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[redsoil]

█ To Commune with Set is to stand barefoot in an endless, scorching desert. The sun illuminates all, scalding the shadows themselves out from underneath whomever enters his dominion; the arch of gentle, distant, waves of sand mask the precarious chasms, towering dunes akin to mountains. The sense of vastness, timelessness, is of particular notice, lending itself to the alien, eldritch quality of his mind. There is a dark storm in the distance, and you know intimately that this divine being is far from benign. You cannot bargain with a force of nature. You can only survive it. COMPATIBLE WITH: Exalt, Iconoclast REPELLED BY: Advocate

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[fursuit]

[ He’s happy to let the topic go, since it’s a gloomy one. Even a fatalist like him doesn’t really love thinking about the ends of things. It’s much more interesting (and fun) to give Set a bit of a hard time about the strange match he sees here. ]

I mean, it’s not like I don’t get it. Having priests and priestesses, hell yeah, but someone that doesn’t want to participate in a war? I dunno…

[ He clicks his tongue a little as if he’s offering a criticism, but it’s toothless at its heart. Set can do what he wants and it doesn’t mean anything to Tezcatlipoca, practically speaking. ]

C’mon, let me at least offer her a Trial or somethin’. I won’t kill her, promise.

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She isn't a warrior, Tezcatlipoca. Not one inch of her soul would ever belong to you.

[ Set was a guardian deity once, though. It's in that capacity that he shelters Ruby. ]

I suppose you can, although you will incur my direct involvement no matter what. We have a deal, she and I. And I will be cross with you, if you mess with her. And that includes name dropping her to your team!

[fursuit]

…Warriors souls don’t, technically. I just favor ‘em. But they’re not destined for my afterlife.

[ There’s a feeling of… something at that, but it’s hard to place, even for Set. It’s a faint melancholy, but there’s something more to it, however brief it might be before he moves on. ]

My souls are those who struggle to survive, those who faced trials in life. Doesn’t matter whether they overcame ‘em or not. It’s just the fact they had to, and it’s why I grant them my paradise.

[ It’s a simple explanation, but there’s a lot in there. Just like how there’s a nuance in the main domains that each of them represents, there’s nuance in how they express their protection too. But. Since Tezcatlipoca is pretty sure his afterlife duties are on hold at the moment, he doesn’t linger on the topic. ]

Consider the warning heard. [ He will be ignoring it. ♥ ] …And you didn’t ask for my opinion, but I’m giving it anyways. You can’t protect her forever. You’d best make some peace with that sooner rather than later.

[ It could sound like a threat, but that’s not the tone or feeling with it. This is advice offered gently, at least for Tezcatlipoca. Favoring a mortal that much will always be a double-edged sword. ]