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You should have just killed me.

[Did you expect her to be thankful? Delight's text post comes a little belatedly after the poll has been closed and isn't quite the pleasant cheeriness that some of you have come to expect from her.]

I died the moment you saved Hope. We all did. This is just prolonging the inevitable.

I don't much care what you think of my decision or my actions. I tried to save what I could. I planned Hope's assassination for months, negotiated with the beings that killed everything I knew, traded the life of someone I adore very much- all to save my other allies and to save you. This was not a decision made quickly or lightly and I will not be made to regret doing what I felt was right.

I see now that I was too optimistic. You could not be made to lay down your weapons for a more peaceful arrangement- I suppose I should have known better, considering how antagonistic you've been. Still, I had to at least try. Nobody else would.

There's nothing more to say, save for this- don't rely on the other gods to save you. Fear will turn his back at the first opportunity and Hope will not fight alongside you. The others will use you how they see fit. What opportunity for survival you may have had with the Null has faded now. You're on your own.

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Someone has to say it.
Especially since she didn't seem to think of it.

No, she clearly wasn't thinking of anything but her own desires and fears. That's a poor place to be making decisions from, especially when those decisions impacted so many others.

There was no easy way to slice it.
I get that.
But I still think she made the way wrong call.

Do you think she's telling the truth?

Maybe.
I don't know. It's hard to know how much of it is or isn't lies considering she'd been lying to us this whole fucking time.

Yes, she certainly had all of us fooled. Even me, and I tend to be suspicious of the gods' motives since we're their food.

What about it?
A wolf needs to eat sheep to survive. We're just not used to being the lost little lambs.
But to the sheep, wolves are the villains just because they're doing what they have to to live.

I don't distrust the gods for needing us to survive.
And I don't distrust all of them just because one of their own betrayed us.

You'll have to forgive me. I've had poor experiences with gods and those who represent them in the past. [understatement!] It makes me leery of anyone calling themselves a god.
So, which ones do you consider trustworthy?

[ Hmm. That's fair enough. The gods of Rose's world were colossal dicks, too, so she doesn't harbor much love for them either. ]

Sorrow. He was. In the sense that you could trust him to speak his mind, anyway. He doesn't- [ A pause. ] -didn't care for us much, but. That's part of his charm, honestly.

Edited (forgot this was texty text) 2018-01-24 11:25 (UTC)

[the High Sparrow imprisoned Margaery for the crime of lying to protect her gay brother and kept her in a dirty, damp cell for months. she doesn't believe in gods anymore and she has even less patience with those who claim to speak for them]

It sounds like at least you'd know where you stood with Sorrow. That's a rarity, even in human interactions.

[ That's rough, buddy. ]

Yeah, you're telling me. Hope's always been pretty straightforward, even if he can get a bit bratty about Fear. They're kind of like siblings that way, I guess, in that they don't really get along... but I don't know.

I think he probably really cares about him.

I'm afraid that Hope and I didn't get along when we spoke. He seemed. . . condescending and I reacted poorly. I have yet to become acquainted with Fear, which is probably for the best.

Yeah, Hope can be difficult. Don't worry, I flipped out on him when I first got here and we seem to be alright now. Fear's probably the one I'm least familiar with. And Rage.

A lot of people dislike Sorrow but I'unno. He was always straight with me and it helps that he was super ridiculously mega hot.

[ A running joke. It's hard to actually keep it up, honestly, knowing that he won't be able to disapprove of it. ]

Perhaps our next encounter will go more smoothly. It would be a relief to not have antagonistic relationships with the ones calling themselves gods.

Ah, so you were close to Sorrow? I'm sorry for your loss.

Yeah, even if you don't like it... It probably pays to be on their good side.

Thanks. He probably wouldn't say we were, but I cared about him. More than the other gods.

[ More than some of the people here but she doesn't quite say that. ]

I suppose I'll start with Tranquility. He seemed reasonable enough. And I'll need someone to provide the Sewing Shop with fabric now that Delight is clearly no longer an option.

Losing someone you care for is always painful. You were kind to me when I lost Matt. If you ever need some kindness in return, please don't hesitate to ask.

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