skill is?

[divus]

Mine is giving honest answers.

[...uh]

If I don't know something, I'll say so. If I'm not allowed to say something, I'll say so. And if I know the answer to something? For my followers, I'll say it plainly. For people who aren't mine... well, nothing I say will be untrue, but they might have to think about it a little harder.

[usogi]

Ah, I see.... That's helpful....

[ . . . ]

I still need to learn to ask better questions then.

[hE'S SO BAD AT THIS]

Mm, am I allowed to ask who your other followers are? I know Madopyon is... but can you give me a hint to find the others?

[divus]

Not revealing the alignments of the other participants is the biggest rule we're not meant to break, Sen-chan. It's a real no-no!

[usogi]

[hmmmmmph. he doesn't look happy about it.]

Okay.... I'll figure something out.

[he doesn't know what that is yet but.]

Oh but speaking of rules... I talked to Ambition - and it sounds like she might need friends? I'm worried about her... She's really abrasive at first, but if she doesn't win this, I want to make sure that the world is still one where she can be happy. So I was wondering if maybe you and some of the other gods might be able to try to be nicer to her so she doesn't feel so angry?

[talks to one of britt's gods about another one of britt's gods]

[divus]

[hooooooo boy.

On the one hand, Sincerity has to admire Senri for this. And in literally any other situation, it would be great. In this case, though...]

Sen-chan, did she tell you which gods she's friends with already?

[usogi]

Cunning and Disorder.

[which by the way - ]

And I know, I know Disorder doesn't like you - I don't like her either! [she flirted with taka!] But Bambi is juuuust like one of my friends from home so I don't want to leave her with just bad friends....

[divus]

Do you have any idea how hard it's going to be to cross them and get away with it? Like, sure, I'll definitely try to be a little nicer to her, but she doesn't spend a lot of time away from them.

[He sighs.]

The three of them are as thick as thieves.

[usogi]

Hmmmmm. Of course it couldn't be that easy...

Do you think I should try to talk to Cunning, Cheri? I'm too nervous to talk to Disorder - and I'm mad at her. But if there's a chance I could get along with Cunning....

Ray-kun said you told him not to chat up too many of the gods, or else they think you're going to join them, so I'm trying to figure out what to do....

[divus]

Cunning will want something from you if you do.

[Sincerity's just going to say that upfront.]

Talking to the gods isn't necessarily a bad thing, but if you do it often enough, they are going to think you want to join them. And for some of them, that's no big deal. Others? They'll get real bitter over it.

It's your choice to make. All I can do is give you information so you can make that choice.

[usogi]

Want something....?

[what]

Uchiha said that the gods need us more than we need them - but I have to pay a price to even talk to Cunning?

[divus]

Oh, he'll let you talk to him. But while you're there, he'll try and get you to agree to things. He's a smooth talker!

[usogi]

That's supposed to be my thing - but I don't know if I can compete against a god of it.....

What do you think about Disorder and Ruin then, Cheri? I've heard about them from the participants, but I was wondering if they're any different on the gods' side.

[divus]

Well, apparently, they're out to get me!

[he is



sulking]

[usogi]

[oh no honey

senri will reach out his other hand to take sincerity's in both of his now]

You're really charismatic. It makes sense to be jealous, Cheri. I still think you're amazing.

[please just even half a braincell in this conversation]

[divus]

[there are zero braincells in this conversation]

I mean, I know I am, but seriously? Why are they going after me first? I didn't even do anything to them! ...well, maybe I read that poem a few times too many, but I didn't think it was that bad.

[usogi]

[ . . . . ]

Cheri, please don't make this harder on your followers....

Do you think they sent someone after Chuuya-san then?

[divus]

[Sincerity shakes his head.]

I don't think so...

[usogi]

.... okay. It's not for sure though - but I'll keep that in mind when I try to figure out what happened tomorrow.

But if it's not that, then how are Disorder and Ruin trying to go after you?

[divus]

I heard from one of the other participants - apparently one of them mentioned to him that they had a truce to take me down before they go after each other.

[HEAVY SIGHING.]

It won't work, but still. Rude! I never even did anything to Ruin!

[usogi]

Is Ruin just like that?

[senri please]

[divus]

She always acted friendly to me! She was just, like, also really scary other times.

[usogi]

Scaryyyy. This is why I don't want to talk to her!

[senri has talked to only the gods with nice-sounding names and sent the emos to talk to the rest and that's how he's playing this game]