GODLY AUDIENCES: SIEG

[divus]

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[divus]

You're definitely missing out. [It sounds a little curious and a little sad all at once.] Even with everything going on here, everybody's got a little time for some fun. That's what the snow was for.

[heartmunculus]

Being here is nice. I haven't been around people in a long time. It... would be a lot better if it didn't end in people dying each week.

That's what snow is for?

[divus]

I haven't been around people in a long time either. The...death is a little much, but it'll all be over soon. I promise. Just hang in there.

[There's a nod.] You've never built a snowman or had a snowball fight, huh?

[heartmunculus]

There wasn't any snow in Romania when I was there.

... I didn't spend a lot of time in your wing last week.

[divus]

You should've. You could have learned a lot of stuff, but I think we can arrange that.

[There's a pause, and suddenly:] Think fast. [And a soft, powdery snowball is tossed to Sieg out of nowhere! Even though they're in the game room? Weird.]

[heartmunculus]

[Bweh?

There he goes, getting hit by a snowball straight in the chest.]

Where did that come from?

[divus]

Does it matter? [There's a chuckle.] It doesn't make it any less real, does it?

[heartmunculus]

It was a real snowball.

Indoors? Are you a mage?

[That's so minor for magic but that's the first thing he thinks of.]

[divus]

That's a pretty good guess. [Merriment is not explaining.] But not quite. Some of us kept some powers after we ascended...that one's mine.

[heartmunculus]

[... Well he could be a mage. They're pretty bad at giving direct answers.]

Making snowballs?

[divus]

Making snow and keeping up with the winter weather. Pretty cool, huh?

[heartmunculus]

[:o!]

I didn't know somebody was responsible for winter. That's amazing.

[divus]

Yeah, that's all me! Snow and ice and blizzards and everything...I used to travel everywhere to bring winter around.

[heartmunculus]

It sounds like you were a god of winter even before you came here.

[divus]

I don't think I'd count myself as a god. What even makes a god a god?

[heartmunculus]

People believing in them, I think.

Do you want to be a god?

[divus]

[Ow.]

...yeah. It's not a bad option.

[heartmunculus]

What would your world be like?

[divus]

...Sieg, what's the one thing that's most important to you? The thing you'd protect no matter what?

[heartmunculus]

[It's immediate the way most of his answers aren't.]

Rider.

[divus]

[Oh.] Who's Rider?

[heartmunculus]

Astolfo. He was the first person who tried to save me.

[divus]

He sounds important then. [...] Sieg, in my ideal world, I want it to be a place where you can protect what matters most with ease. There are some people that want to let darkness come in and take over, rule and make people fear them, but that's not me. I never wanted something like that. All I want is a place the light never goes out and you can keep your most important things and people safe.

And a world where people remember it's not always about responsibilities. You can't go through life without having a little fun along the way.

[heartmunculus]

He's very important to me.

[He's kind of a pain for other people and Sieg knows that. But a person who always constantly strives to go no matter what is a good thing.

Sieg nods, he can understand a world like that. Especially when Merriment is aware of the people who would rather make the world worse.]

... Is that why you made the game room?

[divus]

Ehhh sort of. The game room's a place I wanted to make so you guys always had something to take your mind off of the bad parts of this game. It may not always help, but it's always here.