GODLY AUDIENCES: SENRI

[divus]

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[divus]

Oops--careful.

[Indulgence reorients the two of them as Senri's foot stumbles.]

Yeah, yeah, sure. But you know, wanting someone to be safe doesn't necessarily mean much. I've lost five followers, so what's one more? How many people wanted to keep Fortune safe? How many people like that kid Piety, but he hasn't regained a single follower in weeks.

[usogi]

... thanks.

[he's also a little surprised that he wasn't scolded for missing the step?]

I think.... it's complicated. A lot of people like Beauty, but he's down to one this week too. It's the difficult thing about this game. No matter how many gods I like, there's still only one of me... you know?

Maybe since you're making yourself more visible this week, you'll have more luck. People might've gotten discouraged when you turned down their offerings....

[divus]

Oh, come on! I only rejected like, four offerings! And then I realized I was being unfair and I stopped doing that!

[Gosh!]

Everyone here is so unforgiving. Disorder didn't get anything out of hosting, so I'm not so sure I'm feeling all that confident in my chances.

[usogi]

[four,,]

... first impressions are kind of important, you know?

[ . . . ]

I'm working on helping Dizzy get back on people's good sides - but if this week isn't kind to you, I'll try to figure out how to help you too.

[divus]

Nooot really all that much time left. Unless there's a major upset, Ambition's already won this thing.

[He doesn't like wasting his time!]

[usogi]

[he sounds

tired all of a sudden]

... I hate Advancement Opportunity.

[divus]

It's such a joke! Don't even get me started!

[He's immediately heated, clearly, this has been on his mind. Finally, he brings their tango to a close and starts pacing, arms flailing wildly as he speaks.]

There's something that really chafes me about how she and cunning keep getting all the followers even though people are being forced off their teams by her followers. Like, what gives, right?

[usogi]

[oh.

oops.]

Well... how'd you all pick the powers anyway?

[divus]

I don't know! Who knows what everyone else is thinking! I just made shit that I thought people would like!

[usogi]

... I guess that's considerate in its own way?

[divus]

Right? I made great powers that people would like, and I provide so many amazing things, and I've been giving out items practically for free, and for what? You play nice and it's not good enough, but you play not-nice and you're defamed! I just can't win--this game's a farce!

[usogi]

But you agreed to it, didn't you....?

[divus]

Yeah, well that was before we started playing it. And now that it's in action, it's clearly not working. We should've trashed it and reworked the whole thing after the first couple of weeks.

[usogi]

You really don't like that you're not winning, huh...

I mean - a reasonable feeling, I know everyone wants to win, but...

[divus]

There's nothing worse than being a loser.

[He's been eating a giant helping of humble pie this entire game.]

Can you believe it wasn't even until I became a god that I started feeling like one?

[usogi]

.... I don't think you're a loser.

[he tilts his head]

I mean - yeah, it's a game where you might not get to be in charge of everyone else at the end of this. But that doesn't mean you're a loser. You're still a god?

[divus]

[He waves a hand.]

It's all relative. I'm a god, so I'm not a loser in the grand scheme of things, but now that we're putting ranks on things, that means that there's still a loser god among gods.

[usogi]

.... are you friends with any of them...?

Cheri said he has fun partying with you, at least.