forum Let's hope this stays alive (O/O)

Started June 03, 2025 by @Avhira-The-Eldritch-Horror group

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Irae nodded. "Yeah, I'm alright with anything." She said, watching the server. "Meat pie sounds perfect. Thank you."

The server nodded, avoiding Charlie’s flirtatious attitude, before trying not to run as he left.

Charlie giggled to herself at how easy it was to make him uncomfortable.

Irae cocked her eyebrow. "Why'd you do that? He seems so uncomfortable." She asked, confused. "He was doing his job."

“Oh, I was just teasing.” Charlie smiled easily. “It wasn't anything personal. Sometimes they flirt back, other times they act all awkward and shy. Sometimes they just get uncomfortable, or they’ll get mad, or indignant. I usually tip them pretty good as compensation or an apology.” she shrugged.

Irae nodded. "Oh. So some people think it's funny, and some people get awkward?" She re-summerised. "I see. And a tip is extra money, right? For the service?"

“Yeah. Pretty much and the server keeps the tip while the main part of the payment goes to the inn.” Charlie nodded. “It's funny to see how they react sometimes or we just end up having a funny banter.” she admitted.

Irae nodded, understanding. "Ah, I see. What kind of meat do the meat pies have?" She asked, curious. "It doesn't really matter, just curious."

Charlie smiled softly at the question, not minding answering Irae’s questions. “It's usually beef. There was this one place I've been to that had pork meat pies that were pretty good. Don't think I've had chicken in them yet.” she admitted with a shrug. “I think it mostly depends on what kind of meat the town has best access to. I bet there’s some port towns that make them with fish.”

Irae nodded. "That makes sense. What was your favorite?" She asked, trying to be polite and make conversation. She wasn't very good at it and sounded awkward.

Charlie chuckled a little, noticing how difficult this simple conversation was Irae. "I'm pretty open minded but I'd probably say beef. The pork was at a place that was a little pricier than this but that's not my go to anyway. I wouldn't mind trying a fish one sometime if I make it to a good port town either."

Irae nodded, falling silent. She waiting to see if Charlie would fill the silence, watching the room in the mean time.

“You know, it's kinda funny,” Charlie mentioned, easily keeping the conversation going. “I’ve been traveling since I was sixteen and I haven't been to a port town. Honestly, I’ve been trying to avoid the bigger cities but I don't remember the names of many of the places I’ve been off the top of my head.”

"I wouldn't either, it sounds like you've been a lot of places. I know how memory can get jumbled when you've seen enough things." She said, thinking back on her long life.

“Oh, yeah. That makes sense. You’ve been around for a long time. You've probably seen more than I ever could.” Charlie agreed with a genuine grin. “But I love traveling like this. Getting to see places I’ve never been before. It's amazing.”

Irae nodded. "I'm sure! It sounds.. cool? I mostly see just my shrines and battlefields. Sometimes courtrooms, but those are pretty new. Wherever my followers call to me, really. Which is almost never anywhere you would consider 'nice'."

Charlie hummed a little as she thought about the places Irae said she visited, agreeing that after seeing the same kind of places so often, it would be pretty boring. “Well, we’ll have to fix that while you're here.” she decided. “Take you to see some beautiful places, have some fun adventures… What do you think?”

(sorry, notebook went down for me-)
Irae smiled-probably her first real smile since she got here- and nodded. "That sounds pretty good. Can we really?" She asked.

(It's ok. It was down for me too this morning.)

“Sure. Why not?” Charlie nodded, her grin matching Irae’s. “Do you know of any places that you want to see?”

Irae thought about it. "What about a beach? Some place with water?" She asked, considering.

“What kind of beach do you have in mind?” Charlie asked, leaning forward slightly in excitement. “Lake, ocean, river? I haven't been to an ocean beach yet in my travels, but I have been to a couple lakes that were nice.”

Irae blinked and shrugged. "The most convenient? I have no idea, I've never seen any before." She said leaning on the table. "How do you mortals stand being so tired? It's.. bad." She said, not impressed by the new feelings she was experiencing in her more mortal form.

Charlie nodded thoughtfully as the server returned with their food. “We’re going to need a map then. But don't worry about convenience. It's not much of an adventure if it's convenient.” she pointed out as if it was an obvious fact. But she raised a brow at the comment on being tired. “Well… I admit we don't generally enjoy it. It's just something that happens when we stay awake too long or wear ourselves out or… sometimes it's something that happens as a result of an injury. Blood loss, pain… things like that.” she explained remembering how badly Irae had been hurt.

Irae sighed. "I feel bad for Somnum (deity of sleep, dreams, and tiredness). He feels like this all the time. She probably hates it-" She noted. "Alright, whichever you want then." She watched the food, not entirely sure how to start.

“Really? I would have thought that Somnum just made others feel that way. That people would ask for good dreams or a restful sleep… or to take their tiredness away.” Charlie mused as she pulled one plate towards her, having never given too much thought about the deities.

"Yes, but she also always feels tired. Told me about it one time. He works under my sister Desida, Goddess of Sloth and exhaustion. Desida mostly works with motivation, or the lack of it, I guess. Y'know, being slothful? And she's also always tired. Somnum works with sleep and insomnia, and the feeling of tiredness. It's another god entirely who works in dreams." She said. "Desida is always wanting to nap, though she's not really involved in sleep at all. She's one of the only gods that does regularly sleep, with Somnum being another, though he had more duties and sleeps less then Desida." Irae explained. She took a bite of the meat pie, considering the taste.

Charlie nodded, recognizing the names of the other deities and their responsibilities, her tail curling and flicking thoughtfully. “I guess I’m going to learn a lot more about a lot of the pantheon while we’re together,” she smirked faintly.

Irae nodded. "I'll do my best to answer any questions you have about it. The meat pie is… Good? I don't dislike it." She said, still considering the taste.

Charlie chuckled a little as she took a bite of hers. “Yeah. I guess it is an acquired taste if you're not used to eating.” she winked. “While we're traveling, we’re going to have to introduce you to all kinds of food and see what your tastes are.”

Irae nodded. "It's just not anything like the ambrosia type stuff we have in the Pantheon, and even then, almost nobody eats often. I mean, my sister Gula, goddess of gluttony, does, and a few others do, but for the most part it's optional. "

“Ah! Of course.” Charlie nodded. “I imagine there’s nothing on any other plane like it. Unfortunately, us poor mortals have to eat and drink regularly to keep up our strength. Two or three meals a day is typical… but sometimes we eat a bit more.” she explained.