Week Three

[letsplayamod]

A new week rolls around. You are three people lesser than you were at this time last week. No owls mark the horizon, or tall goddesses stroll the pavilion. Wherever Athena's gone, it seems her promise to return promptly hasn't met with success... or worse.

What's more, Typhon's presence now looms over the island. His twisted game now fully realized: if you really wish to leave here, you'll need to get away with murder, and one of your own already failed and reaped the consequences. There's no change for Crito or Sayo's statues on the pavilion. They simply stand silent, watching the rest of you go about your lives as fresh godlings.

It's not all bad, however. The clouds that marked the sky as near-perpetual overcast have started to wane. Stars and sunlight have started to peak through. Within the temples, the strange force keeping you from taking those mysterious stairs has finally vanished. You're free to move to the next level of whatever this shimmering palace has to offer.

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Comments

[rockymountaindie]

Yeah. Ya know- it may seem real overwhelming, to just go from nothing to this. But... But it doesn't have to be. [ he's talking to My Son now oh god- ] If there's questions, you can ask someone. That's what other people're s'pposed to be for, helpin' each other.

[ He has a breakthrough on how to raise his child but it's going to be kidnapped in like thirty minutes rip ]

[literarybehemoth]

Exactly.

[he nods!]

It does take a village, so you can ask any of us, I am sure. Some or more or less intimidating than others, but Alex and I, at the very least, are patient.

cw suicidal ideation played for laughs

[rockymountaindie]

[ lmao how convenient considering— ]

Exactly. So, what do you say, uh...?

[ Alex sloooowly removes his hand. ]

—ill you grant me the release of—

[ Alex replaces his hand with a heavy sigh. ]

We'll get there.

[literarybehemoth]

...

Yes. We will... get there, I am sure...

[he's trying to stay positive on this but uh...]

[rockymountaindie]

He just needs some...positive examples.

[ Alex looks to the Sanic plushie which is just kind of walking around, raising his hands in the air. ] Open up and swallow what you said!

...You guys really gotta work with me here...

[literarybehemoth]

They just need proper socialization, I think. People benefit from being exposed to a variety of experiences rather than simply their own circle.

[thankfully, winions count.]

[rockymountaindie]

[ thank god the winions count ]

Can't help that they kinda sprang full-formed or whatever into existence... Ughhh, man, I'm way too young to be a teen dad.

[literarybehemoth]

If we were back home, I'd suggest you find someone to adopt them, but that is not exactly practical here...

[rockymountaindie]

Nah, I wouldn't put that on anyone. I mean, I'm the reason they're...like this.

[ ...oops, ]

[literarybehemoth]

That is fair, yes. Perhaps you will be able to help them achieve more fulfilling forms as you become more used to your powers?

[rockymountaindie]

I... Maybe? I don't know, I've only really been able to...give something life, not influence it.

[literarybehemoth]

Well, I suppose the act of giving is more related to your title than anything else. If only we had a God of Self-Actualization...

[rockymountaindie]

[ He snorts. ]

Might be a little too high concept.

[literarybehemoth]

Well, so is Retribution. It could happen... though, granted, you do have plenty of myths about revenge.

[rockymountaindie]

Yeah, revenge is basic shit. That's like...all those Russian books are about.

[literarybehemoth]

Not as many as you would think. Unless they are different from ours, of course.

[rockymountaindie]

...I mean...d'you got, uh...Crime and Punishment...?

[ that's the name of that one right ]

[literarybehemoth]

Yes, but that is not about revenge so much as it is about what drives one to crime and the struggle over the guilt that accompanies it.

[rockymountaindie]

...Really? Is that what it was about? [ gonna be real he sped-read that ]

[literarybehemoth]

Indeed. Among other things, of course. I suppose you could read the theme of retribution into it, but it is a very dense text.

[rockymountaindie]

Iiii think a few hundred pages blended together after a certain point...

[literarybehemoth]

It is fine. These things are not for everyone. There are stories that are simpler and more immediately fun, I think.