divus | GODLY AUDIENCES

[She freezes for a moment until she realizes what's going on, but then there's a happy laugh bubbling out of her mouth. She doesn't hesitate to return the embrace.]

Hello to you, too.

[Hugging!! Friendship!! It's hard to put it into words, but she holds on tightly before pulling back just enough to see Zoe's face.]

I knew you would come back, but it felt like forever. That was the worst! I'm so glad you're okay and you came back...

I told you that I'd be fine.

[She smiles, leaning back slightly so she can take Rise's hands and give them a squeeze.]

Thanks for waiting.

I know, but I'm still allowed to be worried. [It's fine though because they separate even as they're holding hands.]

I'll always be here no matter where you end up...but I can't say I'm not excited that you're sticking with me until the end. No more rulebreaking though, okay?

[She nods.]

No more rulebreaking. I promise. I'm not really excited to have a repeat of any of these weeks.

Trust me, me neither. But at least this week's rules should be a little easier to follow. I tried to make it that way.

[She nods.]

Yours is the second one, right? I like it.

That's me. I thought it might help people bond a little more and get to know each other even better.

Well, I hope you find out a bunch of cool stuff.

I'm already finding out a lot of really interesting things, so it's been pretty good. [A teasing tone.] But I'm also hoping that the other gods will start encouraging you guys to reach out to other people, too.