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[Hope still hasn't quite grasped human niceties, so he appears on the network suddenly, with no leadup and no greeting. As usual, he looks vaguely stressed and displeased.]

It has become obvious to me that I don't quite know how you creatures work. I need your hope, and unlike Fear I don't intend to bombard you with imagery just in case something sticks. Whether you like me or not, we're working together, in a way - without me, you'd all starve, without you, my power is lessened. I know you all so desperately want to go home, and without more power there's really no chance of that. So I have a proposal.

[He leans in, just a little.]

Bring me things that inspire hope in you. Place them on the altar in my temple over the next week or so, give me some idea of what it will take to draw hope out of you humans. If you can imbue them with more power - inspire hope in others with your ideas, work together, form bonds - that's even better.

As you all seem to enjoy being disagreeable, I do have more incentive then simply helping me out. Whoever brings me the thing that gives me the most power will receive my blessing. It's quite rare and valuable, it will impart to you the the ability to heal others for a certain amount of time. Since you all seem quite squishy and easily injured, I've no doubt that would be useful.

In addition, if I receive enough power, I'll waste some of it on a treat for all of you. So there's plenty of reason to help me out. Get to work.

[And that seems to be that. No farewell here, just Hope shutting the feed off. Feel free to ask him questions, if you'd like. He might even answer.]

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Their plan was to just subjugate everyone mentally until they didn't know the difference.

And that doesn't seem particularly hopeful.

No, it doesn't. They seem rather shortsighted, really. Perhaps you ought to start a better cult.

The fuck would I do with a cult? Especially here.

Unless you're looking for someone to try and overthrow you, and that's highly suspicious.

Oh, not me.

You always talk in riddles like this?

It isn't my fault if you all seem to have such difficulty understanding.

Because you're being purposefully vague.

That some sort of requirement to be a god?

Of course. We're all taught it as soon as we come into existence.

[He's not sure if you're fucking with him or not.]

Right.

But not taught nothing about people.

Taught nothing about humans.

So what do you normally lord over?

A much more pleasant and attractive species.

What a burden it must be, to deal with the likes of us.

It is. Every day.

What can we do to ease your suffering?

[ Is it punching you in the face?]

[Shockingly, it is not.]

I know you aren't being serious, but regardless, I need your hope.

[What if he HOPES it's punching you in the face?]

What exactly am I supposed to be hopeful about?

[Hey, hope is delicious no matter where it comes from.]

Whatever you like. Ugh, it's so difficult with all of you.

What did the people you lorded over before hope for?

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The usual sorts of things. Bright futures, love, whatever they wished for. I never paid that much attention. It's the hope itself that matters.

So you sat back and the hope rolled in without you making any effort?

How the times have changed.

Yes. It's awful.

I guess you just have to hope it gets better.

[He's got jokes now.]

Ugh.

[And he hangs up. That's enough of that.]

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