pc catchall for ray (selfimmolates)

[requiemed]

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[selfimmolates]

Yeah, he asked me for advice once on how to seem more authoritative, since I pointed out that he made his age pretty obvious.

[he nods.]

That's why I didn't name him first. Good kid, but...

[a blink.]

Huh? I've just been thinking a lot about love lately. Uh, not the god.

[please do not think even for a moment that this is normal for ray]

[requiemed]

—Wait. What?

[There's more to say in response, but. For now, that's all there is.]

[selfimmolates]

What?

[requiemed]

[A smile starts tugging at the edges of her mouth as she answers.]

Can you elaborate on that last thing you said?

[selfimmolates]

[zoe, ray is going to kill you for this next week.]

Just... the necessity of it in people's lives, and stuff like that.

[he still sounds kind of like he wants to crawl into a hole right now, though.]

[requiemed]

That’s really deep, Ray. What made you think about this?

[She’s a little sorry. Maybe.]

[selfimmolates]

I know you're making fun of me right now.

[requiemed]

No. I'm just really curious about this newfound interest.

[More seriously, though:]

Did you piss one of the gods off or do you think someone used their ability on you?

[selfimmolates]

[he just shrugs!!]

[requiemed]

Is that you genuinely not knowing what happened, or just not wanting to tell me?

[selfimmolates]

I don't feel anything weird, so.

[requiemed]

[She thinks about it for a moment.]

You think someone might have used Hopelessly Devoted on you? Or it could have been Virtuous Influence, too, I guess.

[selfimmolates]

Possibly. Dunno if Love or Piety would answer even if I asked, though.

[requiemed]

I could try asking them, if you want me to.

[That seems to make her think of something else, too, and she pauses.]

There's something else I wanted to tell you.

[selfimmolates]

What is it?

[requiemed]

One of the gods gave me a task to find out who you're aligned with.

[Barely a breath, and then:]

That's not me asking you to tell me or anything, if you don't want to. I just didn't want to feel like I had some weird ulterior motive for talking to you, so - I felt weird keeping it a secret.

[selfimmolates]

[uhhHHH]

... Me in particular? Did they say why?

[requiemed]

[A pause.]

Because I was talking to them and mentioned you as... one of the friends I’ve made here. So they probably thought it would be easier than most other people.

[gross]

[selfimmolates]

[grossu

but ray looks thoughtful for a moment. hmm.]

... I wonder if we might have the same god.

[requiemed]

[After a moment:]

I don’t mind telling you who mine is.

[selfimmolates]

... Are you sure?

[requiemed]

You don’t seem like the kind of person who’s immediately going to tell everyone else. Unless I’m off on that?

[selfimmolates]

... Heh. Well, no.

[requiemed]

I didn’t think so.

[And, as such:]

It’s Love.

[selfimmolates]

... Don't tell me that if someone did use an ability on me, it was you.