GODLY AUDIENCES - ZOE MURPHY

[divus]

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[requiemed]

...Yeah. It was pretty exhausting.

[She gets a soft smile, though.]

So you don't have to wear the mask around me at all now?

[divus]

Nope! I can, but if I don't have to why should I, you know? It seems pretty rude not to have a face to face conversation when we're friends.

...I think. [Are they friends? A good question.]

[requiemed]

Sorry, you think what?

[Just because there's no doubt in her mind that they're friends.]

[divus]

That we're friends. Are we? I know that's silly to ask, but we're still gods.

[requiemed]

Oh. I mean, I definitely thought we were. You don't seem like the kind of god who's above friendship or anything.

[divus]

Definitely not! It's just...you know. You're a participant, some of you aren't so eager to be best friends with us.

[requiemed]

Those people should give you a second chance. Sure, some of the gods are kind of awful, but... You aren't like that at all.

[divus]

You've probably come up with a lot of opinions by now, huh? You really think some of us are awful?

[requiemed]

Yeah... Even if it seems kind of mean to say some of them now.

[So, Ruin, basically.]

[divus]

...gotcha. It makes sense. Some of us leave better impressions than others. But how do you change that in people? [Shrug.]

[requiemed]

I mean... You don't really think any god here would do just fine if they got chosen to run things, do you?

[divus]

No, I trust some more than others. That's the other problem.

[requiemed]

Would it be cheating to get some names?

[divus]

I don't think so since they're just opinions. Are you looking for those I trust to do things right? Or the people I'm not sure of?

[requiemed]

Hm... Let's hear both.

[divus]

Obviously there's me, but that's probably cheating. I think Piety and Merriment, actually, could do a good job if they're put in the right positions. Justice is way too young for this kind of responsibility, and even if he seems like an airhead Beauty is actually really smart and people-oriented. Sincerity would take care of us.

Ambition's world view isn't bad, but what I worry about is who she'd place higher in the pantheon over the rest of us.