Endgame: Part 2

[letsplayamod]

The week goes on. A small miracle, how quiet it is. With no motives or attacks to speak of, you can breathe a sigh of relief even when a tension gripes the air. So few of you now, what exactly would you do were Typhon to return and decide the game was over? Was Athena always going to be out of reach? And what exactly did she want you to find in the center of this mountain temple, anyway?

Questions abound, and no answers.

...Until this morning. The sky itself is clear with very few clouds, but something still falls into your home. Not "physically," though, it's more of a feeling. The sensation of some great power entering this space. Everyone will notice it, and the way it passes by, sinking beneath the floors - all the way to the bottom level.

And there it ends up, waiting for someone brave enough to investigate.

Comments

[sweetsynergy]

What, like someone has to carry her around with them?

[stringup]

Carry her around, watch her, take your pick. Like a regular gaol but more convenient for the gaoler.

[sweetsynergy]

I call "not it" on babysitting the vengeful ghost.

[stringup]

[ ...Quietly just glancing at Aoi. ]

[sweetsynergy]

[Following that glance.]

[...ah.]

[stringup]

Well, only if she wants to.

[sweetsynergy]

[Also sotto voce-]

Right, cause that's SUCH a huge 'if'. You've talked to her for more than five minutes, right?

[stringup]

I'm trying not to assume, alright?

[yourheroine]

Aoi can do it. If the only other way is to disappear forever…then Aoi would rather take responsibility for Athena.

[murchada]

...I say we do that, then.

[stringup]

...Well, I believe I already know the answer but...

Promise me you won't do it alone?

[ It's less that she doesn't trust Aoi and more because she knows taking responsibility for someone else, let alone a diminished god, is still a lot for someone to shoulder. ]

[latinumsbetter]

[....he doesn't LOVE the idea of having her around but he'll deal with her if it means not losing his Bartender protégé]

Maybe she can get some counseling on the station when we get back.

[catsgothistongue]

[..........

Sotto voce:]

... She does already take care of one god awful creature. [Eru, he's talking about Eru.

Why not let her handle an awful god in that case]

[stringup]

What has Eru done to you?

[catsgothistongue]

[Gravely serious, with a dark expression:]

What haven't they done to me?

[stringup]

I don't know, I've just had to manhandle him for a bit trying to get him out of out the crafts room and to the arena.

[sweetsynergy]

I am RIGHT here-

[catsgothistongue]

We can see that, no need to announce it.

[What's got Vanity all up in a tizzy??]

1/2

[sweetsynergy]

You-

[rockymountaindie]

...some kinda psycho god Tamagotchi...

[sweetsynergy]

The virtual pets?

[rockymountaindie]

Yeah. Just the first thing I thought of, between it being portable and interactable and all that.

[sweetsynergy]

...I want to argue the metaphor, but I can't.

[rockymountaindie]

[ SHRUG ]

Leave one alone and it dies immediately, leave the other alone and it tries to take over the world.

[sweetsynergy]

As long as she can't evolve like those V-mon things or Furbies.