AUDIENCE: LUP

[retellers]

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[evocationary]

Yeah. Stabbed me like, a bunch.

[ ah, she forgot the leaders can't remember shit. ] Hm. Not one of the things you've remembered then, huh.

[retellers]

Oh. That's unfortunate.

[ they shake their head. ]

I remember being stabbed a few times... but not this.

[evocationary]

Were you a soldier or something?

[ she's mostly just curious. also, they're approaching the kitchen. ]

[retellers]

A soldier...? No, apparently, I'm a god.

[evocationary]

[ ... ]

Huh. No wonder Xie Lian likes you so much. [ she busies herself grabbing ingredients. ] God of what? Goats?

[retellers]

I like him a lot too.

[ they tilt their head. ]

I don't remember. I'm more of a fallen god now, at any rate...

[evocationary]

Good. He deserves to have people who like him.

[ hmmm. ]Anyway, that's fine. Normal gods are up their own asses half the time. And you seem pretty okay, so.

[retellers]

Oh. Um... thank you?

Do you have a lot of experience with gods...? I don't actually have any memory of them, at the moment... besides Xie Lian, I suppose.

[evocationary]

[ she waves a hand. ]

Sorta. I think I've met one or two secondhand. One is fine, the other is way too, uh - religious? I guess? I don't know, Pan's whatever.

[retellers]

I see... Do people also, er, "ascend" where you're from? Like they do in Xie Lian's world?

[evocationary]

I... don't think so? Well, maybe! I think people can become gods, but it's not very common. And it's usually because they're uh, they're evil as shit.

Do you know anything about how yours work, or is that gone too?

[retellers]

... Oh.

[ ): evil gods sound bad but anyway ]

I don't know for sure... but from what was said in my memories, it sounds like the only gods are ones who were around since the beginning.

Though I also feel like I didn't start my life as a god—but not as a human either—so it's a little confusing...

[evocationary]

Huh.

[ she tilts her head. ] Humans don't usually have sharp teeth! So. You're probably right. Maybe you also, uh, ascended? Like Xie Lian?

But that is weird. Maybe you just have weird circumstances. Like, all of us are basically protagonists or antiheroes, so it's not out of the question to think you were like, the chosen one or something.

[retellers]

Maybe, but the conception of ascension was not a familiar one to me when he explained it to me...

[ mysteries! though they look a bit perplexed. ]

"The chosen one"...? What would I have been chosen by?

[evocationary]

I - you know, that's a good question. Anything from an eldritch creature to like, the gods, I guess?

You'll remember soon. Your team's all set, right? We just gotta make it through this week.

[retellers]

... Yes. One way or another, we must persevere, through whatever tragedy this week brings.

[ as everyone bleeds all over the place, probably ]

[evocationary]

[ bleeds all over the evidence ]

It won't be for long. The tragedy. [ she says, firmly. she's - kneading bread dough, now. the movement makes her back hurt, and there's definitely a red stain gathering around her lower back that mostly blends in with her dress. ]

This time, we got it. This is our last chance I do think we really made it count.

[retellers]

[ a pause ]

I do as well, though, um... I think you're bleeding...

[evocationary]

I - oh. God, can you see it? Embarrassing.

[ she huffs, pulling her hair over her shoulder. ] It's fine. It aches but it doesn't hurt that bad. Sorry, I know it's gross.

[retellers]

[ they shake their head. ]

Blood doesn't bother me... but as long as you don't mind, then...

[evocationary]

It's just annoying more than anything. What an inconvenient week!

[ huff. ] Are you doing okay over there? Need any painkillers?

[retellers]

No. I'm used to pain.

[evocationary]

Don't just - say it like that, yikes.

[retellers]

[ ? ]

How should I have said it?

[evocationary]

Maybe a little less sad?

I'm used to pain, yeesh. That just makes me want to give you a hug.