GODLY AUDIENCES: RAY

[divus]

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[divus]

[It's fine don't worry about it.]

...Ray, why don't you tell me what you would actually use Uchiha-san for. Maybe that'll be easier to brainstorm.

[selfimmolates]

To win this competition, of course. However, there are are three conditions that have to be met.

First, for you to be the winning god, assuming I'm still following you. Second, for me to ideally still be alive at the end, to deal with any last-minute developments. Third, for nothing to go off the rails like Patience suddenly showing up and changing the entire thing.

What complicates things is that at least one of those doesn't align with Sasuke's goals, if any of them at all.

[divus]

I'm gonna guess that me winning isn't on Uchiha-san's agenda, considering. [Considering Itachi did a Bad.] You could just strike a deal with him that he's going to protect you from a mortal blow, and then he makes a deal with one of us to protect himself. That's just one loophole.

[selfimmolates]

I don't know if he feels like he owes me that much.

[also jan refuses]

[divus]

Has he said who he wants to win...?

[selfimmolates]

Justice, because he's still young and innocent or whatever. If he can't have that, I'm pretty sure he'd rather have you all dead.

[divus]

Has anybody told him that's a really bad idea? Or at least a really stupid one?

[selfimmolates]

Well, I told Takaomi. Maybe he told Senri, who'd probably tell him that.

But it ain't going to be me at this stage. Our "alliance" goes more smoothly if he thinks I'm of a like mind.

[divus]

I'd trust Shishimaru-san more than Nito-san at this rate for something delicate like that...

[She likes Senri just fine, but my god.] Sometimes the way you think is a little scary. What happens if he ever finds out that you aren't of a like mind? Did you think of a plan for that?

[selfimmolates]

Well, I haven't been actually lying to him. I just don't outwardly disagree.

In any case, I've been helping him because of potential situations like that. As long as I'm still useful to him, he has a reason not to kill me right away. If that ever changes, then I'll kill him myself.

[divus]

Lies of omission are still lies, you know.

But can you like. Not kill him? Or anybody? We talked about this. [Ray...] You're probably one of the smartest people we have in this game, so I don't see him devaluing that anytime soon.

[selfimmolates]

In that case, I'm not ashamed to admit I lie all the time.

[he shrugs.]

I don't carry these weapons for show. If something—or someone—threatens me, I'll deal with it in whichever manner is most effective.

[divus]

[...there's a pause.]

Okay. What's going on with you? [Zero judgment, but it's a question she's wanted to ask for a while.]

[selfimmolates]

What do you mean?

[divus]

You're not stupid, but can you maybe treat me like I'm not either just for right now? Lately when we've talked you're a little more relaxed and less business and combative.

[And something changed.]

[selfimmolates]

I've just decided to focus. That's all.

[divus]

I understand that, but...your focus can be on multiple things, can't it?

[selfimmolates]

I was brought here for only one thing, though.

[divus]

...so you want to go back to only focusing on that. [Ugh.]

You get why I don't think that's a great idea, don't you?

[selfimmolates]

Considering what you're like, I expected it.

[divus]

I can't force you to do anything. [So there's that.] I can wish that things were different, I can be mad at people, and I can try to help, but I can't force you to change your mind.

I can support you from here...but...[There's a pause.] I still want you to be honest with me. And I'll be honest with you. Think it's possible to ban lies of omission between us while I'm not wearing a mask?

[selfimmolates]

[...]

Did Senri put you up to this?

[divus]

No, I'm actually still kind of pissed at him.

[selfimmolates]

For what?

[divus]

What the hell do you think? [She's very defensive of this 12 year old and Senri broke him??? That's not cool.]