[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?
[She furrows her brow as she reads it. There has to be some kind of explanation. Maybe he just wanted answers? And the holiday greetings, well, that can be explained away too. Eli said it himself, it was impossible to be angry with Woden now. He just got into his head.
Then she sees the words: Could I come?
Her stomach sinks]
This... you did this to him. There's no way he'd want something like this, after... after you...
[She can't even finish the words. There's something wrong here. Something that goes beyond physical changes and mind games. It's the nature of want. It's the nature of need. How could someone feel so drawn to someone after they've felt so violated?]
Funny, I thought you would have liked the attention. You didn't really have a problem with him being attached before.
[It's a petty jab, nearly sulky in its delivery. There's a lot of things here that she doesn't understand. She doesn't understand why Eli remains attached, but she doesn't understand why Woden would draw him in and chase him off]
Oh, shut up. Besides, we wouldn't need a support group, right? Unless being part of your special club wasn't everything it was cracked up to be, that is.
[Hey, if you want to brag about how much people loved your gifts, now's the time, buddy]
[Dr. Chilton is another surprise, but Persephone is the one that really catches her offguard. Why recruit her? As for the rest... well, the only name (besides Eli) she recognizes is K-2, and even then it's just barely.]
...okay, that's not her style. One, I don't think she'd go to you for anything, no matter how much she wanted it. And second...
[She stops herself. Persephone had seemed so sad when they talked about the Pantheon, though she couldn't say why. Whatever it was... would she really want her throwing that out to a guy like that? So she looks down at the floor, her voice going soft]
[ He said, and it was almost a sing-song, the way he said it. ]
It might not be her style here, but she... certainly would have given anything before. Maybe you should ask her. How much she's willing to give to be divine. The answer might surprise you.
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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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He keeps sending me messages, after all.
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[It's a weak denial, with no evidence to back it up. But... he said how wrong it was...]
He has no reason to talk to you anymore - about anything!
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Would you like to see it?
[ He pulled out his comm, and started to scroll. ]
Ah, there it is... [ He held up his phone. ] He even wished me a Happy Christmas.
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Then she sees the words: Could I come?
Her stomach sinks]
This... you did this to him. There's no way he'd want something like this, after... after you...
[She can't even finish the words. There's something wrong here. Something that goes beyond physical changes and mind games. It's the nature of want. It's the nature of need. How could someone feel so drawn to someone after they've felt so violated?]
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[ If an eyeroll could be conveyed in a blank helmet right now, it would be. ]
I'm working on trying to fix it. I don't want him to be attached to my hip any more than you do! ]
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[It's a petty jab, nearly sulky in its delivery. There's a lot of things here that she doesn't understand. She doesn't understand why Eli remains attached, but she doesn't understand why Woden would draw him in and chase him off]
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And I hit that point. Let's just say that.
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That's awful. It must be so hard for you...
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[Yeah, there's no sympathy here, Woden. Sorry bud.]
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[ It's so dry, even through the vocoder. ]
Is that all?
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[Translation: who else did you fuck with. If he doesn't give her a straight answer... well, there's Sleipnir.]
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Sleipnir, Fenrir, Eir, Herfjötur, you were Skadi... [ He was ticking them off his fingers. ]
Vör, Odr...
I think that's it. Only seven this time. A little short of the usual numbers.
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[You know what she meant!!! Probably.]
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[ He sounds teasing, now. ]
What, do you want to start a support group?
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[Hey, if you want to brag about how much people loved your gifts, now's the time, buddy]
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You, Eli, Doctor Chilton, Persephone, Poe Dameron, K-2S0, and Kylo Ren.
Happy now?
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[Dr. Chilton is another surprise, but Persephone is the one that really catches her offguard. Why recruit her? As for the rest... well, the only name (besides Eli) she recognizes is K-2, and even then it's just barely.]
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I helped.
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[Would Persephone really go to this guy willingly?]
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How much she wanted it. To be one of us. It's different.
[ It absolutely wasn't. ]
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[She stops herself. Persephone had seemed so sad when they talked about the Pantheon, though she couldn't say why. Whatever it was... would she really want her throwing that out to a guy like that? So she looks down at the floor, her voice going soft]
...well, it's like I said. It's not her style.
[nice save]
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[ He said, and it was almost a sing-song, the way he said it. ]
It might not be her style here, but she... certainly would have given anything before. Maybe you should ask her. How much she's willing to give to be divine. The answer might surprise you.
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