[ …Look, he’s a guy that can deal with a thoughtful silence. That’s what half of the people that come to his campfire end up doing for who even knows how long. But that’s different. He’s just there to be a listening, counseling ear, so they can take as long as they want. When he’s the one that had said something sincere? He feels rather uncharacteristically uncertain.
His expression stays cool at first, but just before she figures out what to say, his leg does start bouncing a bit as he looks uncomfortable. He would have just broken the silence himself if she hadn’t beaten him there. With what, who knows. Whatever came to mind first, probably. Though he looks a little confused at first that she brings up Ishtar, he ends up scoffing in a way that’s understanding, fittingly. ]
Would be nice if it was that easy, huh? So, you’re welcome.
[ Granted, it’s not the same circumstances between them. Part of that bias comes from the fact that he truly does find her situation unfair and lamentable, after all. Tezcatlipoca has always had the kind of freedom that she could only dream of. Even his Underworld was only one facet of himself, one place he could manifest. With creative interpretations of the rules, he could go nearly anywhere he wanted and do anything he wanted.
Yet, he wasn’t as capricious as Quetzalcoatl. He was hard to understand, yes, but steadfast and responsible in his principles. That was what was necessary when you’re so entwined with destiny.
Tezcatlipoca stands too like he’s going to let her out, and that’s part of it. But, hey. This seems like as good a time as any to mention it. ]
—And I think I figured out a way to get flowers in your Underworld, by the way. Taking that little trip gave me the last piece I needed to figure it out. You’ll either love it or you’ll hate it, though.
[ It feels good to be understood. She gets the feeling most people would side with Ishtar, without realizing the consequences. Or thinking there may be some way to cheat the rules that would avoid any consequences.
... A-And well, technically there is a way to cheat the rules. Have a Beast incinerate humanity in seven different singularities across time and space, have humans in one of those singularities summon Ishtar in a human body to defend them, and then have her be taken along for the ride because they're each other's half.
But honestly, who could have ever predicted such an unlikely chain of event? Just about as unlikely as Tezcatlipoca talking to her about Underworld flowers. ]
Y-You have?
[ She turns back and looks at him with surprise. Love it or hate it? ]
What is it?
[ Is he going to tell her the flowers require cannibalism or organ sacrifice? She certainly hope not! She can't ever do the former and she cannot cripple herself and her ability to defend the Underworld for something so selfish as having flowers. ]
[ Tezcatlipoca laughs, since that amount of surprise on its own is already pretty funny. He hasn’t even gotten to his grand reveal, which makes him think she’s going to flip. Like he said. Love it or hate it, and he truly doesn’t know where she’ll fall on that scale. ]
I come be your roomie down there.
[ He’s purposefully casual, since on one hand, he thinks she’ll overreact to it... But on the other, after giving just a little pause for her being flabbergasted, he clarifies: ]
Well, only part of me, of course, but that’s no big. Dividing my soul up into parts is more straightforward than you’d think. [ This is not what she’s going to be concerned about, and he knows it… ] I can give you that part of me. That Authority. Tossing a foreign god’s power into the mix will really throw the rules that you can't break for a loop.
[ It seems like he’s being far too casual and flippant for offering something so significant, but that’s Tezcatlipoca for you. He shies away from sincerity, but he’s still a god of his word, even if it’s something as impossible as bringing flowers to a barren Underworld. ]
[ Divide his soul up and become her roomie...? That's unusual. She wonders if he'd get along with Dumuzid. Not that the sheep is there often, sometimes she forgets he's supposed to spend six months a year down there. ]
[ There are a few moments as he wears his usual sly, smug smile as she parses through this revelation. It’s not only the flowers that he’s offering, after all, but some companionship. Admittedly, he’s not sure what form that companionship might take, since he’ll have to be truly subject to Kur’s rules to figure it out, but still. He’s confident that it would work in some respect. So, he’d expected this to be a big deal that prompted a big reaction.
…He’s still surprised in the end, though. As she collapses, he stares for a moment, dumbfounded. Is that a good reaction or a bad one??? ]
Uh?
[ uh. . .]
[ Okay, no. It’s fine. He catches up with this absurd reaction after a moment. He crouches next to her and brushes some of the hair out of her face to just see if she’s, you know. Conscious. ]
[ Slowly she opens her eyes. Swirly, unfocused eyes that are staring absently into nothing. ]
H-Huh...? I didn't know you had authority over small colorful birds, Tezcoo...
[ What birds? The ones flying around her head right now, of course. There are quite a few shiny stars too. So many pretty things she's seeing! Wow, it's nearly like her perception of reality has been thrown off and her brain is scrambling to get back online.
... She may need a minute before she's able to talk normally again. In all fairness, her happiness quota for the day has been exceeded in ways it never has been before. ]
[ As much as Tezcatlipoca likes the modern world and keeping up with it, Looney Tunes logic is not included. He's all about action movies, duh!!
...Anyways. He huffs, then shakes his head. At least this is in private so there won't be any weird misconceptions happening here. Since she's seemingly fine, just dazed, he withdraws his hand, but not before giving her hair a little ruffle for good measure. Maybe she'll get offended and snap out of it. Who knows. ]
Look. I don't got much floorspace here. If you're gonna take a nap, at least do it on the bed and out of my way.
[ Does that mean he would have said "Yippee Ki‐Yay, motherfucker" to Marisbury had he been the one to successfully revive ORT? The world will never know.
Regardless, she's come to like headpats, and she's not in her right mind, so alas she doesn't have the reflex to be embarrassed. He's right though, she ought not to sleep on his floor. ]
R-Right...
[ She should get up and go to... ... ... ... ... ]
Y-Your bed? [She immediately sits up, like if a resort had suddenly propped her up, and flood the poor god with a rain of accusations.] Villain! Pervert!! Scoundrel!!!
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His expression stays cool at first, but just before she figures out what to say, his leg does start bouncing a bit as he looks uncomfortable. He would have just broken the silence himself if she hadn’t beaten him there. With what, who knows. Whatever came to mind first, probably. Though he looks a little confused at first that she brings up Ishtar, he ends up scoffing in a way that’s understanding, fittingly. ]
Would be nice if it was that easy, huh? So, you’re welcome.
[ Granted, it’s not the same circumstances between them. Part of that bias comes from the fact that he truly does find her situation unfair and lamentable, after all. Tezcatlipoca has always had the kind of freedom that she could only dream of. Even his Underworld was only one facet of himself, one place he could manifest. With creative interpretations of the rules, he could go nearly anywhere he wanted and do anything he wanted.
Yet, he wasn’t as capricious as Quetzalcoatl. He was hard to understand, yes, but steadfast and responsible in his principles. That was what was necessary when you’re so entwined with destiny.
Tezcatlipoca stands too like he’s going to let her out, and that’s part of it. But, hey. This seems like as good a time as any to mention it. ]
—And I think I figured out a way to get flowers in your Underworld, by the way. Taking that little trip gave me the last piece I needed to figure it out. You’ll either love it or you’ll hate it, though.
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... A-And well, technically there is a way to cheat the rules. Have a Beast incinerate humanity in seven different singularities across time and space, have humans in one of those singularities summon Ishtar in a human body to defend them, and then have her be taken along for the ride because they're each other's half.
But honestly, who could have ever predicted such an unlikely chain of event? Just about as unlikely as Tezcatlipoca talking to her about Underworld flowers. ]
Y-You have?
[ She turns back and looks at him with surprise. Love it or hate it? ]
What is it?
[ Is he going to tell her the flowers require cannibalism or organ sacrifice? She certainly hope not! She can't ever do the former and she cannot cripple herself and her ability to defend the Underworld for something so selfish as having flowers. ]
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I come be your roomie down there.
[ He’s purposefully casual, since on one hand, he thinks she’ll overreact to it... But on the other, after giving just a little pause for her being flabbergasted, he clarifies: ]
Well, only part of me, of course, but that’s no big. Dividing my soul up into parts is more straightforward than you’d think. [ This is not what she’s going to be concerned about, and he knows it… ] I can give you that part of me. That Authority. Tossing a foreign god’s power into the mix will really throw the rules that you can't break for a loop.
[ It seems like he’s being far too casual and flippant for offering something so significant, but that’s Tezcatlipoca for you. He shies away from sincerity, but he’s still a god of his word, even if it’s something as impossible as bringing flowers to a barren Underworld. ]
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Like a ragdoll, Ereshkigal falls quite pathetically to the ground. ]
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[ H-Help? Please? ]
crying... i love her so much....
…He’s still surprised in the end, though. As she collapses, he stares for a moment, dumbfounded. Is that a good reaction or a bad one??? ]
Uh?
[ uh. . .]
[ Okay, no. It’s fine. He catches up with this absurd reaction after a moment. He crouches next to her and brushes some of the hair out of her face to just see if she’s, you know. Conscious. ]
...You good?
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H-Huh...? I didn't know you had authority over small colorful birds, Tezcoo...
[ What birds? The ones flying around her head right now, of course. There are quite a few shiny stars too. So many pretty things she's seeing! Wow, it's nearly like her perception of reality has been thrown off and her brain is scrambling to get back online.
... She may need a minute before she's able to talk normally again. In all fairness, her happiness quota for the day has been exceeded in ways it never has been before. ]
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[ As much as Tezcatlipoca likes the modern world and keeping up with it, Looney Tunes logic is not included. He's all about action movies, duh!!
...Anyways. He huffs, then shakes his head. At least this is in private so there won't be any weird misconceptions happening here. Since she's seemingly fine, just dazed, he withdraws his hand, but not before giving her hair a little ruffle for good measure. Maybe she'll get offended and snap out of it. Who knows. ]
Look. I don't got much floorspace here. If you're gonna take a nap, at least do it on the bed and out of my way.
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Regardless, she's come to like headpats, and she's not in her right mind, so alas she doesn't have the reflex to be embarrassed. He's right though, she ought not to sleep on his floor. ]
R-Right...
[ She should get up and go to... ... ... ... ... ]
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Y-Your bed? [She immediately sits up, like if a resort had suddenly propped her up, and flood the poor god with a rain of accusations.] Villain! Pervert!! Scoundrel!!!
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MY INTERNET WENT OUT TRYING TO POST PART 2 LMF
tis fate
not here....... but also kinda here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (next door)