ritualization | [pcs] ray of sunshine

[ray cannot talk as someone with zero self-preservation.]

Scared?

[a brief hum, there.]

...no. I've always known I may die in the course of my duty; this is something I have been prepared for before ever coming here.

And is this part of your duty?

A different form of it, I think. I've always been meant for healing and protection.

... Guess that explains why you're with Piety.

Not that it was ever hard to guess, I think.

[he smiles slightly-- he's always been aware of that.]

We do have a few things in common, though it's been some time since I had worshippers of my own.

You had worshippers?

For some time, although not recently. I've never been the sort of god that these are.

[minor, at best.]

To be fair, these guys are pretty weird for gods.

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They're not what I expected, but... they are trying. At least, the ones I've spoken with seem to be.

Which ones have you spoken with?

Mm, fewer than I would like, but I have been trying to get to know them a bit better before continuing...

[he hums, considering.]

Piety, of course. Fortune, Justice, Merriment, and to a lesser extent Cunning, though we didn't exactly meet to talk-- and then we've all met Patience as well.

Huh. What'd you meet Cunning for, then?

To fight, mainly.

[he sounds so casual about that.]

[a beat.]

I guess that's not a surprise.

I didn't expect it to be.

[you know, just sword things.]

Have you met with all of them yet, or have you been keeping a similar pace?

He offered to teach me to fight before... though I don't think I'll take him up on that offer while he's in a bad mood.

[that sounds like a bad idea.]

I've met with all of them.

It would be worth doing another time, though, I think. He's certainly skilled.

[probably allow for some chill time first...

he nods at that answer.]

-but I suppose that isn't a surprise either. [a pause, and-] Is "weird for gods" your main impression of them as a whole, then?

Well, it's definitely the most consistent impression.

Had you met any before this?

Nope. Jury's still out on whether or not they even exist.

Then what is your image of what a god is meant to be?

Well, based off what I've read about religion and mythology, gods didn't really give off the impression that it was okay for people to go "yo" at them or give 'em nicknames, or that they liked hanging out at cafes with people, or that they asked people to mentor them...

I suppose such things don't necessarily apply here, then. I think it makes sense for deities to be varied.

[considering the number of gods, why wouldn't some manifest differently?

there's another moment of consideration, there.]

Perhaps in time they'll be more like what you would expect, though. It may be a matter of experience.

I guess they're setting the standard now, since I'll take actual experience over theory.

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