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[forceofnature]

[More information? One new arrival, at least, has all the information she needs. The influx of energy from this one is massive, completely unsubtle, almost as if purposefully designed to attract the attention of anyone with any sense whatsoever of the divine. It doesn’t fade away nor does it seem to be easily localized. This surely wasn’t ‘Magatama Energy’…

Whatever ambiguity this might present is cleared up almost immediately. Despite that no one may be in the vicinity, the voice of a young girl sounds clearly throughout the city of Hinoto-Ri to nearly every inhabitant, as intelligibly as if the speaker were standing right next to those she addressed. …Perhaps too intelligibly. The first sound they hear is an vehement, despairing cry.]

NO!

This can’t be…! The forests… The oceans… The deserts and mountains, the tundra and the plains! W-Where are they?! Who did this?! What did you do to them?!

[For a few moments, the speaker seems too overwhelmed with ire to speak.  The sound of her breathing eventually slows...]

Humans. Look at this world. Look at it!

I knew this would happen.  In every world across every dimension, it doesn’t matter! You -- you’re all the same! See for yourself! This is what will happen if you tear through all of nature without respect for anything but your own wealth and gain! Are you happy?! My children… 100 million species. One hundred million. There's almost nothing left...

I am Viridi, Goddess of Nature, ruler of the Earth and all living things! And I will not allow this land to be desecrated any further.

They say there are monsters ravaging what remains. If you stand against them, then... heed the command of a goddess and CRUSH them!

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[selfgodded]

a goddess is here. how shocking. there was no goddess in the other.

but oh dear. no. do not be angry at them. human passion and human desire should burn brightly until the world is devoured. they are most beautiful when most bright.

humans are wilful anyway. theyre hard to crush. resilient. like cockroaches. in a good way of course.

their stubbornness and self preservation is the most beautiful of things so no do not be angry at them for devouring this world you are a goddess yes you should see that they cannot help it it is part of their nature

[forceofnature]

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OK, why are you typing; I'm speaking with you telepathically, you doofus.

And no. Wrong! Try again! The world does not revolve around humans and what they want! Never has, never will! We created them to tend to the earth, not to turn it into their dumping ground!

[echo_of_a_jedi]

[Okay, ow. This was suddenly very loud on both Meetra's hearind and her other senses. She counted herself lucky she had been eating lunch and not meditating.]

Er...

[Still how do you even respond to a demand this sudden from someone claiming to be a goddess? Agree? Bow? Those and "stall until context is established" seem to be her only feasible options.]

[forceofnature]

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What?! Was that not clear? I thought I was pretty clear there. Do you need to hear that again?

[Audio]

[getoutclaus]

Can you really blame people, though? They didn't start the process, it was their ancestors and everyone who came before them who fucked nature up to whatever degree you're talking about.

Anyway; I guess I can answer a few questions as a spokesman for the human race; but don't expect me to have all the answers.

Where is nature? Who knows; wasn't there some kind of disaster here?

Who did this? The fuck should I know? Ask someone else.

Are we happy? I'd say so; usually destroying nature provides fuel and other bonuses to make life easier; it's a pretty sweet deal.

[forceofnature]

That just means your iniquities run so deeply that you're evil to the core! Maybe you should try, I don't know, changing instead of sticking your fingers in your ears and whining about how it's not your fault!

And sure, go on razing the earth, right up until the point you've destroyed all of it and there's nothing left to live on. Case in point - look around you! How long do you think you'll last in a city without enough farmland to grow a stalk of corn?!

You're such shortsighted idiots it's a wonder you even lasted long enough to destroy anything. The only thing you're good at is avoiding responsibility.

[ voice ]

[gforceinmyfaaaace]

Oh my god, Viridi, use the COMP network!

[forceofnature]

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Are you swearing fealty to me? You shouldn't take the gods' names in vain.

And NO. This is more comfortable. My telepathy is 100% proven to not give you brain cancer, unlike these little pieces of plastic.

[greyerrant]

Get out of my head.

[forceofnature]

No.

Any other comments?

[voice]

[trulyworthit]

[but if we ruin the world we just go live on towers in the sky, right????]

Um- I get that you're angry, but I don't think killing demons will help it any... Or yelling...

[forceofnature]

How will it not help when they're trying to bring about the destruction of what remains of this world?!

[Voice]

[gigglesnortpriestess]

[Oh, hello there goddess. Yukiko's persona who happens to be a sun goddess and several other things is not amused at you. Try hurting her human and you'll regret it kid.]

Could you please not yell?

[forceofnature]

I'm not yelling!

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I'm telepathically yelling. It's different.

[greatergone]

Humans do seem to turn every world into a large factory and prison complex.

[Only...only a little experience here.]

[forceofnature]

...See, I wasn't even going that far! It's the same everywhere you turn, and they're still willfully blind!

//late to the party

[stolemylook]

[Oh for the love of...]

Dammit, can't I go anywhere without people like you following me?

[forceofnature]

Wh -- I was here first!

I know I'm mind-bogglingly adorable, but you really need to give me some space, Pitooey.

[dodgecharms]

...Gaia?

[forceofnature]

Nature is my original name, actually. I'm more than just the planet; I'm the protector of every living thing on it, too.

It's nice to be recognized, though.

And because I can't resist potential lulz...

[linefacingforever]

...you're a bit loud.

[Seriously, even Izanagi is covering his ears over here.]

[forceofnature]

I am not loud!

...It's all in your head, so you just think I'm loud. Stop doing that.

and this is why we don't contact everyone telepathically...

[handshakegreeting]

Would you kindly lower your tone of voice? There are others who were enjoying the silence...

[Though one doubts there were silence in this one... because there was a sort of calm, eerie laugh at someone's reaction to the destruction. Not to mention the fact that there are screams of the dead coming from her own mind; comes with the territory of who she is. Someone could probably pick up the smirk crossing her lips at the tone, as well.]

They have all been brought here for that very reason; I suggest you learn more than what you see beyond the bones of this world and to what lies beyond it. After all, it is when one is stripped of everything that a new beginning can begin.

[Seriously girl, calm thyself.]

[NOT HERE]

[linefacingforever]

[...whoa, sister dear. Whoa.]

[The child goddess ist not the only one in need of calming thyself.]

[As he believes his human's friend would say: chillax.]

[ghost_shield]

*Nick just responds to this psychic intrusion by thinking of the most obnoxious song possible and cranking it up to eleven in his head.*

[forceofnature]

[Given that Viridi can't read minds, this means nothing to her.]

[maybe_a_king]

Would you please be so kind as to turn down the volume, Miss Viridi?

[forceofnature]

Why is everyone harping on the volume?! This is important; important things should be stated clearly!

[voice]

[primordial]

Oh, oh GOD, that's...that's way too loud, really!! Please don't do that again!

[Somebody isn't liking the loud voice screaming in his head, that's for sure. Cue a nervous sigh.]

Goddess of Nature...? [He lets out a slight whimper.] What if I don't want to crush anybody, though? Can't I just, well, leave these monsters alone?

[forceofnature]

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You sound so pathetic I can't bring myself to yell at you. It's like kicking a puppy.

Sure. Go curl up in a ball on the bed and knock yourself out.

[Video]

[universebeware]

Small problem with that accusation.

We don't exactly know what caused the, erm, issues out there.

[A pause.]

Not that I'm necessarily 100% for defending humanity, but just setting the facts straight.

[A chance to prove someone wrong, especially a really loud, annoying someone with delusions of divinity is something he can't pass up, after all.]

...also, don't do that mental invasion thing again.

[forceofnature]

It's related. The path that humans have chosen in my world will lead them right to an end like this one! Even if the humans here didn't directly cause the 'issues', you can't tell me you don't think they had nothing whatsoever to do with it.

This should be a warning to every human on every world. And I bet they're all just treating it like a vacation!

[plunderbunny]

[Oh, voices in her head. That's a new one. Let's see if they're listening.]

You seem quite vengeful for a nature goddess.

[forceofnature]

Yes, because deforestation, genocide, and wanton destruction makes nature happy. Clearly humans deserve a pat on the head for their peaceful coexistence with all of life itself.

[voice]

[meaningdies]

Out of my head. Now.

And humans will always be a force of destruction. It's simply in their nature. You can try to fight it, but goddess of nature or not you will eventually be overrun.

[forceofnature]

Can everyone please just take the time to scroll up and read the exact same conversations I've already had?

And I won't accept that. Humans were not meant to walk this path. Something went wrong somewhere.

[electricyousei]

"Hrm, either I'm loosing my mind, someone has hacked the Nadesico's network again or you are using some form of magic to speak this way. If you were willing to help me solve this perhaps I could share data with you? Unless I am loosing my mind that is."

[forceofnature]

You're welcome to loosen it however much you like; that's not my problem. What are you even saying?

[pastalishe]

[Recommended BGM: Ar tonelico OST Disk 1 Track 20: Leave It Be.]

[Today has not been Cloche's day. From the moment she woke up--late, of course, because she hadn't set the alarm on her watch properly--and saw that the sky was clouded and overcast, she had the sinking feeling that things were not going to go her way. And they haven't. She burned the last of her bread trying to make toast. She missed the first tram to the Taurus Ward--and, when she got there, it ended up being the red light district. (The impropriety of it all!!) Although she was able to catch a tram out of there quickly enough... she got off the wrong stop in the Pisces ward and had to walk, getting lost along the way, back to the apartment complex. And, finally, when she had tried to cheer herself up with a piece of decadent chocolate cheesecake on her way upstairs, the cafe was sold out for the day by the time she had managed to get there!]

[All in all, it's been an awful day. It could even be called a terrible, awful, no good, very bad day. And when a girl can't soothe her temper with some chocolate cheesecake, the second best option is to take a nice, hot bath.]

[Considering how the rest of her day turned out, Cloche has taken extra care with her bath to make sure it would be perfect. The water is hot, but not scalding. The water is a relaxing shade of amber and covered with big, fluffy bubbles, thanks to the packet of Herbal Jewel that she's tipped into the water. The entire bathroom is filled with a warm, soothing smell, also thanks to the aforementioned bath powder. A Walking Gergo is ponderously patrolling the edge of the tub, which brings a smile to her face. Her towel is hanging within easy reach for whenever she's done relaxing in the bath--which, if Cloche has her way, won't be for a long time.]

[Needless to say, Cloche doesn't get her way.]

[When Viridi began her tirade, Cloche had just finished settling in the tub. The sudden mental shouting in her ear makes her shriek and jolt up in shock, sending water and bubbles everywhere. The Walking Gergo, once the picture of uglycute and serenity, is knocked carelessly on the floor, legs flailing helplessly in the air.]

[Cloche's bath--her absolutely perfect bath--has been......... completely ruined.]

[For a moment, Cloche is silent. Underneath the water, her fists shake. Her jaw clenches and the muscles in the right corner of her mouth twitch. She takes in a slow, deep breath--and then responds in kind, decibel for decibel.]

Excuse me?!

How dare you interrupt my bath with your--with your maniacal, tyrannical rantings! Have you no sense of privacy?! Of decency?! I don't care what kind of Goddess you are, you have no business interrupting my bath!

Not only that, but what right have you to invade the minds of people who have nothing to do with this world's deplorable state of affairs?! Even if you are a Goddess of Nature, it is beyond the scope of your powers to blindly accuse those who find this world to be as horrifying as you do for its destruction! Just how self-centered can you be?!

I, Lady Cloche Leythal Pastalia, the Holy Maiden of Aqua of Metafalss' Neo Grand Bell, deny your insane demands! If you continue to terrorize the public, I won't hesitate to declare war and bring you down!

[forceofnature]

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It's the middle of the afternoon. The only people I know who take baths at this hour are the gods who've spent so much time in hot springs that they've completely fried their brains.

Huh, never mind, looks like the pattern's holding true, anyway.

[glassworkgenius]

I'm sorry! I am!

[ He didn't do anything but good lord when someone yells at you this intensely and you're not used to getting into this much heat apologizing becomes your first reaction. Fortunately this isn't his first time dealing with a god either... ]

B-but I... I don't want to crush anyone, Viridi-sama! Is there any other way I can help?

[forceofnature]

No! Absolutely not! You're totally worthless to me!

Ooh, wait, you can get me an ice cream cone. I always wanted to see what non-anachronistic creamy goodness would taste like.