[This sounds possibly like a code for "proceed with caution" so Piety gives it a measure of thought.]
Indulgence isn't a particularly dangerous person, but can be incredibly overwhelming and difficult to talk to. He's selfish, but ultimately his vision for the world is one that involves great prosperity. Disorder and Ambition can be equally hard to truly know, because they tend to put up a front, but are both intelligent and calculating.
[Ah, Indulgence. He'll never forget the hellish experience of turning into an octopus. What was even the point! He suffered, and for what? To get prodded at and tortured in a jar? How does this help the contest! It's pointless!]
But all the great gods have something worth siding with them for. Isn't that right?
[It would be strange for one or two gods to be so completely undesirable. Yet there seems to be the one, according to trial gossip. Doesn't that make the contest skewed?]
Yes, that's right. Everyone has something different to offer. We all have different specialties, different motivations, and different visions for the future. The only way to truly learn what all of those are is to talk to each of us directly.
Mine is one where the world has achieved a balance. Peace between each of us, where we all fulfill our individual tasks as gods without causing harm to one another or the people who we're meant to preside over.
[Piety puts his hands together.]
Even the seemingly non-ideal qualities that can be found among our pantheon have their place in the grand scheme of things. We're meant to work together, and I want to see us do so to our full potential.
[Honestly, it doesn't matter to him who wins, as long as he can get his wish granted. Why should it, when the resulting world won't be his? But he remembers what he said about Fortune, and he can't deny that this is a collaborative effort.
Collaborating might help him in the long run.]
Ah, what a wonderful world that would be. It's true that everyone has a role to play, and the system can only flourish when all roles are played effectively.
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Great Sincerity and Great Cunning . . .
[This is good. He's been considering speaking with one or the other. With a title like Cunning, one really can't judge someone by the cover.]
Are there any great gods whose qualities I should be . . . aware of?
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[This sounds possibly like a code for "proceed with caution" so Piety gives it a measure of thought.]
Indulgence isn't a particularly dangerous person, but can be incredibly overwhelming and difficult to talk to. He's selfish, but ultimately his vision for the world is one that involves great prosperity. Disorder and Ambition can be equally hard to truly know, because they tend to put up a front, but are both intelligent and calculating.
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But all the great gods have something worth siding with them for. Isn't that right?
[It would be strange for one or two gods to be so completely undesirable. Yet there seems to be the one, according to trial gossip. Doesn't that make the contest skewed?]
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[Piety puts his hands together.]
Even the seemingly non-ideal qualities that can be found among our pantheon have their place in the grand scheme of things. We're meant to work together, and I want to see us do so to our full potential.
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Collaborating might help him in the long run.]
Ah, what a wonderful world that would be. It's true that everyone has a role to play, and the system can only flourish when all roles are played effectively.