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[yol8]

[Hey, this guy looks new. Looks like just your average sort of dude, too, except for the laurel tattoos. Oh, and his eyes are kinda bloodshot, like he hasn’t slept in a while. But his smile is gentle and friendly.]

Feeling kinda like Rip Van Winkle right now, so I'm going to just keep working past that. Name's Dionysus, and yeah, that Dionysus of that Pantheon.

[And here, he links like every form of popular social media account- Bwitter, BlueTube, Rumblr, and Instagrahm. And then he also links a few more obscure social media sites. Point is, he’s got it all.]

I’m thinking about keeping my scene a little more underground for a while. Don’t worry though. If you want in, you’ll get in.

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[halfblaked]

[ NORMAL GUY ALERT ]

Oh, wow! People from our world really are quite the hot item. [ A pause. ]

I...don't think we've met. I'm Professor Blake, and I just showed up this month too.

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[yol8]

[SURE LOOKS LIKE JUST A NORMAL DUDE TO HIM.]

Hey. I don't think we have. Nice to meet you, Prof.

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[halfblaked]

Really, the pleasure is mine. I'm sorry we haven't had a chance to make acquaintances prior to now. I worked with Cassandra extensively.

She mentioned you, but... I've always been a little shy, when it came to you guys.

[ You know. Gotta hide yo face. ]

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[yol8]

Is that where she kept going off to...?

[Talking with this guy? If he has answers, it makes sense.]

I get it. After what happened with Sakhmet, a lot of people... "got shy."

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[halfblaked]

Sometimes? I'm sure I wasn't her only...rendezvous.

[ A pause. ]

She's a little scary, but..I would have still loved to have the opportunity to talk to any one of you. You're my field of study, after all. [ A pause. ] Or...did she do something in particular?

[yol8]

Yeah, sometimes she likes to sit in a room alone and stare at things.

[Sigh.]

You don't know about... Uh. Maybe I shouldn't say it then. I don't want you to freak out. Basically, it wasn't good.

[halfblaked]

Ah yes, the big machine, right? It was...incredible to witness.

[ And you know. Build. Sacrifice kids on. All that fun. ]

But, it's up to you. I... wouldn't hold it against any individual god. Sakhmet is her own person -- each of you are. You're unique beyond imagining. Counting you as a group because she did something terrible seems unfair.

[ #notallgods ]

[yol8]

I mean, I get it. We've got the whole group thing going on, we've got powers. It can be scary. I'm doing my best to not be scary.

[And private:]

...Sakhmet went off the deep end. Started killing and eating people. A whole room full of people having some kinda orgy at Shintwo.

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[halfblaked]

Thank you. For sharing.

That would be terrifying, yes. [ And not at all out of character. After all... ]

I...have read some of the horrible things your...past lives have done. To both we humans and each other. She wouldn't be the first, nor will she be the last to commit acts like that. [ He rubbed his nose. ]

It may be egotistical of me, but I think I have a good sense for who among you aren't going to hurt us.

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[yol8]

Like who?

[yeah he's fUCKING FALLING FOR IT.]

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[halfblaked]

Well, there's you, Cassandra, Inanna before they passed, Tara as well.

[ He's ticking his fingers. ] I'm quite certain Baphomet is a bit of a softie underneath all of that...fire and brimstone. Minerva.

[ A pause. ] Persephone hasn't hurt any of us, but I haven't seen enough of her to get a good sense. She's trending upwards, in my book, however.

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[yol8]

[And he KEEPS FALLING FOR IT:]

What about Woden?

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[halfblaked]

You mean, was his omission purposeful or oversight?

I very rarely make mistakes like that, Dionysus.

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[yol8]

Yeah. Okay.

[Justifying his thoughts.]

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[halfblaked]

Every Pantheon has them, you know. [ His voice is soft, instructive. ]

In the eighteen hundreds, it may surprise you to know that Inanna was the troublemaker, and from everything we've been able to read... Woden, the victim.

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[yol8]

And maybe in some other Pantheon, Dionysus was a bastard.

[nope he's always been pure!!!]

I don't care about what happened before. It's what's happening now that's the problem.

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[halfblaked]

Considering your legends, the fact that you are so kind is a breath of fresh air.

[ A sober pause. ]

I understand, regardless. Sorry, if that sounded a bit Ivory Tower, I agree with you. [ A pause.] something else happened, I take it?

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[yol8]

Yeah. Woden happened. Again.

... This is a long shot, I guess, but if anyone would know, you would if you've been studying Pantheon-related stuff. Do you know anything about the Great Darkness?

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[halfblaked]

I know...some. Cassandra brought me readings, I was helping when I could, but...

Beyond the basics, I haven't been able to learn much yet -- but I might be getting close, I think. I know more the history than anything technical. What is it you're looking to learn?

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[yol8]

So nothing Cassandra didn't already know too.

I just wanted to know if there was anything we missed. Or if it's also showing up here.

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[halfblaked]

I certainly haven't seen any sign of it in the past weeks.

Nor have I read of it showing up previously thus far. Then again, I've only had so much time to read up on things.

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[yol8]

Guess that's one issue we don't have to worry about, at least...

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[halfblaked]

Small miracles, when you're trapped in an alternate universe. [ Said dryly. ]

Apparently, nonsense happens frequently, too. It's likely to be...just as exciting as home.

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[yol8]

Excitement, I can handle. I'd just really like everyone to stop trying to kill each other.

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[halfblaked]

Well, isn't that human nature? We... seem to enjoy that sort of thing -- historically.