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[tranquilforest]

Even the gods must make use of humans sometimes, to accomplish their purposes.

One hopes the heavens understand the consequences of their actions more thoroughly, despite allowing injustice to prevail in so many incidences.

[purrtagonist]

Yeah. Exactly.

[hahaha ask him how he knows that, it's personal experience. anyway]

But I wouldn't put any of my money on heaven being willing to bear any consequences.

[tranquilforest]

[At this point, how much could they really do?]

With how much we're dragged from strange sky to strange sky and stars, I imagine they'd be as confused as we are.

[purrtagonist]

The gods? Nah. They're probably laughing it up right about now.

[no faith in deities at all]

[tranquilforest]

Perhaps we've even slipped their notice entirely, with as far as we are from home.

[purrtagonist]

[a snort]

That'd be nice, actually. I guess we'll see as the days go by.

[tranquilforest]

It sounds as though you're used to more direct interventions than I am.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . aha. . . was he that obvious?]

I've never been much of a believer.

[he artfully dodges the question]

[tranquilforest]

Belief can be rather complicated. It would not signify much to believe that the sun rises and sets each day, since it will do as it wishes regardless, whatever the underlying principle.

Or at least it would back home. [She can't really speak to places they haven't been to yet.]

But in other notions - justice or fairness, perhaps - that often require human agency and action... Does believing that the heavens are watching, weighing things in balance, possibly waiting to take some action, make them more or less likely to come to pass?

[purrtagonist]

[well. . . she's right about that. it isn't as though being a non-believer prevented Yaldabaoth from taking control of the whole of Japan]

No. It doesn't. Not in my experience.

[tranquilforest]

You make me exceedingly curious about your experience, Akira.

[She's not actually going to pry though. For now.]

[purrtagonist]

Haha. Well. Maybe one day, Jing-san, when we have a little more time.