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[ As it happens, the boy's voice could be a little quieter, a little more distant - possibly, if he'd ridden in with a horde of the undead. ]

How do you... resign?

[ Slight pause. ]

When I tried to, they weren't the right words. Right sounding. Right on paper. Right to think abou - ...right. Sorry. That's impolite to ask all of a sudden, without a proper greeting. My bad.

[ A hint louder, more rehearsed - ]

Good day. Pleased to meet you. How do you do.

[ And now back to the ~~pathetic~~ old track. ]

If it's all the same to you: how do you resign from something like this?

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.. I'm still working on it.

How... how long have you worked on it?

Since the beginning... still, the more time that goes on, the more that I'm learning about these damned Gods.

But you're not still -

[ oh, forget it. ]

...what are the others like?

"Others"?

The... gods.

[ Struggling with that word for a second, because really. ]

The other gods, the ones that don't patron you. You'd have left if you hated the one who does. So he can't be - unreasonable.

To be perfectly honest with you... not sure. But, you're familiar with Norse Mythology, right?

Not one bit.

Heh, well, it's the key to understanding this place entirely! The key! This entire place is based around it!

Like a... theme park? I was opted out of class trips.

... Not exactly a theme park. ... A book might be a better comparison.

[ Wait.

This almost looks.

As if.

This very strange person is - ]

Are you -- enjoying yourself?

Huh? Where did you get that idea?

[ okay but yes he does like it here........... ]

You talk more about how things work than you complain about them.

... This place isn't too bad, you know. But, that doesn't mean I don't want to find a way out for everyone who wants out.

I didn't say that. I said you were enjoying yourself.

Might as well try to enjoy ourselves a bit while we're here, right? Sitting around and moping around too much has never quite been my style.

...I don't understand you.

Why's that?

You're saying it's fine to enjoy something like this and you're not concerned who might hear it.

W, Well, why not? Sitting around and crying about it is just what these Gods want! [ ... that's no real excuse since he's bound to break down and cry regardless in front of someone he doesn't like... ]

If you're making a point of doing things they wouldn't want you to... don't you already care too much?

As a man, you wouldn't try to give your rivals or whatever what they wanted, right? For the most part, anyways.

So this is all for your pride as a man?

It's for a ton of stuff!