Cam listened to Wessex in wonder, then shook their head with a rueful smile when she asked about their own world's gods. "No. I mean, we had lots of religions, lots of different gods that people believed in, but they didn't come out and speak to us. So I didn't believe in any of them. No proof that they existed, you know, and a lot of the time it felt like our religions were just ... made up to control people, to get them to think something because 'oh, God said you should do this,' when it was actually just selfish people."
Maybe they'd said too much, Cam realized. They probably didn't need to air their grievances against organized religion to Wessex. They added, "But, I mean, that was at home. We didn't have magic or shape-shifters or -- or any concept of other worlds at home, either. So if I'm here, all the rules are kind of out the window; I'm not going to go around telling people here that their gods don't exist. Not that I did much of that at home, either; it's rude."
When the blades popped out of Wessex's hands, Cam jumped. "Oh, wow. Wow! That is so cool. How does that work? Is it magic? Does it hurt?"
Cameron nodded to Wessex's description of channeling. It made sense that Accepted would be able to channel greater gods as they grew stronger, like leveling up in a game. As for Wessex's biases: "I mean, if you tell me you're biased, I can keep that in mind. I would like to hear what you think, even if I have to hold that knowledge, too."
Maybe they'd said too much, Cam realized. They probably didn't need to air their grievances against organized religion to Wessex. They added, "But, I mean, that was at home. We didn't have magic or shape-shifters or -- or any concept of other worlds at home, either. So if I'm here, all the rules are kind of out the window; I'm not going to go around telling people here that their gods don't exist. Not that I did much of that at home, either; it's rude."
When the blades popped out of Wessex's hands, Cam jumped. "Oh, wow. Wow! That is so cool. How does that work? Is it magic? Does it hurt?"
Cameron nodded to Wessex's description of channeling. It made sense that Accepted would be able to channel greater gods as they grew stronger, like leveling up in a game. As for Wessex's biases: "I mean, if you tell me you're biased, I can keep that in mind. I would like to hear what you think, even if I have to hold that knowledge, too."
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"Cameras" by Ennev is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
