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[slantedcross]

Posted: 22 May
From: Anonymous

1. Has anyone heard a prayer asking for someone else's death?

2. Has anyone considered answering such a prayer?

Names not required.

[All responses by Youji will be anon unless specified otherwise.]

Comments

[slantedcross]

Only if I have no clue what the hell I'm doing otherwise.

[volksdaemon]

Then what's all this complaining about being picky? You act like we don't get to have some imagination, fulfilling these prayers.

[slantedcross]

Imagination in the method or in the result?

[volksdaemon]

Method of course. The result is very specific when it's requested, isn't it? That's my understanding.

[slantedcross]

We are a generous lot, aren't we?

It was always my understanding that not every prayer is answered, or answered how you expect.

[volksdaemon]

I don't think so.
I think it's a trickle down sort of thing from one god to the next.

[slantedcross]

Are you saying we pawn our prayers off on each other, or something else?

[volksdaemon]

I'm saying that portfolios overlap.
If the God of Weather won't answer your prayer for a bountiful harvest, maybe the God of Farming will.
Or maybe if you ask nice enough, the God of Insects & Pests will pass you over.
That sort of thing.

[slantedcross]

That sounds like a fight waiting to break out.

"Why'd you get involved, I was getting to that!"

"I specifically wanted that mortal to suffer, what the hell."

and so forth

[volksdaemon]

Hah, I bet.
Luckily that requires you know which god took care of the problem for you and most don't leave calling cards that I'm aware of.

[slantedcross]

I dunno, someone petty and determined enough could probably figure it out... though if a god is always just, and two gods act in opposition... though I suppose being just doesn't preclude failure.