I offer you my deepest condolenses for the shaming you endured in public. I understand what it is like for your attempts to address grievances backfires terribly and cause the lowering of opinions of others about you.
Would you like some tea? Perhaps you need a friend? I'll have Doty start a kettle.
[Speaking of people who write before they think through their plan...]
i know he likes books, surprisingly this is what started all of this as a matter of fact i expressed surprise at seeing him in the library with a book and he exploded
or so i thought apparently it's his normal behavior perhaps i have yet much to learn about human socialization
No, I don't think people are supposed to get angry if you ask them about their hobbies. That's not normal. That can't be normal.
I think it's admirable that he enjoys literature. Perhaps I can recommend a few titles and see if I can get further in our dialogue. That might just be the secret ingredient to win him over!
Listen, Ereshkigal. Or don't listen, this is a text message.
You're a powerful mage and a goddess. Of course you don't connect to mortals. You've got to get used to how weird and layered we are. Maybe he's angry because he's in a bad mood, or he's sensitive about his hobbies.
But I hope I can be his friend. I will take your well wishes in my heart.
i know you're weird and layered thats what i like about you that and your determination you never stop and always grow, even when it hurts so much your potential is nigh infinite
[ Humans are so wonderful, she loves them so much... ]
you're a kind person taryon i i'm glad lilith was able to bring you back.
[That's...so sweet. Taryon thinks he could cry if he heard Ereshkigal speak such kind words in person.
There's hope for a mess of a human being like him.] Your words mean so much, coming from a goddess. I try my best in everything I do. What kind of man would I be otherwise?
It's not the goddess speaking. It's the person, Ereshkigal. Though one could argue we are one and the same... The goddess I am treats everyone equally, as befits a perfect deity. But the person I am is very flawed. I cannot help but have preferences.
[ She feels good saying that. Acknowledging she's not a goddess in this world has done wonders for her of late. The return of punctuation is definite proof it's working again. ]
I would argue you are very weird. But the weirder someone is, the more unique they are. To someone like me who has always strived to be a perfect goddess, I see beauty in weirdness.
I must admit, I wish I was weird too. Even if I'd take offense at being called weird.
I would think you would have preferences. Otherwise priests and clerics wouldn't get any special blessings.
I suppose you have a point. Perfection is not meant for mortals. Even if we don't like weirdness down here.
I think you're strange enough already. Not many of us cry so easily or write so poetically when speaking disparaginly of others. Actually, I think that can be pretty common among the nobility. Never mind all that.
Perhaps I can teach you in ways to have more admirable quirks! That's what gets people to like you, nowadays.
Some quirks are charming. For example, someone who puts bows on everything they wear is a quirk! Not many people will think that's weird. It's like a personality or character trait that distinguishes you from everyone else. Mine is my eloquent narration and dashing looks.
[And being kind of weird when talking to people.]
No, no, I'm doing this out of the kindness of my heart.
Although
I'm looking for some more comics in this series I found. We can go through them together if you help me get a complete set.
[ Bows on everything they wear...? It's like he's come from the future and saw her escape cardboard box! She feels so targeted. And... H-His dashing looks and eloquent narration? Well, modesty certainly is most certainly not a defining character trait of his, huh!
Best to focus on the last thing he said. ]
Do you mean those McDuck comics...? What do you need?
I found a series about humans in Europe with superpowers that fight invaders from around the world. It's a fascinating look into distant history and how they were written about!
They have a powerful druid on their side even though they're mostly melee fighters. It's something that would have been perfect for a young adventurer like myself.
I am afraid I cannot help for this. Though the settings you describe sound fascinating, The only comics I read are those of that duck family... I otherwise find it much more relaxing to read novels and the likes.
I'll see if I can find anything in my spare have. And if you find new duck comics, let me know. I'm working on a general timeline for the canon of material we've uncovered.
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after the disastrous callout post
I offer you my deepest condolenses for the shaming you endured in public. I understand what it is like for your attempts to address grievances backfires terribly and cause the lowering of opinions of others about you.
Would you like some tea? Perhaps you need a friend? I'll have Doty start a kettle.
[Speaking of people who write before they think through their plan...]
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[ The lack of proper capitalization and punctuation is the clearest sign of her mental distress if there ever was one. ]
but you should extend this kindness to bakugo
he is the one who was made to suffer because of me
he deserves your kindness more than i do
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I don't know him that well. What does he like? Probably not tea.
[Books? Do teenagers like thick fiction novels?]
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this is what started all of this as a matter of fact
i expressed surprise at seeing him in the library with a book
and he exploded
or so i thought
apparently it's his normal behavior
perhaps i have yet much to learn about human socialization
[ Humans... Humans are complicated... ]
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I think it's admirable that he enjoys literature. Perhaps I can recommend a few titles and see if I can get further in our dialogue. That might just be the secret ingredient to win him over!
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maybe I am the one who is not normal.
[ This goddess is going through a confidence crisis (of what little confidence she had to begin with). S-She'll get better, surely. ]
i do not plan to win him over
he is better off never talking to one such as me again
but you two could be great friends
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Or don't listen, this is a text message.
You're a powerful mage and a goddess. Of course you don't connect to mortals. You've got to get used to how weird and layered we are. Maybe he's angry because he's in a bad mood, or he's sensitive about his hobbies.
But I hope I can be his friend. I will take your well wishes in my heart.
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thats what i like about you
that and your determination
you never stop and always grow,
even when it hurts so much
your potential is nigh infinite
[ Humans are so wonderful, she loves them so much... ]
you're a kind person taryon
i
i'm glad lilith was able to bring you back.
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There's hope for a mess of a human being like him.]
Your words mean so much, coming from a goddess.
I try my best in everything I do. What kind of man would I be otherwise?
But
I don't think I'm that weird.
Am I?
I'm on the less weird end of the spectrum anyway.
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It's the person, Ereshkigal.
Though one could argue we are one and the same...
The goddess I am treats everyone equally, as befits a perfect deity.
But the person I am is very flawed.
I cannot help but have preferences.
[ She feels good saying that. Acknowledging she's not a goddess in this world has done wonders for her of late. The return of punctuation is definite proof it's working again. ]
I would argue you are very weird.
But the weirder someone is, the more unique they are.
To someone like me who has always strived to be a perfect goddess,
I see beauty in weirdness.
I must admit,
I wish I was weird too.
Even if I'd take offense at being called weird.
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I suppose you have a point. Perfection is not meant for mortals.
Even if we don't like weirdness down here.
I think you're strange enough already. Not many of us cry so easily or write so poetically when speaking disparaginly of others.
Actually, I think that can be pretty common among the nobility. Never mind all that.
Perhaps I can teach you in ways to have more admirable quirks! That's what gets people to like you, nowadays.
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Yet you say admirable quirks get people to like you.
But aren't quirks an expression of weirdness?
[ S-Sorry, but she's pretty confused!! ]
I would like to take you on that offer...
But only if I can do something for you in return.
That would be only fair, after all.
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It's like a personality or character trait that distinguishes you from everyone else. Mine is my eloquent narration and dashing looks.
[And being kind of weird when talking to people.]
No, no, I'm doing this out of the kindness of my heart.
Although
I'm looking for some more comics in this series I found. We can go through them together if you help me get a complete set.
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Best to focus on the last thing he said. ]
Do you mean those McDuck comics...?
What do you need?
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I found a series about humans in Europe with superpowers that fight invaders from around the world. It's a fascinating look into distant history and how they were written about!
They have a powerful druid on their side even though they're mostly melee fighters. It's something that would have been perfect for a young adventurer like myself.
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I see.
I am afraid I cannot help for this.
Though the settings you describe sound fascinating,
The only comics I read are those of that duck family...
I otherwise find it much more relaxing to read novels and the likes.
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I'll see if I can find anything in my spare have. And if you find new duck comics, let me know. I'm working on a general timeline for the canon of material we've uncovered.
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And...
Thank you again, Taryon.
This means a lot to me.