@loki.odinson

[selfimage]

Since the vast majority of you aren't used to being worshiped- you know, being erected shrines, answering prayers etc. etc.- I'd like to pose a philosophical quandary.

To those of you consider yourselves human: Are you still human? Or has time here, our arrival here, made us something else?

To those of us that aren't human, I'd like your thoughts as well. I'm in that bucket of course, and my perspective may not entirely align to the mortal crowd.
True or not, it's something to think about in the way that we conduct ourselves.

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[selfimage]

If there are gods in this world, they've certainly remained silent. Not a completely good look for them- though it does make me wonder if whatever's considered a god may be something else entirely.
A bit rocky, really. The definition of divinity is loose at best.
It's certainly different from your more hands on approach.

[ofmyth]

i've not seen much actual worship of the gods themselves on this world, only the shrines set up in our honour

perhaps their hands on approach has resulted in our being here, the powers we have been given

[selfimage]

You mean we're an answer to a collective prayer?

[ofmyth]

that would depend on whether there were prayers before we came

but perhaps whatever power has brought us here is unable to directly intervene in this world, and requires a proxy

[selfimage]

Whatever power did bring us here has us drugged and being dropped off in a dung bus in costume.
That doesn't exactly strike a divine chord.

It means that there's mortal intervention somewhere along the way.
That bodes even worse.

[ofmyth]

does any of this bode well?

[selfimage]

It sucks.

[ofmyth]

i'll drink to that

[selfimage]

I knew the proposed question would mean some discomfort.

[ofmyth]

we are not all as eager for change as you are, brother

you saw how well our kin took it when I brought us back from the void. what is different is to be feared, for gods as well as mortals

[ not to speak of thor himself, taking far longer than he should have to change from a boorish, arrogant fool ]

[selfimage]

[ and how hard the All-Mother had tried to write a linear story for the Asgardians, rather then allowing them to choose their own path. ]

Mortals are generally a little more flexible.
Our kin are....... ugh, frustrating, at best.

[ofmyth]

[ let's not dwell on their kin right now ]

did you spark the discussion you wished?

[selfimage]

It's as if you suspect I have ulterior motives.

[ofmyth]

say rather that i know you not to be as simple-minded as to put a thought out for discussion without some idea of where it might go

[selfimage]

There are some things that come with the territory. I felt as if the lot of us could use a new perspective.

[ even if he was kinda sorta being a troll about it ]

[ofmyth]

what has your new perspective been? i've decided to stop talking about godhood with others

[selfimage]

That we all have been bid to change, and our presence here requires some understanding on our current position.
This isn't our world, but we'll leave an impact, regardless.

[ofmyth]

rather a wordy persective
but i feel i can agree with that

[selfimage]

What were you expecting?

[ something not wordy?? ]

[ofmyth]

you know me
succinct as a hammer to the face

[ aka, he's not expecting anything different. he just likes short and sweet ]