pc catchall with connor (tootsiepop)

[requiemed]

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[tootsiepop]

... Not exactly. He was somehow pleased by my ability to "backpedal."

[requiemed]

Oh. Well... I guess it could have been worse, in that case?

[tootsiepop]

Correct. I'm not cursed.

[a beat.]

Well, doubly cursed.

[requiemed]

I know it would have been my fault because it was my suggestion, but I would have been really pissed if that happened.

[tootsiepop]

It would have been more of my fault for following your suggestion without a second opinion.

[requiemed]

...I feel like if we go down this rabbit hole we're never coming back, so. Let's talk about something else, okay?

[tootsiepop]

What topic do you suggest?

[requiemed]

Good question.

[Hm...]

Who's your favorite of all the gods? You can leave whoever you're with out, if you don't want to make it obvious.

[tootsiepop]

[Oh. Hm. He takes a moment to seriously think about this, his LED spinning.]

... Disorder. [SOMEHOW.] She makes pleasant company. I think she's a great conversationalist.

[requiemed]

[There's... a long pause, but:]

I'm glad you've had good conversations with her. Just be careful, okay?

[tootsiepop]

[... Hm.]

I take it that your experiences with her thus far have been negative?

[requiemed]

The one time I've talked to her, she lied to my face, so...

[tootsiepop]

... What did she lie about, exactly?

[requiemed]

What happened with Chuuya.

[tootsiepop]

Oh.

[Oh.]

Which version of the tale did she give you?

[requiemed]

The version where she was trying to help him and only warned him and never threatened him or did anything else that might have been wrong.

[tootsiepop]

I assumed it was common knowledge she did the opposite of that.

[... says connor, despite apparently stanning disorder.]

[requiemed]

I mean, yeah, but the issue is she still tried to convince me she didn't.

[...]

Actually, the issue is probably her doing that in the first place, but - you know. There are many issues.

[tootsiepop]

Evidently.

[Lord.]

What about you, Zoe? What god is your current favorite?

[requiemed]

[After thinking for a few moments:]

Excluding mine, it's probably Beauty.

[tootsiepop]

Beauty? [HUH.] Can I ask why?

[requiemed]

[She takes a moment to think about it.]

We have similar worldviews, I guess. He told me he had his name not because of physical beauty as much as, like... Because he thinks there's beauty to be found in everyday simple things, even when things might seem dark - because focusing on that can help everything seem a little brighter.

Besides, he gave me some good advice the first time we talked, and he said that if he won, he wanted to try and grant wishes for people who weren't even on his team.

[tootsiepop]

Do you believe you'll align yourself with him at the end, then? Or is there another god whose views you agree with more?

[requiemed]

[She nods to his second question.]

The one I'm with right now. I guess my first choice ended up working out really well. I'm going to stick with them until the end.

[tootsiepop]

You're very lucky, in that regard. It doesn't seem like everyone is as satisfied with their initial choice as you.