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[Hanging in the Odin Welcome Hall. Itsuki offers a smile and a typically composed look to the bracelet.]

Greetings, everyone. Perhaps not all of us have had a chance to go through the publicly available, ah, discussions with our resident trickster god. I thought that I'd perhaps offer a little executive summary of information which was new, at least, to me, to those who haven't been able to. It is attached as a text file to this message.

Of course, I would love to hear other thoughts on these matters. My own opinion is that Loki's argument was reasonably compelling. No matter what our true affiliation is, there is certainly no purpose to be served by not even appearing to be cooperative. For my part, I'm inclined to say that cooperation is in fact the best route for all our interests. [Though of course he'd say that either way.]

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Pertaining to the gods: - Odin's powers or resources are taxed by maintaining our presence. - Freyr is said to be a hostage from Vanaheim and to have incurred displeasure due to his advocacy on our behalf. The same to some extent can be assumed for Freya. - The ruler of Utgard is the "brother" of Loki, and likely hostile, certainly chaotic. - Sigyn is the wife of Loki. Despite this, the mythological incident with the horses, which I presume refers to the story that Loki was once the mother of a horse, is not denied. - The prospect of our rebellion is not a harmless one for them. They have repeated that we are the "chance to avoid the apocalypse." This reinforces two points, which, of course, we knew already: 1) The gods are not a uniform entity, but represent a spectrum of views. 2) Both they and we have stakes in our presence here, despite their power over us. Pertaining to the war: - The expected conflict should arrive within one year. - The war is predicted by a certain prophecy. - Allies of these gods include elves, as well as the gods of Vanaheim. - Enemies include the giants of both types, whose attacks on the city we have seen previously. Finally, Sena Kashiwazaki-sama provided some excellent advice on the comportment and conduct befitting a god. I would advise anyone, and indeed, everyone, to study it carefully.

[added after this thread]

Miss Hel, would you mind if I asked you a few questions?

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Oh, you're right, of course... In that case, Kashiwazaki-san, I accept your generous offer of a truly private viewing of you. I promise, I won't use you in an act of piracy, then.

[ at first all she hears is the use of -san instead of -sama ] Hey aren't you being too forward? Just because I permitted you to become my follower it doesn't mean that you can act so boldly to- [ and then the rest of what he said finally registers ] What are you talking about?! I never said- I made an offer but it wasn't that offer! Stop using only selected things from what I said and leaving important qualifiers out!

And even that promise of yours sounds suspicious too! Don't phrase it like the only thing keeping you from using me in an act of piracy is that promise! You wouldn't be able to do it at all even without promise because I wouldn't allow you to! That's right! You can get rid of that promise!

[Sena, you might actually make Itsuki break his game face at this rate. No! No, he won't... Okay, control!]

Kashiwazaki-sama. My deepest apologies. I abide by everything you command. But you're so brave, bold, and proactive that I thought it only appropriate for even a mere humble follower to follow your example.

Is now a convenient time, then?

[ game face... sanity... sena breaks all the things ] Well it's good that you're at least willing to be corrected! You might never approach the obedient cuteness of Damien-kun because you're at least four years too old for that but you can still try to come up with some other virtue! [ also oh no how does he keep twisting her words around on her ] I- It's true that I don't want my followers to be useless cowards like that one idiot who always disappears into the bathroom [ poor Shu... ] but- There's a time and place when that's appropriate! Never to the girls that I want to befriend, alright! I've declared my territory!

...............S- Sure! A goddess will always make time even for the most low level of her followers! [ she just doesn't want to admit that she's forgotten what they were actually talking about and is like time for what? ]

If it helps any, let me suggest that I've been called "mysterious" before. Part of which is that I will never disappear into the bathroom while on duty with you, Kashiwazaki-sama.

Is your main agenda to befriend girls, then? If I might be so bold, perhaps excluding your faithful followers from not being useless cowards about them, while one valid strategy, could be improved upon. What you might need is a "wingman."

But I'm sure we can discuss it more when I get there. I'll see you soon, as soon as I've calmed my heart down at the prospect.

[ loftily ] You can go to the bathroom when necessary! Just don't be so pitiful and so lost to human dignity that you'd be the kind of person people would expect to make posts to the network while in the bathroom! Also I don't know if I'd consider being mysterious as a virtue. Isn't that just a more diplomatic way of saying shady?! [ finger point of rudeness ] Even that suggestion of yours! "Wingman"... I don't know if I like the sound of that!

Hah?! See me... Wait a second! You're on your way right now?! At least treat it like a proper pilgrimage... I- I won't accept anything less than receiving the best offerings! [ totally expecting him to rethink this coming to see her now thing ]

Offerings... [for god's sake, sena--] Yes, you're right. Shall I waylay the first moe girl that I see and bring her to you, Kashiwazaki-sama?

I think I can abide by the bathroom standard. On the other hand, mysterious could go either way, of course. If you're interested in the mystery, I think, it becomes not shady. If not, I assure you I can develop other qualities.

For example: wingmanning is a time-honored tradition, after all. Even the best ace pilots in the world need the support of a team. The friendship of cute girls is the crown jewel of achievements, after all.

[ crying oh no she meant like a new game or food or something!! sena look at your life look at your choices this now why you've been casually offered like a young girl and why you are now choking up like a lung or something ] Wh- Don't suggest something like that so calmly like I'm a crimelord running a kidnapping ring! A slice of cake would have been fine! [ it's sad that she's not even all WHY DO YOU THINK THAT because i mean yozora and there is the actual stalking she is doing for a club event of all things... ] As for what I think about mysteries... Mostly I just think they're annoying! And interesting or not, the problem is that they're all unsanctioned! Don't you think that such a concept as a mystery has from the ancient times been the province of the divine ones like me?! Concept or quality, the unknowable and unknown should belong to the goddess!

[ and she's not ignoring itsuki's wingman suggestion, she just wants to blather some more about something v. important to her ] By the way, what kind of view do you have on me that I'd agree to you waylaying the first moe girl that you see?! My standards aren't so easily satisfied as that! ---Not that I'm agreeing to a criminal act like that but if you were going to commit that act in my name, then at least show the discernment that a follower of mine should have!

[Sena, just once he'd like to see you react to something he says without going 230% over the top.]

Of course you're not a crime lord, Kashiwazaki-sama. My viewpoint on you is simply that there are surely no laws could constrain a divine figure like yourself. [But come on, not even to Sena can even Koizumi can pull off saying a line like that without it coming across as sarcastic and condescending....right?] Although if it's cake that you want, cake you shall have.

You're quite right. The unknowable and unknown do belong to you. [Like where you were when they were passing out sanity Sena!!] And that in itself is precisely why someone who might be mysterious would hew to you to be your follower, don't you think?

As for choosing the first moe girl available, such a sacrifice could be made to you, surely, even if she ended up not being acceptable, as a provisional gift. After all, one can always trade up. And if it's not acceptable, the offering can always be replaced. They say it's the thought that counts, isn't it?

[ that would require a reinstalling of the universe probably ]

Heh, well even you take your admiration too far! There is such a thing as a divine law that I impose on myself! That's why my followers can trust me to always behave in a way that befits my status as a goddess! [ sadly itsuki, sena's got her own A.T. field of condescension going ] But it's only to be expected that you didn't realize this. You're a new follower after all! [ exhibit a ]

By the way, go ahead and bring a slice for yourself too. I'll let you have the experience of being able to eat an afternoon snack with me! As my new follower, I'll give you this chance as a welcoming gift! Still don't get arrogant just because I've accepted you. I'm still not sure I'd go with mysterious but I suppose that can be your temporary virtue for now! But you have to be ready to come up with another one if I get bored or annoyed with it!

Also, about that trading up... I don't like it! As someone who is so far above all of you, to be honest to be, all other rankings below me are meaningless. Every moe girl with a sincere heart like Shiori-chan... they're not replaceable! Change that attitude before I accept you as a wingman! [ she's acting like she even really gets what that is rn she thinks I GUESS A COLLECTOR OF MOE GIRLS FOR SOMEONE ELSE... which is kind of accurate. ]

I see. That makes a lot of sense. Thank you for enlightening me, Kashiwazaki-sama.

[He bows. Partly to recompose the expression on his face while it's hidden from the camera.]

I'm always ready to innovate if need be. I'll have something for you in that eventuality.

As for a moe girl--presumably then the only reason you would wish to replace her is if she doesn't have a sincere heart, correct? In which case she had best be replaced quickly. So it all works out in the end.

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