"Really?" Someone happy to answer questions?! "What are they like? Are you friends with The Voice or... or The Core? That's the other one, right? I usually only hear The Voice mentioned. Are there others? Did they worship the Old Gods before they became Gods? What were they like before they became Gods themselves?"
They stopped themselves there, with visible, obvious effort. "Sorry, sorry. I'm trying to be better about that. It's hard for me to just ask one question. I... my brain's so full of them, except for when I look at the ocean. Then it calms down."
The first time they'd seen it, so blue, sparkling in the sunshine, with Miss Maea. The smell of salt and fish in the air, the sounds of the breaking waves... Even remembering that settled their mind a little.
"True. She was very nice, and she would want us to be as happy and healthy as we could be." They considered this a bit, and then smiled. "I'm happy to have known her, even though I'm sad she's gone now."
They stopped themselves there, with visible, obvious effort. "Sorry, sorry. I'm trying to be better about that. It's hard for me to just ask one question. I... my brain's so full of them, except for when I look at the ocean. Then it calms down."
The first time they'd seen it, so blue, sparkling in the sunshine, with Miss Maea. The smell of salt and fish in the air, the sounds of the breaking waves... Even remembering that settled their mind a little.
"True. She was very nice, and she would want us to be as happy and healthy as we could be." They considered this a bit, and then smiled. "I'm happy to have known her, even though I'm sad she's gone now."
