[At least she has the grace to be embarrassed. It is not a particularly tasteful topic among gods, but nor is she wrong for seeking out as much information as she can about her station. Yet, for her to even know that gods are reborn would have required some other interesting conversations…
The shinki attending the game has wisely read the atmosphere and distanced himself from the two of them, and fortunately it is just them at the tank for now. Still, she answers in a soft tone,]
It is pleasing to hear that you are taking this situation seriously and are striving to become worthy of this station.
What you speak of, in broadest terms, comes to experience and nature. Every god has an innate 'nature' that drives what they do in every situation. They also have centuries of 'experience', living in this world. These two factors perhaps give us that ‘aura’ you spoke of.
As you have apparently learned, gods lose their experiences when reborn. Unfortunately, much knowledge is lost. In that situation, however, the god’s exemplar is the one who can fill in that missing knowledge, along with the other shinki and occasionally any other gods who worked closely with them. This is how a reborn god learns.
Perhaps now you can see that comparing the new gods to the old is incompatible in this situation. The new gods have no old shinki. Even if there were some shinki among us willing to be bound to a new god, they have no experiences accumulated with you. Most of you are foreign gods, whose lore is unknown to us. Additionally, from what has been observed, you seem to have no guiding nature from the god you have replaced. A certain compatibility, perhaps, but not akin to the innate nature we old gods have.
[She then smiles kindly at Ixtab.] You can begin to see how our support of you is complicated by such things. [Her expression then shifts to become more serious.] A word of advice though: a god’s death is not a topic to speak of so openly. Should it be absolutely necessary for you to bring it up in the future, do be careful.
[She then gracefully stands. She did promise to answer the god's questions last they met, but nor does she want to overburden her.] I have given you enough to think over for now, I believe. I shall leave you to continue enjoying the festival.
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The shinki attending the game has wisely read the atmosphere and distanced himself from the two of them, and fortunately it is just them at the tank for now. Still, she answers in a soft tone,]
It is pleasing to hear that you are taking this situation seriously and are striving to become worthy of this station.
What you speak of, in broadest terms, comes to experience and nature. Every god has an innate 'nature' that drives what they do in every situation. They also have centuries of 'experience', living in this world. These two factors perhaps give us that ‘aura’ you spoke of.
As you have apparently learned, gods lose their experiences when reborn. Unfortunately, much knowledge is lost. In that situation, however, the god’s exemplar is the one who can fill in that missing knowledge, along with the other shinki and occasionally any other gods who worked closely with them. This is how a reborn god learns.
Perhaps now you can see that comparing the new gods to the old is incompatible in this situation. The new gods have no old shinki. Even if there were some shinki among us willing to be bound to a new god, they have no experiences accumulated with you. Most of you are foreign gods, whose lore is unknown to us. Additionally, from what has been observed, you seem to have no guiding nature from the god you have replaced. A certain compatibility, perhaps, but not akin to the innate nature we old gods have.
[She then smiles kindly at Ixtab.] You can begin to see how our support of you is complicated by such things. [Her expression then shifts to become more serious.] A word of advice though: a god’s death is not a topic to speak of so openly. Should it be absolutely necessary for you to bring it up in the future, do be careful.
[She then gracefully stands. She did promise to answer the god's questions last they met, but nor does she want to overburden her.] I have given you enough to think over for now, I believe. I shall leave you to continue enjoying the festival.