That kind of environment has always helped me clear my head when I feel overwhelmed, so I hope it's of use to you when you feel as if you need to take a moment to gather your thoughts.
[There's a lot of them, so Piety takes a moment to gather their thoughts before responding. Let's just start with a few and go from there.]
I'm closest with Justice and Merriment. They're both very kind, and generally selfless individuals. I get the impression Merriment cares less about winning and more about preventing someone who may wish harm on others winning. As for Justice...[well, there's a clear measure of careful sympathy in their voice] I believe that Justice is far too young for a responsibility this large, though it's clear that he wants very dearly to be someone dependable.
Yeah, I got that impression from Justice. Good kid, but I don't think he's ready to rule a world. [...] That fits with what I've heard about Merriment too.
[Piety nods, glad that nobody's giving out wrongful images of some real quality pals.]
After them, I have a relatively good relationship with Beauty, Love, and Sincerity. They're all rather colorful characters, friendly and a touch eccentric...maybe a bit too...
[They let out a soft hum, trying to come up with the right word.]
Careless might be a little bit of an unkind word to use, and I certainly don't mean it as an insult. They're very bright personalities, but what they want...as far as their image of a world goes, can often touch on frivolous. I think maybe they just lack perspective on certain hardships--Beauty and Sincerity perhaps most of all.
[At the comparison, Piety can't help but give a soft laugh.]
I bet that's frustrating...but I bet it's nice, too, having someone like that in your life. Would you say it makes you endeared to those kind of qualities in people, even if you don't mirror the belief?
... I think the world needs people like them. [a beat.] Though I think it also needs people to balance them out before they go and get themselves killed through sheer idiocy.
Yes, I agree. People like them work better in partnerships with a more rational individual.
[People they perhaps had at home but don't have here with them now.]
And then there's Indulgence...ah...who I'd say is the most flamboyant of them all. Not an outright malicious person, but certainly both selfish and myopic. He claims often that he's been in a position of rulership in his previous life, but I can't put my faith in him that he truly knows just how to handle such responsibility. At least, not in a way that isn't short-sighted and somewhat self-serving. Doesn't really have any particular attachments to anyone as far as I know of, but then, I don't often have any luck when I try to talk to him.
[So indulgent even the other gods don't have much to say, go figure.]
Oh, she's a bit more on the severe side than I am, but I would say I've never had a particular issue with Fortune. Overall, she's an agreeable sort...if maybe a touch on the vindictive side.
I hate to talk poorly of any of them. Truly, they all do have their redeeming qualities, though they're often overshadowed by behaviors that I believe in some of their cases have manifested as learned defense mechanisms.
[They actually kind of feel a bit bad about how much flack they get, even though he understands it.]
I've never personally had conflict with Cunning, though I've always gotten the impression that his view of me may hold a measure of pity for my perceived weaknesses.
Ambition, I've always found, is a particularly lonely and misunderstood young girl who acts out in order to impress the wrong kinds of people. I feel very sorry for her.
[Piety's gaze lowers, thoughtful.]
But despite any of my efforts to get to know her and gain her trust, she treats ferocity with adoration, and hasn't shown any signs of self-reflection that I've seen. I believe she may feel that if she is not held in high regard or even feared, she somehow lacks worth or importance.
I have to agree with you. I'd like to see her have the time and influences to grow into herself and I'm sure, in time, she'd have a better idea of how to properly utilize a position of authority, but for now, her involvement only worries me.
Unfortunately, some among our ranks take their divinity to put them above humanity in a way that I disgree with. None of you are so simple as a means to an end...I hope they learn that sooner rather than later.
For the sake of what this contest has become, I suppose that's for the best.
[Piety thinks for a moment.]
...but even after all of this, they'll still be gods, and we'll still all have to work with one another underneath one voice. I want them to take this all to heart, and perhaps gain a better perspective of what it means to balance power and authority with responsibility.
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[Piety inclines their head.]
That kind of environment has always helped me clear my head when I feel overwhelmed, so I hope it's of use to you when you feel as if you need to take a moment to gather your thoughts.
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I'll probably be hanging around there often.
[...]
Can I ask for your opinion on your fellow gods?
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[There's a lot of them, so Piety takes a moment to gather their thoughts before responding. Let's just start with a few and go from there.]
I'm closest with Justice and Merriment. They're both very kind, and generally selfless individuals. I get the impression Merriment cares less about winning and more about preventing someone who may wish harm on others winning. As for Justice...[well, there's a clear measure of careful sympathy in their voice] I believe that Justice is far too young for a responsibility this large, though it's clear that he wants very dearly to be someone dependable.
[Poor little Justice.]
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After them, I have a relatively good relationship with Beauty, Love, and Sincerity. They're all rather colorful characters, friendly and a touch eccentric...maybe a bit too...
[They let out a soft hum, trying to come up with the right word.]
Careless might be a little bit of an unkind word to use, and I certainly don't mean it as an insult. They're very bright personalities, but what they want...as far as their image of a world goes, can often touch on frivolous. I think maybe they just lack perspective on certain hardships--Beauty and Sincerity perhaps most of all.
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[and love is too SOFT, as he thinks, like. all the time.]
I have a sibling like that back home. I'm always having to correct her plans for her.
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I bet that's frustrating...but I bet it's nice, too, having someone like that in your life. Would you say it makes you endeared to those kind of qualities in people, even if you don't mirror the belief?
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... I think the world needs people like them. [a beat.] Though I think it also needs people to balance them out before they go and get themselves killed through sheer idiocy.
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[People they perhaps had at home but don't have here with them now.]
And then there's Indulgence...ah...who I'd say is the most flamboyant of them all. Not an outright malicious person, but certainly both selfish and myopic. He claims often that he's been in a position of rulership in his previous life, but I can't put my faith in him that he truly knows just how to handle such responsibility. At least, not in a way that isn't short-sighted and somewhat self-serving. Doesn't really have any particular attachments to anyone as far as I know of, but then, I don't often have any luck when I try to talk to him.
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Sounds appropriate for a god of Indulgence.
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[So indulgent even the other gods don't have much to say, go figure.]
Oh, she's a bit more on the severe side than I am, but I would say I've never had a particular issue with Fortune. Overall, she's an agreeable sort...if maybe a touch on the vindictive side.
[But nobody's perfect tbh.]
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I'll keep that in mind.
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[The nega squad. Piety already sounds weary.]
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[They actually kind of feel a bit bad about how much flack they get, even though he understands it.]
I've never personally had conflict with Cunning, though I've always gotten the impression that his view of me may hold a measure of pity for my perceived weaknesses.
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he just nods.]
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[Piety's gaze lowers, thoughtful.]
But despite any of my efforts to get to know her and gain her trust, she treats ferocity with adoration, and hasn't shown any signs of self-reflection that I've seen. I believe she may feel that if she is not held in high regard or even feared, she somehow lacks worth or importance.
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Sounds like a pain to deal with, to be frank. Definitely wouldn't make for a good ruler.
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[It's somewhat likely.]
She wouldn't be the first who's already treated her own followers unfavorably, and I'm not unconvinced she'll be the last.
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Unfortunately, some among our ranks take their divinity to put them above humanity in a way that I disgree with. None of you are so simple as a means to an end...I hope they learn that sooner rather than later.
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[Piety thinks for a moment.]
...but even after all of this, they'll still be gods, and we'll still all have to work with one another underneath one voice. I want them to take this all to heart, and perhaps gain a better perspective of what it means to balance power and authority with responsibility.
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