do the mingle shuffle!

[carreau]

Who: you! me! everyone! it's like a really big party!
Broadcast: if you want!
Action: see above!
When: right now!!!

[ So the weekly shuffle has happened. We got new captains, people who have mysteriously disappeared-- I mean, who have never existed, and new people aboard the ships. That's exciting! Wow! ]

[ New people, get acquainted with your ships? Press all the buttons? Introduce yourself like a polite individual? Old people, keep aging? Welcome them with open arms and confetti? Punch the person who just opened the door while you were in the shower??? ]

[ Who knows! It's a mingle post! Don't ask me!]

[ (But seriously, how bout those people who never existed, huh.) ]

Comments

[amarant]

They aren't quite like that.

[sugoooi]

What do you mean then?

[amarant]

They are mortal. I'm not sure what they know, but it is true that they have powers beyond that of human beings.

[sugoooi]

Wait I thought gods weren't mortal though? isn't that what makes them gods?

[amarant]

I wouldn't know. They were always mortal, only able to be killed by another god.

[sugoooi]

That sounds more like conditional immortality! Because only a certain person can defeat them

[amarant]

Or a certain god. Either way, it still does qualify as immortality?

[sugoooi]

Yeah but it's CONDITIONAL immortality that's important because if you just say immortal then that means that nothing can get them

[amarant]

I didn't realize I had to elaborate.

[sugoooi]

Oh uhh

Sorry I guess you didn't but it'd clear up a lot of stuff I think... like I wouldn't consider something conditionally immortal a god I guess? like vampires...

[ ...WOW THIS JUST GOT REALLY LAME he's sorry Emblica ]

[amarant]

They are still gods. They make water run and food grow. They give the people magic ability.

[sugoooi]

but aren't gods supposed to be never killed?

[amarant]

Have you seen a god, or known one?

[sugoooi]

Well...no. but they're in books and stuff!

[amarant]

You would trust a book over lived experience?

[sugoooi]

Well...no...

[amarant]

Good. Knowledge should come from proper sources.

[sugoooi]

Like scholars and scientists and stuff?

[amarant]

Or people who have experienced things.

[sugoooi]

Oh I guess that too. But can't people be wrong about stuff too? Like people who thought they were alien abducted

[ SAM YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN ALIEN-ABDUCTED... ]

[amarant]

I haven't heard about cases like those, so I can't make any judgment.

[sugoooi]

Really?? They have them on tv all the time back home

OH NO I DIDN'T SEE THIS......

[amarant]

I never had one of those.

[sugoooi]

You never had a TV??

[amarant]

No, I never even saw anything like one until I came here.