"Yes, it's a frightful hassle, and I no longer have the patience for it." Blake sighed. "She's a fine individual, this goddess, but her ideas of right and wrong are a little naive, to say the least."
"So let me get this straight," Mike said, passing Pluto a cup of coffee. "What we're seeing right now–this isn't you? It's just like a…hologram, or something. The real you is somewhere else?"
"That is essentially correct," Blake replied amiably. "I am currently spending most of my time out in the star nurseries not far from here. A very lovely place, but not as interesting as Earth, I'm afraid."
"Get to the point," Asura said, glaring at him. "What do we need to do?"
(brb, gotta go to class again)
"Oh, there's a ritual for it, I'll give you the details at a later date. It'll have to take place between dimensions, in the Seams. You know about the Seams, I assume?"
"I hope it's sacrificial," Red muttered under her breath. She managed to look around the room for the first time and actually see Blake.
He smiled at her. Somehow there was no bruise on his face where Red had struck him. "Sorry, no sacrifices, I'm afraid. At least, no sacrifice of life."
"I want my staff back first."
"As you wish." The staff appeared on the table in front of Asura. "I do apologize for my rudeness, but are you ever going to let the poor girl get some air? She'll have plenty of questions for you, I'm sure."
"Three cheers for godly daddy issues," Pluto grumbled. "Can I have coffee now?"
(you already did XD)
"So let me get this straight," Mike said, passing Pluto a cup of coffee. "What we're seeing right now–this isn't you? It's just like a…hologram, or something. The real you is somewhere else?"
"You can sure have more, if you want," Mike said. "The coffee pot's over there behind you."
(Whoops sorry didn't see that earlier) Pluto got up to pour herself another cup of coffee, pouring enough creamer in it to make the cup almost overflow
"Coffee…" The pungent smell of coffee brought back swirling memories of blankets and tears. She frowned, trying to catch the rest of the memory as it slipped through her mind like smoke. She sighed in defeat as the feeling left her.
"So you're not the only god in this dimension," Mike said to Blake. "How many are there?"
"It's debatable," Blake replied. "We go by many different names, each of us, and sometimes those names develop into entirely different personalities. But at a rough estimate, there are five major deities here. I am the original, rather like Pluto's Dekah. Poor fellow, I heard he's still missing."
"Been gone since before my time. He went missing round WW1-ish, hasn't been found. Rumor says Inspa found a way to chop him up and scatter him cross the multiverse," Pluto said, able to English a little better with coffee in her system
"It's been done to others in the past. Inspa is a very….bright star, from what I've seen." He grimaced ruefully. "Our social brunch last week was rather tense."
(I gotta go for a while, I'll be back later in the evening)
(K) Pluto scoffed. "Bright star? More like a black hole. Asshole kicked most of the gods to the curb, and I hear she's trying to figure out a way to off Samandriel. Guy may be after me, but he thinks he's doing the right thing to protect his people. Good guy, just real gullible."
Asura snatched his staff of the table, placing it into a dimensional pocket. He considered just leaving. He never wanted to get himself into this mess, and it would be so much easier for him to just fuck off to some random corner of the universe. But instead he leaned forward, knowing that he had a responsibility, and listened.
(btw that's just a bunch of junk you don't have to read all of that)
(trust me, friend, I always read every word. Also nice name XD)
"Yes," Blake said to Pluto. "If I am able to concentrate my entire power, I'll feel much more comfortable about being Inspa's next-door neighbor. Another reason I'm asking you to help me break this curse. But that can wait until you're done with this little mission of yours. I'm willing to open up a gate to Lucifer's realm for you, if you need it."
"I need a plan before I go over there first…"
"Yeah," Mike agreed. "I forgot that was the whole point of our jumping dimensions in the first place. Maybe we should recap what we're trying to do for the others."
(my responses will slow down but I'm here)
"Wait wait wait, no one mentioned going after satan himself," Pluto said
"Yeah, he's Asura's brother," Mike said. "Only one of them can be a god at a time, and Asura wants a turn. He hired me to help him pull a coup, basically."
"Oh, lovely. More gods to hate me. Why not call the entire damn multiverse's gods and say 'Hey, come murder Pluto, he's only supposed to be a fugitive in a few dimensions but hey, paid murder!'"
"I would never murder you," Blake said, looking delicately offended. "Your reincarnation would be far more powerful, it always is."
"Reincarnation? Last time I checked angels just get a whole lot of death and their own slice of purgatory." Pluto eyed him suspiciously. "You sure there's an afterlife for my kind?"
"Well, now…" Blake coughed. "…I'm not really supposed to disclose that information. Sorry. But suffice to say, you still have options in that regard."
"And my mother was a dinosaur," Pluto scoffed, chugging the rest of her coffee
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