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[wolfchild]

Do you keep your gods here? I've wandered the ship.
There's not a temple or sept or statue.
Who knows to work the vehicles in the hangar?
Also what is an augment?

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[dailydouble]

If they bother with rooms, I suppose.

Temples always seemed more for mortals than for us.

[wolfchild]

You're a god too.

[ after supplying two with bacon and mead, she can't say she's surprised to learn of another. but she does wonder. why should gods seek out something like alastair or hathaway? what do they ask for they cannot get for themselves? ]

[dailydouble]

I usually prefer to go by Ahad.

What gods do you keep?

[wolfchild]

We keep all the gods in Braavos. I hummed the songs of the Moonsingers on the marble steps in front of the fountain. Each year, when the Father of Waters takes a new bride, I'd watch his temple built anew. On cold mornings, I'd warm myself in the heat of the great fire of the Lord of Light. I was born in Westeros, though I've lived in Braavos all my life, so I'd visit the Sept-Beyond-the-Sea and light candles at the feet of the statues.

[ ( in her dreams, she runs on four paws and the wind whispering through blood-red leaves and bone-white branches calls her by name, calls her back. ) ]

[dailydouble]

I know none of those gods, and yet they feel familiar.

Well, not the one having to do with water.

[wolfchild]

[ unseen, she lets out a little laugh. ]

Braavos has a hundred isles. Sailors will always prefer those who will protect them.
My name is Zo. I forgot to say.

[dailydouble]

One of my siblings watched over shipping and merchants. Brides were never taken, to my knowledge.

Greetings, Zo.

[wolfchild]

He's only one. I've never heard of the Merling King taking brides, either.
How many siblings do you have?

[dailydouble]

Hundreds? I have no idea. Mortals seem to have an easier time keeping track of theirs.

[wolfchild]

I've an easier time than most. I'm the only one.

[dailydouble]

I suppose that would make it easier.

Where I am from, gods can hear their worshipers even without buildings designed for the purpose. Perhaps your gods can, as well?

[wolfchild]

Mayhaps. I've no way to know anyway. Gods have never answered me before until Loki.

[ a lie. a sad old lie. a long time ago, the gods spoke to her. but they can only see and speak through the trees. here, they are blind, deaf and dumb. ]

[dailydouble]

Now you've had another god answer you. That's more gods than most hear from in a lifetime.

[wolfchild]

I guess so.
Thank you. For answering my questions.

[dailydouble]

Certainly. It was no trouble.