I feel like...that kind of sucks though. Like they're just given this responsibility because other people said so and look to them for these things. What about if Odin had a secret side-hobby he liked that he'd rather be the god of?
But I guess gods would know better. [ ... ] There's probably different parts of the same aspect is why. Right?
[ loaded question...i'd be too worried about fucking it up, whatever it was. ]
Uh...I dunno. I haven't really thought about that either, but maybe...medicine. If there was something I could do to help people. But I don't know if that's how those gods work either. [ thinking... ] I feel like I'd understand Ares more than Athena in this case.
True enough. I think I'd make a pretty bad detective if I had to do it in the real world, so at least one of us knows how to make these things work. Maybe I'd just choose Hermes.
God of boundaries, roads and travelers, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, and wit. Able to move freely between the land of Gods and mortals and acts as a divine messenger.
[ he looks briefly startled by that thought, if only because jonas is always (still) a little thrown off when people say he could be good at anything. it's something born from years of just trying to get by, thinking of himself (and being thought of) as an idiot slacker with a poor upbringing.
so it takes a moment.
...maybe only for somebody like you who knows how to cut through my bullshit. but thanks. ]
...yeah, him. I've always kinda thought of him as like, you know. The god of the survivors? When he's the god of travel, thievery, money, and wits, he's basically the patron of street smart people.
[What people were is never going to matter to her as much as what people are in the moment. And from everything she's seen of Jonas over the past months, he's a clever teenager with a clear head.
At first, I thought it wasn't a good thing to have him fit me. But now that I'm thinking about it, not all of those things have to be bad. So it could be fine if that was a god I wanted to believe in.
It's one of those things that doesn't have an answer. Some people find it comforting to believe in them, and some people don't. To believe or not to believe is always a personal choice.
My mom was pretty religious. My dad's not, and so they sort of just let me go back and forth with it. I hadn't thought much about it until after she passed away and I was trying to figure some stuff out. I'm still not entirely sure though.
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But I guess gods would know better. [ ... ] There's probably different parts of the same aspect is why. Right?
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[Gods probably don't really exist except for on some worlds, in which case they can actually pick and choose.]
That's right. Athena is over military strategy and generalship, while Ares embodies the physical valor needed to be successful in a war.
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Uh...I dunno. I haven't really thought about that either, but maybe...medicine. If there was something I could do to help people. But I don't know if that's how those gods work either. [ thinking... ] I feel like I'd understand Ares more than Athena in this case.
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Medicine seems like a good choice. I don't know what I would want. [ Is there a God of balance somewhere? ]
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Depends on what you think balance looks like, doesn't it? [ don't just answer people's thoughts out loud. ]
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[ A bit more consideration. ]
Dice is the goddess of justice and the spirit of moral order and fair judgement. It feels a bit presumptuous to choose her.
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I don't know if I'd call it presumptuous if it's something you resonate with, Kyoko. It sounds more like being confident in the choice.
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As a detective it would be pretty bad if I didn't embody at least some of her traits.
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True enough. I think I'd make a pretty bad detective if I had to do it in the real world, so at least one of us knows how to make these things work. Maybe I'd just choose Hermes.
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God of boundaries, roads and travelers, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, and wit. Able to move freely between the land of Gods and mortals and acts as a divine messenger.
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so it takes a moment.
...maybe only for somebody like you who knows how to cut through my bullshit. but thanks. ]
...yeah, him. I've always kinda thought of him as like, you know. The god of the survivors? When he's the god of travel, thievery, money, and wits, he's basically the patron of street smart people.
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I'm right.]
He fits you.
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At first, I thought it wasn't a good thing to have him fit me. But now that I'm thinking about it, not all of those things have to be bad. So it could be fine if that was a god I wanted to believe in.
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There's no reason to lock yourself into just one if you don't want to.
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My mom was pretty religious. My dad's not, and so they sort of just let me go back and forth with it. I hadn't thought much about it until after she passed away and I was trying to figure some stuff out. I'm still not entirely sure though.
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I'm not particularly religious myself, but there's probably at least one god.
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We'll see. [ but he focuses on their sleigh ride again finally. ] ...you know, I have no idea where they're actually taking us?
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