[ Finally, he lets out a sigh and scratches the back of his head, adopting the slumped, unassuming posture again. ]
...What I'm saying is that even criminals aren't negligent of their investments. The gods might not care what happens to us on a personal level but Travelers are a critical enough part of their mythology that we can assume certain consistencies in policy and behavior across the board. They aren't going to do anything that would cause Asgard more harm than good, for one. And they won't allow themselves to be weakened unnecessarily. Not when there's a simple solution.
Rather-- it's impractical to think the gods would allow room for an error like the one you described. Even in the event of war, we'd be tied to our patron. I doubt anyone is going to be permanently lost or infected. And as for treating the sickness itself by other means...
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...What I'm saying is that even criminals aren't negligent of their investments. The gods might not care what happens to us on a personal level but Travelers are a critical enough part of their mythology that we can assume certain consistencies in policy and behavior across the board. They aren't going to do anything that would cause Asgard more harm than good, for one. And they won't allow themselves to be weakened unnecessarily. Not when there's a simple solution.
Rather-- it's impractical to think the gods would allow room for an error like the one you described. Even in the event of war, we'd be tied to our patron. I doubt anyone is going to be permanently lost or infected. And as for treating the sickness itself by other means...
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Considering all that, why bother?