[ there's a little motion that he makes inside—it might be better to sit as they talk about this. it feels as if the intensity of a situation has washed over him, and now it feels as if he's been wrung out like a rag. ]
It makes sense, but I'm not sure it's a good thing. I've dealt with gods before.
[ he has to wonder if that's a god or not, or how much it actually matters. are they splitting hairs? it's a being powerful enough to control them, and that's enough for him to be wary. ]
I think we have to focus on our powers. Maybe we can figure out more about the gods that way. And maybe we can keep ourselves from being jerked around so much.
[ being used in by Maruki, and then being used by people in this world, it didn't sit right with him. he'd done what he could to be the proprietor of his own destiny, but it still felt like he was fighting to wrangle control back for himself. ]
We have to focus on what's unique to us, not how the ones who want to use us control the game.
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It makes sense, but I'm not sure it's a good thing. I've dealt with gods before.
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Yeah. I remember you telling me about that.
[It's gentle encouragement to continue, if he wants to.]
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Do you have gods in your world?
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[She says it automatically, then wrinkles her nose.]
Well, I never thought so. I never saw any proof. Lots of spirits or monsters, things like that, but... Who fucking knows anymore. Maybe there are.
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What would be proof?
[ because if Yaldabaoth hadn't announced it, he's not sure he would've believed it. ]
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I have no idea. Being here has kind of turned my whole worldview on its head.
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[ loudly and with a certain amount of entitlement. ]
He was made from the public's distorted desires when they become strong enough to manifest. This doesn't sound the same.
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[ there's some curiosity there. ]
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I guess what matters is what we do now.
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We have to focus on what's unique to us, not how the ones who want to use us control the game.
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