02 | Video

[halfblaked]

As a professor, whenever a holiday comes, it's always an opportunity for learning, and today happens to not be an exception, despite the personal nature of the holiday.

I suspect there are not many who celebrate such things, but perhaps it is a nice time to speak of them, considering it's father's day. I'm reflecting on fathers of myth, of course, not real ones -- but, ah, if you need someone to listen, I am, of course, here to listen.

There are, unfortunately, not a terribly high amount of good fathers in mythology, at least from my world. Sometimes, if you think of yourself as a poor parent, you can at least remember that you are no Zeus, or Hiranyakashipu. One was merely...devoted to sowing his progeny around Greece, as we all know, but Hiranyakashipu attempted multiple times to murder his son, because he worshipped a god he hated. [ A soft chuckle, and a shake of his head. ] I worried about moving too much, with mine! I suppose things could be worse. Then again, there is also Cronus, the god who ate his sons, [ he starts ticking on his fingers, ] Tantalus, Izanagi, Abraham...

Well, we're not short on those, are we? [ A soft chuckle, and a shake of his head. ]

I suppose there's something to be said, when we consider ourselves bad parents, yes? Not that we should ever excuse ourselves. [ A beat. ] I suppose I'm just...thoughtful, today. Moreso than I thought I would be. [ Another pause. ]

Are there others out there, who are thinking of things like this today?

Comments

[fettering]

that sounds terrible and exhausting
to come back over and over again and fight the same fight

[halfblaked]

I would agree. Every ninety years, to be reborn to fight a fight again, to...

To do so, sacrifice everything, and at the end of two years pass? It's hardly kind.

[fettering]

it's sadistic [ and considering where he was born and how he was raised, who eventually claimed him.. well, he doesn't like to think about it, but he does know something about sadism. ]
whoever or whatever locked them into those roles

[ wait. ]

how long do they have left? the ones that came here
what's going to happen? will the nanomachines keep them alive?

[halfblaked]

It's exceptionally sadistic, yes, but what choice does humanity have? Societies have often sacrificed the young to their gods, this is...very similar. However, I would not wish this fate on anyone, if I had my way.

As for how long they have... Some have reached their two year mark, others have not. The possibility of an imperial phase hangs over our heads. It's quite possible we will see another here soon enough.

[fettering]

[ .. ah. sacrifice. for a little while there, he'd.. forgotten. that's what he's really meant to be, too, isn't it? and yet, he'd simply accepted it as a fact of his existence. he was created, he's lived, he'll die to give yehoshua back to lucifer and the world.

realizing he's shaking a little, he pushes the thought harshly away, ignoring it, forgetting it again. he's not real. it doesn't matter. ]

i don't know if i can help if things get bad, but i have my template's abilities. [ so. he's available if they want him to try. ]

[halfblaked]

Truly? Like... All of them?

I cannot imagine the burden you have, if you have them all.

[fettering]

i don't think about it most of the time [ they're not really his, after all. ]
i try not to use them much
mostly healing here and there
and sometimes i make things change
i'm really good with plants and animals like me a lot :)

[halfblaked]

Oh? Why wouldn't you WANT to use them? I don't think someone else should have a grasp on what is yours.

Do you really think...HE would mind? If you used more?

[fettering]

probably not
but i don't really have a reason to most of the time
my life here is usually pretty quiet

[halfblaked]

Ah yes, that would do it. What sorts of changes?
Water to wine, and all of that? Or less... biblical?

[fettering]

alchemical sometimes, matter from one thing to another
sometimes fundamental aspects of reality
i've also been known to cheat and make copies of stuff i'm baking

[halfblaked]

Hah!
Creative! That sounds fascinating. If you would ever allow...I would love to see it.

It sounds...rather divine.

[ He thinks he's funny. ]

[fettering]

[ THAT WASN'T FUNNY, PROFESSOR. ]

sure, if you want to
it's not exactly exciting to watch tho

[halfblaked]

[ DAD JOKES ARE REQUIRED. ]

Oh, perhaps not to you, but to me, it would be an actual experience.

[fettering]

[ SOUNDS FAKE. ]

i guess so
just lmk when and where, then :)