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[ex_diplomacy861]

Who: Shelly and Rhi'a (gun_symphony)
When: Throughout the day
Where: Bookstore
Style: Either
Status: Closed

[Given their privileges in the city, the bookstore may as well be a library, and that's inevitably what Shelly has ended up treating it like as she pulls out a book to inspect its front cover. She flips through a handful of pages before returning it to the shelf and moving on. Pity. Nothing's hooking onto her.]

There has to be something . . .

[She turns to Rhi'a.]

Find anything of interest?

Comments

[gun_symphony]

No, actually. My friends and I managed to find a way to change the world for the better using a special power.

...unfortunately, I've yet to see the results.

[ex_diplomacy861]

Oh? What special power was that?

[gun_symphony]

Well, we had to destroy the god of our world in order to make things better. She wanted to end the world, we just wanted to fix it.

[ex_diplomacy861]

Gods again . . . I feel like I'm having déjà vu.

But it sounds like you and your companions went on quite the journey.

[gun_symphony]

They do seem to be running things, more often than not.

[And then, a fond smile.]

Ah yes...we did.

[ex_diplomacy861]

[With a smile, she turned back to the bookshelf.]

You must tell me more later. I'm dying to know the details, but this isn't the best place to be discussing those matters.

[Demanding as her word choice was, her tone indicated she meant it light-heartedly. But back to the more "public" subject -- ]

So are vengeful gods a common theme in us foreigners?

[gun_symphony]

[Rhi'a took no offense to the Shelly's words, she wouldn't mind letting her know the story.]

Of course! I'd be happy to let you know the details.

[A pause.]

...I'm...not sure. It seems a lot of worlds that I have researched have gods or a god that stay out of the way. But...I've also heard a bit about some being vengeful. I don't want to say one way or the other, however.

[ex_diplomacy861]

Gods aren't as level-headed as we'd like to think, are they?

[Her finger trailed to a stop on the spine of a book.]

It's still so unbelievable. Dealings with gods are far out of my domain.

[gun_symphony]

Probably not, though it's difficult to tell.

[Rhi'a's eyes go from Shelly, to her hand, then to the book she was holding, but was still listening.]

I suppose that's why they are gods...also, find something?

[ex_diplomacy861]

Yes . . .

[She tipped the book back and slid it out of the shelf to offer it to Rhi'a. Some fantasy novel or another, an easy read.]

I don't know if it'd be of interest to you.

[gun_symphony]

[She took the book and looked it over with mild intrigue, before putting it under her arm and smiling.]

I think it sounds like an excellent read. Thank you, Shelly.