007 | OVERFLOW

[godsoffortune]

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[slantedcross]

They think so, too, I'm sure. [Or they should.]

But they're not creative enough to think of a better idea.

[cyberfly]

Hmph.

[ Maybe they should just tear down the whole system, then. ]

What do you think is a better idea?

[slantedcross]

Not that creative. [No beat missed. Said as casually as possible.]

Can't think of anyone I'd trust to be that creative, either, not without screwing it up for the rest of us.

[cyberfly]

[ That's probably for the best. He doesn't know this guy, but he seems clever enough to know when to not-know. A real fool would make stuff up. ]

You're kind of weird, [ he says with a snort. But there's nothing malicious about it. He might even be somewhat amused. ]

[slantedcross]

Weird is relative. How do you know you're not one, and I'm perfectly normal?

[Though he is right. Youji would also venture to say a few other things were different about his mental capacity, but...]

[cyberfly]

[ Hm. ]

Maybe.

[ Nagi is pretty sure he's not quite normal either. ]

I guess if you're a god, you're supposed to be infallible anyway. [ And you can tell by his tone that he's totally believes that. Ha. ]

[slantedcross]

You guess, or you know?

[It's okay, he's in the same boat. He certainly doesn't feel infallible. That would be such a momentous change for him, there should be a difference, some kind of cataclysmic restructuring of his entire makeup.]

But it wouldn't be very godlike to assume otherwise, I suppose.

[cyberfly]

[ Nagi gives him a look and a snort. No one is infallible. Least of all made-up gods. (Though who knows, if Nagi had memories of a certain oracle who could meticulously construct a perfect plan based on visions of the future, maybe he would reconsider this assessment). ]

I'm not the one who's making up the rules, [ he says dryly. ]

[slantedcross]

Know who is? Could tell them a thing or two.

[Using "tell" very broadly. Surprisingly, finding himself mostly agreeing with Schwarz doesn't surprise him. Must be that late "enemy of my enemy" thing that just happened to him.]

[cyberfly]

... Amaterasu.

[ He says it with some skepticism though. He hasn't seen her himself, so it's hard to judge what the extent of her influence and power really is. ]

What would you tell them?

[slantedcross]

That I haven't been here 24 hours and already this is stupid.

[Rustling out a cigarette now and getting into his mouth over the duration of that sentence.]

Telling me everything I do is just is dangerous, and that's just me.

[cyberfly]

At least you know that much. [ Some people might let this whole god/infallible business get to their heads. Somehow he has a feeling that this is fallacy. As if maybe he's known someone like this before... ]

[slantedcross]

Well, would you know it? If you were told everything you did was just.

[Is that a compliment? Probably not. A grudging acknowledgment, maybe.]

[cyberfly]

[ He shrugs. ]

It doesn't matter what other people think.

[ It's not like Nagi will do anything differently just because someone else tells him it's 'just.' ]

[slantedcross]

That's either the most or the least teenage thing I've ever heard anyone say. I really can't tell.

[cyberfly]

Hn.

[ Well it's not like Nagi remembers being a teenager. But even so, he has a feeling he's not like most teenagers. ]

If you say so. I'm gonna go now. [ He decides not to ask again about whether this guy will say anything about the destroyed dragon sculpture. With luck, he's forgotten already. ]