GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[divus]

...will you still come and see me now that we don't have a bet anymore?

[bakaomi]

... yeah.

Unless you want to get rid of me?

[divus]

No! I was going to--

["use the prize to get you to keep talking to me". Now that she almost says it, Fortune realizes that sounds kind of weird and crosses her arms.]

I just wanted to make sure. That's all.

[bakaomi]

Are you embarrassed by something?

[ it's in moments like this that he really wishes they didn't wear masks. ]

[divus]

No!

[how the tables have turned]

[bakaomi]

You sound embarrassed.

[ yeah it feels good to be on the other side of teasing. ]

[divus]

No I don't! You're imagining things.

[hELP]

[bakaomi]

I won't tell anyone.

[divus]

If you told someone, you'd have to admit you did something to make me embarrassed.

[so of course he won't tell :) ]

[bakaomi]

Tch.

[ she's got him there. ]

[divus]

[HAH

Fortune giggles and steps away from the window.]

Thank you for making an offering today. It's nice getting to talk with you.

[bakaomi]

... hm.

You're not that bad either.

[divus]

That's high praise, coming from you!

[She sounds delighted.]

[bakaomi]

Oi. You don't have to say it like that.

[divus]

How should I say it, then?

[bakaomi]

Well...

[ don't put him on the spot ]

[divus]

Well?

[bakaomi]

Hold on, it's hard to think like this.

[divus]

Why?

[bakaomi]

...

Gee. I wonder.

[divus]

...?

[she tilts her head to the side, not getting it]

[bakaomi]

You're distracting!

[divus]

[um.]

Is it the mask? I know it's kind of... [how did sincerity phrase it...] Busy.

[bakaomi]

Uh. No, the mask is fine.

[divus]

I don't really get it, but I'll let it go for now.

[but someday, when he least expects it, she'll ambush him again and ask.]

Oh! I know what I want for my prize. This whole wing... it's my hometown, so you're kind of learning about where I came from. Will you tell me about where you came from? ...just knowing it because I'm a god isn't the same as hearing how you'll describe it.