/Shaky Mun voicetesting new Muse.

[goddessinthefog]

'Mundane'? A fitting name for a mere student like you.

[Someone seems to be forgetting that it was 'mere students' that defeated her in the first place.]

[scoff] They were... different. Now why don't you get back to your coursework and leave me to my business?

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[tobecome]

[Oh boy.]

...

[idkworldruler]

'Sup sweet cheeks. You're being rather demanding.

[goddessinthefog]

[Sideways glance. She's a bit surprised to see him here.]

...We meet again, son of man.

[goddessinthefog]

What did you just call me?

[strongestcoward]

Different, you say? And what sets one set apart from the other?

[goddessinthefog]

...Potential, desire, strength.

No two people have the exact same desires, do they?

[She's eyeing this newcomer with a cautious curiosity.]

[tobecome]

[Yu's a little surprised himself, actually.]

...Izanami. Don't be so harsh. It's hard balancing schoolwork with everything else.

[idkworldruler]

Demanding, silly rabbit.

[goddessinthefog]

Mm, perhaps. Still, I see no reason why she should chose to persistently pester me whilst she procrastinates.

[strongestcoward]

[Physically, it's difficult to tell what he's up to. He stands stock still, doesn't even breath, has his face wrapped up in a scarf. But waves of almost physical terror hang around him.

Hard to see, but he's eyeing her up too. Those eye symbols aren't just for style.]

Not in their totality. But altogether, it's insignificant. When all things carry the same true desires, outweighing the variations by an enormous margin. Then, potential and strength are there to decide who can obtain those. Little else.

[goddessinthefog]

It is hardly demanding to expect some respect, rather than be bothered and tossed aside at someone's whim.

[tobecome]

They usually do things like that because they like you. [Even if you're scary like Izanami is. Which: sorry, you kind of are.] Or maybe it's a request for help. Homework can be hard sometimes.

[goddessinthefog]

[Curious. A sort of power subtly clung around her too, even in this form. Death, fog and darkness.]

I once thought they all did share the same desire. That everyone sought the same oblivion, desired to be shielded from truth.

... Then a persistent few decided to prove me wrong.

[A small, almost amused smile teased about her lips for a moment.]

Those 'variations' will not simply sit by and do nothing, if they have the potential to act.

[goddessinthefog]

[Come now, Yu, what's so scary about a nice friendly death Goddess who tried to turn mankind into Shadows and-- oh, wait a minute.]

... Well, I'm flattered. [There's a bit of sarcasm there. She's not convinced.]

I agreed to let humanity fight and fall without my guidance, this 'Mundane' is no exception.

Tell me, son of man, what brings you to this place?

[idkworldruler]

Why? That's life in general.

[goddessinthefog]

Hmph. I have no time for people like that.

[strongestcoward]

[It's odd, her power. It reminds him of his father, in some ways.

He remains perfectly still for a moment or so, before swinging his arms up dramatically, scarf parting to let him yell with a wide mouth. Power much less subtle, like a huge black and white wall of eyes behind him. Not threatening, but merely an expression of what he is.]

Seeking oblivion? You approached the problem from the wrong direction! Death is what everyone wants to run from! What everyone will kill to escape! Persistently clinging to life and desperately attempting to overcome their fears-

[And it all fades away as quickly as it appeared, returning to his stillness and calm.]

That is what everyone wishes for.

[idkworldruler]

Even if you would be classified among them?

[goddessinthefog]

[If she was afraid of him, she did not herself show it. Her expression remained composed, cautious in the face of his yelling. She did not see him as a threat, but neither could she work out what exactly he really was.]

Yes. Most people hide, kill, cower from the painful truth that floats right before their eyes. They seek to wrap themselves up and hide in the fog of their own safe delusions.

[goddessinthefog]

...And what makes you think I am anything like this girl toying with me?

[idkworldruler]

You got strings attached to you.

[strongestcoward]

[A god by nature and a demon by choice. Not an easy one to pin down, especially considering his realm was disrupting order and throwing balance to the wind.]

But what lies beneath that? Of course, the answer is the most horrible one of all...

[With his mouth freed thanks to that outburst a second ago, he gives a very lopsided smile.]

When you peel away that thin skin, there is only more terror waiting to burst free.

[goddessinthefog]

I have no such thing. I am not bound the same way that she is.

[idkworldruler]

You are, you can deny it all you fnord.

[goddessinthefog]

[And she a Goddess masquerading as a human. Although now she's stopped interfering in her world's affairs, at least.]

...But of course. If people were not afraid of the truth, they would have no reason to hide from it.

In the end, only those who escape from that net of fear can be considered truly powerful.