[She'll settle in the grass by them, light dress pooling around her knees and hands settling delicately in her lap. Piety gets a look that's part-thoughtful and part-pleased.]
That was quite the move. I'm pretty sure you took a few years off several people's lives.
[Judging by the placid pacing of her words, her lifespan is just fine.]
Hmm. Both of you are quite vague on what exactly would have been alright. I did expect that you would have more familiarity with the laws of the temple, and how to use them.
[She doesn't sound disappointed, but maybe a little bit intrigued?
Of course she understands the concept of faith, and the shape of it, being who she is -- but what she doesn't entirely understand anymore is holding it. There's so little that she holds on to, after all.]
When you're dealing with a loophole, it's best to err on the side of caution. Loopholes aren't my specialty, so it's only natural to have been a little anxious.
[Piety's head tilts as he looks at her.]
I suppose you can say that everyone interprets laws differently in accordance to their different perspectives.
No, I suppose they wouldn't be one of your skills, would they? All the same, you have remarkable composure under duress. You and your follower both.
[Maybe that's the secret to Piety's little group? Small as it was...]
And... the interpretation of law used to be a discipline unto itself, when people of my home were still exercising it. I think it was always expected that divine laws would be more absolute.
These laws, however... as I recall, these were made when you were all new.
It's important to be able to keep yourself like a pillar in times of duress. Otherwise, those who look up to you for guidance won't feel a sense of security under your leadership.
[Inner strength is something that Piety seems to take quite seriously.]
Yes, that's correct. On our own, each of us may have made a set of laws more direct, but because we've had twelve differing thoughts on the issue of this contest, everything's become...much more conditional, if that makes sense. There are so many contradicting ways of thinking in place, after all. That's why we need everyone to be a united front under the voice of a single ruler.
Like a pillar... You must have come from chaotic times.
[Said the robot to the mask. It's debatable whether either of them have really changed expression since the start of this conversation........]
From chaos may come order, is that right? You've placed quite the task before a group of people who are largely strangers to each other. This is about how you all expected this to go, isn't it? [it's not accusing, just matter-of-fact, because that's how Merriment presented it] But you seem to want something more from it.
Yes. Where I came from, I was born and ruled in a period of unrest--war between two kingdoms. I was the head of a neutral territory, tasked to attempt to find peace between them. So...I suppose you can say I have a bit of experience in this.
[Not exactly what's happening, but something similar, at least.]
What I want...aside from all of us to come to an agreement with one another, is to learn more about ourselves and each other. I know I'm already learning...I hope they are, as well.
My position was not one that I asked for, but since it was one that I had, I wanted to rise to it. I wanted to be...more than just someone with an obligation. So I found reasons worth acting for, and I did everything in my power to live up to it.
[There are many ways in which that wasn't an answer to her question, but she accepts it regardless.
She didn't ask in hopes of getting an answer, anyway.]
To simply do what you are given, be it duty or command, is to be an automaton. Perhaps that's funny, coming from a robot. [a little smile, vague] But we were all created for a purpose. It is simply that some are given purpose and meaning after, while others find meaning before purpose.
Will you see them again? Those who gave you meaning.
[She'll file that away for later. They're still mostly in the dark about how the gods came to be and how they came to be here -- what their future will be like beyond the end of this contest.
It's something to consider, alongside everything else. Her answer to the question, though, is unhesitating.]
Eternity.
The beauty of living things freed from time, and death, and all other constraints that may dim their light. The beauty of infinite possibility.
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[She'll settle in the grass by them, light dress pooling around her knees and hands settling delicately in her lap. Piety gets a look that's part-thoughtful and part-pleased.]
That was quite the move. I'm pretty sure you took a few years off several people's lives.
[Judging by the placid pacing of her words, her lifespan is just fine.]
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I would have been more forthcoming if I could have been, truly. I'm just glad that it worked out in everyone's favor.
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[And how much was acting? The masks really help with that.]
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[It's where they get their name, after all.]
I had faith that it would all be alright, after having spoken previously with Ishikirimaru. If it hadn't been for that, I would have been at a loss.
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[She doesn't sound disappointed, but maybe a little bit intrigued?
Of course she understands the concept of faith, and the shape of it, being who she is -- but what she doesn't entirely understand anymore is holding it. There's so little that she holds on to, after all.]
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[Piety's head tilts as he looks at her.]
I suppose you can say that everyone interprets laws differently in accordance to their different perspectives.
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[Maybe that's the secret to Piety's little group? Small as it was...]
And... the interpretation of law used to be a discipline unto itself, when people of my home were still exercising it. I think it was always expected that divine laws would be more absolute.
These laws, however... as I recall, these were made when you were all new.
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[Inner strength is something that Piety seems to take quite seriously.]
Yes, that's correct. On our own, each of us may have made a set of laws more direct, but because we've had twelve differing thoughts on the issue of this contest, everything's become...much more conditional, if that makes sense. There are so many contradicting ways of thinking in place, after all. That's why we need everyone to be a united front under the voice of a single ruler.
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[Said the robot to the mask. It's debatable whether either of them have really changed expression since the start of this conversation........]
From chaos may come order, is that right? You've placed quite the task before a group of people who are largely strangers to each other. This is about how you all expected this to go, isn't it? [it's not accusing, just matter-of-fact, because that's how Merriment presented it] But you seem to want something more from it.
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[Not exactly what's happening, but something similar, at least.]
What I want...aside from all of us to come to an agreement with one another, is to learn more about ourselves and each other. I know I'm already learning...I hope they are, as well.
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[There's something quiet and resonant in the question, though she doesn't move from where she's seated.
It's barely louder than the babbling of the water feature near them.]
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[It's the truth.]
My position was not one that I asked for, but since it was one that I had, I wanted to rise to it. I wanted to be...more than just someone with an obligation. So I found reasons worth acting for, and I did everything in my power to live up to it.
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[There are many ways in which that wasn't an answer to her question, but she accepts it regardless.
She didn't ask in hopes of getting an answer, anyway.]
To simply do what you are given, be it duty or command, is to be an automaton. Perhaps that's funny, coming from a robot. [a little smile, vague] But we were all created for a purpose. It is simply that some are given purpose and meaning after, while others find meaning before purpose.
Will you see them again? Those who gave you meaning.
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[...]
What do you believe in, Luna, if I may ask?
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It's something to consider, alongside everything else. Her answer to the question, though, is unhesitating.]
Eternity.
The beauty of living things freed from time, and death, and all other constraints that may dim their light. The beauty of infinite possibility.