At least they're not spouting it's for their divine purpose yet.
[ Said with all the fierceness that she wouldn't doubt it would happen - that she feels it closer by the day. That itch remains. The circumstances are different, but she knows too well how little a life can mean if the thing you so desperately followed yielded it. Her sister died for such a thing. ]
[ She considers the knife - a cursory thing - and goes for the drink at hand instead. Taking a long gulp before answering. ]
We're like some sort of goddamned idols to them. Respected. Cared for. They might listen to us. Sometimes. But if their leaders say something - especially if their Gods - [ She mocks their words ] are the impetus behind it. That's all that matters.
[ And. She hates that, but those are the details in the words. She hasn't seen them do nearly enough to think the gods were all with their people in mind or worth as much as they're given. ]
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[ Said with all the fierceness that she wouldn't doubt it would happen - that she feels it closer by the day. That itch remains. The circumstances are different, but she knows too well how little a life can mean if the thing you so desperately followed yielded it. Her sister died for such a thing. ]
[ She considers the knife - a cursory thing - and goes for the drink at hand instead. Taking a long gulp before answering. ]
We're like some sort of goddamned idols to them. Respected. Cared for. They might listen to us. Sometimes. But if their leaders say something - especially if their Gods - [ She mocks their words ] are the impetus behind it. That's all that matters.
[ And. She hates that, but those are the details in the words. She hasn't seen them do nearly enough to think the gods were all with their people in mind or worth as much as they're given. ]
... Supposedly. It's unlikely it's been tested.
[ She does not add the 'yet'. ]