GODLY AUDIENCES: SENRI

[divus]

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[usogi]

[Perfect!]

Then nothing brings me greater happiness than that, Cheri!

[and he'll finally stand, further examining his costume as he does]

Oh - but I do have some more questions, if that's okay?

[divus]

Of course it is. You're going to help me win this! Answering your questions is the least I can do.

[He needs Senri a lot more than Senri needs him, tbh. That's true for all the gods.]

[usogi]

[senri needs anyone that has offered him the opportunity to find his mother and that's the bottom line as far as he's concerned!

also he's lonely and sincerity is nice :'( ]

Neat!

Thennnn - Passhi said that we'd be doing a contest of lies. If it's normal lies and stuff about myself, easy, no problem - but she said we might need to make other people doubt someone's character? That's... less my style.

And you said you need the most followers so... what's the actual structure of the game like?

[he actually doesn't like making people unhappy despite being a fake bitch, so if it's just convincing people that sincerity's the best he'll just do that]

[divus]

[wow that's depressing]

Well... how to explain... [Sincerity taps his fingers along one of his arms, then snaps his fingers at is occurs to him.] Oh, I know! It's kind of like hana ichi monme. Did you play that when you were a kid, Sen-chan?

[usogi]

[aggressively googles]

Oh - like the game where you choose people for your side....? Is that how each god has a team - do you have other followers besides me?

[divus]

Right. Think of it like that. If everything goes well, we can play it like hana ichi monme, and everyone can stay in the game until the end.

[That's, uh, that's a pretty big if.]

Nobody has to get hurt as long as we recruit enough people to our team and fast.

[usogi]

[ . . . . . . ]

But people can get hurt - what makes them not count in the game anymore? How bad does it have to be for them to not serve their god?

[a sprained ankle? a broken leg? are they playing by sports rules where they get taken off the field if they collide too badly? or?

senri thinks of the weapons room -

or.]

[divus]

[ha, ha, ha.

Sincerity suddenly goes silent, because that isn't an easy question to answer. Frankly? It's not a question he likes to think about. When he does speak up again, his voice is heavy.]

The winner is decided by whoever has the most living followers at the end of this. Some of the other gods are probably going to try and get their followers to kill to make it easier for them to get a majority.

[usogi]

[how come those laughs weren't french

but senri will pause at that - and he thinks about it. he met a guy with a shotgun, then there's majima who's ex-yakuza, the weirdo intense brothers who might be ninjas....]

Will you try to get me to kill?

[divus]

[bc you don't want to believe adrien is horny :/ ]

I'd prefer it if you didn't have to. [...] But some people are going to try. If it comes down to either you or them, I'd rather see you stay alive.

[usogi]

[chad noir is where all of adrien's horniness is :/

anyway senri is going to pause at that. and he thinks it makes sense.]

As long as you don't ask me to go out of my way to hurt someone... I'll trust you.

[and that much he'll mean sincerely. he offers up a genuine smile, weak and tinged with fear as it may be]

... no matter what, we'll all get to go home after this, right?

[divus]

Exactly. That, I can promise you - you're all going home once this is done.

[Sincerity reaches over and puts a hand on Senri's shoulder.]

It's best for our team if I win, though. The winner is going to be the one with the power to grant everyone's desires.

[usogi]

[senri accepts the touch pretty easily, though he does blink in confusion]

... everyone's? Everyone in the temple, or everyone on your team?

[divus]

Everyone on our team. I'd like to do something for the others if I can, too, but...

[Sincerity shrugs.]

Some of the other gods? They'll send you back because they promised to, but they won't give you anything unless you helped them win. Totally uncool of them, don't you think?

[usogi]

[ . . . senri thinks about that]

So when you win - what do you get? You can grant the wishes of everyone who followed you - but if I die in the process, do I still get my wish granted?

[divus]

When I win, I become the most powerful god of all.

[Leader of the pantheon, the Zeus of this ragtag bunch of morons, yadda yadda yadda.]

As long as you're still my follower when you die, I'll grant your wish. But, hey - I'd rather you didn't die. So let's think about ways to keep you alive instead of all that depressing stuff, okay?

[usogi]

[listen he just knows when he's outnumbered - but also he manages a reassuring smile and a wink]

Don't worry, Cheri, I'm good at getting myself out of difficult situations.

[is he?]

But can you give me any hints on who your other followers are - how many people are we working with?

[divus]

[He starts to answer - but then suddenly falls silent. Hm.

A moment later, he makes a clucking noise.]

One of the other gods called dibs on telling you that, so I can't say.

[usogi]

Dibs...?

[and he just looks a little tired]

Mm, okay. So you do have to listen to each other on some things?

[divus]

Patience has one rule for you all to follow, yeah? [Well, it'll be two on Monday, but.] We've got rules we have to follow, too.

"Don't spill it all too fast" is one of them.

[usogi]

Reeeaally?

No matter how much you like me?

[senri shut up]

[divus]

[sincerity tries to

he really does

but he only manages to make some muffled whining noises because magic is a bitch and a half]

[usogi]

—oh, I didn't expect you to actually try!

[and he'll reach out for sincerity's hand because now he's worried he inconvenienced his god]

If it's uncomfortable or really impossible, don't worry about it - I'll be patient just this once!

[divus]

[Sincerity's shoulders droop a little - he's sulking...]

Some of us are more inclined to [word vomit] share than others. This was supposed to even the playing field.

[usogi]

[oh my god

senri just laughs briefly at that and he'll open his arms to offer sincerity a hug. a prince's duty is also to console his god.]

Ahaha... It's a disadvantage to me, I guess, but it's okay. I'm happy just knowing that you tried to give me what I wanted.

[this is so fucking dumb]