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WHO: More time looking to have good idols
WHERE: Game Tower
WHEN: Day 120, later morning

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Amaranth (pt. 2)

[worthathousand]

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for Angel (cont.)

[worthathousand]

(( from here ))

[ a little smile, lips turned up at the edges ]
Well, you are certainly very charming.

Do idols go out among the people, then, to aid them? How do you, ah, bring joy and promote friendship? It sounds a bit like being a diplomat and a performer at the same time.

Re: for Angel (cont.)

[nohalation]

Yeah! I focus on my kingdom first because I want to help them become prosperous and strong and fun and also because I'm their ruler first and foremost, but along the way, if we meet other people, we try to help them too!

It's always a lot of fun!

[worthathousand]

It does sound very joyful.

—Ah, that reminds me: Camellia said you were going to be making perfume together sometime soon?

for Cardigan (cont.)

[worthathousand]

(( from here ))

Yes. [ the answer automatic ]
...But also no. [ she closes her eyes a moment, lips thinning ]

When LiliS began, we were all so close to each other—we had to be. I saw her—Iris's—first memory—how horrible it was. I held her as she died, back in the "hunger" game. But she stopped confiding in me, somewhere along the way. I've become more of a mother to all of them, and less of a friend.

[ a pause ] ...Ah. I'm sorry; I'm rambling now.

[deicider]

No. [Immediate and firm.] I'm glad said so. Honestly, I've felt the same way with avante. I haven't figured out how to fix it, though.

[worthathousand]

[ meeting their eyes ] I'll let you know if anything becomes clear, in that case.

...Even so. I remind myself that it is alright if I am not their closest friend; it is natural for them to seek out those their own age for that kind of trust. It matters more that they do not doubt that I care for them, and will protect them however I can. [ correcting herself ] —Help them, I should say.

for Plover (cont.)

[worthathousand]

(( from here ))

...Ah, I don't think anyone here actually prepared the refreshments. At least, definitely not me. [ perhaps there is a faint whoosh as the idiom goes over her head ]

You're not half-bad yourself, though. [ nailed the recovery 👌 ]

[earthquaked]

[ huffs a laugh ]

So you're just naturally this tasty, is what you're saying.

[worthathousand]

[ echoing the laugh; then settling in her seat and making a welcoming gesture to the chair across from her ]

One of my many talents.

[ ...actually, wait, she remembers this woman. but... that memory is probably far too uncomfortable a matter to bring up unprompted... ]

for Erika (cont.)

[worthathousand]

(( from here ))

[ testily- ] Give in?

[ a slow exhale through her nose—almost a sigh ]
None here ever request to be transferred, except for graduation itself, so I don't follow your meaning.

[thinkoutsidethebox]

I don't care about 'requests.' If she was really determined, she would have managed to stay to fight things out with me to the end.

[worthathousand]

[ contemplating her silently for a few long moments ]

The killing games have— had been cruel to her, but I believe it made her more determined, not less.
[ tone matter-of-fact; not particularly pushing the debate ]

...What was the nature of your rivalry? —given your clear wish to have seen it through.

for Sekhmet (cont.)

[worthathousand]

(( from here ))

She sounds like a remarkable god to serve, despite her ferocity. Or perhaps because of it, in some respects.

Why did her people abandon her? Did the book say?

Re: for Sekhmet (cont.)

[nihilmancy]

Her ferocity transformed the world. She was also a protector, a mother, and a support to the worshippers that adored her.

A religion rose called "Christianity," which believed that all gods except one where actually false, or evil demons deceiving the people. Their temples were destroyed, their worship was banned by the empire that converted to this new religion. A great deal of knowledge was lost regarding these gods. Even deathless gods are subject to the whims of history.

Nevertheless, perhaps sometime I shall give her an offering. I'm not sure why, and I do not think she shall listen to my prayers, but it could not be any harm.

[worthathousand]

[ Amaranth looks shocked—horrified, almost; when the surprise fades enough to speak, her expression shifts to a frown ]

What a selfish and short-sighted god, to goad their people to such a tyrannical worship. The very structure of the world might well grind to a halt, without the gods and spirits to oversee it.

Perhaps it would do well for you to give Sekhmet an offering, that she might one day be revitalized by the worship.

for Medusa (cont.)

[worthathousand]

(( from here ))

And you as well.

[ she draws a card off the top of the pile; glances over it ]

Shall we begin, then? This card asks, "Is there anything you’d change about yourself?"

[justpure]

Hm...

[He thinks about this carefully.]

... I suppose knowing who I was would be nice. Otherwise, how would I know what to change?

[worthathousand]

A fair point. It doesn't seem like an entirely fair question to ask a city of amnesiacs.

For my own part... [ she pauses; worries her lower lip a moment ] ...I suppose I would ask for more patience.

Ah— Would you like to draw next? [ gesturing to the pile of question cards ]

for Anubis (cont.)

[worthathousand]

(( from here ))

—Ah, I am sorry for the loss. [ lowering her eyes ] LiliS has also received a new member quite suddenly.

[rollwillpowercheck]

Oh no...

[sighs]

It's hard. You don't want to let your dismay show too much in front of the newbie, in case they end up feeling guilty, but you can't not feel sad.

for Silence/Song (cont.)

[worthathousand]

(( from here
this is the: 12th comment ))

Well, as I said, I am not dissatisfied with my appearance. Perhaps I am fortunate in that regard.

[ a slight tilt of her head ] Who did you rate most favorably, out of curiosity? Who do you consider to be, ah, a "ten"?

[resonantblue]

My answer depends. Are we taking into consideration personality, or strictly looks?

for Harpy (cont.)

[worthathousand]

(( from here; I'm so sorry I died trying to do scored threads D: ))

Ah... [ a faint smile, though not a happy one ]

In the games themselves, actual contests of strength seem few and far between. There has been only one game of that kind in my time here. [ bitterly- ] And even then, it was a game of killing unprovoked, rather than a matter of defending.

Re: for Harpy (cont.)

[emptymind]

How long have you been in this place, Amaranth-shi?