GODLY AUDIENCES: RAY

[divus]

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[selfimmolates]

... I can acknowledge that Chuuya is pretty dramatic.

[divus]

Yeah, I'm starting to get that, now.

[What a dang mess.]

I'm not planning on doing anything to hurt him; he came to that conclusion on his own.

[selfimmolates]

Good to know.

... Though what about hurting others in order to win the competition?

[divus]

I wouldn't think of it. I know I can be testy but I'm hardly violent.

[She's silent for a moment, thinking.]

But I can tell you want honesty and not half-truths, so I'll admit that if my followers decided to hurt someone to help me win, in order to have their wishes granted, I wouldn't stop them or punish them. As far as I'm concerned, they're allowed to do what they want and I'm not going to ask questions. Fair enough?

[selfimmolates]

[YOU PUNCHED A MIRROR]

That's about what I figured your stance would be, so yeah.

[divus]

So nothing outrageous...but what are you thinking?

[Disorder tilts her head back and to the side, seeming to be at ease.]

You can tell me, honestly. I want to know if I'm still coming off as someone who can't be trusted. That's, like, totally not how I've ever wanted people to look at me. I actually love having company.

[selfimmolates]

I'm admittedly concerned about your temper flaring up again.

[divus]

That's not something you need to worry about. I can't imagine anyone else going so above and beyond to upset me.

[Chuuya is? A lot?]

But since everyone knows about it now, all I can really do is prove myself. Actions speak louder than words and all that.

[selfimmolates]

[chuuya is a lot, it's true.]

That's true.

[...]

What kind of world are you hoping to bring about?

[divus]

One where the emphasis is on freedom. Freedom of choice, freedom of expression, and freedom from societal expectations. I think that my name gives the impression that I'm looking for, like, lawlessness and chaos, but that's totally not what I'm about. I just can't stand superficial ideals shaping the way that people are allowed to live in order to be their best selves.

[selfimmolates]

[he tilts his head.]

What did you do before becoming a god?

[divus]

I was a student. Why?

[selfimmolates]

Just curious as to what led to you those beliefs.

[divus]

[...]

I was the victim of a pretty insane bullying campaign.

[She doesn't really seem to want to talk about it, but for the sake of honesty...]

It led to me getting hurt pretty badly. I mean, like, literally, I actually almost died. So it's kind of turned me off on the whole "you have to be beautiful and fashionable" thing.

[selfimmolates]

[he doesn't know what an insane bullying campaign would look like, but he'll guess.]

... Huh. Well, I can understand why you wouldn't be too fond of "order".

[divus]

Exactly. My life got so much better after I stopped getting caught up in the status-quo and just accepted myself for who I am, faults and all. That's why I don't want a world where those kind of ideals are in the forefront.

[selfimmolates]

And which gods would you say might result in that kind of world?

[divus]

Sincerity, most of all. He's all about, like, people needing to dress their best at all times. "You feel best when you look best," he says, but like, what defines "best" and why should people have to meet those kind of standards to feel good? Newsflash: I love a good pair of heels but obviously everyone feels better in sweats.

[selfimmolates]

... Well, can't disagree with that. I prefer function over form myself.

[ray has probably like. not changed his style at all since he got here.]

[divus]

Right? People should be able to be comfortable the way that they feel comfortable and not, like, feel pressured into changing just because some kind of abstract standard says people will like them better that way.