You know, today... a memory was returned to me, right along those lines. I had someone shout in my face and scream at me, at a time when all I really wanted to do was die... it was sort of shocking, and then when he left, he came back and did something kind for me.
I had forgotten about him, but... I didn't stop seeing the world the way that I do, because I did. [ xie lian touches his heart. ] So even if this person is irritating, and calls you a terrible nickname, they must have left quite the impression that you are still moved by the convictions you have.
...It is a bit funny, that you can remember that nickname, but not your actual name.
... I am glad you are able to remember such a man again.
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Where I'm from, names are given to gods by humans, in an attempt to capture their essence. In that way, gods are called by many names, depending on how humans perceive them. When they are able to grasp their true and whole self, the god's name will naturally come to them.
[ tmw this is week five so i still have god names! thanks backtags ]
If it makes you feel better, one of my own nicknames was the god of pestilence and misfortune - an "ominous star". Worshippers used to make statues of me crying and step on my back as a stone so that they would put all their misfortune on me.
[ ah, to be xie lian. ]
It is much the same in my own world - every title I ever had came from mortals, short of 'taizi dianxia', which simply indicated I was a prince. For some reason, they were fascinated with calling me names around flowers - 'The Flower Crowned Martial God', or "Flower in One Hand, Sword in the Other".
[ a beat, and then, he tilts his head, smiling. ] And... that's not so different from the way things are here, hm? We all have perceived you as Brother Goat, and so Brother Goat you are.
...I hope that, god or human or otherwise, your true name will come to me, someday - and be returned to you, too.
Do you like the name that you've been given, here?
Well, that's better than the particular feelings about "Flour", then!
[ because those were definitely particular. ] It's funny, how mortals come to perceive the gods, I think - who knows how many nicknames you may have had, in the many years that you have lived.
I think Brother Goat suits you. I have spent some time wondering what sort of things unite all of us as a team - perhaps it is simply that we're all a bit "Goat"-like.
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You know, today... a memory was returned to me, right along those lines. I had someone shout in my face and scream at me, at a time when all I really wanted to do was die... it was sort of shocking, and then when he left, he came back and did something kind for me.
I had forgotten about him, but... I didn't stop seeing the world the way that I do, because I did. [ xie lian touches his heart. ] So even if this person is irritating, and calls you a terrible nickname, they must have left quite the impression that you are still moved by the convictions you have.
...It is a bit funny, that you can remember that nickname, but not your actual name.
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[ ... ]
Where I'm from, names are given to gods by humans, in an attempt to capture their essence. In that way, gods are called by many names, depending on how humans perceive them. When they are able to grasp their true and whole self, the god's name will naturally come to them.
—But Flour is still not appropriate.
[ :T ]
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If it makes you feel better, one of my own nicknames was the god of pestilence and misfortune - an "ominous star". Worshippers used to make statues of me crying and step on my back as a stone so that they would put all their misfortune on me.
[ ah, to be xie lian. ]
It is much the same in my own world - every title I ever had came from mortals, short of 'taizi dianxia', which simply indicated I was a prince. For some reason, they were fascinated with calling me names around flowers - 'The Flower Crowned Martial God', or "Flower in One Hand, Sword in the Other".
[ a beat, and then, he tilts his head, smiling. ] And... that's not so different from the way things are here, hm? We all have perceived you as Brother Goat, and so Brother Goat you are.
...I hope that, god or human or otherwise, your true name will come to me, someday - and be returned to you, too.
Do you like the name that you've been given, here?
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I don't know if I have any particular feelings on it...
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Well, that's better than the particular feelings about "Flour", then!
[ because those were definitely particular. ] It's funny, how mortals come to perceive the gods, I think - who knows how many nicknames you may have had, in the many years that you have lived.
I think Brother Goat suits you. I have spent some time wondering what sort of things unite all of us as a team - perhaps it is simply that we're all a bit "Goat"-like.