Objectively speaking, this is all in accordance to what I would have done if I had to lower myself to this extent in asking for help. Rather than permit the possibility of a "no", I would have done just this: assume the answer would be no and force the situation anyway. However do not mistake my understanding for sympathy. No matter how troubled
(
Read more... )
[N is thoroughly impressed. most people arrive here screaming and crying and clutching their pearls. someone threatening to clutch your pearls and twist them off is rather refreshing.]
...When you say "a pound of flesh, do you mean a literal pound of flesh carved off of a human being?
[his tone is honest and inquisitive. he's heard his father use the term before and their underlings would usually shit themselves and scramble to please him in any way afterwards. it was probably an expression but one could never tell with ghetsis. maybe his daddy is a cannibal and he never knew?
maybe this lady is a cannibal too...]
Reply
I mean only to give these Twelve a buyer's warning, if you will. It may be that they relied only on a fleeting impression and did not realize what they've brought onto themselves by bringing me here. Gods can be careless. The authority I speak with isn't entirely my own, however.
Reply
Is that so? Do you serve a higher power of sorts back in your own world? There are many different people here with different degrees of power-- some are even revered as gods back in their own world, so unless your own abilities are not sealed somehow, it seems unlikely that there is much you can do up against the Twelve.
Reply
There's a lot to be said about ingenuity... but then if the Twelve are underestimating me as much as you are, it's my interest to keep it that way.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment