[ Woden's about to reply when he turned around, to just survey his party, before he noticed her. ]
What the hell? You want to party? [ He knew that wasn't the case. Nobody wanted anything to do with him. Except for the artist formerly known as Sleipnir, of course. ]
[And when Woden sees her she saunters over, her head held high. Her eyes are sharp and her lips are pursed tight. In other words, no, she does not want to party]
Of course not, but you remember, don't you? The memories, the emotions...
I wasn't going to take that from you. Eli likely remembered the emotions, and has no capability to differentiate them from his current state. That's all.
You- that was just a guess! You messed with our heads, changed us into something we weren't - and for what?! So you could get off on being actual god for once?
I mean I don't see any posters for your shows. What was it that you told me, back when you wanted me to join your club the first time? That you weren't the one with the power. Not real power.
[His words make her stomach churn, sickening her for reasons that she doesn't have the words to describe yet. She chokes, before she sputters out, still glaring at him]
He-he doesn't! He told me that you shouldn't have done that - any of that! Why would he say that if he enjoyed it?
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[And if Woden takes a look around, he might notice Utena leaning against the wall, her communicator in hand]
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What the hell? You want to party? [ He knew that wasn't the case. Nobody wanted anything to do with him. Except for the artist formerly known as Sleipnir, of course. ]
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I want to talk. What the hell did you do to Eli?!
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I turned him into an Aesir for a time, obviously. He was Sleipnir. He apparently liked it.
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[If Eli couldn't get angry, then hey, she'd just be angry for the both of them]
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[ Woden shrugged. ]
It's probably because he already had something wrong with his head.
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[What, he's going to turn this around on them now?]
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The effects aren't lingering. They're likely residual traits from his own personality. You haven't changed, have you? He's the only one.
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Look, what happened - that wasn't me, alright?
[The cold. The numb. The harshness of the winter wind. That wasn't her, that was Skadi.]
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I wasn't going to take that from you. Eli likely remembered the emotions, and has no capability to differentiate them from his current state. That's all.
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Oh, yeah, you just brainwashed him and turned him into a horse for a couple weeks. That's all. It's his fault that he's not over it, right?
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Did you know that we were going to change back? That we were going to go back to normal?
[She ignores his question. He's missing the point. She's not Skadi, but she was. She could have been Skadi forever.]
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[ Or rather, an 80% certainty. ]
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[ His tone was arch -- even through the vocalizer. He went still. ]
I am a god. What do you mean by that?
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[ It's chill, now. Even through the vocoder. ]
That doesn't mean I don't have power. I'm able to create and do things the rest of them couldn't even imagine doing. Mine manifests differently.
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But that's not enough, is it? If it was, you wouldn't be pulling stupid stunts like this!
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[She snorts, disgusted]
You took away his free will! [His words, not hers] You turned him into some kind of... some kind of pet! That's not love - that's control.
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[ Woden knows it's shitty. He says it anyway. ]
Besides, if he didn't like it, he'd tell me.
He likes it. You're the one who doesn't.
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He-he doesn't! He told me that you shouldn't have done that - any of that! Why would he say that if he enjoyed it?
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