GODLY AUDIENCES: RAY

[divus]

Comments

[divus]

...oh, no, you're right! Sorry, I hadn't even thought about food!

[SAVE LUDGER.]

I can release that condition and it will become effective immediately, but unfortunately I can't undo any consequences retroactively, so it won't reverse anything if someone's already taken food from the kitchen...

[selfimmolates]

That's fine. [not like ray was a dirty rulebreaker, so eh.] Thanks, Justice—you're the best.

[divus]

[Justice absolutely jolts upward like a bolt, his posture frozen in delight.]

You...you really mean that?

[selfimmolates]

Yeah. You didn't have to do this, so I appreciate it.

[divus]

I'd do anything for my friends!

[selfimmolates]

[... okay, he's going to reach up to pat justice. if he can.]

Thanks again. I'll make something for you from the kitchen—how about that?

[divus]

[Justice slaps his hands to his cheeks as he makes a noise of sheer delight.]

That would be so nice of you! [...] You should give them to Merriment instead since he’s the one who sent you to me. They’d just go to waste, otherwise.

[selfimmolates]

Ah, good idea. [a beat.] You can't have any?

[divus]

He shakes his head.]

I wish I could...sorry.

[selfimmolates]

It's no problem. What do you want instead? If I can get it.

[divus]

Um...

[Justice looks downward, shuffling his feet sheepishly.]

All I can think of right now is just that maybe sometime...you can teach me how to do something. I don’t care what it is. I’d just like to learn something new from you.

[selfimmolates]

Sure. I'll think of something, unless you eventually come up with something in particular.

[divus]

Hooray! Thank you so much, Ray! It's like, you'll be my mentor!

[Justice is a god. A divine being.]

[selfimmolates]

[child,,,]

I'll try to live up to your expectations.