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[evocation]

This is Kyna. You should just text me if you actually want me to answer.

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[evocation]

no, it's kind of nice to know someone else is as pissed as i am.
keep going.

[lifetothefullest]

I think it's your turn, especially if this is all bothering you too.

[evocation]

uh
i don't know.
this place is a fucking mess but what else is new?

[lifetothefullest]

That's true, but sometimes it's more a mess in one way than another. Or one mess is more annoying than some other might be.

[evocation]

at least we're not under attack.
but idk
i don't trust the gods to handle this shit.
i don't like them.

[lifetothefullest]

Any specific reason? Not that I disagree.

[evocation]

well they dragged us here, first of all.
and hope is a condescending dick.
and i get that they're all jacked up now, whatever
but when they're in better shape they could at least try to make us comfortable instead of making us beg for shit like a fucking garden.

[lifetothefullest]

Those are all good reasons. Treating us like we're inconveniences is more than a little insulting when we didn't ask to be brought here, especially when it ended up being our responsibility to fight their enemies for them.

[evocation]

for "gods" they're pretty fucking lame.
i don't know how anyone here gets attached to them.

[lifetothefullest]

I think I had a better experience with Hope than you did, so I feel a little more favorably toward him than the others, but generally I agree. It's important not to forget the actual situation, and how they act when things get bad.

[Like now, with the continued lack of resources; he can't really blame Hope considering he's injured, but the other gods could at least try filling in for him a little. But it's clear they don't care that much as long as everyone isn't dropping dead, and therefore not providing them any energy.]

[evocation]

what better experience did you have?

[lifetothefullest]

He agreed to ask Sorrow about finding out if it was possible to use the Door to send me back to my world at a slightly earlier time than I came from.

[It's probably obvious why that's important to him. But considering Sorrow's dead now, the whole idea is probably even more wishful thinking than it already had been, and this is part of the reason he ended up so depressed over the last few weeks.]

[evocation]

oh
i guess that is pretty cool of him.
i hope you can.

[Assuming Sorrow comes back and they aren't trapped here forever.]

[lifetothefullest]

Thank you.

[It's indeed possible Sorrow might come back, so he hasn't completely given up, but he still feels like he should probably start being a little more realistic about things in the meantime.

But he doesn't want to think about any of that right now, and offers a slightly lighter comment.]

The other gods all still suck though.

[evocation]

i thought delight was kind of okay for like five seconds and look how that shit turned out.
which one is the worst?

[So now this is just straight up gossip.]

[lifetothefullest]

I don't really talk to any of them besides Hope, so it's kind of hard for me to say, but they were all pretty unpleasant on the announcement about Delight. Do you have a particular one you like the least yourself?

[evocation]

uh
sorrow probably
but he's dead so i don't know if that counts anymore.

[lifetothefullest]

Still counts. My least favorite serial killer is dead too, but they're still my least favorite.

[Although they only win that title just barely, even if their competition is also dead. Serial killers suck.]

[evocation]

you have a serial killer ranking?

[lifetothefullest]

They're all terrible, but yeah, some stand out a little more than others.

[evocation]

you know you have to give me your list now, right?

[lifetothefullest]

You know that if you ever want to hear about my heroic crime-fighting exploits, you don't have to wait for an excuse to ask, right?

[It's both too good an opportunity to pass up poking fun at her, and a good way to stall for a moment as he decides how much he actually wants to talk about any of the cases.]

[evocation]

okay, batman.
go ahead, you can brag.

[lifetothefullest]

I wish I could, but I had pretty much nothing to do with catching the number one terrible serial killer on the list. I'll still accept being called Batman, though.

[And there's a short pause before his next message, as he decides how to explain.]

Have you ever met someone that just had nothing behind their eyes? Like there was no hint of a soul or a conscience anywhere in them?

[evocation]

no one normal.
not someone who wasn't possessed or something, i mean.
it's creepy as hell though.