[ senri & ray are not okay ]

[usogi]

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[selfimmolates]

They just really like fashion, from what I can tell. And yup. Love's a music fan, apparently.

[go break it down with them, senri.]

Yeah. Ambition and Indulgence were the other gods who rejected my offering. Ambition told me to "try harder", and I've heard that Indulgence generally won't get offended, but they're pretty picky.

[usogi]

Indulgence snubbed me too - and I brought a suuuper awesome cake! How come, huh?

[spoiler: senri just gave a bunch of gods cakes]

Does Love seem decent at least? They're not my god, so I don't want them to win - but if they've got the most amount of followers, we have to be careful?

[selfimmolates]

[senri...]

Love and Justice have both been pretty clearly anti-murder, if that's what you mean. They're easily the softest of the gods I've met.

Fortune and Sincerity would prefer to avoid bloodshed, but will use it as a last resort. Cunning, as you might expect, would go with whatever's smart.

[usogi]

Yikes...

[he doesn't know how he feels about that!]

... Beauty and Merriment were both nice. Beauty thinks that opting for killing is cowardly, and thinks that the game is best played by trying to pull people to his side.

Merriment's... odd. Really, I don't know if he even wants to win the game - he seems really... patient, actually. Like he wants us to make our own decisions.

Oh and - the god that wins is the head of the pantheon, but also depending on which god wins, even if you're not on their team, you might get a consolation prize just for participating apparently. I think they also get to build the rest of what this world is gonna look like.

[selfimmolates]

Yeah, I talked with a few about what kind of world they want. Pretty interesting stuff.

I was planning on hitting up Piety next week. Merriment's pinged my interest too, if they're as "odd" as you say. What would work as an offering?

[usogi]

Did you get any concretes? I don't know if any of them really thought this being a god thing through....

[smh!!]

I gave Merriment a cake and he was up for it! Toys in general, even if they're simple, I think? Maybe write him a note and say you'll play a game with him for good measure. And be sure to make good on that - it'll make him happy.

[senri....

loves the gods.....]

[selfimmolates]

Sincerity wants a world where everyone can be true to themselves... and [air quotes] "look fabulous while doing it."

[he wasn't kidding when he said they liked fashion.]

Justice wants to stop "bad people" so that no one has to get hurt. Oh, and friends. And Cunning wants "the world to be fair and for a new world order where people aren't forgotten or left behind or ignored." Didn't ask Fortune or Love, but I'll get to that the next time I have the chance... which doesn't look like it's going to be this week.

[thanks to the new rule!! he shrugs.]

So nope, no concretes. Guess that's to be expected from a bunch of people turned deities, however that happened.

[everyone's dumb. where is the uno braincell among the gods.]

... Yeesh, is Merriment also a kid? Apparently, Justice is only ten, ignoring the godhood.

[usogi]

... well, it sounds like some of them didn't have an option besides being deities - an end of the line kind of thing maybe...?

[though he can't imagine what that would look like.]

Merriment called me 'kiddo' so I don't know - maybe he just didn't grow up with a lot of friends.

[ . . . . ]

It's a lot of power to give people who are even younger than the two of us, you know? Everyone's agreed that we're going back home no matter what the end, and the gods might not even be able to interact with our worlds since Passhi might not get a chance to go home again...

But it's not like I'd want to leave this world behind to Ruin or anything.

[selfimmolates]

Well, I guess. In the end, though, my top priority is my own victory. What happens to this world is a side thought.

[1/2]

[usogi]

Are you sure Ambition isn't your god?

[just wondering.]

[usogi]

[but senri's expression eases into a smile - a tired one, but genuine]

... that makes sense, I guess. So what, you're not going to convince me to go over to your side or anything?

[selfimmolates]

[rude]

Would you be receptive to the idea right now even if I tried?

[usogi]

It depends.

So far, my god hasn't upset me or anything, so it's not like we don't get along. Maybe if your team had higher numbers than mine does, I'd switch so it'd be easier to end this game faster and convince more people to join me.

[hm]

[selfimmolates]

[hmm]

Is that so? If you're with Beauty or Merriment, then either way, you're currently on a losing team.

Of course, that's assuming you weren't lying.

[usogi]

[and he laughs, shaking his head]

Even though I'm a romantic, Love didn't want me.

But if I were to switch to any team, that's the one I'd look at right now. Maybe Sincerity, too.

But if you're just Fortune, Justice, or Cunning, it's not worth it yet. It's easier to get people to believe in happiness or aesthetics than sneakiness or luck.

[selfimmolates]

[he tilts his head. he's quiet for a while, and then,]

... To be honest, I was thinking of switching to Love. Can't say their attitude is my favourite, and their powers are meh, but their chances of staying in the lead probably aren't terrible and that's ultimately what matters.

Same as you—I don't mind my god and they don't mind my "unfathomably charming personality", but I'm not so attached as to vow undying loyalty or anything.

[usogi]

[senri admits fairly easily - ]

Even if you get taken out of the game, as long as your god wins, they can grant your wish - apparently. I'd double-check with other gods first to make sure that's true but...

[ . . . well. he glances off to the side.]

I would feel bad abandoning someone. So I might wait.

If nothing else, I'd want to meet Love first before I decide.

[selfimmolates]

Of course you would feel bad.

[softie.]

Based off first impressions, you'd probably get along with 'em.

[usogi]

I try to leave good first impressions with everyone - so I hope so!

[and he just huffs out a laugh]

Do you know if you'll try again to meet with the other gods next week? I'll help try to talk to others if you promise that you don't leave me stuck with Ruin.

[this bitch is scared]

[selfimmolates]

Dang, Ruin's the one I didn't want.

[but fine, he'll take ruin, if only because throwing senri at them feels like leaving a rabbit to a lion. maybe. what if they just left ruin alone.]

I'm going to hit up Piety, at the very least. Probably talk to some of them a second time, too. [a beat.] What does Beauty like for offerings? I was warned that they get angry easily—though they get over it quickly—so I hadn't been sure about trying them just yet.

[usogi]

I gave Beauty a mirror cake.

[HE REALLY DID

GIVE EVERY GOD

A CAKE]

I can try again with Indulgence.. maybe pray extra hard and they'll listen to me. And... I can see what I can do with Ambition, maybe.

What does Love like? Or Sincerity? I was going to pluck the reddest roses I could find.

[like a damn romantic]

[selfimmolates]

Desserts or flowers for Love, but I think they're happy with anything thoughtful. Sincerity said that if you want to get in their good books, making something "beautiful" out of the stuff in the costume hall is your best bet, but they were okay with the cookies I made.

[ray can't judge the cake thing too hard because he sure baked cookies for a bunch of gods.]

Don't be too surprised if Sincerity sneaks up on you, though.

[1/2]

[usogi]

... sneaks?

[wait hold on - ]

[usogi]

Ray-kun bakes?

[WHY IS THAT THE BIGGER SURPRISE]

[selfimmolates]

[??????]

Wouldn't say it's something I do often, but yeah, it's not hard.

[somewhere in the distance, emma whines yet again about how ray's immediately good at anything he tries his hand at...]