I-In that case I suppose we should h-hold... Hands...?
[ Very slowly. Very tentatively. She extends a hand. It's so much harder than it usually is? Maybe because he's here for that express purpose and it feels so weird! What had she even been thinking? That network post was a mistake. Yet again, she wouldn't have met him and he's nice, but... B-But it's so much! ]
[ This isn't wrong. He's right, but her brain somehow refuses to register the information. Tens of thousand years are hard to undo. ]
Y-You are an exceptionally kind soul, to-to help me like this... [Which is surprising, he's not at all like the angels from those other pantheons are said to be like! She closes her eyes tightly.] I... I suppose it is difficult for me to get over the way I-I thought for so long.
[Sariel hums a little, as he gently swings their hands. Anything to make this experience nice.]
That's fine. For thousands of years, I didn't know a lot. Sometimes you have to experience things to see what they're like, that's all. It isn't bad, no?
[ That's... That's extremely relatable. That causes her to relax a bit. ]
It... It isn't. [She smiles, a bit weakly.] I-I have been confined to the Underworld since I came into being, so I only started experiencing what the surface world has to offer a couple years back.
I was...in a sort of prison for a long time. I don't remember much about it. But I was freed a few years ago. So now I'm seeing all sorts of things I've never seen before. It's a bit overwhelming, but everyone has been quite kind. I've never felt too lost...
[ Mhm. This won't do. He's doing so well in spite of what he went through, and meanwhile she's all whiny and anxious! S-She really ought to act more like the cool(?) goddess she's supposed to be(??).
So she tries to smile confidently. ]
W-Well, now that we can experience all that the surface has to offer, all of this is behind us! We just have to try and overcome tens of thousand of years of trauma, pain and sorrow!
[ Heh? Oh no, did she say something she shouldn't have? ]
Ah, um, n-no, of course not! [She shakes her head. Time to be in denial!] I am very happy and satisfied with everything that happened to me, as a perfect goddess ought to be!
[ Something a goddess isn't supposed to do? Something she's been berated on before when she did complain? Something she feels so awful about? None of the answers sound good, so she tilts her head down. ]
Did you... Did you say it when your role gave you pain?
[ ... Her father knew. He's the one who abandoned there, and he's the chief god of her pantheon. But she can't say that. ]
...
[ B-Best to try and totally divert the topic on him! If she keeps talking about his case, he'll forget about hers. Besides, it's just not fair that an angel would have had to suffer like that. It's poor management from the god he serves. ]
[A good question. Sariel tilts his head, thinking.]
I don't...know why I'm alive. But I've met a lot of people who have been kind to me. I've done a lot of jobs, and made a lot of friends. So while I don't know much still...yes. I am. I hope you will be, too.
[ To hear speak of not knowing the reasons behind his being alive, how he's made friends... This gives her the courage to reply. And being a bit bold, perhaps. By her standards, anyway. ]
I have found a lot of happiness with my friends, all precious and dear. I-I never thought I would have such a chance. [A pause.] And... And it looks like I have a new one now.
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So? I don't mind.
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She is absolutely defeated! ]
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[ Very slowly. Very tentatively. She extends a hand. It's so much harder than it usually is? Maybe because he's here for that express purpose and it feels so weird! What had she even been thinking? That network post was a mistake. Yet again, she wouldn't have met him and he's nice, but... B-But it's so much! ]
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[He'll take her hand gently in his - she can see up close that he has a socketed wrist, like that of an insect leg, but his hand is notably warm.]
Just like that. You see? It feels nice.
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What she minds is that it does indeed feel nice. Now she feels even more embarrassed! And guilty, because it's wrong, obviously. ]
I-It does feel nice b-but... [Sniff.] I-Isn't it wrong...?
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[Oh, maybe she's from a world where this is illegal? He squeezes her hand a little.]
It's okay. You won't be arrested. This isn't wrong.
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Y-You are an exceptionally kind soul, to-to help me like this... [Which is surprising, he's not at all like the angels from those other pantheons are said to be like! She closes her eyes tightly.] I... I suppose it is difficult for me to get over the way I-I thought for so long.
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[Sariel hums a little, as he gently swings their hands. Anything to make this experience nice.]
That's fine. For thousands of years, I didn't know a lot. Sometimes you have to experience things to see what they're like, that's all. It isn't bad, no?
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It... It isn't. [She smiles, a bit weakly.] I-I have been confined to the Underworld since I came into being, so I only started experiencing what the surface world has to offer a couple years back.
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[Though it is...a bit different.]
I was...in a sort of prison for a long time. I don't remember much about it. But I was freed a few years ago. So now I'm seeing all sorts of things I've never seen before. It's a bit overwhelming, but everyone has been quite kind. I've never felt too lost...
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[ Mhm. This won't do. He's doing so well in spite of what he went through, and meanwhile she's all whiny and anxious! S-She really ought to act more like the cool(?) goddess she's supposed to be(??).
So she tries to smile confidently. ]
W-Well, now that we can experience all that the surface has to offer, all of this is behind us! We just have to try and overcome tens of thousand of years of trauma, pain and sorrow!
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[That gets him to pause with him swinging their hands, looking over at her with concern.]
You're sad, Ereshkigal? About what? What happened to you?
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Ah, um, n-no, of course not! [She shakes her head. Time to be in denial!] I am very happy and satisfied with everything that happened to me, as a perfect goddess ought to be!
[ And she is most definitely one! ]
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[Like. Girl his hearing is fine.]
If you're sad, you can say so. It's okay.
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I-I meant it metaphorically...? [She said, unconvincingly.] Regardless, a-a goddess shouldn't complain about the duties she dutifully chose to uphold.
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[He's just stepping in to gently wrap his fingers around her hands, trying to tug them away from her face.]
Why not? I didn't...like my role. It gave me pain. If you aren't happy, you should say so. Someone may help. I can help.
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[ Something a goddess isn't supposed to do? Something she's been berated on before when she did complain? Something she feels so awful about? None of the answers sound good, so she tilts her head down. ]
Did you... Did you say it when your role gave you pain?
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[A little flicker of his eyes down, before he tries to give her a little reassuring look.]
So its...worth saying. I think.
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[ B-Best to try and totally divert the topic on him! If she keeps talking about his case, he'll forget about hers. Besides, it's just not fair that an angel would have had to suffer like that. It's poor management from the god he serves. ]
Are you happy now?
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[A good question. Sariel tilts his head, thinking.]
I don't...know why I'm alive. But I've met a lot of people who have been kind to me. I've done a lot of jobs, and made a lot of friends. So while I don't know much still...yes. I am. I hope you will be, too.
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[ To hear speak of not knowing the reasons behind his being alive, how he's made friends... This gives her the courage to reply. And being a bit bold, perhaps. By her standards, anyway. ]
I have found a lot of happiness with my friends, all precious and dear. I-I never thought I would have such a chance. [A pause.] And... And it looks like I have a new one now.
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[He smiles at that - it may be a small smile, but it lights up his usually stony face with warmth.]
I have too. Thank you, Ereshkigal.