GODLY AUDIENCES: RAY

[divus]

Comments

[selfimmolates]

Thanks, that'd help a lot—ah, though maybe it'd be for the best if you don't ask any other participants about it. Or else they'll suspect something, and we're trying to keep it on the down-low.

Anything I'd have to do for it?

[divus]

Oh--sure, I won't tell, then.

[He'll do his best!]

Um...n, no, it's okay...I don't want to make you trade anything for something like that. Besides, I can't think of anything.

[selfimmolates]

... Thanks. You're seriously one of the best gods here, Justice.

[divus]

[Justice can't help giggling.]

As long as I'm helping, that's good enough for me. Helping people is what we're supposed to be doing in the first place, after all!

[selfimmolates]

... Yeah. You know, regardless of whether or not you win, I know you're going to do well in this world.

[divus]

Aw, shucks...

[Justice can't help but sound bashful. Gosh!]

I hope you're right. I'm going to do my best no matter what happens.

[selfimmolates]

I know you will.

... By the way, where'd the dog come from?

[divus]

...actually, um...

[Justice looks down at the dog, too, pausing.]

Newt built it for me.

[selfimmolates]

[well then.

ray is going to do what he has a lifetime's worth of practice in, aka just go along with it no matter his own feelings on newt...]

... I'm sure he cared a lot about you.

[divus]

I don't really...understand.

[It feels like he should hate Newt. The man was lying to everyone, doing horrible things.]

When I asked him why, he said...he wants me to win. He said it was the truth.

[selfimmolates]

Well, according to him, he was also brainwashed, or whatever. So it's hard to know which was the real him.

... And besides, people are pretty complicated that way.

[divus]

Yeah...

[Justice sighs.]

There's still so much I need to learn about people.

[selfimmolates]

Even humans don't understand other humans. Just take your time.