( ... which means, he, too, inadvertently made a mistake here.

it's not as if izou understood the circumstances of the divine, or where they came from. in fact, he didn't ponder too much on it, like what their preferences might be as people and not just worshipped entities. he lets up on the shaking, because his hands are rough and because it's only now that he realizes once again just how much tinier she is in comparison to him—the shoulder of a girl and not a commanding deity.

"that's all that's available", huh.

it must've been difficult. )

... Yeah, well. Good thing it's not all there is to eat, here, on the surface. You got better now. And other folks to eat with.

( he backs off a bit, dusting any clay off his person. )

I kept you up too late. 'Bout time I get ready to turn in myself.