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[forceofnature]

[voice, public]
[Viridi has learned her lesson.

...Well no she hasn't she never does, but she can at least recognize the fact that the people here were too stupid to be expected to understand why gods needed to communicate the way they did.  Or how, exactly, this sort of communication worked. 

The telepathic broadcast is once again aimed to everyone within the city.  Instead of ringing directly in the ears of the unwashed masses, though, it seems to be reverberating from their communications devices instead.  There's an oddly echoing quality to it, and they'll find that her voice is impossible to shut off through the COMP, but hey.  She tried.]

So.

You've all been busy.  Paying visits to the mysterious 'Velvet Room', huh?

I couldn't help but notice that you're all practically lining up out the door to do favors for some strangers you don't know from Adam.  I'd call it altruistic, but we all know you're just hoping to get some shiny trinkets out of it.  A new weapon here, a better Persona there...  Call me crazy, but it's almost like you're making offerings in the hopes of receiving a blessing from some higher power you're pretty sure is benevolent.  Isn't it weird how familiar that sounds?  And you know, come to think of it, I could use a spare hand for some fetch quests, too.  Since you're all just so eager to be helpful, I'm sure you have time to spare.

Of course, I don't need anyone's faith, but a few favors here and there might just mean some handy-dandy divine intervention in your future.  I'm a goddess of my word.

You can even ask Pit!  My Treasure Hunt board had the ideal balance of difficulty to reward.  Palutena's was the lamest thing ever and Hades basically made his for sadists.  So act fast!  Once I've got what I want, you're just plain old out of luck.

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[forceofnature]

To destroy your civilization so thoroughly that you wouldn't have the power to ever harm the earth again, of course.

[bondsofsuffering]

...Of course.

[forceofnature]

Naturally, I gave them some time to clean up their act.

Then they decided to start another war. It's their own fault, really. What do they think a goddess is, all-forgiving?

[bondsofsuffering]

Yikes. Then again, with so many countries, it's hard to find a time when there isn't any sort of war going on between at least two...

What was this one over?

[forceofnature]

A wish.

A fake wish! Have you ever heard anything so bone-headed?! They were razing the earth and destroying everything in their paths - not to mention the lives of hundreds of their own - so that one of them could get their hands on a fake wish. And they'd probably use it to wish for gold or ultimate power or something awful.

Humans are the epitome of greed and selfishness. There's no help for you.

[bondsofsuffering]

People will go through a lot to get what they desire...

I'm assuming they didn't know about the fake part?

[forceofnature]

Even if they found out, they'd still keep fighting anyway. You're just that special.

[bondsofsuffering]

If it's not because there could be a sliver of hope that it really is a wish granted, it's because the other side already wronged them and now they need to get revenge... Or something like that?

[forceofnature]

They say acceptance is the first step to rehabilitation, except you all recognize how moronic you are and you don't change, anyway.

[bondsofsuffering]

Actually, I think some people a probably just that ignorant!

[Wow Hizumi you are not helping much with opinions of humanity here.]

[forceofnature]

Aren't you supposed to say something about how you're working on it?

Well. At least you're honest.

[bondsofsuffering]

I'm not that idealistic of a person. Humanity definitely has its faults, and no matter how much they try to overcome them, it's hard to believe they'll ever be able to fully overcome it.

[forceofnature]

And those faults have become too egregious to ignore.

It's really the only way.

[bondsofsuffering]

And that's why you're trying to wipe us out, yes.

How did that work out for you, anyway?

[forceofnature]

Let's just say those armies won't be destroying anything ever again.

[She will conveniently forget to mention that neither did she, after that.]

[bondsofsuffering]

And the puny little humans didn't do a thing to retaliate against the power of a god?

[forceofnature]

Please. What could they possibly do? I helped create them. It's only because we allow them to live on the earth that they exist at all.

[bondsofsuffering]

I can't speak for your world of course, but that didn't exactly stop the humans in my world from trying to battle with the gods themselves.

[forceofnature]

Humans wouldn't be humans if they weren't weak and stupid. What, were the gods in your world dumb enough to give humans actual power?

[bondsofsuffering]

...Maybe? I don't know a whole lot about myths, but I think the most power people ever got from gods was because they were the children of the deities in the first place. Which... would make them demigods, right?

[forceofnature]

No, the children of the gods would still be gods. Demigods is when you temporarily go insane, and you decide it's a good idea to go copulating with everything that moves.

[Viridi mutters something that sounds vaguely like 'zeus' before she continues on.]

It's pretty much just the worst idea ever.

[bondsofsuffering]

Demigods were just the closest I could think of to humans who gained powers from the gods.

I take it you haven't made that mistake, then?

[forceofnature]

What?! That's disgusting! Augh, that's the most foul thought I've had in centuries.

[bondsofsuffering]

Because of the sex part, or specifically sex with humans?

[forceofnature]

Ugh, no. We are not talking about this. There are many things not meant for man to discuss, and this is one of them.

Pervert.